Michael DaCosta Babb

"Michael works in the creative and innovation industries. He is Group VP of Keybox, SVP of C4DR and is an advisor for various tech businesses, investment funds & accelerators across all sectors including DragonBloc (Gibraltar), BlocksDNA (UK), Generic Robotics (UK), Fabrica do Futuro (Brazil) and CV VC Labs (Switzerland). He is also a Tech London Advocate and lecturer at INSEEC.

He was also the founder ceo of the Creative Industries Portugal cluster for the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development agency for the North of Portugal. In addition Michael is a mentor of Crypto Valley Labs, Switzerland, MIT Portugal, Start Up Lisboa, The Lisbon Challenge and a founder jury member of the European Commission @Diversity Culture Technology competition. In the past Michael has worked on projects with many major brands and institutions including PlayStation, Nike, X Box, MTV, Diageo, Cockspur Rum, Interbrew, BMW, Coca Cola, SONAR, Red Bull, Nokia, Vice and the ICA. He also has a significant media track record having worked for City Limits, Tank Girl, Deadline, Observer Life magazine, Art & Architecture Journal and Labkultur.TV.