Please describe your proposed solution.

Collaborating with a leading investor & tech conference www.noah-conference.com, to make Cardano visible for all: educate the participants, connect between Cardano startups and investors and between funded startups and Cardano based technology.

About Noah Conference:

You can find information about Noah at the following website: https://www.noah-conference.com/

I would like to point forward the following links:

• About the conference: https://www.noah-conference.com/noah-zurich-conference-2023/
• Why the partner with Noah: https://www.noah-conference.com/for-corporates/#contact

For the first 11 years the conference was focused on connecting technology companies and investors and was established as one of the leading matchmaking investor conferences. In the last two years the conference has been focusing on sustainability with the key objective being to fund sustainable tech solutions and empower collaboration within the natural capital ecosystem.

Cardano blockchain technology comes hand in hand with sustainability and Impact is a key element of the Cardano philosophy. The first sentence at cardano.org is “making the world better for all” and you can see this line in practically every video of Mr. Charles Hoskinson as well as many of the Cardano ecosystem activities.

There is a great match between sustainability projects and the technology infrastructure on Cardano that provides transparency, traceability and trust through offering solutions around tokenization, DID, smart contracts, Defi, NFT and open Ledger.

We can already see startups in the ecosystem focusing on sustainability such as

• <https://empowa.io/>
• <https://worldmobiletoken.com/>
• <https://openlittermap.com/>
• <https://digifarm.io/>
• <https://www.landano.io/>
• <https://algaetoken.com/>
• World Mobile Token | Own and earn WMT

to name a few.

About Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders is an aligned team (more info below) of highly engaged and committed Catalyst Community members for over 2 years, coming together as a community driven Assembly to provide value to their environment. We sensor and identify gaps within the ecosystem to co design and initiate required solutions. We have deep knowledge of the Cardano technology and strong relations across the Cardano ecosystem.

The Bridgebuilders team has already participated in the conference in 2022, self sponsored and here is a summary of the meetings we had:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWYuN8_f9V4yqki3-ssQR3BLQ2QqZR0vlWjus3O8pDo/edit?usp=sharing

As you can see, the amount and level of meetings was impressive and some contacts are progressing further discussions for collaboration. Blockchain solutions were still limited at last year's event and it is a great opportunity for the Cardano ecosystem to stand out.

This year we would like to come even more ready and create a strong connection and impact for the ecosystem.

The aim of this proposal:

• Connect technology startups from the Cardano ecosystem to the ecosystem of investors and change makers
• Connect the Cardano technology to growing sustainability startups that have funding and can implement the Cardano technology to scale/improve their work
• Coordinate collaboration between CF and Noah for the benefit of the ecosystem (already initiated discussions with CF)
• Education - provide links to educational materials and reports re Cardano & sustainability, and how one can learn more about the ecosystem. Explain why Cardano is the place for sustainable projects and impact investors.

How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

This proposal is in line with the challenge as it does not fit to any of the other challenges (How do we create a space for ideas and projects that do not fit any of the other current Challenges?)

This proposal aims to impact the Cardano ecosystem through connecting to investors and potential clients that are not yet on Cardano. We will help to create awareness, education and adoption which is fully aligned with Cardano Foundation 2023 goals. This proposal will support exposure of Cardano to 100s of leading investors and technology startups.

How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

• Awareness:
• This will be measured by the number of participants that will receive information about Cardano and that will request more information.
• Number of people from the community joining Bridgebuilders Discord and Telegram groups.
• Connections
• Bridgebuilders will facilitate the connections/match between companies and Noah conferences participants (investors & potential clients) and we will be able to follow on:
• How many companies were connected to how many investors.
• How many companies were connected to how many potential clients
• How many discussions for collaboration
• Feedback form to be filed by the Cardano companies.
• Feedback from to be field by the Noah conference organisers & selected participants

Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

All project deliverables will be available to the community through the milestone reporting. We will also perform community sessions in Swarm, after town hall and Cardano4climate, community meetings. The community will be able to follow the communication around the conference and join the efforts around the event. A detailed summary report will be provided post conference.

Finally, the team is well known in the community and very accessible. Our goal is to provide ongoing business development activities to contribute to the growth of the ecosystem.

Per request of the companies we are supporting, some information might stay private.

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

The Bridgebuilder team is active on the Cardano community and Ecosystem for over 2 years, including on project Catalyst. The team has a strong track record of contributing to the community and successfully completing funded projects. This specific proposal is highly related to the core activities of the team and as much as possible & efforts to support the community with the conference will be done even if the proposal is not funded.

What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

Main Goals:

• Awareness: We want everyone at Noah conference to hear about Cardano and get curious to hear more.
• Connections:
• Cardano companies connect with investors
• Cardano companies connect with potential clients
• Concrete discussions for collaboration
• Feedback form to be filed by the Cardano companies
• Feedback from the Noah conference organisers & selected participants

Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Current work

The coordination for the conference already started and we are in contact with Marco Rodzynek the founder of Noah conference:

• Connect Noah team with CF partnership team to evaluate collaboration
• Connect between Noah and with ventures building on Cardano that wish to participate and present (examples: goodwall.io, digifarm.io)
• We are in contact and ongoing discussions with some of the participants from last year interested in collaboration

This work will continue even if the project will not get funded.

The work for this proposal

• Phase 1: Mid September - Mid October - spread the word to the community

• Reach out to the Cardano ecosystem (through Town Halls, Cardano Ambassadors, key Youtubers) and see who is interested in the opportunity

• Have at least two community sessions to provide further information.

• Prepare a questionnaire that every interested company will fill up mentioning key solutions/services and key needs for partnership and funding

• We will understand who is interested to be present in person at the event

• Put together links for educational materials about Cardano & sustainability. Explain why Cardano is the place for sustainable projects and impact investors.

• Open a discord channel for communication

• Phase 2: Month of October - November - preparation for the conference

• Finetune the information requested from the companies

• Prepare a doc/ Catalog with all the companies and services

• Coordinate with Noah & CF & interested Companies the best opportunity to have visibility at the conference, Some options includes:

• A newsletter pre conference

• A dedicated Cardano/blockchain event at the conference

• Direct relevant intros and connections

• Share educational materials about Cardano & sustainability

• Phase 3: Month of December

• The conference will take place in Zurich

• Set meetings for the conference.

• Prepare sessions / presentations.

• Phase 4: Month of January 2024

• Follow Ups

• Feedback and summary report

Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

Deliverables:

• At least two community sessions will be recorded and available for the community to review.
• Reach out to the community through town halls, Ambassadors and youtubers will be visible for the community.
• Companies database
• Questioner and prepare Database
• Maintenance over the period of the proposal
• Preparation of a presentation/catalogue to share with conference participants
• Summary of feedback and results will be available post event
• Create and maintain communication with companies and discord server

KPI

• Collaboration with the Cardano community:
• Collaboration with 20 - 40 ecosystem companies that will be part of the database.
• Promotion of the Cardano community
• Get the database to over 100 relevant participants.
• Around 50 relevant connections between participants at the conference and Cardano ecosystem
• Aim for at least 20 concrete connections to discuss investment or collaboration

Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Pre phase 1 - contribution to the community

Budget for this proposal:

The proposal will be led by a team of three from the Bridge Builders and have support from the rest of the team as needed.

Estimated hour required per week:

September

• Project lead – 4 hours/week for two weeks = 8 hours
• Project support team – 0
• Community and communication/ setting = 0 hours

Total = 8 hours

October

• Project lead – 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours
• Project support team – 2 hours/week for four weeks = 8 hours
• Community and communication - 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours

Total = 40 hours

November

• Project lead – 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours
• Project support team – 2 hours/week for four weeks = 8 hours
• Community and communication - 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours

Total = 40 hours

December

• Project lead – 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours
• Project support team – 4 hours/week for three weeks = 12 hours
• Community and communication - 4 hours/week for four weeks = 16 hours

Total = 44 hours

January

• Project lead – 2 hours/week for four weeks = 8 hours
• Project support team – 2 hours/week for four weeks = 8 hours
• Community and communication - 2 hours/week for four weeks = 8 hours

Total = 24 hours

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Total Hours: 156

Hourly rate: ₳ 300

Total cost: ₳ 46,800

Conference cost:

Conference registration ₳ 2100 (640 Franc Swiss/0.3) x 2 = ₳ 4200

Travel: ₳ 650 (200 Franc Swiss) x 2 = ₳ 1300

Hotel for 1 nights: ₳ 500 (150 Franc Swiss) x 2 rooms = ₳ 300

Total conference cost: ₳ 5,800

Promotion budget to get the most visibility pre and during the conference: ₳ 5,000

Admin, Reporting, Others ₳ 4,000

Total proposal cost: ₳ 61,600

($18,480 in time of proposal submission, $3,695/month for all team members)

Promotion and services budget:

Based on negotiation with Noah we might be able to negotiate discounted rates if many companies would like to attend. We might in addition be required to add some more funds in case a private room will be allocated to Cardano or other promotion. We will request some participation in ₳ from the companies that will be promoted and it will also show the interest by the company. We estimate a range between ₳ 100 to ₳ 500.

Other budget consideration:

The proposal is based on an ₳ price of 0.3 USD. In case the ₳ price will go up above 0.3 USD, we will use the access funding in promotion activities for the event.

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Bridge Builders team is very active in the Cardano ecosystem for over two years with strong relationships with many of the companies building on Cardano as well as the Cardano communities. We have onboarded many companies to Cardano and created fruitful collaboration. Some examples to be Goodwall, Seedstars, Ledger, Pond.foundation, Digifarm and more. The team has a strong experience in business development and investors related activities.

Yoram Ben Zvi – project lead

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoram-ben-zvi-446836/

Yoram has 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, management, and business development, working with multinational teams. Since 2018, he has focused on helping impact-driven companies adopt technology solutions for community engagement, new business models, and social and environmental impact. Yoram is a cardano ambassador, active at Cardano4climate, New member onboarding challenge team, CA/VCA and overall very active in creating partnerships and onboarding companies to the Cardano ecosystem.

Juliane Montag – project key contributor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianemontag/

Juliane has 15+ years of experience in the professional service industry with focus on strategic planning, governance, stakeholder management, business development, PMO and talent in Latin America and Europe. Since 2020 she fulfilled several roles in the Cardano community, is actively involved in Blockchain community innovation and collaboration, as well as a Co-founder of Gimbalabs, dedicated to Blockchain Education.

Felix Weber – community lead

https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-weber-339590209/

Felix has a strong track record of leading and implementing community governance, infrastructure, and innovation funds, demonstrating his passion for driving constant progress in the field. He is a Cardano and SingularityNET Ambassador, co-founded Catalyst Swarm and has initiated numerous grassroots projects and networks in the DLT ecosystem. Within Cardano and Catalyst Felix is also the initiator and Coordinator of the Ambassadors Guilds, Initiator and Coordinator of of Catalyst townhalls around the world, Elected Member of the Catalyst Circle version 1, Community Advisor,Challenge Team Member and Proposals Mentor.

Dean Taylor – investment advisor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdeantaylor/

With over 25 years in the tech sector, Dean is a seasoned marketing executive with a deep understanding of "pre-chasm" marketing and partnership activities. He played a key role in the open-source movement as VP of Marketing and Channel Sales at Caldera Systems during the '90s, contributing to the company's IPO and market growth. Dean has been active on Cardano and Catalyst since 2022.

Nori Nishigaya – tech advisor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishigaya/

Nori has 30 years of experience in software development, agile methodologies, management, and organizational systems design. Nori is dedicated to foster inclusiveness and community, building and exploring decentralized governance models, and enabling collaborative decision making in complex and emergent environments. He is also a co-founder of SANADA, Cardano Ambassador and stake pool operator (SAMON pool). Nori also served as a Member of the Catalyst Circle Admin Team, Cardano4Climate, and Rapid Funding Challenge Team. He is also a Cardano Ambassador, CA, and Funded proposer.

How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Business development activities to connect with clients and investors is very costly and time consuming. Companies spend significant budgets in human resource, promotional activities and tradeshows. Technology based companies might not have experienced team members to support the go to market and investment strategy.

In addition to that, there is also a barrier of knowledge for investors and potential clients regarding web 3 and Cardano.

By making a concentrated effort we will be able to have a strong impact on the Cardano ecosystem in one of the most prestigious investment and tech conferences in Europe, with a fraction of the cost if each company should do it separately.

Overall the budget considered is around 3% of the challenge budget which gives opportunity to many other proposals to get funded.