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Since 2018

Cardano Ambassadors
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A global network of community leaders educating, organizing, moderating, building and supporting Cardano across the world.

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85
Ambassadors
Global community leaders
36
Countries
Represented worldwide
17+
Languages
Making Cardano accessible
50+
Moderated channels
Across 9 platforms
Last 12 months

Impact Overview

Measuring the global impact of Cardano Ambassadors.

Content created
927
Articles, videos, podcasts, threads
Education
232
Teaching, onboarding and awareness
Events hosted
199
Meetups, workshops and hackathons
Open source
102
Projects, tools and code contributions

What Ambassadors do

Ambassadors contribute in many ways to support Cardano's mission and grow the ecosystem.

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Content Creation

Articles, videos, podcasts and translations across languages.

Events & Meetups

Organizing local meetups, workshops, hackathons and conferences.

Education & Advocacy

Teaching, onboarding new users and raising awareness.

Development

Building tools, contributing to open source and technical docs.

Moderation

Creating safe, welcoming and informative spaces.

Business Development

Growing partnerships and real-world adoption.

Achievements

A handpicked timeline of Ambassador wins since 2018.

  1. 2026

    cardano.org community translation

    Ambassadors localised cardano.org into multiple languages, making the project accessible to non-English audiences.

    Led by 5 Ambassadors

    cardano.org
  2. 2026

    Buidler Fest, Buenos Aires

    A flagship developer gathering in LATAM, organised and powered by the local Ambassador community.

    Led by 9 Ambassadors

    x.com
  3. 2025

    First Ambassador Retreat in Berlin

    The first dedicated Cardano Ambassador workshop gathers around 12 Ambassadors at Projektraum Drahnsdorf the weekend before the Berlin Summit. The retreat is funded by Project Catalyst Fund 13 and focuses on governance, collaboration and program direction.

    Led by Felix Weber, 12 Ambassadors

    lidonation.comx.com
  4. 2024

    First Cardano node at a LATAM university

    ALBA (Ada Labs for Blockchain Applications) brings the first university-run Cardano node online in Latin America.

    Led by Jose Iadiccico · Martin Ungar

    x.com
  5. 2024

    UTN Buenos Aires partnership

    Cardano enters Argentina's largest engineering university as an official education partner.

    Led by Jose Iadiccico

    cardanofoundation.org
  6. 2024

    Petrobras education partnership

    A landmark education partnership with one of the world's largest energy companies, opening blockchain training to Petrobras engineers.

    Led by Thiago Nunes

    cardanofoundation.org
  7. 2024

    Summit 2024 community events in 25+ countries

    Community-hosted events accompanied the Dubai Summit across 25+ countries, from Addis Ababa to Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Seoul, Tokyo, New York and London.

    Led by Cardano community and Ambassadors

    adapulse.io
  8. 2023

    Summit 2023 satellite events in 25 cities

    Around the Dubai main stage, the community organised 25 satellite events worldwide, with hosts in cities like Taipei, Seoul, Kumasi, Buenos Aires and Ho Chi Minh City.

    Led by Cardano community and Ambassadors

    adapulse.io
  9. 2022

    30+ Cardano Summit community events

    A worldwide network of community-led Summit events extending the official program across continents.

    Led by 15+ Ambassadors

    forum.cardano.org
  10. 2022

    Ledger Live Integration

    Secure Ada management lands in Ledger's flagship app, driven by an Ambassador-led Catalyst proposal.

    Led by Ambassador Guild

    ledger.comprojectcatalyst.io
  11. 2021

    LVL2 Catalyst Reviewers

    Sustained, top-tier proposal review across multiple Catalyst funds, shaping how community funding gets allocated.

    Led by 20+ Ambassadors

    docs.projectcatalyst.io
  12. 2021

    Summit 2021 expands to 37 cities

    The hybrid Cardano Summit was supported by 38 virtual and live community-led events across 37 cities, hosted by 57+ volunteer organisers including Cardano Ambassadors.

    Led by Cardano Ambassadors and 57+ community volunteers

    forum.cardano.org
  13. 2020

    SPO Scripts for stake-pool operators

    Martin Lang publishes the SPO Scripts, a widely used shell-script toolkit for Cardano stake-pool operators. Covers pool creation, token transfers, Catalyst voter registration and, through the Voltaire era, DRep management and on-chain governance with hardware-wallet support.

    Led by Martin Lang

    github.comgithub.com
  14. 2020

    Phase 2 rewards program launches

    Phase 2 of the Ambassador Program rolls out ada-denominated rewards. At rollout the program counts 58 Ambassadors across 26 countries and 28 languages.

    Led by Cardano Foundation, 58 Ambassadors at rollout

    forum.cardano.orgcardanofoundation.org
  15. 2019

    Cardano on the Rocks

    Markus Gufler demonstrates running a Cardano stake pool on an 18-watt Rock Pi single-board computer. The educational project ships hardware kits, a 3D-printed enclosure and a step-by-step guide for operators.

    Led by Markus Gufler

    forum.cardano.orggithub.com
  16. 2018

    Ambassador Program launches

    The Cardano Foundation formally announces the Cardano Ambassador Program, defining the first four roles: Meetup Organizers, Translators, Content Creators and Moderators.

    Led by Cardano Foundation, founding Ambassador cohort

    forum.cardano.org

Search and filter the global network of Ambassadors

Discover profiles of 85 Cardano Ambassadors representing 36 countries.

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Agustin Franchella
Argentina
Organizing builder events and exploring partner chain tech in Argentina.
Education
Andi Schmitt
Germany
Producing Web3 and Cardano educational video content on YouTube.
Content
Andreas Sosilo
Indonesia
Moderating channels and hosting DeFi workshops for Indonesian builders.
Moderation
Beatrice Anihiri
Norway
Supporting community outreach and translations in the Nordic region.
Other
Benjamin Baani
Ghana
Hosting governance meetups and reviewing ambassador applications in Ghana.
Education
Bernard Sibanda
South Africa
Coding student platforms and running Plutus training across universities.
Education
Bosco Ribeiro
Brazil
Broadcasting weekly live roundups for Portuguese-speaking ADA holders.
Content
Cardisa Latina
Colombia
Lecturing on decentralized finance and representing Colombia at festivals.
Content
Cheung King Wang Kinson
Hong Kong
Building developer tooling at SIDAN Lab and mentoring Hong Kong devs.
Software
Chris [STR8]
Germany
Moderating official German channels and stake pool workgroups on Telegram.
Moderation
Cristian Jair Rojas Velez
Mexico
Hosting Builder Town Halls and promoting Cardano in Mexican hackathons.
Meetup
Dan Baruka
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Writing on decentralized identity and speaking at developer deep dives.
Software
Darlington Wleh
United States
Hosting Cardano Over Coffee Spaces and writing technical parameter guides.
Content
Denis Kalinin
Kazakhstan
Building pg_cardano, Medusa Wallet, and Koios indexing integrations.
Software
Diego Macchi
Argentina
Business development for TxPipe and co-organizing Builder Fest.
Meetup
Diego Torres Borda
Argentina
Teaching decentralized governance at university and writing web3 articles.
Content
Dmitry
Poland
Translating content and developing the AdaStat block explorer.
Moderation
Edickson Rafael Aguilera Ramirez
Venezuela
Moderating official Spanish developer chats and running a YouTube channel.
Moderation
Efe Şafak Şengül
Netherlands
Creating developer manuals and articles in Turkish for the ecosystem.
Education
Elton Rafael Nápoles Núñez
United States
Moderating official Spanish Telegram groups and the Cardano Forum.
Moderation
Eric Tsai
United States
Developing secure record MVPs and moderating Cardano Taiwan channels.
Other
Erick Valadez Hernandez
Mexico
Co-organizing Catalyst Ideas Fests and teaching cyber students.
Meetup
Erwin Hagens
Netherlands
Keeping the Cardano subreddit clean, spam-free, and engaging.
Moderation
Evans Kisanga
Tanzania
Creating guides on Yoroi and hosting Cardano meetups in East Africa.
Content

Real stories from Ambassadors making a difference

Governance

Driving on-chain governance at Cardano Summit Buenos Aires

Otávio Lima and regional builders led a panel on participatory governance and the road ahead for Cardano in Latin America.

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By Otávio Lima
Moderation
Setting the standard for onboarding new Cardano users
By Kai Chapell
Development
Mapping a full-stack infrastructure roadmap for 2026
By Peter Bui
Events
Greek community convenes in Athens for workshops and events
By Giannis Mitsios