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People worth understanding.

An editorial selection of founders and leaders encountered through our publications, interviews and research — chosen for relevance and substance, not popularity.

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COLLECTION 01 · 2026

The BYCHANCE 12

The inaugural Disruptors selection. Full individual profiles are being prepared from the published issue; no names are added here unless the magazine identifies them clearly.

AI · SEMICONDUCTORS

Jensen Huang

CEO of NVIDIA, navigating the next phase of the AI chip race as customers become competitors.

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ELECTRIC AVIATION

David Doral

Co-founder & CEO of Dovetail Electric Aviation, pursuing a pragmatic retrofit route to lower-emission regional flight.

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ENTERPRISE AI

John Colgan

Co-founder & CEO of Solgari, focused on making enterprise conversations usable as a foundation for AI.

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PROPTECH · REAL ESTATE

Peter Raspopov

Founder of Core Realty, rebuilding brokerage around broker ownership, technology and a platform model.

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CREATOR ECONOMY · NIGHTLIFE

Michel Meijerink

Founder of DJFAN, turning decades of technology and nightlife experience into a digital layer for club culture.

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FINTECH · BUSINESS FUNDING

Simon Kewell

Co-founder of Presto Capital, keeping trusted advisers at the centre of business funding while technology handles the friction.

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HUMAN-CENTRED AI

Dima

Founder of Pandatron, applying conversational AI to the human side of organisational change.

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Additional BYCHANCE profiles will be added as names and titles are confirmed from the approved editorial material.

HOW WE LOOK AT IT

What gets our attention.

01

Substance

Is there a real business, product, body of work or idea behind the story?

02

Originality

Is the person or company doing something distinct rather than simply following a trend?

03

Momentum

Is there evidence that the idea is moving forward — through customers, product, partnerships or execution?

04

Relevance

Does the work connect to a market, problem or shift that is genuinely worth understanding?

EDITORIAL NOTE

The Work List is an editorial feature of The Work Link. Inclusion is based on editorial judgment and is not a paid placement or endorsement.

MAGNAV · SPECIAL EDITION · 2025

Fintech Fifteen

Fifteen global leaders selected by MAGNAV for their influence across banking, payments, digital finance, strategy, inclusion and financial technology.

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FINTECH STRATEGY · AI · RISK

Simon Taylor

Head of Strategy & Content · Sardine

Strategy leader working at the intersection of fintech infrastructure, risk and the next generation of financial services.

07
Ron Shevlin
BANKING STRATEGY · RESEARCH

Ron Shevlin

Chief Research Officer · Cornerstone Advisors

Research leader and commentator known for challenging fintech hype with practical analysis of banking strategy and digital economics.

08
Brett King
FUTURE OF BANKING · THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Brett King

Fintech Futurist · Author · Entrepreneur

Fintech futurist, author and entrepreneur whose work spans mobile banking, public policy and long-range thinking about the future of financial services.

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INCLUSION · FINTECH · INNOVATION

Theodora Lau

Founder · Unconventional Ventures

Founder of Unconventional Ventures and a voice in the Fintech Fifteen focused on the human side of financial innovation.

12
BANKING TRANSFORMATION · CULTURE

Leda Glyptis

Chief Client Officer · 10x Banking

Banking transformation leader associated with the cultural and organisational work required to modernise financial institutions.

14
Jason Mikula
ANALYSIS · REGULATION · FINTECH

Jason Mikula

Independent Fintech Analyst & Publisher

Independent analyst and publisher of Fintech Business Weekly, covering the intersection of fintech products, regulation and business models.

15
Lex Sokolin
WEB3 · TOKENIZATION · DIGITAL FINANCE

Lex Sokolin

Head Economist · ConsenSys

Economist and fintech thinker focused on the convergence of traditional finance with decentralized systems, tokenization and programmable money.

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