

Block Par-Tee with Cronos, AWS, ClickHouse & McKay Brothers
⛳ Wall Street x Web3: Alpha at the Crossroads
Step into an evening exploring how TradFi and DeFi are converging to set the stage for institutional adoption at scale — the pillars of the next cycle of adoption. The Block Par Tee blends a sharp panel discussion with indoor golf, food and drinks in a setting built for builders and innovators.
💡 What to Expect:
Engaging Panel Talk with thought leaders on the next wave of blockchain innovation
Indoor Golf Experience – perfect for both first-timers and seasoned players
Curated dinner buffet and drinks to keep the conversations flowing
Exclusive swag giveaways
📅 Agenda:
🛠️ 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Registration & Welcome Drinks
Start the evening with a drink in hand as you check in and mingle with fellow attendees.
🎙️ 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Panel Talk - Alpha at Speed: Unifying TradFi and DeFi
From traders on the floor to traders on-chain, the chase for alpha is the same — faster moves, smarter insights, broader access. This session dives into how the blending of DeFi innovation with TradFi depth is rewriting the rules of global finance.
Moderator:
David Sung, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Panelists:
Leslie Cheung, Head of DevRel - Cronos Labs
Rana Banerji - Sales Lead (ASEAN & Asia) - ClickHouse
Nicolas Desjardins - Product development - McKay Brothers
David Dornseifer - Senior Blockchain Architect - AWS
⛳ 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM: Block Par Tee – Indoor Golf, Networking & Dinner Buffet
Swing into action with indoor golf while enjoying food, drinks and plenty of chances to connect with leaders and peers in the space.
🏢 Brought to You By:
Cronos is a leading blockchain ecosystem that has partnered with Crypto.com and more than 500 application developers and contributors representing an addressable user base of more than a 100M people around the world. Cronos' mission is to to build the DeFi infrastructure that makes tokenized markets open, compliant and usable by billions.
ClickHouse is one of the fastest and most resource-efficient real-time databases and data warehouses, optimized for diverse data-intensive and large-scale workloads.
McKay Brothers is a pioneer in high-performance network infrastructure, specializing in deterministic, ultra-reliable connectivity solutions for mission-critical trading environments. For over 15 years, McKay Brothers has been engineering customized networking architectures that minimize latency while maximizing security and reliability. Their proprietary technology stack includes specialized hardware, optimized protocols, and intelligent routing systems that deliver consistent performance even during extreme market volatility. McKay Brothers serves a global client base of exchanges, market makers, and quantitative trading firms.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud service, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers around the globe. Millions of customers are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. Organizations of all sizes and types are adopting Web3-native technologies like blockchain to build the next generation of financial services, consumer engagement, gaming, and more. AWS provides a breadth of services and solutions across key pillars such as compute infrastructure, enterprise- grade security, and data analytics to empower builders to create global, decentralized Web3 workloads at scale.