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Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://committees.docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-growth-marketing-committee/meeting-minutes/2026-meeting-minutes/meeting-minutes-09-15-2026.md). # Meeting Minutes 09/15/2026 ## 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: * Terence McCutcheon **Recording:** [Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/09/15 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fdZSCZe2jdSJdefVEXptGiIyJIQneskq/view?usp=sharing) **Transcript:** [Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/09/15 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lga2wdCUvlF7BC8dq9fU3DxZKpvufprVmCC-OJRJTkk/edit?usp=sharing) **Chat Transcript:** [Growth & Marketing Committee - 2026/09/15 - Chat](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HrYd9uJIkD3ynocDWwniQzW0V9G1zi5z/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 9.15.26 * Open Forum ## Decisions/Actions **Decisions** * No decisions made due to a lack of quorum. **Actions** * **DREP Feedback Form Review:** Thyme, Josie, and Laura to review the DREP survey again alongside input from the IO and Civics committees, share it via Discord, and then forward it to the ISC if approved. * **DeFi Paper Review:** All committee members to review and submit final comments on Andy’s DeFi paper so it can be shared by Lara. * **Capability to Adoption & DeFi Paper Releases:** Release Marco's Capability to Adoption paper and Andy's DeFi research this week. * **Q4 Strategic Planning Preparation:** Committee members to review current progress and prepare priorities/focus areas for the Q4 strategy planning session next week. * **Meeting Schedules:** Lara to post a clarifying message on Discord confirming that next week's call remains scheduled, while canceling the meeting on September 29th. * **Guest Invitation:** Lara to invite Phil to join the first 15 minutes of next week’s call to report back on the enterprise ecosystem working group. * **Miro Board Updates:** Lara to synthesize the call’s discussion and populate the Q3 achievements and planning Miro board for Lorenzo. * **Event Announcement Aggregation:** Committee members to gather and consolidate any major upcoming ecosystem announcements to feature during Token2049. | Topic | Discussion | Notes | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ISC Meeting Schedule | The upcoming Intersect Steering Committee (ISC) call is canceled next week due to quarterly planning for chairs and vice chairs. | The following meeting will be a longer session. A meeting two weeks out (week of Sept 28) may also be canceled. | | Upcoming Events & Conferences | Laura gave an overview of ABC Europe in Barcelona, noting Cardano Foundation (CF) is running a booth featuring five projects. Discussion touched on Token2049 in October where most committee members will attend. | CF is covering costs for projects (e.g., swapping Andamio to Barcelona). Token2049 features 23–24 ecosystem projects with 30-minute stage presentations and QR codes at the booth. | | Token2049 Side Event & Announcements | CF worked with Draper on a side event on October 7, which was moved under the main roof (official event status) with \~300 registrations already. | Ecosystem projects are urged to hold major announcements for Token2049 for maximum impact. | | DREP Research & Feedback Loop | Marco raised concerns that repeatedly surveying Delegated Representatives (DREPs) risks shaping the ecosystem around a few biased opinions rather than true decentralization. Thyme, Laura, and Josie clarified that the research focuses on methodology, format preference (text/video), and voting habits—not core strategy. | Thyme, Josie, and Laura will review the feedback form alongside input from IO and Civics committees before sharing with the ISC. | | Key Deliverables Progress | Laura highlighted three major papers/reports needing immediate completion: Capability to Adoption paper, DeFi research, and the Q4 focus strategy. | Marco’s Capability to Adoption paper and Andy’s research are scheduled for release this week. Everyone was asked to review and submit final comments on Andy’s DeFi paper. | | Q3 Key Achievements Review | Lara facilitated a review of Q3 outputs to prepare for committee reporting and Miro board updates. | Key achievements include research by Thyme, Josie, Andy, and Yurum, Marco's paper, and event execution supported by CF tied to GMC priorities. | | Developer Experience & Portal Revamp | Laura highlighted improvements to the Developer Portal and Cardano.org ecosystem mapping. Terence noted a breakdown in communication, mentioning the Developer Experience Innovation Working Group stalled and portal updates weren't brought back to the Open Source Committee (OSC). | Terence will follow up asynchronously to re-engage developer experience efforts across committees. | | Brand Assets & Media Initiatives | CF completed a pilot with ScribeTree to finalize Cardano brand assets and revamp Cardano.org/BrandHub for ecosystem-wide use. | Asset releases and a general site refresh for Cardano.org are coming soon. | | GMC Travel Budget & Event Sponsorship | Andy inquired about using the GMC budget for event travel. Lara and Terence explained that GMC travel funds are strictly constrained to direct committee/Intersect representation and require full member approval. | Laura suggested exploring joint workshop/meeting opportunities if chairs or representatives from other committees (e.g., TSC, Product) attend events. | | Governance Focus Group & Committee Feedback | A late focus group invitation was sent regarding committee review and improvement frameworks. | Thyme and Terence encouraged committee members to attend the Intersect Governance Working Group calls held on Thursdays. | | Board Elections | Thyme announced her candidacy for the Intersect Board of Directors as voting opened. | Committee members expressed support for her candidacy. | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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