Berkeley Intelligent & Verifiable App Conference @ ETH Denver
Berkeley Intelligent and Verifiable Applications Conference (BIVAC) is a one-day side event at EthDenver featuring intimate discussions and fireside chats with industry leaders at the intersection of blockchain and AI. You will also hear from lawyers and policy veterans discussing legal and regulatory trends critical for builders and investors in this space.
10:00 - 10:30 Opening Keynote
Jeff Ren, Partner @OKX Ventures
10:30 - 11:15 Legal & Regulatory Panel
Hermine Wong, Web3 Lecturer @Berkeley Law, Former Head of Policy @Coinbase
Josh Rivera, General Counsel @Blockchain Capital LLC
Zachary Fallon, Partner @Ketsal
Moderator: Yi Qu, Student @Berkeley Law, Former Senior Legal Analyst @OKX
11:15 - 11:45 Zero Gravity Presentation
Michael Heinrich, Founder @Zero Gravity
11:45 - 12:15 Versatus Technical Workshop
Andrew Smith, Co-founder @Versatus
12:15 - 12:45 ZKM Presentation
Ming Guo, Chief Scientist @Metis & ZKM
1:00 - 2:00 On-chain AI and Intellectual Property Panel
Jason Zhao, Co-founder @Story Protocol
Cameron Dennis, Ecosystem Lead @NEAR Protocol
Moderator: Frank Wang, Founder @Froopyland
2:00 - 2:30 Monad Presentation
Keone Hon, Co-founder @Monad
2:30 - 3:15 Autonomous Worlds Panel
David Barreto, Developer Advocate @Starknet
Oak, Co-founder @Olas & Valory
1sjays, Co-founder @FunBlocks
Kiyan Mohebbizadeh, Co-founder @Tau Finance
Moderator: Frank Wang, Founder @Froopyland
3:15 - 3:30 Closing Remarks
This is the first in-person UC Berkeley Blockchain summit at ETH Denver 2024 hosted by Blockchain and Law at Berkeley and Blockchain at Berkeley.
BIVAC @ ETHDenver will be hosted from 10AM to 3:30PM.
We will record all sessions so that all partners could utilize the material in the future.
This event will be the first of its kind and looking to become an annual occurrence.
Special thanks to our sponsors - OKX, Monad, ZKM, Versatus, Zero Gravity, Ripple, and Berkeley RDI.