CTRL+ALT RESPAWN Film & Gaming ( AI x Crypto Expo Edition )
🔥 AI x CRYPTO EXPO EDITION
Thursday, September 18 - Friday, September 19 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
Ceres Robotics Lab, Mountain View, CA
📌 ABOUT THE EVENT
CTRL+ALT RESPAWN returns with a special AI × Crypto Expo Edition, exploring frontier technologies into a two-day activation that blends premieres, panels, and investor-ready deal flow.
Expect legendary technologists, pioneering founders, and industry visionaries exploring nanotech, cybersecurity, XR, decentralized AI, and the future of investment in California’s innovation economy.
👥 WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Founders & Entrepreneurs – learn fast-track strategies to grow and scale
Investors & VCs – discover deal flow across AI, crypto, XR, and gaming
Developers & Creators – showcase, pitch, and network with leaders
Policy Makers & Executives – align with the next decade of disruption
Students & Innovators – gain rare access to pioneers and mentors
🙏 THANK YOU SPONSORS
🔥 DAY 1 - MISSION 001
🎮 9:00 AM - PRESS START
9:30 AM - INTRO TO CTRL+ALT RESPAWN BI-WEEKLY FILM & GAMING ACTIVATION
9:45 AM - WORD FROM SPONSORS
10:00 AM – Scaling Intelligence with Nanobots: Redefining Moore’s Law for Exponential AI
Dr. Ralph Merkle—cryptography legend & nanotech pioneer—argues Moore’s Law is on borrowed time. The future of AI lies in reversible logic + atomically precise manufacturing, unlocking ultra-dense, energy-efficient computing beyond transistor limits.
10:00 AM - Keynote: Dr. Ralph Merkle, Redefining Moore’s Law with Nanobot Swarms for Exponential AI Scaling Keynote
10:30 AM – Panel Discussion
Keynote: Dr. Ralph Merkle - Turing Award Laureate Nominee, Cryptography, Nanotechnology, and Cryogenics Pioneer
Moderator: Robert Scoble, Tech Evangelist, Unaligned Podcast
Panelist: Paul Harrington, Network Architect & Data Scientist, BC Networks
Panelist: Deborah Magid, Managing Director, NextStar Venture Partners
10:50 AM – Audience Q&A
11:00 AM – One Conversion to YES: The Proven Fast-Track Formula to Win Deals Instantly
Startup sales don’t have to drag. Jackie Wu—Fortune 500 veteran & $228K Tiffany closer—shares her 3-step formula to spark urgency, reach decision-makers & win a YES in one convo. Battle-tested, practical, and built for founders ready to grow fast.
11:00 AM - Keynote: Jackie Wu, One Conversion to YES: The Proven Fast-Track Formula to Win Deals Instantly
11:30 AM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote Jackie Wu, Award-Winning Business Growth Strategist, National Speakers Association NW Board Director
Moderator: Srijata Bhatnagar, Leadership Challenges Strategist, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Panelist: Jonathan Angel, Vice President of IT, Cybersecurity & AI Strategy at Experience.com
Panelist Ruth Melcho, Trusted Real Estate Resource, Keller Williams Bay Area Estates
11:50 - Audience Q&A
12:00 PM – LUNCH BREAK
1:00 PM – Sh//ft: Creative XR Futures
Keynote: Marisa Erven (R&D, LE VERE INC)
Sh//ft: Creative XR Futures
XR isn’t just tech—it’s a paradigm shift. As tools become living ecosystems, the next decade lets us reimagine reality itself. At the intersection of art & tech, we’re crafting portals to new dimensions. The future is ours to design.
1:00 PM Keynote: Marisa Erven, Sh//ft: Creative XR Futures
1:30 PM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote Marisa Erven, R&D, LE VERE, INC
Moderator Samah Damanhoori, Founder & CEO, BLENDBOUND, INC.
Panelist: Wade Gushikuma, Sr XR Engineer Ex-Vive, Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Panelist: Alan (crackerJack) Helmick, Architect of Transformative AI | Roboticist @BitRobot
1:50 PM - Audience Q&A
2:00 PM – From Reactive Defense to Proactive Protection: Redefining Cybersecurity in the AI Era
Digital trust is fragile—software is reactive, people err, and devices become silent entry points. X-PHY CEO Camellia Chan shows how embedding security into hardware transforms devices from weak links into the foundation of cyber resilience.
2:00 PM - Keynote: Camellia Chan, From Reactive Defense to Proactive Protection: Redefining Cybersecurity in the AI Era
2: 30 PM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote, Camellia Chan, CEO of X-PHY (Top 10 Women In Cybersecurity)
Moderator: Rahul Sansi, Vice President Technology Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank
Panelist: Jocelyn King, CEO, Smarter Online Safety (Top 10 Women In Cybersecurity )
Panelist: Melissa Oh, Strategic Innovation Leader | Former Managing Director TGY Advisors LLC
2:50 PM - Audience Q&A
3:00 PM – The Next 10 Years of Emerging Technology
Robert Scoble has spent his career on the bleeding edge—spotlighting paradigm shifts before they hit mainstream awareness. In this fireside chat, he’ll share a forward scan into the next decade of innovation, connecting the dots across fields that are rapidly converging.
3:00 PM - Fireside Chat: Robert Scoble, Unaligned Podcast, Tech evangelist & XR visionary
Moderator: Seraphina Ha, Managing Partner, Founder Institute
4:00 PM – Will Decentralized AI Create a Universal Maximum Income?
AI won’t need prompts forever—soon it will create and consume on its own. Billions of decentralized AIs transacting in crypto could expand GDP like an infinite skyscraper, pushing us toward a Star Trek future of abundance, not scarcity.
4:00 PM – Keynote: Ian Utile, Will Decentralized AI Create a Universal Maximum Income?
4:30 PM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote: Ian Utile (10x Co-Founder & 4x EiR)
Will Decentralized AI Create a Universal Maximum Income?Moderator: Riza Utile, Founder at Web3 AI
Panelist Fiona Ma, CPA, California State Treasurer
Panelist Nicholas Aaron Khoo, Chairman, Digital Media Investment Committee, N PrimePartners Capital
4:50 PM – Audience Q&A
🛑 5:00 PM – END MISSION
🔥 DAY 2 - MISSION 002
🎮 9:00 AM - PRESS START
9:30 AM - INTRO TO CTRL+ALT RESPAWN BI-WEEKLY FILM & GAMING ACTIVATION
9:45 AM - WORD FROM SPONSORS
10:00 AM - Knowledge vs. Understanding: The Human Edge in the Age of AI
AI now delivers knowledge for the price of Netflix—but knowledge isn’t understanding. This keynote explores why true understanding remains human, and how leaders can sharpen it to navigate complexity and shape the future.
10:00 AM - Keynote: Manish Jain, Knowledge vs. Understanding: The Human Edge in the Age of AI
10:30 AM Panel Discussion:
Keynote Manish Jain, Systems Thinker, Techno-Social Problem Solver & CEO, Systems Way
Moderator: Jose B., Managing Director, Product and Agility Product Operating Model Transformation
Panelist Jeni Chang, Managing Partner, Founder Institute
Panelist: Swapnil Sapar, Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft
10:50 AM - Audience Q&A
11:00 AM - Raising AI: Who's Programming the AIs?
AIs are not gods or slaves. They’re attention-seeking children who want your approval. All day long, your YouTube AI, your Reddit AI, your Instagram AI, and a hundred others adoringly watch and learn to imitate your behavior. Our cultures are being shaped by 8 billion humans and perhaps 800 billion AIs. Our artificial children began adopting us 10–20 years ago; now these massively powerful influencers are tweens. How’s your parenting?
11:00 AM - Keynote: De Kai, Raising AI: Who's Programming the AIs?
11:30 AM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote: De Kai, AI Professor/Keynoter/Author, Raising AI • TEDx Editors Pick
Moderator: Axel Kloth,Founder & CEO at Abacus Semiconductor Corporation & Venture Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures
Panelist: Anto Patrex, Building ‘Cursor for robotics’, CosmicBrain AI
Panelist: Laura Cruickshanks, Head of Business Development and Community, Atlas
11:50 AM - Audience Q&A
12:00 PM – LUNCH BREAK
1:00 AM - Beyond the Hype Curve—AI Playbooks for Profit and Impact 2025-2035
Professor Prasanna “PK” Kumar shares a field guide to the next decade of applied AI—showing how to turn frontier R&D into profit engines with practical frameworks, cross-industry insights, and a forecast of AI’s impact through 2035.
1:00 PM - Keynote: Professor PK, Beyond the Hype Curve—AI Playbooks for Profit and Impact 2025-2035
1:30 PM Panel Discussion
Keynote Professor PK, Speaker, Business Optima
Moderator: Grace Gong, Host @Smart Venture Podcast
Panelist: Ram Thanapandian, CEO, Galaxy Solutions
Panelist: Andre Gueziec, Vintner, Domaine Helena
1:50 PM Audience Q & A
The Bermuda Triangle of Cybersecurity + AI + Crypto: What You Need to Know to Protect What Matters Most
You’ve locked down your network and crypto, but 80% of your risk isn’t there—it’s in your human network. In the age of AI, hackers don’t need to crack systems, just people. This panel unpacks the Bermuda Triangle of AI, crypto, and cyber risk.
2:00 PM - Keynote: Jocelyn King, CEO, Smarter Online Safety
2:30 PM - Panel Discussion:
Keynote: Jocelyn King, CEO, Smarter Online Safety ( Top 10 Women In Cybersecurity )
Moderator: Shelly Morales, Founder & CEO, MoralesHR
Panelist: Tallulah Le Merle, AI Investor & Advisor, Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors
Panelist: Tammy Schuring, CEO of Polymathic, Board Member of Daxa, Inc.
2:50 PM - Audience Q&A
3:00 PM - How Proof of You Makes UBI Work in the Age of AI
As AI transforms industries, the challenge isn’t stopping automation—it’s ensuring people share its gains. This keynote shows how BioMatrix’s “Proof of You” uses biometrics + decentralized ID to block bots and deliver value directly, making UBI a practical reality.
3:00 PM - Keynote: Christopher Correa, How Proof of You Makes UBI Work in the Age of AI
3:30 - Panel Discussion:
Keynote: Christopher Correa, Chief Revenue Officer, BioMatrix
Moderator: Sara Zare, AI Investor, Managing Partner VC3.0
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3:50 PM - Audience Q & A
4: 00 PM - Impact of AI Performance by Choice of Hardware
While GPUs drive AI training, efficient ASICs cut power & cost for next-gen models—deployable on-prem, not just Cloud. On-prem means stronger security, sovereignty compliance, lower TCO, and specialized models > chasing AGI.
4:00 PM - Keynote: Axel Kloth, Impact of AI Performance by Choice of Hardware
4:30 - Panel Discussion:
Keynote: Axel Kloth, Founder & CEO at Abacus Semiconductor Corporation & Venture Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures
Moderator: TBA
Panelist: Dhruv Diddi, Founder of Solo Tech, a platform leading Physical AI Inference and Tuning
Panelist: TBA
5:00 PM - NETWORKING
🛑 6:00 PM - END MISSION
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