Agenda 2024
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08:45-09:45
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Check-in
Place
Speaker
Moderator
Day 1
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09:00-09:55
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Check-in
Place
Speaker
Moderator
Day 2
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09:45-09:55
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Opening Speech
Place
Speaker
Megan Nilsson (Crypto Megan), Nova Lorraine (Founder, House of Nova), Etienne vantKruys (Managing Partner, TRGC)
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
09:55-10:00
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Welcome & Recap Day 1
Place
Speaker
Megan Nilsson (Crypto Megan), Matthias Reiser (Co-Founder & Partner, X Ventures)
Moderator
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:00-10:10
Future of Bitcoin
Keynote: Why Bitcoin is the Best Money Ever
Place
Speaker
Dr. Saifedean Ammous (Economist & Author)
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:00-10:35
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Liquidity Dynamics: Giving Colour to the Charts
Place
Speaker
Sonia Shaw (President, CoinW), Max Boonen (Founder, B2C2 & PV01), Martins Benkitis (CEO, Gravity Team)
Moderator
Paula Tavangar (Partner, Injaz Capital)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
10:00-10:40
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Transparency First: How CEXs are Building Trust in the Token Economy
Place
Speaker
Koh Onozawa Martinez (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Bit2me), Farzam Ehsani (CEO & Co-Founder, VALR), Stephan Lutz (CEO, BitMEX), David Princay (President France, Binance)
Moderator
Sheraz Ahmed (Managing Partner, STORM Partners)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:15-10:40
Infrastructure Innovations
Fireside: Joseph Lubin
Place
Speaker
Joseph Lubin (CEO & Founder, ConsenSys)
Moderator
MacKenzie Sigalos (CNBC)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:40-11:10
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Global Hotspots: Choosing the Right Home for Your Startup
Place
Speaker
Ivan De Lastours (Blockchain/Crypto Lead, Bpifrance), Neil Cunha-Gomes (Head of EMEA Fintech & Digital Assets, Softbank Vision Fund), Vardan Khachatryan (Chief Legal Officer, Fastex)
Moderator
Kelsey McGuire (CGO, Shardeum)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
10:40-13:00
Infrastructure Innovations
Proof of Pitch
Place
Speaker
Moderator
Day 2
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
10:45-11:15
Infrastructure Innovations
Beyond Scaling: The Next Wave of Blockchain Innovation
Place
Speaker
Austin Federa (Head of Strategy, Solana Foundation), Beniamin Mincu (CEO & Founder, MultiversX), Dominic Williams (Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation)
Moderator
Alejandra Martinez (Partner, Foundation Capital)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:45-11:25
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
The Path Towards TradFi and Crypto Convergence
Place
Speaker
Aditya Turakhia (Head of Institutional Markets, Ripple), Robyn Friedman (Head of Blockchain, Nomura), Diogo Monica (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Anchorage Digital), Sergej Kunz (Co-Founder, 1inch)
Moderator
Xavier Gomez (Founder, MUWPAY)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
10:45-11:25
Future of Bitcoin
How Ordinals and Layer 2s are Reshaping Bitcoin
Place
Speaker
Dan Held (General Partner, Asymmetric), Alex Krüger (Economist), Sam Kim (General Partner, Big Brain Holdings), Rena Shah (VP of Product and Operations, Trust Machines)
Moderator
Jamie Crawley (News Reporter, Coindesk)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
11:15-11:45
Infrastructure Innovations
Europe's Role in Blockchain Innovation
Place
Speaker
Tim Grant (CEO, Deus X Capital), Leon Marshall (CEO, Galaxy Europe), Marguerite De Tavernost (Investment Director, Cathay Ledger Fund)
Moderator
Dr. Martin Hock (Editor, FAZ)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
11:20-11:40
Infrastructure Innovations
Fireside: Road to Mass Adoption - Decentralised ID
Place
Speaker
Terence Kwok (Founder, Humanity Protocol), Yat Siu (Founder, Animoca Brands)
Moderator
Gareth Jenkinson (Managing Editor, Cointelegraph)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
11:30-11:50
Infrastructure Innovations
Fireside: The Future of the Internet - Stani Kulechov
Place
Speaker
Stani Kulechov (Founder, Avara/Aave Labs)
Moderator
Romain Dillet (Senior Reporter, TechCrunch)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
11:30-12:10
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Navigating International Crypto Laws
Place
Speaker
Francois Volpoet (Managing Director France, Chainalysis), Peter Grosskopf (Co-Founder & CTO, Unstoppable Finance), Lee Schneider (General Counsel, Ava Labs), Michael Chobanian (Founder, KUNA Exchange)
Moderator
Inbar Preiss (Regulatory Correspondant, DL News)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
11:45-12:15
Blockchain Interoperability
Strategies for a Unified Web3
Place
Speaker
Angus B (Foundation Lead, Stargate Foundation), Robinson Burkey (Co-Founder, Wormhole), Tim Enneking (Managing Partner, Psalion)
Moderator
Amit Mehra (Partner, Borderless Capital)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
11:50-12:20
Infrastructure Innovations
From Niche to Norm: Exploring Crypto Payment Solutions
Place
Speaker
Kevin Kang (Co-Founder, Reap), Bibin Babu (Co-Founder, Paycio), Raj Brahmbhatt (CEO, Zeebu)
Moderator
Raphael Bloch (Co-Founder, The Big Whale)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
11:55-12:25
Infrastructure Innovations
Drivers for Crypto Adoption
Place
Speaker
Beniamin Mincu (Founder & CEO, MultiversX), Robby Yung (CEO, Animoca Brands), Meow (Founder, Jupiter Exchange)
Moderator
Catie Romero-Finger (CEO & Founder, BABs)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
11:55-12:25
Infrastructure Innovations
Proof of Hack: Pitch Presentation with MultiversX and Openmesh
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Moderator
Day 1
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
12:15-12:25
Infrastructure Innovations
Keynote: The Open Lab - Decentralizing Scientific Research
Place
Speaker
Patrick Joyce (Co-Founder, ResearchHub)
Moderator
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
12:20-13:00
Infrastructure Innovations
Social Impact of RWAs
Place
Speaker
Staci Warden (CEO, Algorand Foundation), Eric Piscini (CEO, Swirlds Labs), Sunny Lu (CEO, Vechain), Pankhuri Bansal (Blockchain Advisor, LTO Network & United Nations)
Moderator
Paolo Tasca (Co-Founder & Chairman, DLT Science Foundation)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
12:25-13:00
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Debate: Crypto's House of Cards - Differentiating Hype from Substance
Place
Speaker
Irene Wu (Venture Partner, Bain Capital Crypto), Etienne vantKruys (Managing Partner, TRGC), Matt Law (CCO, Outlier Ventures)
Moderator
Quynh Ho (Head of Venture Investment and Corporate Development, GSR)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
12:30-13:00
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Fireside: What it Takes to Win in the Protocol Economy
Place
Speaker
Jenny Johnson (CEO, Franklin Templeton), Mo Shaikh (Founder, Aptos)
Moderator
MacKenzie Sigalos (CNBC)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
12:30-13:00
Infrastructure Innovations
Innovations in Staking
Place
Speaker
Eva Lawrence (Head of EMEA, Figment), Koray Koska (CEO, Ether.fi Cash), Adrian C. V. (Head of Finance, Lido / Steakhouse Financial)
Moderator
Alexis Tabak (Head of US Business Sales and Development, Chorus One)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
13:00-14:00
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Lunch Break
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Moderator
Day 2
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13:00-14:00
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Tim Draper Interview
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Speaker
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
14:00-14:10
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Keynote: A Few Thoughts on the New Bitcoin ETFs
Place
Speaker
Eric Balchunas (Senior ETF Analyst, Bloomberg)
Moderator
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Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
14:00-14:30
Blockchain Interoperability
The Mechanics of Multi-Chain Integration
Place
Speaker
Angus B (Foundation Lead, Stargate Foundation), Karel Kubat (CEO, Union Labs), Hugo Philion (Co-Founder Flare, CEO Flare Labs)
Moderator
Sebastien Couture, Founder, Interop Ventures
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
14:00-14:30
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Empowering VCs & Projects: Key Factors for Sustainable and High-Performance Market Making - by Trireme Trading
Place
Speaker
Nicholas Pelecanos (CEO, Trireme Trading), Ridha Bouhiaoui (Head Trader, Trireme Trading), Quinn M. (Head of Business Development, Trireme Trading)
Moderator
Day 1
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
14:00-14:30
AI & DePIN
Bringing the Fastest Verifiable Intelligence to Web3 - by Aizel Network
Place
Speaker
Jeremy Ning, Co-Founder, Aizel Network
Moderator
Day 2
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
14:00-14:40
Web3 Meets Lifestyle
Incentivising Innovation in Web3 Gaming
Place
Speaker
Yat Siu (Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands), Miko Matsumura (Managing Partner, Gumi Cryptos Capital), Sebastian Borget (Co-Founder & COO, Sandbox), Sami Chlagou (Founder, Cross the Ages)
Moderator
Vineet Bukdi (Managing Partner & CEO, Cypher Capital)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
14:00-14:40
Infrastructure Innovations
ZK Proofs: Pioneering Privacy, Efficiency and Transformative Applications
Place
Speaker
Kurt Hemecker (CEO, MINA), Diego Fernandez (Innovation & Digital Department, QuarkID), Anthony Day (Head of Strategy & Marketing - Midnight, IOHK), Martin Derka (Co-Founder, Zircuit)
Moderator
Romain Dillet (Senior Reporter, TechCrunch)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
14:15-14:50
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
The Future of Crypto Finance: Exploring ETFs and Tokenization
Place
Speaker
Ophelia Snyder (Co-Founder & President, 21Shares), Matthew Sigel (Head of Digital Assets Research, VanEck), Jason Xavier (Head EMEA & APAC Capital Markets, Franklin Templeton)
Moderator
Eric Balchunas (Senior ETF Analyst, Bloomberg)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
14:35-15:15
Web3 Meets Lifestyle
Product-Market Fit and GTM
Place
Speaker
Keli Callaghan (Partner, Arrington Capital), Owen Simonin (Founder & CEO, Meria), Amanda Cassatt (Founder & CEO, Serotonin), Bogdan Radulescu (Co-Founder & CBO, Rhuna.io & Co-Founder, UNTOLD)
Moderator
Soledad Contreras (Director of Partnerships, CoinDesk)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
14:35-15:20
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
The Future of Finance: Tokenizing Money and Assets - by Galaxy Digital
Place
Speaker
Alex Hoptner (CEO, AllUnity), Lior Lamesh (CEO, GK8), Neil Bhuta (Galaxy Ventures), Aaron Chan (Digital Asset Strategist, Flow Traders), Michael Wursthorn (Director, Galaxy)
Moderator
Day 1
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
14:35-15:35
Infrastructure Innovations
Exploring the Future of Web3 with Open Data and Infrastructure — By Openmesh
Place
Speaker
Ashton Hettiarachi (Founder & Product Architect, Openmesh)
Moderator
Day 2
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
14:45-15:20
Infrastructure Innovations
Unlocking Real-World Value in Web3
Place
Speaker
Arron Goolsbey (President & COO, Mythical Games), Ingo Ruebe (Founder, KILT Protocol), Mickey Maher (CBO, Project Liberty Labs))
Moderator
Mark Cachia (CIO, Scytale Digital)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
14:45-15:25
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Debate: Exploring Investment Strategies for Success in Web3
Place
Speaker
Leeor Groen (Managing Director, Spartan Group), Will Nuelle (General Partner, Galaxy Ventures), Julien Bouteloup (Founder & CEO, Stake Capital Group), Marc Weinstein (Partner, Mechanism Capital)
Moderator
Raj Brahmbhatt (CEO, Zeebu)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
14:55-15:30
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
RegFi, DarkFi & No Man's Land: Where are we?
Place
Speaker
Daniel Seifert (Vice President & Regional Managing Director EMEA, Coinbase), Lisa Cameron (MP, UK Parliament), Matthew de la Fuente (CEO, KYAX - Financial Reporting)
Moderator
Inbar Preiss (Regulatory Correspondant, DL News)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
15:20-15:40
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Fireside: LPs & Capital Formation
Place
Speaker
Xiao-Xiao J. Zhu (Digital Operating Partner, KKR), Elsa Backdahl (Director, Pantera Capital)
Moderator
Wu Pei (Partner, IOBC Capital)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
15:25-15:45
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Fireside: Competitiveness in the Stablecoin Ecosystem - Utility, Yield Dynamics, and Innovation
Place
Speaker
Guy Young (Founder, Ethena Labs)
Moderator
Artem Sinyakin (Co-Founder, OAK Invest)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
15:25-16:00
Web3 Meets Lifestyle
Music Protocol: Unlocking a $28 Billion Market with Tokenized Rights
Place
Speaker
Sergio Mottola (CEO, Music Protocol)
Moderator
Day 1
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
15:30-16:10
AI & DePIN
Debate: Does AI Need Blockchain?
Place
Speaker
Dominic Williams (Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation), Philippe Battel (VP AI EMEA, Oracle), Christopher Donovan (COO, NEAR Foundation), Lex Sokolin (Managing Partner, Generative Ventures)
Moderator
Mike Grantis (Managing Partner, Contango Digital Assets)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
15:35-16:00
Infrastructure Innovations
Fireside: Being both an Operator and Investor in Crypto
Place
Speaker
Lily Liu (President, Solana Foundation & Co-Founder, Anagram), Diogo Monica (General Partner, Haun Ventures & Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Anchorage Digital)
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
15:40-16:00
Infrastructure Innovations
Layer 1 Innovations
Place
Speaker
Robert Sasu (Core Developer, MultiversX)
Moderator
Day 2
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
15:45-16:15
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Crypto Markets in 2024: BTC Halving, US Elections, ETFs, and Tight Monetary Policy
Place
Speaker
Marina Baudéan (Head of France, 21Shares), Vanessa Grellet (General Partner, Arche Capital), Samantha Bohbot (Chief Growth Officer, RockawayX)
Moderator
Alex Odagiu (Investment Director, Binance Labs)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
15:50-16:30
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
RWAs: The Tokenization Wave in Global Financial Markets
Place
Speaker
Natacha Dezert (Manager Digital Assets and Blockchain, BNP Paribas - Securities Services), Eliézer Ndinga (VP, Head of Strategy, BD, Digital Assets, 21Shares), Cathryn Chen (General Partner, Radiate Ventures), Tanvi Singh (Board Member, GBBC)
Moderator
Kavan Canekeratne (Partner, Draper Dragon)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
16:05-16:30
Future of Bitcoin
Fireside: Dan Held
Place
Speaker
Dan Held (General Partner, Asymmetric)
Moderator
Rodolfo Gonzalez (General Partner, Foundation Capital)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
16:10-16:15
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Startup Competition Winner Announcement
Place
Speaker
Zohair Dehnadi (Co-Founder & CEO, X Ventures), Matthias Reiser (Co-Founder, X Ventures)
Moderator
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
16:15-16:45
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Coffee Break
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Moderator
Day 2
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16:30-17:00
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Coffee Break
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Moderator
Day 1
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16:45-17:15
Web3 Meets Lifestyle
Stitching the Future: Blockchain's Impact on Fashion
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Speaker
Romain Carrere (CEO, Aura Blockchain Consortium), Blake Lezenski (Partner Program Director, Outlier Ventures), Matt Medved (Co-Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NFT NOW)
Moderator
Nova Lorraine (Founder, House of Nova)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
16:45-17:15
AI & DePIN
Enabling Self-Sovereign AI for the Next Billion
Place
Speaker
Amit Pradhan (Founder & CEO, Rainfall)
Moderator
Day 2
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
16:45-17:20
AI & DePIN
DePIN: Web3 and the Operator Economy
Place
Speaker
Mark Rydon (Co-Founder, Aethir), Amit Mehra (Partner, Borderless Capital), Tim Kravchunovsky (CEO, Chirp)
Moderator
Ivo Entchev (Partner, Youbi Capital)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
17:00-17:15
Infrastructure Innovations
Keynote: Danger of Centralization & Acceleration of Decentralization
Place
Speaker
Ashton Hettiarachi (Founder & Product Architect, Openmesh)
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
17:00-17:40
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Lessons Learned: Finding Trust in Web3 and Embracing Industry Transformation
Place
Speaker
Usman Ahmad (CEO & Co-Founder, Zodia Markets), Stephanie Lheureux (Director, Euroclear), Mike Kuehnel (CEO, Flow Traders), Andreas Naumann (Managing Director & Global Head of Relationship Management, Moody's)
Moderator
Massimo Cervesato (Regional Director Crypto & Blockchain, Mastercard)
Day 1
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
17:00-18:00
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
Bit2me Presents: Crypto and Blockchain Innovations - Perspectives from Leading Financial Institutions
Place
Speaker
Francisco Maroto (Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets, BBVA), Jean-Marc Stenger (CEO, SG Forge), Marina Baudéan (Head of France, 21Shares)
Moderator
Abel Peña, CSO, Bit2Me
Day 1
Tuileries Gallery Workshop Room
17:20-17:55
Infrastructure Innovations
Envisioning Crypto in 2030
Place
Speaker
Dr. Saifedean Ammous (Economist & Author), Romain Thierry Pellerin (CTO, IOHK), Ashton Hettiarachi (Founder & Product Architect, Openmesh)
Moderator
Etienne vantKruys (Managing Partner, TRGC)
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
17:20-17:55
DeFi, TradFi, and Regulation
The Future of Custodianship
Place
Speaker
Stani Kulechov (Founder, Avara/AAVE Labs), Charles Guillemet (CTO, Ledger), Lucian Mincu (CIO & Co-Founder, MultiversX)
Moderator
Irene Wu (Venture Partner, Bain Capital Crypto)
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
17:25-17:55
Web3 Meets Lifestyle
The Role of Blockchain in Shaping Sports Fan Engagement
Place
Speaker
Pär Helgosson (Head of Web3 and Metaverse, Paris Saint-Germain), Peter Argerakis (Co-Founder & CEO, Six Sigma Sports), Petrix Barbosa (CEO, Matchain)
Moderator
Jennifer de Broglie (Production Management + Content Producer + Communications, Qatar Media Corporation & i24 News)
Day 2
Polkadot MonaLisa Stage
17:55-18:00
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Wrap Up
Place
Speaker
Megan Nilsson (Crypto Megan), Matthias Reiser (Co-Founder & Partner, X Ventures)
Moderator
Day 1
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
18:00-18:15
Future of Bitcoin
Keynote: Dr. Saifedean Ammous
Place
Speaker
Saifedean Ammous (Economist & Author)
Moderator
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
18:00-21:00
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Welcome Reception by CoinW: DJ, Drinks & Networking
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Speaker
Moderator
Day 1
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18:15-18:20
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Closing
Place
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Moderator
Day 2
MultiversX DaVinci Stage
18:20-21:00
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Closing Reception by Polkadot
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Moderator
Day 2
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20:30-22:30
Official Side Event (limited spots, invite-only, see side events)
Soirée de l’Investisseur: Exclusive Investor Dinner Co-Hosted by Rhuna & Trireme Trading
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Speaker
Moderator
Day 2
Side Event, Invite-only
20:30-22:30
Official Side Event (limited spots, invite-only, see side events)
Soirée d'Excellence: Official PoT24 VIP/Speaker Dinner with MultiversX
Place
Speaker
Moderator
Day 1
Side Event, Invite-only
22:00-Late
Official Side Event (limited spots, invite-only, see side events)
Official Proof of Talk 2024 After Party Co-Hosted by Rhuna & MultiversX
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Speaker
Moderator
Day 2
Side Event, Invite-only