Bernard Sibanda - Product

Candidates Full Name

Bernard Sibanda

Are you currently part of the committee they are applying for?

No

Is there a particular role within the committee that you are interested in, if so which and why? (if applicable)

As it involves product and service development, promotion, and sales, I will research and work on improving commercialization strategies and the roadmap, in line with stakeholders' needs, technical oversight, innovation and development, and related governance activities.

What is your experiences within Intersect and Cardano?

I have been involved with Catalyst as community reviewer, voter and got funded in fund 11. I have successfully built a strong Cardano community in South Africa by successfully hosting summits 2022, 2023, workshops on Haskell, CIP-1694, Constitutional Workshops, CATH Africa Expansion, Catalyst Working Group Funding priorities. I established Coxygen Global a Cardano Smart Contract supprt and training community. I have now launched a Cardano Open Source tertiary group of students. I am a Developer Advocate working hard to improve developer experience. In short, am a community builder and developer.

What are your pledges and plans should you be elected?

My pledges are to conduct effective research, lead the commercial vision for products and services, develop a roadmap that accounts for deadlines and timelines, and focus on customer needs. I fully dedicate myself to serving Cardano and Intersect, as demonstrated by my community activities here: https://cardanoafrica.live/

Why should the community vote for you?

I am a Cardano developer working with communities that include universities and influential government figures in WIMS-Cardano communities, such as those in Norway, Australia, Southern, and Central Africa. I collaborate with Sonya, the CEO of Bitcoin Events (https://bitcoinevents.co.za/), and the Botswana Satoshi Centre, which is sponsored by the government (https://satoshicentre.org/), and I have connections to educational institutions in South Africa. One of the opportunities is to promote Cardano services and products to global communities through these platforms.

Do you have any other Cardano affiliations or possible conflicts of interests, including you as an individual or an enterprise you are associated with?

I am an Intersect Developer Advocate and a funded Catalyst member in Fund 11.

Are you currently in receipt of or previously received any Intersect or Cardano funding or grant?

Yes, it was for running the Constitutional Workshop in Johannesburg. I am being funded by Intersect for work as a Cardano Developer Advocate. I received Cardano funding for Coxygen Global in fund 11.