Illia Pashkov is a seasoned futurist-entrepreneur and business developer with over 15 years of experience in successful enterprise work and startups, with a passion for innovation, sustainability, strategy, and technologies. With specialties in branding and identity, product design, AR/XR, NFT, and blockchain, he has worked with industries such as AR/XR/VR and Metaverse, AI and machine learning, e-commerce and fashion, fintech and blockchain, music and entertainment, sport and healthcare, and travel and geolocation, among others.

Pashkov has been a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences, including Consensus in New York, CoinAgenda in Las Vegas, World Blockchain Forum in Dubai and Miami, and iBlockchain Summit in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, among others. As a mentor at Hustle Summit, he has contributed to the professional growth of young business leaders.

Currently, Pashkov serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Player's Health, a former Founder and Visionary of ALTAR METAVERSE, and former Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder at Wise LLC, among other executive positions. He has also worked for brands such as BMW Group, Givelify, and Wyzant.