Agent Singularity: Talks & Hackathon with Founders from a16z CSX, MIT, AG2

​📌 Summary 

​The future isn’t coming—it’s being built NOW. AI Agents are redefining how decentralized systems operate, and this is your chance to be at the forefront. Join pioneers from Google DeepMind, a16z CSX, and MIT for a high-energy summit on AI-driven Web3 applications.

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​🚀 What to Expect?

• ​Talks & Panels – AI agents in decentralized networks

• ​Demos – Cutting-edge AI x Web3 projects

• ​Mini-Hackathon – $1,000 prize for the best AI-Web3 integration

​🔥 Key Themes – What’s Next for AI x Web3?

​🔹 AI Agents in Decentralized Computation – How autonomous agents power smart contracts
🔹 The Next Breakthrough – Where AI x Crypto is heading in 2025 and beyond
🔹 Multi-Agent Systems – AI-driven automation for on-chain ecosystems
🔹 Utility AI Agents – Unlocking new use cases in DeFi, gaming & social dApps

​🎬 Speakers and Panelists

• ​Chi Wang – Founder, AG2 / Autogen AgentOS, Google DeepMind
  Pioneering research in multi-agent systems and AI self-optimization

• ​Conrad Shelton – Core Contributor, Sparsity (a16z CSX backed)
  Exploring scalable computational architectures for on-chain AI operations

• ​Dylan Zhang – CEO and Founder, Pond Protocol
  Advancing On-chain Foundational Model Factory and AI-driven DeFi

• ​Ben Frigon – Co-Founder, Talus Network
  Talus is building AI Agents on Sui, powered by their agent framework, Nexus, the first framework for fully onchain agents

• ​Lincoln Murr – Product Manager, Coinbase AgentKit

• ​Kuleen Nimkar – Head of AI, Solana Foundation

• ​John Naulty – Head of Security Engineering, Mysten Labs

• ​Eason Chen – Researcher, Mysten Labs

• ​Don Johnson – Community Lead, Growth, BD, Virtuals

​⚡ Full Agenda

​⏳ 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | People settling in, food/drinks, announcing hackathon ☕💬
🎤 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Sparsity Fireside 🔥Conrad, Justin - Sparsity
💡 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | AG2: Open-source AgentOS Chi Wang - AG2
🎤 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Why AI needs Crypto? 🚀 Lincoln Murr - Coinbase Developer Platform
🎤 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Sui x AI: Building Blocks for Agentic Workflows On-Chain 🚀 John Naulty - Sui
🚀 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Panel 1 💬 Moderator Kelly Ye, Chi@Google, Justin@Sparsity, Eason@Sui, Chris@Virtuals

​🚀 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Panel 2 💬 Moderator Kelly Ye, Dylan@Pond, Fman@SatLayer, Lia@BitGPT, Ben@Talus
🎤 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Introduction of crypto native AI models and agents Dylan Zhang - Pond
🚀 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Virtuals Panel 💬 Chris Johnson - Virtuals
🚀 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM | Panel 3 💬 Moderator Conrad Shelton, Kuleen@Solana, Bury@Agentstarter, Will@OpenTrust
🥂 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | After Party 🎉

​💡 This isn’t just another event—it’s a movement.
🎟️ Secure your spot. Shape the future.
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