Rik is a digital media pioneer and thought leader focused on the emerging "Internet of Value", where the convergence of payments, security and the Internet of Things will greatly influence critical aspects of global business and personal value in the near- and long-term. Just as money drives business today, new forms of value will begin to take shape based on the digital currency movement and significantly alter our definitions of value to better suit our interconnected world.
Rik is one of AlleyWatch magazine's "14 NYC People in Bitcoin You Must Know". As a Digital Professional and StartUp Facilitator with 20+ years of experience in advanced digital B2B and B2C in the Media, Luxury and Finance sectors, his executive and strategic strengths include identifying, managing, incubating, productizing, and funding, early-stage digital concepts.
He is a pioneer in engagement media including DOOH and large-public screen projects, branded content, CMS, mobile and social media with clients and productions including: MGM Resorts, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Lucent Technologies, Dictaphone, The World-Famous Apollo Theater, Couture designers (including Chado Ralph Rucci, Oscar de LaRenta and Kevan Hall), The French Ready-to-Wear Association (Pret-a-Porter) and others.
Rik is a featured speaker for live appearances and television -- from the Harvard Business School Club and Kaufmann Institute to CNN, CNBC, Inside Bitcoins and All Payments Expo -- concerning entrepreneurship, digital matters and digital currencies. He is the Founder of the ON:21 Vision Series, a membership-based series that explores the crossroads of social interconnectedness, entrepreneurship and finance within the digital currency ecosystem.
