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15th April 2025

The session was run in the related miro board.

📽️ The meeting recording can be found here.

Participants

Name
Role
Attendance

Lorenzo Bruno

Secretary

Yes

Samuel Leathers

Chair

Yes

Kyle Solomon

Vice-Chair

No

Carlos Lopez De Lara

Voting Seat

Yes

Alexandre Maaza

Voting Seat

No

James Meidinger

Voting Seat

Yes

Christian Schmitz

Voting Seat

No

Tegegne Tefera

Voting Seat

Yes

Giorgio Zinetti

Voting Seat

No

Tomas Garro

SME

No

Jess Fields

SME

Yes

Juan Sierra

SME

Yes

DJ Bodden

Observer

Yes

Justin Schreiner

Observer

Yes

Kevin Hammond

Observer (TSC)

Yes

Kriss Baird

Observer

Yes

Leandros BSP

Observer (TSC)

Yes

Simo Simovic

Observer

Yes

Yoram Ben-Zvi

Observer (GMC)

Yes

Agenda

  • Review previous actions and updates

    • Ecosystem Funding Working Group update

    • CPC budget update

    • Committee elections update

  • BuilderDAO update and alignment

  • Business Development Working Group

  • Paris Blockchain Week – discuss community engagement activities and coordination

  • Review KPI feedback from the Technical Steering Committee

Updates

  • Review previous actions and updates

    • Ecosystem Funding Working Group update

      • The Committee received an update that the Ecosystem Funding Working Group had recently hosted presentations and continues to focus on improving ecosystem coordination.

    • CPC budget update

      • The Secretary informed the Committee that board approval had been received for the budget proposal process and that preparation for submission would begin through the budgeting tooling.

    • Committee elections update

      • The Secretary reminded members that election applications would close on 17 April and encouraged members to recommend qualified candidates for open committee seats.

  • BuilderDAO update and alignment

    • Review BuilderDAO progress

      • The Committee received a presentation from Justin Schreiner on BuilderDAO, including lessons learned from treasury-funded initiatives and the proposed Initiative DAO framework.

    • Discuss governance framework and alignment with Product Committee objectives

      • The Committee discussed DAO governance, accountability, membership requirements, KPI reporting, DRep oversight, legal structures, and alignment with Cardano Strategy 2030 KPIs.

  • Business Development Working Group

    • Review current status and coordination considerations

      • The Secretary noted that there may be overlap between the Business Development Working Group and existing committee activities and that further discussion would take place in a future session.

  • Paris Blockchain Week

    • Discuss community engagement activities and coordination

      • The Committee noted that several members were attending Paris Blockchain Week and that follow-up would be needed regarding any related community engagement activities.

  • Review KPI feedback from the Technical Steering Committee

    • Review proposed core KPIs and adjustments

      • No discussion for this topic was held.

    • Review proposed additional and alternative KPIs

      • No discussion for this topic was held.

    • Review proposed changes against current KPI status

      • The Secretary reminded members of the dedicated Product Committee–TSC KPI review session scheduled later that day and referenced the ongoing review document.

    • Agree feedback for TSC

      • The Committee agreed to continue KPI discussions during the dedicated joint session with TSC rather than during the current meeting.

Outcomes & Recommendations

N/A

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