400+
Attendees
1 WEEK
of events
10 PANELS
covering a vast array of topics and technologies
6
Key Notes
WHEN
28-29 May 2024
WHERE
Dargan Theatre,
Trinity Business School,
Pearse St, Dublin 2,
D02 H308l
FORMAT
2-day programme of hosted and curated events from Blockchain Ireland and the wider community
Our Sponsors
Our Speakers
Minister Michael McGrath
Minister for Finance
Government of Ireland
Gerry Cross
Director, Financial Regulation, Policy & Risk
Central Bank of Ireland
David Schwed
COO
Halborn
Mary Ruane
Partner – Asset and Wealth Management Leader
PwC Ireland
Anthony Scaramucci
Founder
SkyBridge
John Woods
CTO
Algorand Foundation
Keith O’Callaghan
CEO
Archax Capital
Amor Sexton
COO
Blockdaemon
Conor Ryder
Head of Research
Ethena Labs
Max Bernt
Managing Director, Europe
Taxbit
Adam Essa
Associate Director, Crypto Philanthropy
International Rescue Committee
Lorcan Kelly
Research Assistant
Economic and Social Research Institute
Eamonn Deane
Ava Labs
Cormac Lucey
Economist
Matt Cooper
Journalist
Tuesday 28th May – AGENDA
Day 1 - Main Stage
Tuesday 28th May – AGENDA
Day 1 - Second Stage
| Time | Topic | Moderator / Panelist |
| 10.30-11.10am | Building Web3 Communities | Moderated by Paula Guilfoyle – Block of Crypto Panelists Eamonn Deane – Ava Labs Kelly Moffatt – Women in crypto Stephen Newnham – Solana SuperteamUK Johanna Moran – Algorand Foundation |
| 11.15-12pm | Web3 Sport: Where have we come from and where are we going? | Moderated by Joe Farren – Fanzon3 Panelists Will Martin – LiveDuel Kurt Pittman – Nativz |
| 3-3.15pm | Spotlight on NFT talents | Joyce Moloney – NFT Talent |
Wednesday 29th May – AGENDA
Day 2 - Main Stage
WEDNESDAY 29th May – AGENDA
Day 2 - Second Stage
| Time | Topic | Moderator / Panelist |
| 8.15-8.50am | Early Launch “Blockchain Bootcamp” | Moderated by Trevor Clohessy – ATU – BI Chair Education and Skills Speakers Fiona Delaney – SEEBLOCKS – BI Chair Startups and Web3 – course dir. Johanna Moran – Algorand Foundation – Cert. Partner Alejandro Gutierrez – NPayMe – BI Chair Startups and Web3 – Lead mentor Arunraj Subburaj – Masters Student NUIG – Pre-intern Sebastian Grube – BeyondComm.io – Pre-Intern personal brand mentoring |
| 10.00-11.15am | Web3 UX showcase | Moderated by Tania O’Halloran – Abstrakta Demos Crypto-cracker – Eric Paquin Sorted Wallet – Brian Elders Designer – Maryna Ozerova Polymesh – Francis O’Brien |
| 11.45am-12.30pm | The current state of Crypto | Moderated by Caolán Walsh – ETH Dublin Panelists Fran Meggs – Crypto-Cracker Andrew Liffey – Androne Capital Ornella Vallana – BanklessDAO Academy CoolHorseGirl – Tally |
| 2.30-3.15pm | Building the Backbone: Exploring Web3 Infrastructure, Security, Staking and more | Moderated by Gonzalo Faura – Swappsi – BI Chair: Technology Panelists Viktor Malchev – Grassets Andrew Howell – Blockdaemon Neal Roche – Chorus One Smriti Verma – OpenZeppelin |
| 4.15-5pm | Decentralisation and climate response – Fireside chat | Moderated by Fiona Delaney – SEEBLOCKS – BI Chair Startups and Web3, Speaks to Caroline Thomas – Convenor ISO TC307 WG6 Lisa McClory – ESG and Blockchain WG @ Society for Computers and Law (UK) William Butterly – Bionua |