20th May 2025
The session was run in the related miro board.
📽️ The meeting recording can be found here.
Participants
Lorenzo Bruno
Secretary
Yes
Samuel Leathers
Chair
No
Alexandre Maaza
Voting Seat (Vice-Chair Appointee)
Yes
Juan Sierra
Voting Seat
Yes
Yoram Ben-Zvi
Voting Seat
No
Alexa C. (Thyme Studio)
Voting Seat
Yes
James Meidinger
Voting Seat
Yes
Christian Schmitz
Voting Seat
No
Giorgio Zinetti
Voting Seat
No
Tomas Garro
SME
Yes
Jess Fields
SME
No
Daniel Ribar
Observer
Yes
DJ Bodden
Observer
Yes
Samir Idris
Observer
Yes
Seun Gbiri
Observer
Yes
Thiago Nunes
Observer
Yes
Agenda
Review previous actions and updates
product research initiative publication update
Review KPI feedback from the Technical Steering Committee – review proposed changes against current status – agree feedback for TSC
Any Other Business
Updates
Review previous actions and updates
Product research initiative publication update
The Secretary confirmed that the nine approved product research RFPs had been published, applications were open, and the clarification and submission process had commenced.
Review KPI feedback from the Technical Steering Committee
Review proposed changes against current status
The Secretary provided a high-level update on the KPI review process and noted that a detailed review would be more effective once Technical Steering Committee representatives could participate in a future session.
Agree feedback for TSC
No discussion for this topic was held.
Any Other Business
Budget proposal feedback
The Committee discussed the limited volume of feedback received on budget proposals and broader challenges relating to proposal review, prioritisation and use of AI-assisted analysis by DReps.
Committee onboarding process
The Committee discussed the value of recent onboarding sessions and suggested creating additional opportunities for cross-committee collaboration and relationship building.
Open Source event reflections
The Committee discussed recent outreach activities at Open Source events and highlighted opportunities to engage developers who were interested in blockchain technology but not yet active within the Cardano ecosystem.
KPI considerations and transaction fees
The Committee briefly discussed concerns raised regarding KPI design, transaction fee assumptions and the relationship between ecosystem growth metrics and ADA value. Further discussion was deferred to a future KPI review session.
Outcomes & Recommendations
N/A
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