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Simon is CEO of Blockchain Australia, the peak industry body for crypto and blockchain technology businesses and professionals in Australia, and Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of MOOPS Tech, a specialised middle office SAAS for both TradFi and Crypto firms. He joined Blockchain Australia from the University of Cambridge, where he led the Digital Assets Programme, within the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the largest Judge Business School research centre. Simon worked with the Australian Trade & Investment Commission at the New York Consulate, leading FinTech and Blockchain, before spending time as Asia Lead & Head of OTC Markets at Celsius, and as VP of Business Development with Vauld. In 2023, Simon completed a Master of Studies in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge, where he wrote his thesis on Celsius, and how unethical founders can destroy their company and their customers' lives. He also holds an MBA from AGSM, and a Master of Science in Public Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon. Simon was recruited from AGSM to global tech services firm, Infosys, working with some of the largest banks and financial services businesses, with projects in Australia, the US, LATAM, Europe, and Asia. His technical background is spatial technologies, where he spent 8 years with increasing technical responsibility, and served three years as a Board Director for the Geospatial Council of Australia. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Cambridge Blockchain Society, and Blockchain Australia. And is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, the British Computer Society, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Institute of Science & Technology.