Raphaël is a socially focused technology entrepreneur and is way down the blockchain rabbit hole.

His former life was in lobbying and corporate communications in Europe and Latin America. Raphaël is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (and currently learning Greek).

He is now the founder and CEO of Alice, a social funding and management platform on the Ethereum Blockchain.

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Dan Bates has spent the last 10 years as President, CEO and Founder of WindStream Technologies, a recognized leader in hybrid renewable energy systems. Under Bates’ guidance, the Company has deployed projects of all sizes in over 35 countries and established manufacturing facilities in the United States and in India.

The Company has won international awards for product design, efficiency and sustainability and has developed strong relationships in the international renewable energy community. 

Prior to starting WindStream Dan spent 15 years in the technology sector and has launched successful technology ventures in both hardware and software.

Dan's first technology venture, Extreme Audio Reality (EAR) was the first provider of multi-channel, interactive audio, designed for the PC and set-top box gaming arena.

EAR successfully licensed its products to all major game publishers including Electronic Arts, Activision, Id Software, Ubisoft and many others. After EAR, Mr. Bates started Avant Interactive, which was the Leadership first provider of an interactive or clickable video solution for content owners, publishers and advertisers.

Avant was the market leader in this emerging sector, holding licenses and/or contracts with many of the Fortune 100 companies.

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Joe Ciccolo is an accomplished expert in building and implementing successful BSA/AML programs for traditional and non-traditional financial institutions offering a variety of banking products and services. 

Following 10+ years in legacy bank compliance, Joe founded BitAML, a regulatory compliance advisory group devoted exclusively to helping bitcoin startups and innovators leveraging Blockchain technology. BitAML allows him to share his subject matter expertise with those that share his passion for digital currency and all the potential it holds for the future.

Joe is a frequent guest speaker at both Bitcoin and Blockchain conferences. He also meets regularly with traditional bankers and volunteers his time and talents with the non-profit Blockchain Education Network.

After listening to this episode you will learn:

• Joe's background and how he got into the field
• What compliance, AML and KYC is and why we need it
• How the market has shifted over the last two years
• What Joe does with bitAML
• How he decided to tackle that niche
• Specific problems he solves for organizations and how
• A first-time sneak peek on a new SaaS software solution from BitAML
• How Joe thought of it and what's your roadmap for future development
• What excites and scares Joe about the direction of compliance and regulation

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