Day 1 - 17 May 2023

10:00AM

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Jorden Woods

Founding Partner

StarChain Ventures

Associated Talks:

01:30PM - Day 1

View Fireside Chat: On-Chain or Off-Chain? – The Rise of Autonomous Worlds

10:00AM - Day 1

View Chairpersons Welcome: Web3 & Digital Assets

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Radhika Iyengar

Founding Partner

StarChain Ventures

Associated Talks:

11:15AM - Day 2

View Panel: Building Better – Blockchain Technologies for More Sustainable Business

10:00AM - Day 1

View Chairpersons Welcome: Web3 & Digital Assets

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Chairpersons Welcome: Web3 & Digital Assets

Chairperson’s welcome and opening remarks. 

. Jorden Woods, Founding Partner, StarChain Ventures
. Radhika Iyengar, Founding Partner, StarChain Ventures

10:15AM

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Prasanth Nandanuru

Distinguished Engineer, SVP

Wells Fargo

Associated Talks:

11:15AM - Day 2

View Panel: Building Better – Blockchain Technologies for More Sustainable Business

10:15AM - Day 1

View Presentation: Building Next Generation Enterprise with Web3

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Presentation: Building Next Generation Enterprise with Web3

  • Characteristics of Web3. 
  • Virtual world enhancements. 
  • Blockchain adoption and scalability challenge – when is blockchain the right solution?  
  • Framework dilemma – private, public, or hybrid? 
. Prasanth Nandanuru, Distinguished Engineer, SVP, Wells Fargo

10:45AM

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Christopher Wright

VP of Marketing

QuickNode

Associated Talks:

11:15AM - Day 2

View Panel: Building Better – Blockchain Technologies for More Sustainable Business

10:45AM - Day 1

View Keynote Presentation: Leveraging Blockchain as a Competitive Advantage

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Keynote Presentation: Leveraging Blockchain as a Competitive Advantage

This session will focus on how the blockchain can improve our business beyond performance metrics, and be used for actual business transformation.
  • Transforming your business based on the underlying characteristics of blockchain
  • Review the most innovative use cases across industries
  • Effective executive governance around the pros/cons associated with blockchain technology
. Christopher Wright, VP of Marketing, QuickNode

11:15AM

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Phillip Silitschanu

Research Director

IDC Financial Insights

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

11:15AM - Day 1

View Presentation: Web2.0 vs Web3.0 and the Journey Ahead

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Presentation: Web2.0 vs Web3.0 and the Journey Ahead

  • Transitioning to the more immersive internet – what are the tools and practices enabling the switch?  
  • Building blocks for a successful use case. 
  • Onboarding issues – how to communicate Web3 to traditional industries and audiences.  
. Phillip Silitschanu, Research Director, IDC Financial Insights

11:45AM

Networking Break

12:00PM

(PDT)

Sophia Lopez

Founder and President

Kaleido

Associated Talks:

02:00PM - Day 2

View Hyperledger Foundation Symposium

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Alex Dominguez

Chief Investment Officer

Unicoin, Inc.

Associated Talks:

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

10:45AM - Day 2

View Keynote Presentation: New Generation of Cryptocurrencies – Assets-Backed and Audited

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Sandra Waliczek

Lead, Blockchain and Digital Assets

World Economic Forum

Associated Talks:

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

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Antonio Ponte-Dávila

Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank

Citi

Associated Talks:

01:10PM - Day 1

View Presentation: What Can We Expect from the Next Generation Banking?

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

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Joshua Rivera

General Counsel

Blockchain Capital

Associated Talks:

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

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Gabriel Sadoun

U. S. Business Development

Digishares

Associated Talks:

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

12:40PM - Day 2

View Presentation: Tokenised Real Estate

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Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

  • The potential impact of digital currencies on the banking sector and financial intermediation. 
  • CBDCs vs Digital assets – Comparing the benefits and drawbacks of different types of digital currencies. 
  • How digital currencies could affect international trade, and cross-border payments, and improve financial inclusion? 
Moderator: . Sophia Lopez, Founder and President, Kaleido
. Alex Dominguez, Chief Investment Officer, Unicoin, Inc.
. Sandra Waliczek, Lead, Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum
. Antonio Ponte-Dávila, Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank, Citi
. Joshua Rivera, General Counsel , Blockchain Capital
. Gabriel Sadoun, U. S. Business Development, Digishares

12:40PM

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Alex Konanykhin

Founder and CEO

Unicoin, Inc.

Associated Talks:

12:40PM - Day 1

View Keynote Presentation: Advanced Financial Instrument in Crypto

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Keynote Presentation: Advanced Financial Instrument in Crypto

  • Multi-year Options 
  • Buy Now, Pay Later 
  • Cashless acquisitions of crypto 
  • High-Yield Notes 
. Alex Konanykhin, Founder and CEO , Unicoin, Inc.

01:10PM

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Antonio Ponte-Dávila

Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank

Citi

Associated Talks:

01:10PM - Day 1

View Presentation: What Can We Expect from the Next Generation Banking?

12:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System

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Presentation: What Can We Expect from the Next Generation Banking?

  • What are the characteristics of Intelligent financial services products? 
  • Current forces of change in banking and Next-Generation Banking models.
  • What opportunities lie in Web3? 
  • How Generative AI is changing banking.
. Antonio Ponte-Dávila, Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank, Citi

01:40PM

Networking Break

02:30PM

(PDT)

Avanthika Ramesh

Senior Manager, Product Management

Salesforce

Associated Talks:

02:30PM - Day 1

View Presentation: The New Loyal – Are Enterprise NFTs the Way Forward?

11:15AM - Day 1

View Panel: Web3 and the Metaverse – A New Era of Digital Innovation

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Presentation: The New Loyal – Are Enterprise NFTs the Way Forward?

  • Utility and Interoperability – How can NFTs revolutionize loyalty and reward programs?  
  • Principles and benefits of building a participation brand. 
  • Examples of successful brand launches.  
. Avanthika Ramesh, Senior Manager, Product Management, Salesforce

03:00PM

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Dale Chrystie

Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist/ Chairman, BiTA Standards Council

FedEx

Associated Talks:

11:15AM - Day 2

View Panel: Building Better – Blockchain Technologies for More Sustainable Business

03:00PM - Day 1

View Presentation: Web3 Strategies – Understanding the Importance of Web3 Technology for Enterprise

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Presentation: Web3 Strategies – Understanding the Importance of Web3 Technology for Enterprise

  • How to invest in understanding and realizing Web3’s layers of highly sophisticated ideas and technologies. 
  • How to achieve a competitive advantage through compliance. 
  • Global compliance and risk infrastructure – what new solutions can we expect in 2023?  
. Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist/ Chairman, BiTA Standards Council, FedEx

03:30PM

Networking Break

04:00PM

(PDT)

Hart Montgomery

CTO

Hyperledger Foundation

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Gary Brandeleer

Senior Director of Product Management

Salesforce

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

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Sharon O’Sullivan

Head, Technology Research & Innovation, Enterprise Architecture

Bank of Montreal (BMO)

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

11:15AM - Day 1

View Panel: Web3 and the Metaverse – A New Era of Digital Innovation

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Salman Avestimehr

Co-Founder and CEO

FedML

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

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Phillip Silitschanu

Research Director

IDC Financial Insights

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

11:15AM - Day 1

View Presentation: Web2.0 vs Web3.0 and the Journey Ahead

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Karthik Shanmugasundaram

Senior Engineering Manager, Learning Discovery & Search

LinkedIn

Associated Talks:

04:00PM - Day 1

View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

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Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context

  • AI and Blockchain: the complexities of the trade-off between efficiency and functionality  
  • The prosperous partnership of IoT and Blockchain – what does the future look like?  
  • How does 5G complement blockchain in the process of market expansion?  
  • The evolution of Web3 technologies and enterprise blockchains.   
Moderator: . Hart Montgomery, CTO, Hyperledger Foundation
. Gary Brandeleer, Senior Director of Product Management, Salesforce
. Sharon O’Sullivan, Head, Technology Research & Innovation, Enterprise Architecture, Bank of Montreal (BMO)
. Salman Avestimehr, Co-Founder and CEO, FedML
. Phillip Silitschanu, Research Director, IDC Financial Insights
. Karthik Shanmugasundaram, Senior Engineering Manager, Learning Discovery & Search, LinkedIn

04:40PM

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Eunice Quezon

Senior Product Strategy Manager

Warner Bros/ AEG Presents

Associated Talks:

04:40PM - Day 1

View Presentation: Brand Metaverse Experimentation

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Presentation: Brand Metaverse Experimentation

A look into how and why Warner Bros. Global Brands Franchises are moving towards a Metaverse/Web3 Experience for their fans.  In this presentation, the two brands in-focus will be the DC and Harry Potter Franchises.  How are DC and Harry Potter “Fan”chises taking their fans through an experience they’ve come to grow and love while enhancing them further through experimentation with web3 technology and NFTs?  Warner Bros. Studios, in its 100th year, has been one of the leading Entertainment Studios to helm the use of newer technology to grow the studio entertainment and media business.  Get a first look at what a future metaverse experience may be like from some of the studio’s largest franchises.

 

. Eunice Quezon, Senior Product Strategy Manager, Warner Bros/ AEG Presents

05:10PM

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