Expanding Today’s Science for Tomorrow’s Technology.
By pioneering science in emerging technologies, we solve complex challenges and create groundbreaking innovations to advance businesses and society.
By pioneering science in emerging technologies, we solve complex challenges and create groundbreaking innovations to advance businesses and society.
Leadership
Exponential Science is a foundation led by visionary founders Dr. Paolo Tasca and Nikhil Vadgama, who have advanced emerging technologies through education, research, and innovation. Recognising the power of the convergence of technologies such as blockchain, AI, and IoT to tackle complex multidisciplinary challenges, they founded the Exponential Science as a natural evolution of their long-standing work, aiming to strive towards a more inclusive and innovative future for all.
Paolo Tasca
Chairman and CEO
'We are witnessing an expansion of Physical, Social, Virtual Networks, Connecting Objects, People, Processes in new ways and on an unprecedented scale.'
Paolo Tasca
Dr. Paolo Tasca is a Professor at University College London and a digital economist with a specialisation in distributed systems. He is also the founder of the award-winning UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, ranked seventh best university globally for blockchain and largest academic research centre in the blockchain field. In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Tasca is a seasoned blockchain entrepreneur with several successful exits and has served as a special advisor on blockchain technologies for a variety of government and industry stakeholders worldwide, including the United Nations, and several central banks.
"We are witnessing an expansion of Physical, Social, Virtual Networks, Connecting Objects, People, Processes in new ways and on an unprecedented scale."
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Nikhil Vadgama
Founder
‘We are living in an era where technological convergence is accelerating the evolution of emerging technologies in unprecedented ways.’
Nikhil Vadgama
Nikhil Vadgama serves as the Programme Director of the award-winning Master in Financial Technology at University College London, and as the Deputy Director of the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies. With extensive experience working with global stakeholders from government, industry, and central banks, Nikhil's background spans a variety of roles in the fintech, real estate, and education sectors including launching a challenger Bank in the UK, Europe and US.
‘We are living in an era where technological convergence is accelerating the evolution of emerging technologies in unprecedented ways.’
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Advisory Board
Exponential Science is supported by a network of leading industry and academic experts from across the globe.
Timothy Lane, PhD
Former Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
J.W. McConnell Professor of Practice, Max Bell School of Public Policy (Canada)
Timothy Lane, PhD
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Jason Loh
Founding Board Member, The HBAR Foundation; Founding team member, Hedera.
Jason Loh
Recently a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Jason is a seasoned entrepreneur, advisor and investor in the Web3 space. He has founded 4 startups and a non-profit, and led M&A and venture investments for an investment fund. Jason’s industry experience is in Web3, e-commerce, and real estate; with a particular focus on leveraging Web3 technologies to tackle challenges in climate change and financial inclusion. Prior to this, he served as an infantry officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.
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Boris Battistini, PhD
Co-founder Swiss Finance Technology Association
Director at Metellus AG (Switzerland)
Boris Battistini, PhD
Dr. Boris Battistini is a Director at Metellus AG, a private investment office in Zurich, specialised in venture capital, private equity and direct investments. He was a Senior Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and a Co-Founder of the ETH Corporate Innovation Lab. He was a Co-Founder and Board Director of the Swiss Finance and Technology Association.
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Marcus Treacher
Former Chair, SWIFT Global Advisory Board
Executive Chairman, RTGS.global (United Kingdom)
Marcus Treacher
Marcus Treacher is a global payments and blockchain expert, with 30 years' experience building international businesses focused on digital and emerging technology payment infrastructure. Marcus has held global leadership roles with household names such as Citigroup, HSBC, and Ripple, and has served on the boards of SWIFT, CHAPS and RippleNet. He currently sits on the board of CB Growth Holdings and RTGS Global advising on strategic growth.
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Ralf Glabischnig
Co-Founder, Crypto Valley
Founder, Entrepreneur and Web3 Investor (EMEA)
Ralf Glabischnig
Ralf Glabischnig has over two decades of experience in leading and building technology companies and is at the forefront of the largest global blockchain ecosystems: Crypto Valley (Switzerland & Liechtenstein) and Crypto Oasis (Middle East). As founder, partner, and major shareholder of more than 20 companies and investor in 130+ startups through various venture capital structures, he is actively shaping the future of WEB3.
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Veronica Lange da Conceição, PhD
Former Head Innovation, UBS
Digital Innovation and Finance Advisor (Global)
Veronica Lange da Conceição, PhD
Veronica is an experienced digital innovation leader and strategic advisor in the financial services sector. She served for over 20 years in global leadership roles at UBS and Barclays. She spearheaded the UBS blockchain lab starting in 2015, and has provided support to numerous start-ups and entrepreneurs with dedicated programs, being a driver for ecosystem partnerships and an open and inclusive future of finance.
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Dante Mossi, PhD
Former President, Central American Bank for Economic Integration
International Monetary and Cross-border Payment Advisor (LAC)
Dante Mossi, PhD
An economist, international civil servant, and diplomat, who has served as the Executive President in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). He also held senior positions such as Chief Executive Officer at the World Bank.
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Research Council
The Research Council of Exponential Science is composed of accomplished academics and researchers who advise the direction of research at the Foundation. They leverage their expertise, backgrounds, and networks to identify key areas of scientific exploration in the fields of emerging technologies.
Yang Liu
Professor at College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University
Yang Liu
A full professor at College of Computing and Data Science at NTU, Executive Director of Cyber Security Research Centre at NTU, and Executive Director of CyberSG R&D Programme Office (CRPO). In 2019, he received the University Leadership Forum Chair professorship at NTU, the President's Chair in 2024. He is also leading several major research centres and programs including CYSREN, CRPO, Trustworthy AI in NTU (TAICeN) and CREATE centre with ICL on medical device security.
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Kevin Werbach
Professor at the Wharton School
Kevin Werbach
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and former Counsel for New Technology Policy at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. He served on the Obama Administration's Presidential Transition Team and founded the Supernova Group.
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Carol Alexander
Professor at the University of Sussex
Carol Alexander
Professor of Finance at Sussex University Business School. Consultant in financial market modelling. Holds a BSc in Maths with Experimental Psychology, and MSc in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics and a PhD in Algebraic Number Theory.
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