Ronen Kirsh is leading Strategic Partnerships at Forte to develop and execute crypto-native and Layer-1 blockchain partnerships. Ronen has founded and invested in multiple organizations and initiatives with the mission of promoting greater adoption of cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and privacy technology in real-world applications. Ronen is currently serving as a Board Director at the RLY Network Association, a non-profit maintaining the $RLY protocol technology, overseeing network-wide protocols and rewards and part of the community treasury. Previously, Ronen founded Dekrypt Capital, San Francisco Blockchain Week and CryptoEconomics Security Conference, Evmos, and Blockchain at Berkeley.