Alex is a software architect with over 15 years experience in engineering and startups. He is the co-inventor of zkSync and currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs. At Matter Labs, he leads a talented team focused on addressing blockchain scalability challenges using zero-knowledge proofs. Alex's passion lies in using technology to advance personal freedom, self-ownership, and decentralization.

Alex Gluchowski

Ethereum's rollup-centric approach has led to the emergence of L2 Rollup Clusters reducing fees but creating fragmented liquidity and a less seamless user experience. Third-party bridges, though helpful, are cumbersome, vulnerable to hacks ($2B losses to date), and costly, leading to high fees. In this keynote, Alex will discuss how native interoperability, with ZK at its core, can resolve fragmentation, enabling Clusters to collaborate instead of competing for users and liquidity, ultimately dr