Day 1 - 17 May 2023
10:00AM
(PDT)
Jorden Woods
Founding Partner
StarChain Ventures
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
Radhika Iyengar
Founding Partner
StarChain Ventures
11:15AM - Day 2
View Panel: Building Better – Blockchain Technologies for More Sustainable Business
10:00AM - Day 1
View Chairpersons Welcome: Web3 & Digital Assets
Chairpersons Welcome: Web3 & Digital Assets
Chairperson’s welcome and opening remarks.
10:15AM
(PDT)
Prasanth Nandanuru
Distinguished Engineer, SVP
Wells Fargo
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
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?
10:45AM
(PDT)
Christopher Wright
VP of Marketing
QuickNode
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
Keynote Presentation: Leveraging Blockchain as a Competitive Advantage
- 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
11:15AM
(PDT)
Phillip Silitschanu
Research Director
IDC Financial Insights
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
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.
11:45AM
Networking Break
12:00PM
(PDT)
Sophia Lopez
Founder and President
Kaleido
02:00PM - Day 2
View Hyperledger Foundation Symposium
Alex Dominguez
Chief Investment Officer
Unicoin, Inc.
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
Sandra Waliczek
Lead, Blockchain and Digital Assets
World Economic Forum
12:00PM - Day 1
View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System
Antonio Ponte-Dávila
Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank
Citi
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
Joshua Rivera
General Counsel
Blockchain Capital
12:00PM - Day 1
View Panel: The Future of Money – How Digital Currencies and CBDCs Are Transforming the Global Financial System
Gabriel Sadoun
U. S. Business Development
Digishares
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
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?
12:40PM
(PDT)
Alex Konanykhin
Founder and CEO
Unicoin, Inc.
12:40PM - Day 1
View Keynote Presentation: Advanced Financial Instrument in Crypto
Keynote Presentation: Advanced Financial Instrument in Crypto
- Multi-year Options
- Buy Now, Pay Later
- Cashless acquisitions of crypto
- High-Yield Notes
01:10PM
(PDT)
Antonio Ponte-Dávila
Deposits Product Manager for Citi North America Corporate and Investment Bank
Citi
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
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.
01:40PM
Networking Break
02:30PM
(PDT)
Avanthika Ramesh
Senior Manager, Product Management
Salesforce
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
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.
03:00PM
(PDT)
Dale Chrystie
Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist/ Chairman, BiTA Standards Council
FedEx
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
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?
03:30PM
Networking Break
04:00PM
(PDT)
Hart Montgomery
CTO
Hyperledger Foundation
Gary Brandeleer
Senior Director of Product Management
Salesforce
04:00PM - Day 1
View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context
Sharon O’Sullivan
Head, Technology Research & Innovation, Enterprise Architecture
Bank of Montreal (BMO)
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
Salman Avestimehr
Co-Founder and CEO
FedML
04:00PM - Day 1
View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context
Phillip Silitschanu
Research Director
IDC Financial Insights
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
Karthik Shanmugasundaram
Senior Engineering Manager, Learning Discovery & Search
04:00PM - Day 1
View Panel: A Tidal Wave of Disruption – Connecting New Technologies Within a Blockchain Context
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.
04:40PM
(PDT)
Eunice Quezon
Senior Product Strategy Manager
Warner Bros/ AEG Presents
04:40PM - Day 1
View Presentation: Brand Metaverse Experimentation
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.
05:10PM
End of Day
