Istari Ventures Blockchain Payments & DeFi Summit Consensus 2024

​Istari Ventures invites you to join us on a journey into the Future of Finance at our 1-Day Blockchain Payments & DeFi Summit, held during Consensus 2024!🌟

​We're gathering a stellar lineup of speakers, including leading investors, visionary founders, and industry experts, to delve deep into the latest blockchain innovations transforming traditional Finance & Fintech.

​Secure your spot now for a day packed with insights, networking, and actionable strategies!

​** This event has limited capacity, please only attend if your attendance has been confirmed via email.**

​
​ 🗓️ Date: Thursday, May 30

​​​ ⏰ Time: 11:30 pm-6 pm

• 11:30-12:00 pm:
Check-In

​• 12:00-12:40 pm:
Panel 1 - Funding the Future: VC Perspectives on Blockchain Payments & DeFi

​Panelists:

• ​Bala Varadhan, Partner, Fidelity Investments/Avon Ventures

• ​Boris Revsin, Managing Director, Tribe Capital

• ​Joshua Rivera, Head of Legal Counsel/Partner, Blockchain Capital

• ​Tracy Li, Managing Partner, Istari Ventures

• ​Cameron Coombes, Vice President, White Star Capital

​• 12:45-1:25 pm:
Panel 2- Stablecoins: Catalyzing Crypto Adoption and Innovation

​Panelists:

• ​David Nage, Investor, Arca Capital

• ​Anthony DeMartino, General Partner, Istari Ventures | Co-Founder/CEO, Trident Digital

• ​Jack Jia, CEO, Stable.com

• ​Zach Abrams, Co-Founder and CEO, Bridge.xyz

• ​Louisa Bai, Head of Stablecoins, Mysten Labs

​• 1:45-2:25 pm:
Panel 3 - Bridging the Gap: Strategies to Prepare Institutions for Crypto Adoption Success

​Panelists:

• ​Samuel Leichman, Blockchain CFO, Propellor Industries

• ​Patrick White, Co-Founder and CEO, Bitwave

• ​Megan Knab, Co-Founder and CEO, Franklin

• ​Hadley Stern, Co-Founder, Cold.xyz

​• 2:30-3:10 pm:
Panel 4 - Innovating Beyond Borders: Blockchain in Emerging Markets

​Panelists:

• ​Luther Maday, Head of Fintech/Crypto, Moneygram

• ​Christian Narvaez, Founding Partner, Rayo Capital

• ​Maximillian Jungreis, Head of Crypto & Digital Assets, Plug & Play Ventures

• ​Christophe Fonteneau, Founding Member, Request Finance

• ​Jackie Bona, CEO, Valora (Celo)

​• 3:30-4:10 pm:
Panel 5 - Web3 Onboarding: Wallets and On/Off-Ramp Solutions for the Next Billion Users

​Panelists:

• ​David Yao, Principal, LBank Labs

• ​Sami Start, Co-Founder & CEO, Transak

• ​Shawn Cheng, Partner, ConsenSys Mesh

• ​Jaemin Jin, Co-Founder & CPO, Magic

• ​Daniel Lev, Co-Founder & CEO, Coinflow

​• 4:15-5:00 pm:
Panel 6 - DeFi Renaissance: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Trends

​Panelists:

• ​Alex Hoffman, Ecosystem Head, Superposition

• ​Mike Silagadze, CEO, EtherFi

• ​Ryan O’Shea, COO, Maple Finance

• ​Omkar Mate, Co-Founder, Nexandria

• ​Eyhab Aejaz, Co-Founder and CEO, Breach Insurance

​• 5:05-6:00 pm: Networking