Meeting Minutes 07/21/2026

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)	Election Cycle
Laura Mattiucci	Yes	Chair	Y	April 2028
Marco Moshi	Yes	Vice Chair	Y	April 2028
Lara Bonasorte	Yes	Secretary	N	N/A
Andy Hung	Yes	Member	Y	April 2028
Alexa C. aka Thyme	Yes	Member	Y	April 2028
Josefine Birkigt	Yes	Member	Y	April 2028
Maggie Schmidt	No	Member	Y	April 2027
Otavio Lima	No	Member	Y	April 2027
Reshan Fernando	No	Member	Y	April 2027
Wes Parkinson	No	Member	Y	April 2027
Yoram Ben Zvi	No	Member	Y	April 2027

Other Guests:

• P. Lucas

• Terence McCutcheon

• Wilco van de Burgwal

Recording: Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/07/21 - Recording

Transcript: Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/07/21 - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Growth & Marketing Committee - 2026/07/21 - Chat

Intros/COI

Andy: Pacific Meta Alexa/Thyme: GMC, CPC vice chair Josi: Cardano Foundation, GMC Member Lara: TBD Laura: CF, GMC Chair Maggie: TBD Marco: GMC vice chair Otavio: TBD Reshan: TBD Tex: OS Program Manager(Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Member Advocate Wes: Rare Network Yoram: TBD

Agenda 7.21.26

• Open Forum

Decisions/Actions

Decisions

• Cancellation of Next Week’s GMC Call: The Committee decided to cancel next week’s scheduled call due to member travel and time zone differences surrounding the Rare event.

• GMC Support for Token 2049: The Committee agreed to assist the Cardano Foundation (CF) by acting as a filter/selection group for community projects presenting at the Token 2049 booth.

Actions

• Capability to Adoption Infographics: Marco to review the feedback/comments, update the graphic files, and export the finalized images for post/content creation.

• Vertical Work Framework Draft: Thyme and Josi to revise the vertical draft to align with the 2030 vision and Yorum's input, with an updated version to present at the next GMC call.

Topic	Discussion	Notes
Technical Issues & Attendance	Marco mentioned experiencing video lag and slow performance on Chrome during calls, which required reducing image quality. Thyme noted similar video lag issues due to being in a co-working space. Attendees confirmed quorum with four members, including the Chair and Vice Chair.	Non-decision meeting due to quorum/agenda constraints; estimated at ~30 minutes.
Upcoming Event & Meeting Cancellations	Members discussed attending the upcoming Rare event (Lara, Josi, and members of Laura's team attending). Next week's GMC call is canceled due to travel schedules and time zone differences.	The meeting schedule will resume the following week (August 4th).
Capability to Adoption Paper	Laura updated the group that the CF team polished the paper, shortening/refining text and adding graphic images across pages. Marco was requested to make minor design updates in the graphic files before final image export.	Images can be shared as standalone social media posts once finalized by Marco.
Vertical Work Updates	Thyme and Josi confirmed they have call notes to revise the draft to be framework-oriented, aligned with the 2030 vision, and incorporating Yorum's input.	Updated draft to be presented at the next GMC call.
Draft Submission	Andy noted he was traveling and unable to present, but has his draft ready to share.	Andy will post the draft in Discord after reaching his laptop.
Vertical Framework Update	Laura and Thyme mentioned Yorum was at the University of Zurich with a colleague and unable to join this meeting.	Confirmation needed via Telegram on whether Yorum will attend Rare.
Guest Speakers & Agenda Roll-over	Nick (Liquidity Program) was unable to attend today's meeting.	Nick's discussion item will roll over to the next GMC call.
Quantum Resistance Work	Fergie and Christian submitted their quantum resistance document for review.	Final document is anticipated to be ready by late August or early September.
Token 2049 Collaboration	Obligations for Token 2049 transferred from Emurgo to CF. CF is setting up a process for 20–30 community projects to present at the booth stage.	GMC will assist CF as a filtering committee for project applications.
Intersect Travel Budget & Quorum Voting	Discussed the status of the Intersect budget vote (sitting at ~57% with two days remaining). Passing will enable travel funding for GMC members to attend Token 2049 in October.	Members encouraged community outreach on X to drive voting.
Rare Booth Representation	Lara invited Josi to participate in the GMC representation session at the Rare booth on July 30th (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM).	Josi to confirm availability following an internal team agenda sync.
Chain Patrol & Security Initiatives	Terence and Laura discussed the Chain Patrol proposal trial. The budget was reduced by roughly half, and Laura plans to align with internal security/infrastructure teams before launching the official trial in two weeks.	Terence offered to assist Laura with coordination.