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Rik Esselink

Rik Esselink

Rik Esselink was the former Marketing Director at Philips, and MD EMEA for Axon. He is now MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for years. He previously served as session chair for the 2017 edition of CoinFest as well as for the conferences in June, September and October 2017.

Rik grew up in Singapore and Australia before coming to the U.S. He studied physics at Harvard and received his MBA from Stanford. He came to Europe to establish the EMEA business for Silicon Valley startups. In addition to his day jobs he enjoys being active in startup communities. Keen interests other than blockchain include Internet of Things, AI, travel, raising three children and back country skiing.

Rik Esselink

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Amsterdam CoinFest

5 Apr 2017 18:00 - 23:00

Featuring: Rik Esselink, Eyal Hertzog, Dominic Williams, Guy Benartzi, Jeff Garzik, Rikiya Masuda, Dimitri Chupryna

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 4 April 2018. He was also Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday’s CoinFest edition last year. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years, and is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.

Bitcoin Wednesday 48

7 Jun 2017 19:00 - 23:00

Featuring: Rik Esselink, Egbert-Jan Sol, Kiril Ivanov, Ron Dijkstra, Ram Avissar

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 4 April 2018. He was also Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday’s CoinFest edition last year. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years, and is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.

Bitcoin Wednesday 51

6 Sep 2017 18:00 - 23:00

Featuring: Rik Esselink, Adrian Garelik, Grzegorz Borowik, Ran Reichman, Risto Karjalainen, Not Like Gold, Blockchain in Real Estate, Henri Pihkala

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 4 April 2018. He was also Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday’s CoinFest edition last year. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years, and is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.

Bitcoin Wednesday 52

Amsterdam Oosterkerk

4 Oct 2017 17:00 - 23:30

Featuring: Rik Esselink, Mark D'Agostino, Igor Lilic, Collaboration Without Corporations, Karl Kreder, Dether, Rockchain, Blockmason's Michael Chin

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 4 April 2018. He was also Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday’s CoinFest edition last year. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years, and is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.

Bitcoin Wednesday 55

3 Jan 2018 08:00 - 17:00

Featuring: Rik Esselink, Lawrence H. White, Legally Binding Smart Contracts

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 4 April 2018. He was also Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday’s CoinFest edition last year. He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years, and is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.