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JULY 20 - 21 2022

Virtual Summit

JULY 14-16TH 2021

VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

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The future of finance is decentralized

DeFi Summit is a premier virtual event that focuses on education and bringing the builders and developers together in a connected space for decentralized finance. Learn about the latest in DeFi through presentations, discussions and demos from the best in the industry.

Since 2021, DCENTRAL has organized some of the world's largest Web3 community-focused events and conferences such as DeFi Summit, NFTCON, DCENTRAL Austin and Miami.

TOPICS

State of DeFi - Is DeFi Dead?

Scalability: Dapp vs Dapp Chains vs L2

Social DAOs

DAO: Governance vs Centralization

Decentralized Identity & Privacy

Stablecoins: Centralized, Algo, CBDCs and the need for Decentralized Dollar

Cross-Chain & Multichain (Bridges)

DeFi vs CeFi

Yield Farming

DeFi Law

The Future of DeFi

Protocol Panel

Scaling DeFi

State of DeFi in Asia

Parity - Polkadot

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

The Future of DeFi

10:00-10:40am PDT

State of DeFi - Is DeFi Dead?

A current discussion on the state of DeFi. Where do we go from here?

Moderator:
Jordan French, Executive Editor | Grit Daily

Panelists:
Alejandro Ballesteros, Venture Investor | Decasonic
Miko Matsumura, General Partner | gumi Cryptos Capital
Nick Odio, EVP Partnerships & Growth | Ferrum Network

10:40-11:10am PDT

Why DAOs Will Transform The World

A deep dive into DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations)

Moderator:
Tesa Ho, Coordinator | Fight Club

Panelists:
Elena Sinelnikova, Founder & CEO | Metis
Adam Miller, CEO & Co-Founder | MIDAO
Roberto Talamas, Head of Strategy | ATX DAO
Shaan Ray, Web3 Partnerships | Ionixx Technologies

11:00-11:40am PDT

DeFi vs CeFi - Is the Future of Finance centralized or decentralized?

A discussion on the pros and cons of decentralized finance and centralized finance.

Moderator:
Naomi Oba, Social Media Manager | Minima Global

Panelists:
Philipp Pieper, Co-Founder | Swarm
Brian Fu, Co-Founder | zkLend
Mr TEN, Founder | TEN Finance

11:40-12:10pm PDT

Building DeFi on Polkadot

Moderator:
Justin Wu, Founder | DCENTRAL

Panelists:

Dustin Lee, Business Development | Darwinia Network & Evolution Land
Megan Skye, Business Development | Itering Technology
Robinson Burkey, Director of Growth | Acala

12:15-1:00pm PDT

Stablecoins: Centralized, Algo, CBDCs and the need for Decentralized Dollar

The discussion is about the role of stablecoins, what the differences are between them, and what purposes do they serve.


Moderator:
Jonathan G. Blanco, Founder & CEO | Niftmint


Panelists:
Sean Bennett, Co-Founder | Stronghold
Carter Woetzel | Shade Protocol
Sam Kazemian, Founder | FRAX
Stefan Rust, Founder & CEO | Truflation / Laguna / Nuon.fi

1:00-1:20pm PDT

Oasis Protocol Keynote: Creating a Private and Scalable DeFi

Speaker:
Linda Lu, Head of Ecosystem | Oasis Protocol

1:20-1:50pm PDT

Cosmos DeFi: A Multi-Chain World

Moderator:
Justin Wu Founder, DCENTRAL

Panelists:
Joris Colleret, Ecosystem Development Director | Konstellation

1:50pm-2:20pm PDT

Pollen DAO: Building a Community-Powered Asset Fund

Moderator:
Justin Wu, Founder | DCENTRAL

Panelists:
Maarten Ectors, Commercial / BD / Partnerships / Investors / Strategy | Pollen DAO

2:20-3:00pm PDT

Interoperability: Connecting The Chains

Moderator:
Nathan Smale, Director | Emfarsis

Panelists:
Kaiser Karel, Assistance Engineering | Composable Finance
Sergey Gorbunov, Co-Founder | Axelar
Liam Digregorio, Business Development | EVMOS
Dakota Barnett, Founder | InvArch Network

10:00-10:30am PDT

Scaling DeFi

The latest on scaling decentralized finance.

Moderator:
Tatiana Botskina, Founder | MintyCode

Panelists:
Sheldon Dearr, Technical Lead and Community Manager | Octopus Network
Ashley Spradlin, Educational Programs Manager | Metis
Jake Stolarski, Member of Tech Committee | Cube

10:30-11:00am PDT

DeFi and DAOs

A in-depth conversation about the connection between DAOs and DeFi.

Moderator:
Joshua Hale, Legal | Non Fungible Counsel

Panelists:
Don Ho, Managing Director | Quantstamp & Orange DAO
Sam Padilla, Web3 Cloud Engineer | Google Cloud & ATX DAO
Cole Kennelly, Founder & CEO | Volmex

11:00-11:25am PDT

Secret Network: How Privacy is Unlocking the Future of NFTs

Speaker:
Tor Bair, Founder | Secret Foundation

11:25-12:00pm PDT

Why is Decentralized Identity & Privacy Important?

A discussion on why identity and privacy should be decentralized.

Moderator:
Tyler Greenfield, Host | NFT & Chill Podcast

Panelists:
Seth Estrada, Nerd | MineYour.Biz
Ingo Rübe, Founder | KILT Protocol
Robert Grant, CEO & Founder | Crown Sterling

12:00-12:40pm PDT

The Need for Cross-Chain & Multichain DeFi

Why are cross-chain and multichains are needed for DeFi? What are crypto bridges and how do they promote cross-chain interoperability

Moderator:
Cory Hymel, Director of Blockchain | Gigster

Panelists:
Alex Gierczyk, CEO & Founder | Tender Finance
Jon Wiesblatt, CEO | Liquid Meta
Will Harborne, Founder & CEO | Rhino.fi

12:45-1:00pm PDT

Web3 Security Trends and Best Practices

Speaker:
Monier Jalal, VP of Marketing | CertiK

1:00-1:30pm PDT

DeFi Yield Farming

Learn more about earning passive income and the best ways of making money through DeFi with yield farming.

Moderator:
Tom Crown, Owner | Tom Crown Crypto

Panelists:
Taiki Maeda | Humble Farmer
Jazear Brooks, Founder | Sifchain
Grant Gerber, Chief Governance Officer | Kaddex
Dreamer, President | Kingdom Studios & DeFi Kingdom

1:30-2:00pm PDT

The Future of DeFi

Moderator:
Aaron Malone, Host | CRYPTO 101 Podcast

Panelists:
Alexandre Caillol, Head of Sales | VALK
Daniel Keller, Co-Founder and CSO | Flux and Zelcore
John Shutt, Senior Smart Contract Engineer | UMA

2:00-2:30pm PDT

DeFi on Solana

Moderator:
Simon Bogdanowicz, Founder | Catalyst Global

Panelists:
Dan Gunsberg, Co-Founder | Hxro Network
Wil Barnes, Co-Founder & CEO | Jet Protocol
Amin Iman, Core Contributor & Project Reviewer | RLY Ecosystem DAO

SPEAKERS

Maarten Ectors

Commercial, Business Development, Partnershp and Investor Activities

Pollen DAO

Robinson Burkey

Director of Growth

Acala

Dakota Barnett

Founder & Head of Development

InvArch Network

Liam Digregorio

EVMOS

Sergey Gorbunov

Co-Founder

Axelar

Kaiser Karel

Chief Technology Officer

Composable Finance

Nathan Smale

Director

Emfarsis

Miko Matsumura

General Partner

Gumi Cryptos Capital

Stefan Rust

CEO

Truflation / Laguna / Nuon.fi

Tor Bair

Founder

Secret Foundation

Simon Bogdanowicz

Founder

Catalyst Global

Justin Wu

Co-Founder & CEO

DCENTRAL

Will Harborne

Founder and CEO

rhino.fi

Wil Barnes

Co-Founder & CEO

Jet Protocol

Dan Gunsberg

Co-Founder

Hxro Network

John Shutt

Senior Smart Contract Engineer

UMA

Jon Wiesblatt

Co-Founder, CEO, Director

Liquid Metal

Cory Hymel

Director of Blockchain

Gigster

Cole Kennelly

Founder & CEO

Volmex

Don Ho

Managing Director

Quantstamp / Orange DAO

Joshua Hale

Legal

Non Fungible Counsel

Jake Stolarski

Member of Tech Committee

Cube

Tatiana Botskina

Founder

MintyCode

Sam Kazemian

Founder

FRAX

Mr. TEN

Founder

TEN Finance

Brian Fu

Co-Founder

zkLend

Philipp Pieper

Co-Founder

Swarm

Naomi Oba

Social Media Manager

Minima

Joris Colleret

Ecosystem Development Director

Konstellation

Nick Odio

EVP Partnerships & Growth

Ferrum Network

Amin Iman

Core Contributor & Project Reviewer

RLY Ecosystem DAO

Robert Grant

CEO

Crown Sterling

Sean Bennett

Co-Founder

Stronghold

Megan Skye

Business Development

Itering Technology

Jazear Brooks

Founder

Sifchain

Taiki Maeda

Humble Farmer

Grant Gerber

Chief Governance Officer

Kaddex

Dreamer

CEO

DeFi Kingdom

Tom Crown

Tom Crown Crypto

Carter Woetzel

Shade Protocol

Lead Researcher & Economist

Roberto Talamas

Head of Strategy

ATX DAO

Adam Miller

CEO & Co-Founder

MiDAO

Elena Sinelnikova

Co-Founder & CEO

Metis DAO

Shaan Ray

Web3 Evangelist

Ionixx Technologies

Tesa Ho

Coordinator

Fight Club

Sam Padilla

Web3 Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud & ATX DAO

Daniel Keller

Co-Founder and CSO

Flux and Zelcore

Alex Gierczyk

CEO & Founder

Tender Finance

Ashley Spradlin

Educational Programs Manager

Metis

Tyler Greenfield

Host

NFT & Chill Podcast

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THE FUTURE OF FINANCE IS DECENTRALIZED
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