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For the industry, academia and founders, the Blockchain Innovation Forum on April 12th, hosted by Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator and Blockchain at Berkeley, with support from Berkeley RDI, and planned in connection with the Funding the Commons SF Bay Area event on April 13-14th, invites thought leaders, educators & innovators to share insights with our large Berkeley and broader community.
April 12th will include leaders from Berkeley faculty, technology leaders and founders from Protocol Labs, Aptos, Circle, plus VC firms including Electric Capital, Theory Ventures, Franklin Templeton. April 13-14th includes leaders from NEAR AI, Optimism RPGF, Gitcoin, Linux Foundation, and more.
The Forum highlights our annual Xcelerator Demo Day for the 2024 7th cohort. Our Xcelerator has worked with 110 global teams since 2019 that have raised $650+M in follow-on funding!
Blockchain Innovation Forum Speakers on April 12
Juan Benet
Founder & CEO, Protocol Labs
Avery Ching
Co-Founder, CTO, Aptos
Jeremy Clover
VP Engineering, Circle
Mahdi Zamani
Head of Crypto Solutions, Visa
Avichal Garg
Managing Partner, Electric Capital
Dan Robinson
GP & Head of Research, Paradigm
Catherine Gu
Head of CBDC and Tokenization, Visa
Kevin Farrelly
Managing Principal, Director of Digital Assets, Franklin Templeton
Christine Parlour
Berkeley RDI, Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Dawn Song
Berkeley RDI, Professor, UC Berkeley Engineering
Spencer Farrar
Partner, Theory Ventures
Jason Levy
Co-Founder, Story Protocol
Michelle Munson
CEO, Co-Founder, Eluv.io
Chetan Nandakumar
Head of Product, Gensyn
Event Agenda
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1:30-1:40pm Welcome & Introduction to Xcelerator, Berkeley RDI, Blockchain at Berkeley
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1:40-2:10pm Technology Frontiers in Blockchain (Recording Link)
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Prof. Dawn Song, CS, Berkeley Engineering
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Avery Ching, CTO & Co-Founder, Aptos
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Jeremy Clover, VP Engineering, Circle
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Mahdi Zamani, Head of Crypto Solutions, Visa
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2:10-2:35pm Blockchain Innovation in Traditional Finance (Recording Link)
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Prof. Christine Parlour, UC Berkeley, Haas Business School of Business
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Kevin Farrelly, Managing Principal, Director of Digital Assets, Franklin Templeton
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Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC and Tokenization, Visa
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3:00-3:10pm Break
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3:10-3:35pm Lens to the Future of Blockchains (Recording Link)
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Prof. Dawn Song, CS, Berkeley Engineering
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Avichal Garg, MP, Electric Capital
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Dan Robinson, General Partner & Head of Research, Paradigm
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3:40-4:00pm Keynote (Recording Link)
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Juan Benet, Founder & CEO, Protocol Labs
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4:00-4:20pm Emerging Landscape in Blockchain (Recording Link)
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Spencer Farrar, Partner, Theory Ventures
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Jason Levy, Co-Founder, Story Protocol
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Michelle Munson, CEO & Co-Founder, Eluv.io
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Chetan Nandakumar, Head of Product, Gensyn
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4:25-5:00pm Blockchain Xcelerator Demo Day Presentations & Berkeley Blockchain Project Spotlight (Recording Link)
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5:00-5:10pm Berkeley RDI Frontier Research Fellows Lightning Talks (Recording Link)
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5:10-6:00pm Expo & Networking - Tabling by Xcelerator Teams, Sponsors for Devs & Talent
Date and Venue
April 12th, 1-6pm at David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
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