Alexander Leishman

CEO & CTO, River

Alex has been working in the Bitcoin space almost 13 years. He’s worked at various startups and also helped TA the first Bitcoin class at Stanford. He founded River in 2019 and is on a mission to build the world’s most trusted financial institution.

Developer Entrepreneur

Speaker’s stage appearances

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Fireside

Building Bitcoin Unicorns

Two founders. One conviction. The CEOs of Europe's and America's leading Bitcoin-only companies on stage together. Julian Liniger (Relai) and Alex Leishman (River) share their hard lessons, bold bets, and long-term visions behind building Bitcoin-native companies at scale. Find out why the next decade belongs to those who never compromised.

VIP stage

Thu, 14:10

Q&A

Q&A with Julian Liniger and Alex Leishman

VIP stage

Thu, 14:40