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Rik Esselink

Rik Esselink

Rik Esselink will be the session chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 7 November, 2018. He is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com. He was the former Marketing Director at Philips, and MD EMEA for Axon, and 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 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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.

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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 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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 Red Cube

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 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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 Square Illusion

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 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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 New Year's Reception 2017

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 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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 65

7 Nov 2018 18:00 - 23:00

Featuring: Smart Valor, The Future of Identity, Key Management, Scaling Decentralized Video, New Bitcoin Wallet, Smart Ledgers, Rik Esselink

Rik Esselink will serve as Session Chair for Bitcoin Wednesday on 7 November 2018. He has already been moderator for Bitcoin Wednesday several times, including during the CoinFest edition this past April as well as in 2017. 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.