Join 5,000+ Innovators in
San Francisco on Jan 16-17
Event Agenda
AGENDA
Time
Activity
Speakers
Time
Activity
Speakers
8-30-8:45 AM
Breakfast Served (The Grille Room)
***Breakfast served until 10:30***
8-30-8:45 AM
Breakfast Served (The Grille Room)
***Breakfast served until 10:30***
8-30-8:45 AM
Breakfast Served (The Grille Room) NETWORKING
***Breakfast served until 10:30***
NETWORKING
NETWORKING
8:45-8:50 AM
Opening Remarks
John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
8:45-8:50 AM
Opening Remarks
John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
8:45-8:50 AM
Opening Remarks
John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
8:50-9:00 AM
BCVC CEO Survey Results 2025
Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
8:50-9:00 AM
BCVC CEO Survey Results 2025
Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
8:50-9:00 AM
BCVC CEO Survey Results 2025
Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
9:00-9:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Chris Giancarlo
Moderator: Laurie Katz, Global Head of Distribution at Grayscale
9:00-9:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Chris Giancarlo
Moderator: Laurie Katz, Global Head of Distribution at Grayscale
9:00-9:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Chris Giancarlo
Moderator: Laurie Katz Global Head of Distribution at Grayscale
Chris Giancarlo, 13th Chairman of CFTC
Chris Giancarlo, 13th Chairman of CFTC
Chris Giancarlo, 13th Chairman of CFTC
9:25-9:35 AM
Coffee Break
9:25-9:35 AM
Coffee Break
9:25-9:35 AM
Coffee Break
9:35-10:00 AM
Crypto Venture Capital Outlook For 2026
Moderator: Brad Meliska, Head of US Venture Fund Coverage at FalconX
9:35-10:00 AM
Crypto Venture Capital Outlook For 2026
Moderator: Brad Meliska, Head of US Venture Fund Coverage at FalconX
9:35-10:00 AM
Crypto Venture Capital Outlook For 2026
Moderator: Brad Meliska, Head of US Venture Fund Coverage at FalconX
Colleen Sullivan, Co-Head Venture at Brevan Howard
Kinjal Shah, General Partner at Blockchain Capital
Marcos Veremis, Partner at Accolade Partners
Colleen Sullivan, Co-Head Venture at Brevan Howard
Colleen Sullivan, Co-Head Venture at Brevan Howard
Kinjal Shah, General Partner at Blockchain Capital
Kinjal Shah, General Partner at Blockchain Capital
Marcos Veremis, Partner at Accolade Partners
Marcos Veremis, Partner at Accolade Partners
10:00-10:10 AM
Coffee Break
10:00-10:10 AM
Coffee Break
10:00-10:10 AM
Coffee Break
10:10-10:45 AM
Bridges or Battles: Can DeFi and TradFi Coexist
Moderator: Anand Radhakrishnan, Senior Advisor to Bloccelerate
10:10-10:45 AM
Bridges or Battles: Can DeFi and TradFi Coexist
Moderator: Anand Radhakrishnan, Senior Advisor to Bloccelerate
10:10-10:45 AM
Bridges or Battles: Can DeFi and TradFi Coexist
Moderator: Anand Radhakrishnan, Senior Advisor to Bloccelerate
Cynthia Lo Bessett, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity
Kathleen Wrinn, Global Head of Digital Assets at Invesco
Teddy Fusaro, President of Bitwise
Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink
Charles Cascarilla, CEO of Paxos
Cynthia Lo Bessett, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity
Cynthia Lo Bessett, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity
Kathleen Wrinn, Global Head of Digital Assets at Invesco
Kathleen Wrinn, Global Head of Digital Assets at Invesco
Teddy Fusaro, President of Bitwise
Teddy Fusaro, President of Bitwise
Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink
Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink
Charles Cascarilla, CEO of Paxos
Charles Cascarilla, CEO of Paxos
10:45-11:10 AM
DEBATE: Anonymous or Outlawed: The Future of Privacy
Moderator: Noah Solowiejczyk from Fenwick
10:45-11:10 AM
DEBATE: Anonymous or Outlawed: The Future of Privacy
Moderator: Noah Solowiejczyk from Fenwick
10:45-11:10 AM
DEBATE: Anonymous or Outlawed: The Future of Privacy
Moderator: Noah Solowiejczyk from Fenwick
Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal Officer at Jito
Howard Wu, Co-founder & CEO of Provable
Casey Golden, CEO of ZeroShadow
Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal Officer at Jito
Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal Officer at Jito
Howard Wu, Co-founder & CEO of Provable
Howard Wu, Co-founder & CEO of Provable
Casey Golden, CEO of ZeroShadow
Casey Golden, CEO of ZeroShadow
11:10-11:20 AM
Coffee Break
11:10-11:20 AM
Coffee Break
11:10-11:20 AM
Coffee Break
11:20-11:45 AM
DEBATE: Deep Dive or Wide Net: Which Infrastructure Wins the AI Race
Moderator: Theo Fields GP at Bloccelerate
11:20-11:45 AM
DEBATE: Deep Dive or Wide Net: Which Infrastructure Wins the AI Race
Moderator: Theo Fields GP at Bloccelerate
11:20-11:45 AM
DEBATE: Deep Dive or Wide Net: Which Infrastructure Wins the AI Race
Moderator: Theo Fields GP at Bloccelerate
Ben Fielding, Co-founder of Gensyn
Sreeram Kannan, CEO & Co-founder, Eigenlayer
Ben Fielding, Co-founder of Gensyn
Ben Fielding, Co-founder of Gensyn
Sreeram Kannan, CEO & Co-founder, Eigenlayer
Sreeram Kannan, CEO & Co-founder, Eigenlayer
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Lunch Service and Break
Slocum Room, Cambridge Room, Mahogony Room
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Lunch Service and Break
Slocum Room, Cambridge Room, Mahogony Room
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Lunch Service and Break
Slocum Room, Cambridge Room, Mahogony Room
12:45- 1:10 PM
DEBATE: The End of Tokenomics as We Know it
Moderator: Logris Bard, Bloccelerate Technical Advisor & Author of "Tokenomics Explained"
12:45- 1:10 PM
DEBATE: The End of Tokenomics as We Know it
Moderator: Logris Bard, Bloccelerate Technical Advisor & Author of "Tokenomics Explained"
12:45- 1:10 PM
DEBATE: The End of Tokenomics as We Know it
Moderator: Logris Bard, Bloccelerate Technical Advisor & Author of "Tokenomics Explained"
A.J. Warner, Chief Strategy Officer of Offchain Labs
Luca Schnetzler, CEO of Pudgy Penguins
Azeem, Co-founder of Miden
A.J. Warner, Chief Strategy Officer of Offchain Labs
A.J. Warner, Chief Strategy Officer of Offchain Labs
Luca Schnetzler, CEO of Pudgy Penguins
Luca Schnetzler, CEO of Pudgy Penguins
Azeem, Co-founder of Miden
Azeem, Co-founder of Miden
1:10-1:45 PM
"BUIDL" TO LAST: Designing Companies That Outlive Cycles
Moderator: Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
1:10-1:45 PM
"BUIDL" TO LAST: Designing Companies That Outlive Cycles
Moderator: Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
1:10-1:45 PM
"BUIDL" TO LAST: Designing Companies That Outlive Cycles
Moderator: Kate Laurence, CEO & Founder of Bloccelerate VC
Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks
Anton Katz, CEO & Founder of Talos
Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate
Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder & CEO of Polygon
Jonathan Levin, CEO & Co-founder of Chainalysis
Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks
Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks
Anton Katz, CEO & Founder of Talos
Anton Katz, CEO & Founder of Talos
Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate
Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate
Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder & CEO of Polygon
Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder & CEO of Polygon
Jonathan Levin, CEO & Co-founder of Chainalysis
Jonathan Levin, CEO & Co-founder of Chainalysis
1:45 AM-1:50 PM
Coffee Break
1:45 AM-1:50 PM
Coffee Break
1:45 AM-1:50 PM
Coffee Break
1:50-2:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Strategy CEO & President, Phong Le
Moderator: Robert Materazzi, Venture Partner of Bloccelerate
1:50-2:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Strategy CEO & President, Phong Le
Moderator: Robert Materazzi, Venture Partner of Bloccelerate
1:50-2:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Strategy CEO & President, Phong Le
Moderator: Robert Materazzi, Venture Partner of Bloccelerate
President & CEO of Strategy, Phong Le
President & CEO of Strategy, Phong Le
President & CEO of Strategy, Phong Le
2:20-2:50 PM
DEBATE: DATs: The Future of Crypto Capital Formation — or Just Hype
Moderator: Anjan Vinod, Principle at ParaFi
2:20-2:50 PM
Fireside Chat with Strategy CEO & President, Phon Le
Moderator: Anjan Vinod, Principle at ParaFi
2:20-2:50 PM
DEBATE: DATs: The Future of Crypto Capital Formation — or Just Hype
Moderator: Anjan Vinod, Principle at ParaFi
David Namdar, CEO of BNB Network
James Zhang, Strategic Advisor to Sharps Technology (NASDAQ: STSS)
Suzanne Dannheim, ex Goldman Sachs Crypto
Shiliang Teng, Managing Partner, Monarq Asset Management
David Namdar, CEO of BNB Network
David Namdar, CEO of BNB Network
James Zhang, Strategic Advisor to Sharps Technology (NASDAQ: STSS)
James Zhang, Strategic Advisor to Sharps Technology (NASDAQ: STSS)
Suzanne Dannheim, ex Goldman Sachs Crypto
Suzanne Dannheim, ex Goldman Sachs Crypto
Shiliang Teng, Managing Partner, Monarq Asset Management
Shiliang Teng, Managing Partner, Monarq Asset Management
2:50-3:00 PM
Break.Snack.Network.
**Food served until 3:50**
2:50-3:00 PM
Break.Snack.Network.
Food served until 3:50
2:50-3:00 PM
Break.Snack.Network.
**Food served until 3:50**
3:00-3:25 PM
Keynote Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
3:00-3:25 PM
Keynote Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
3:00-3:25 PM
Keynote Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
3:25-3:45 PM
Fireside Chat with Stephen Miran, moderated by Nicole Valentine
Moderator: Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director at Milken Institute
3:25-3:45 PM
Fireside Chat with Stephen Miran, moderated by Nicole Valentine
Moderator: Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director at Milken Institute
3:25-3:45 PM
Fireside Chat with Stephen Miran, moderated by Nicole Valentine
Moderator: Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director at Milken Institute
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
Federal Reserve Governor, Stephen Miran
3:45-4:00 PM
Break
3:45-4:00 PM
Break
3:45-4:00 PM
Break
4:00-4:30 PM
DEBATE: To Yield or Not to Yield: The Stablecoin Question
Moderator: Chris Crawford, Associate at Fenwick & West
4:00-4:30 PM
DEBATE: To Yield or Not to Yield: The Stablecoin Question
Moderator: Chris Crawford, Associate at Fenwick & West
4:00-4:30 PM
DEBATE: To Yield or Not to Yield: The Stablecoin Question
Moderator: Chris Crawford, Associate at Fenwick & West
Erika Khalili, Co-founder & Chief Legal Officer of Lead Bank
Will Peck, Head of Digital Assets at Wisdom Tree
Erika Khalili, Co-founder & Chief Legal Officer of Lead Bank
Erika Khalili, Co-founder & Chief Legal Officer of Lead Bank
Cassandra Lentchner, Fmr. President of BitGo
Cassandra Lentchner, Fmr. President of BitGo
Aadil Mamujee, Head of Product at Bridge.xyz
Aadil Mamujee, Head of Product at Bridge.xyz
Will Peck, Head of Digital Assets at Wisdom Tree
Will Peck, Head of Digital Assets at Wisdom Tree
4:30-5:00 PM
"The Innovation Arms Race": Fireside Chat with Michael Loeb and Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni: The Innovation Arms Race
Moderator: John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
4:30-5:00 PM
"The Innovation Arms Race": Fireside Chat with Michael Loeb and Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni: The Innovation Arms Race
Moderator: John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
4:30-5:00 PM
"The Innovation Arms Race": Fireside Chat with Michael Loeb and Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni: The Innovation Arms Race
Moderator: John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional
Michael Loeb, Co-founder of Priceline.com
Michael Loeb, Co-founder of Priceline.com
Michael Loeb, Co-founder of Priceline.com
Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center
Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
Cocktail reception sponsored by Fenwick & West
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
Cocktail reception sponsored by Fenwick & West
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
Cocktail reception sponsored by Fenwick & West
