Matthew Hougan

Founded in 2017, Bitwise Asset Management pioneered the first crypto index fund and is the leading provider of rules-based exposure to the cryptoasset space.

Advisor Circle is a product and content studio for the financial industry, designing live events, podcasts, online communities, and other connection points for financial professionals looking to learn, grow and adapt to change. It is the developer of Future Proof, the world's first wealth festival. and Exchange, the world's largest ETF event.

EquBot offers compelling global financial technology solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The EquBot investment technology platform works around the clock to process market big data and unstructured electronic signals to formulate innovative and actionable investment insights.

Inside ETFs is the world's leading ETF event company, hosting the largest ETF conference in both the U.S., Europe, Asia and Canada. The company uses live events, virtual events, webinars and other tools to play a central role in educating financial advisors, registered reps, institutional investors and other professionals in how to understand, evaluate and use ETFs in portfolios.

After joining Informa as part of the sale of Inside ETFs, I took on a leadership role as Managing Director for Global Finance, helping to grow the company's footprint in the most innovative areas of finance, including ETFs, fintech, and the evolving asset management market.

As Chief Executive Officer of ETF.com, I had the opportunity to lead an incredible team dedicated to educating investors about exchange-traded funds. Our goal was to deliver clear, independent and authoritative information and analysis about ETFs online, in print and at our industry-leading events, including Inside ETFs, the largest ETF conference in the world. I had the opportunity participate in and/or lead the business through its sale in three separate, highly successful transactions, including the sale of our Data & Analytics business to FactSet, the sale of our Media business to Bats Global Markets (now CBOE), and the sale of our largest division, Events (including Inside ETFs, the world's largest ETF conference), to Informa PLC.