Arno Pernthaler — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder and Chairman of the DEC Institute, which has educated over 7,500 professionals across 130+ countries.
Served as Senior Strategy Execution Manager at the DFINITY Foundation.
Led Corporate Development at Atomyze from 2019 to 2022, a $30m industry-backed digital marketplace for tokenized commodities.
Began his career in Digital Strategy & Consulting at Monitor Deloitte.

Biography

Arno Pernthaler is a strategy, corporate development, and commercial executive with a focus on digital assets, GenAI, and SaaS. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the DEC Institute, an organization established with academic institutions to professionalize blockchain education globally. Through its CDAA® charterholder program, the institute has educated more than 7,500 professionals across over 130 countries, making it one of the largest independent blockchain certification bodies worldwide.