Scott is a former management consultant with 8 years of experience at Booz Allen Hamilton and PA Consulting. Scott has conducted emerging technology consulting services for a variety of US utilities, helping them analyze and assess pilots that leverage the latest cutting-edge technologies. Specifically Mr. Salandy-Defour has worked with utilities to help them analyze how IoT, wearable devices, and big data can improve operations. Outside of the Utility space he has done emerging technology assessments for the UN, healthcare, and retail. Prior to Liquidstar, Mr. Salandy-Defour founded two startups one focused on using AI to detect bias and perspective in the news and a patent pending machine vision, IoT, and augmented reality solution to help reduce bias in interpersonal networking situations.

Conor initially worked in film, shooting the first High Definition feature documentary in an active war zone, and developing commercial projects for the likes of Coca-Cola and BMW Designworks. Next he moved to Hong Kong to work for an independent macro investment research firm, focusing on long term visions of automation and ‘alternative’ energy. Co-founding ChainofThings.com in 2016, as one of the first companies focused on blockchain & IoT, he is now focused on leveraging distributed technologies for positive environmental, humanitarian, and industrial applications. Most recently, Conor worked on Blockpass.org, a Chain of Things JV, focused on self-sovereign ZKP identity for the connection between humans, companies, and devices.

Luke, a Chain of Things founder, is a solar engineer with over 18 years of experience. Luke holds a Masters of Philosophy in Engineering, Solar Cell Research, from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Photovoltaics & Solar Energy (Hons.) from the University of New South Wales. Luke is the founder and CEO of Sunpulse K.K. and SolcryptoJV in Tokyo, and has completed well over 4,500 MWp of design and technical due diligence on 850+ solar photovoltaic plants in Japan. Luke originally developed and demonstrated the Liquidstar basis concept.

Founded in early 2016. www.ChainofThings.com (CoT) is a research lab and venture studio dedicated to leveraging the nexus between blockchain and IoT to solve fundamental problems in the connected devices space and to develop highly efficient futuristic applications. CoT will address the point of device identity from birth to solve for systemic issues of security and interoperability. With this it will develop and deploy industrial, environmental, and humanitarian projects through corporate partnerships, joint ventures, and internal projects.