The We Uplift The World Foundation, Technolij, Ted Lucas & Florida Memorial University. We will introduce and explain the following: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency. Give opportunities for folks to invest and get involved.
Event Information:
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
From 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Florida Memorial University
Smith Conference Center
15800 NW 42nd Avenue
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
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Featured Speakers
Ariana The Techie
Raised $3.3 Million In Seed Fund
Ariana Waller — known as Ariana The Techie — is a Miami-based blockchain engineer and the owner and founder of Mueshi, Inc. The company launched to be a marketplace where users will be able to buy, sell, and fractionally invest in fine art NFTs.
Ariana raised a $3.3 million seed round for Mueshi led by Harlem Capital to establish its place in the industry. Presight VC, CapitalT VC, music luminary and investor, Ted Lucas, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Black Venture Capital Consortium, and a cohort of additional strategic angel investors also participated.
Bijan Machen
We Uplift World Foundation Founder
Bijan is a fine artist, educator, investor, and community leader focused on creating a brighter, more unified world!
The We Uplift The World Foundation (WUTW) has created highly impactful youth art & tech programs throughout the U.S. over the past 5 years. In 2020, we launched the eARThproject, a hybrid, and fully remote online smartphone filmmaking & video editing program, and have taught classes to students from South Central LA, Chicago, The Bronx, Washington DC, and 5 Native American reservations.
Melissa Henderson
Founder of Violet Verse
Professional writer and businesswoman with over 10 years of experience in publishing, marketing and developing technology-driven writing products. Mel Writes about blockchain, lifestyle, travel and how it affects our everyday lives.
The Violet Verse was birthed by Violet Summer Zine and its global community of urban lifestyle enthusiasts. We are creators, web3 operators, technologists, innovators, and travel enthusiasts. Our mission is to document the spirit and personality of crypto and Web3 culture of our generation—the people who are making their mark on the world and changing it for the better with every decision they make.
Tunde Ogunlana
Family Wealth Advisor Founder
For his career Tunde has earned the Series 7 and Series 66 (Investment Advisor Representative) securities registrations, as well as the Series 24, General Securities Principal registrations. Additionally, to expand his professional credentials, Tunde has earned the designation of Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), along with passing the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Practitioner™ exam in 2009. Tunde has served as an expert witness in several divorce cases in Broward County, Florida, in helping with portfolio distribution analysis and reviewing the complex nature of the financial picture in question.
Bilal Little
DFD Parners – Head of Advisor Engagement
Bilal Little – Vice President, is the Independent Channel Market Leader in Southern Florida. Mr. Little’s responsibilities include representing BlackRock, iShares & ALADDIN® to the best financial advisors in the independent channel. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2015, Mr. Little worked as an external wholesaler with Neuberger Berman in Los Angeles, CA. He began his career in 2006 as a registered representative with Neuberger Berman, then a Lehman Brothers company. Mr. Little earned his Bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and his MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. Bilal holds the FINRA series 7, 65 and 63 licenses. In 2017 after a decade on Wall Street, Bilal created The Money Standard a financial literacy program. With a goal to help people create a fundamental understanding of personal finance by bridging the gap between Financial Education and Life Planning. Bilal grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. In the spring of 2019, after nearly 10 years in California, he returned to the east coast and settled down Miami, FL. He has a beautiful daughter named Phoenix Rae whom he adores.