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# Meeting Minutes 08/18/2026
## Attendees:
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| 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 | Yes | Member | Y | April 2027 |
Other Guests:
* Terence McCutcheon
* Wilco van de Burgwal
**Recording:** [Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/08/18 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sCwTUVzEDWVx4kzYFzaC9PPqQmcnNmVP/view?usp=sharing)
**Transcript:** [Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/08/18 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IRXbtKCYuhjSDa3-pzPkVT5UeHRY7zwS7m8ET21DdKI/edit?usp=sharing)
**Chat Transcript:** [Growth & Marketing Committee - 2026/08/18 - Chat](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b11NiPStDB9g-2eh7_9fCFR2-tMtG4SQ/view?usp=sharing)
## Intros/COI
**Andy:** Pacific Meta\
**Alexa/Thyme:** TBD\
**Josi:** TBD\
**Lara:** TBD\
**Laura:** Director Marketing and Comms at CF\
**Maggie:** TBD\
**Marco:** TBD\
**Otavio:** TBD\
**Reshan:** TBD\
**Tex:** OS Program Manager(Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Member Advocate\
**Wes:** Rare Network\
**Yoram:** TBD
## Agenda 8.18.26
* Open Forum
## Decisions/Actions
**Decisions**
* **Asynchronous Cadence Vote:** The Committee decided to vote asynchronously via Discord on whether to permanently move the weekly meeting time from 12:00 PM UTC to 1:00 PM UTC.
* **Next Week’s Agenda Structure:** The Committee decided to set next week's meeting agenda to include a session with Elis (Token 2049), a 20-minute dedicated block to complete the Product Committee KPI survey together, and remaining AOB.
* **GitBook Review Process:** The Committee decided that Lara will initiate GitBook change requests and assign committee members (Laura, Marco, and Terence) as explicit reviewers to review and approve documents prior to merging/publishing.
**Actions**
* **Lara:**
* Send Discord message/poll for the asynchronous vote on moving the meeting time to 1:00 PM UTC.
* Invite Elis and Do to next week's call for the Token 2049 discussion.
* Set up the GitBook change request for the "Capability to Adoption" paper and assign Laura, Marco, and Terence as reviewers.
* Send out meeting reminders on Friday and Monday for the upcoming call.
* Follow up asynchronously regarding the Dix Pipe developer tools.
* **Laura:**
* Check with Christian and Fergie on the status of the Quantum Resistance paper (due end of August) and report back.
* Gather and share details regarding the upcoming October Munich/Germany event and hackathon.
* **Thyme & Josi:** Distribute the DRep survey and schedule 30-minute one-on-one follow-up interviews with DRep respondents.
* **Andy:** Provide updates on the DeFi vertical competitor market analysis during next week's call.
* **Yoram:** Look into the new Cardano developer tools being built by TxPipe/Fede's team and share details with the team.
* **All Committee Members:**
* Review the Product Committee KPI survey material ahead of next week's meeting to complete it as a group.
* Review the "Capability to Adoption" draft on GitBook once tagged.
| Topic | Discussion | Notes |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Intersect Roles & Hiring | Lara expressed appreciation for Thyme's role bridging product and the GMC. Thyme noted applying for open delivery assurance positions at Intersect but experiencing delayed responses/auto-rejections. | Lara confirmed delivery assurance positions managing treasury withdrawal contracts are currently open. |
| Event Recap: Rare Evo | Laura provided a summary of the event in Rio, noting strong engagement and good leads across enterprise, Web3, healthcare, and medtech. | The scaled-down booth was successful, though the extra sponsorship for the leaders program yielded a lower return than expected. |
| Upcoming Events (Token 2049 & Barcelona) | Laura and Lara discussed upcoming events, including the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona (Sept 15–16) and Token 2049. Ellis will join next week's call to coordinate Token 2049 community selection. | Around 10–15 applications have been received for Token 2049, with room for more applicants. |
| Product Committee & GMC Alignment | Marco and Laura shared feedback on last week's session between the Product Committee and GMC, focusing on defining a capability map by vertical to align DReps. | Discussions are moving toward higher-level roadmaps and vertical mapping across the ecosystem. |
| DRep Research & Surveys | Thyme and Josi reported progress on DRep research, including a completed survey and upcoming 30-minute one-on-one interviews to better understand voting behaviors. | Josi shared that Twe and Intersect host a monthly DRep sync meeting available via the Luma calendar. |
| Product Committee KPI Survey | Thyme invited the GMC to complete the Product Committee KPI survey aimed at reviewing committee metrics and roadmap alignment. | The survey will be added to next week's agenda so the team can complete it together before the end-of-month deadline. |
| Meeting Cadence Adjustment | Lara announced that the GMC cadence shift frees up the 1:00 PM UTC slot weekly, which could accommodate members in earlier time zones (e.g., the Americas). | Lara will run an asynchronous vote on Discord regarding shifting the regular meeting time from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM UTC. |
| Capability to Adoption Paper | The team discussed publishing the "Capability to Adoption" paper on GitBook. Terence demonstrated how to create pull requests, assign reviewers, and edit Markdown files. | Lara will set up the GitBook change request and tag Laura, Marco, and Terence for final review before publishing. |
| DEX & DeFi Competitor Analysis | Lara followed up on Andy's DeFi vertical research and requested competitor market analysis updates for an upcoming session. | Updates to be provided during next week's call. |
| Quantum Resistance Article | Lara requested confirmation on the quantum resistance piece being drafted by Laura, Christian, and Fergie. | Targeted for release by the end of August; Laura to confirm status. |
| Developer Onboarding & Working Groups | Terence raised concerns about low attendance at the Developer Experience Innovation Working Group and inquired about ecosystem-wide developer onboarding efforts. | Laura noted CF/Bora is updating the Developer Portal; Terence noted OSC hackathon funding is currently on hold pending budget approvals. |
| Upcoming Hackathons | Laura mentioned two potential upcoming hackathons (Token 2049 and Munich/Germany in October) with potential focus areas on enterprise adoption, Bitcoin traceability, and AI. | Yoram noted new developer tools from Dix Pipe/Fed's team that simplify Cardano development; Lara will follow up asynchronously. |
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