Boston Blockchain Week 2022
2022 Boston Blockchain Week: Blockchain technology leaders, Web3 innovators and cryptocurrency enthusiasts from Metro Boston, New England, the Metaverse and beyond will descend on Quincy Center from September 21st - 23rd for Boston Blockchain Week. Led by QUBIC Labs, the week-long summit will focus on community building throughout Boston’s burgeoning blockchain technology sector and will feature content, convenings, panel discussions, symposiums, valuable networking opportunities and a two day ‘Hack Boston’ at Harvard University on September 24th and 25th. Attendees can expect a unique experience celebrating the people harnessing the power and promise of blockchain technology to transform the global community. Register below!
About QUBIC Labs
QUBIC Labs is a startup incubator and innovation hub that supports entrepreneurs building businesses around emerging technologies. We recently received the first blockchain investment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is part of a public-private partnership that will support the creation of a first-of-a-kind conceptual R&D and commercialization program. You can read more about this program here.
Location details
Boston Blockchain Week 2022 will take place in historic city of Quincy, Massachusetts. Just minutes south of Boston, Quincy is called the City of Presidents and is the home of interesting historic sites as well as miles of beautiful coastline.
Address: Quincy, MA, USA
Agenda
Wednesday, September 21
Registration & Networking
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Building a Global Blockchain Hub
Let's Meet the Creators
The Road to Digital Currency
For the Common Wealth: Innovation in Digital Government
Networking & Refreshments
"Let us tell you how regulated crypto REALLY is."
Live Pod - Wholesome Crypto
Custody & Ownership of Digital Assets
Networking and Cocktail Hour
Thursday, September 22
Registration & Networking
QUBIC Labs Opening Remarks & Welcome
Live Pod - On the Brink
Let's Meet the Creators
What role for Boston's cultural institutions in blockchain and Web3?
Sports, Entertainment, Brands & Collectibles: An NFT Discussion
Networking & Refreshments
Let's Meet the Creators
Live Pod - Wholesome Crypto
Disrupting the Music Industry with Web3
Interactive Music Experience & Cocktail Hour
Friday, September 23
Registration & Networking
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Domestic & Global Legal & Accounting Considerations
Learn to Solve Real World Problems with Emerging Technology
Blockchain's Disruption of Real Estate
Developer Excellence & Hack Boston Launch
Closing Remarks
Saturday, September 24
Hack Boston at Harvard University
Sunday, September 25
Hack Boston at Harvard University
Wednesday, September 21
- Ian Cain, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, QUBIC Labs & City Councilor, City of Quincy, MA
- Thomas Koch, Mayor, City of Quincy, MA
Panelists:
- Kerty Levy, Managing Director, Techstars
- John O’Keeffe, Co-Founder & CEO, QUBIC Labs
- Special Guest, Algorand
Moderator: Gregory Molinar, Co-Founder, Stay Bizze
Panelists:
- Cameron Armstrong, CEO, VF Protocol
- Stephanie Howard, Co-Founder & COO, Endstate
- Max Lyman, Founder, Salon Labs
- Bill Ramos, Founder, Dungeon Miners
The Road to Digital Currency
Moderator: Susan Wang, General Counsel, Komorebi Collective
& Partnerships & Legal, Women in Blockchain
Panelists:
- Gus Coldabella, Partner, True Ventures
- Neha Narula, Director, MIT Digital Currency Initiative
Moderator: Sam Nathans, Vice Chair, Boston Blockchain
Association
Panelists:
- Ian Cain, Co-Founder & Executive Chair, QUBIC Labs & City Councilor, City of Quincy, MA
- Josh Cutler, State Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian, State Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Liz Tanner, Secretary of Commerce, State of Rhode Island
Moderator: Douglas McCalmont, Co-founder & Chief
Compliance Officer, Chrysalis Digital Asset Exchange
Panelists:
- JD DiThomas, Director, Crypto Compliance, Robinhood
- Thomas Hook, U.S. Chief Compliance Officer, Bitstamp
- Gabriella Kusz, CEO of the Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association
- Erin Kolmansberger, Litigation Partner, Nelson Mullins
Host: Rudy Dogum
Special Guest to be confirmed.
Custody & Ownership of Digital Assets
Moderator: David Donovan, Executive Vice President, Financial
Services, Publicis Sapient
Panelists:
- Tom Grant, Co-Founder & CEO, Grantfin
- Daren Hebold, Founder & CEO, LUXOLO Financial
- Paul McCarthy, Founder & CEO, Chrysalis Digital Asset Exchange
Sponsored by Algorand
Thursday, September 22
John O’Keeffe, Co-Founder & CEO, QUBIC Labs
Hosts:
- Nic Carter, General Partner, Castle Island Ventures
- Matt Walsh, General Partner, Castle Island Ventures
Moderator: José Betancourt, Co-Founder & CEO, Ontropy
Panelists:
- Christie Cheong, Fullstack Software Engineer, Medici Labs
- Zeeshan Sheikh, Founder, Taco
- Max Morgan, Co-Founder, ACME.World
Panel in Formation
Moderator: Todd Cooper, Co-Founder & CEO NuArca Labs
Panelists:
- Lisa Fosdick, Co-Founder, Finnoverge
- Mahlon Williams, Founder, Blockjocks
- John Cohan, COO, BEASY
Moderator: Rachel Payson, Community Manager, Fidelity
Center for Applied Technology, Fidelity Investments
Panelists:
- Naila Noor Jahan, Co-Founder, Moss
- Spencer Brody, Ceramic
Host: Rudy Dogum
Guests:
- Dan Hoffman, Co-Founder & CMO, NiftyMedia Art
- Fabio Italiano, Co-Founder & CEO, NiftyMedia Art
- Tyquane Wright, Founder, Graffiti Heroes
Moderator: George Howard, CIO, Acme Innovation
Panelists:
- Margaret Link, Vice President of Operations, Dequency
- Brandon Wolf, iCTO, Napster
Host: Napster
Friday, September 23
Moderator: Lori Anne Czepiel, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Panelists:
- Philippe du Fresnay, PhD, Legal Scholar, Miguérès Moulin
- Matt MacDonald, IT Assurance Manager, Wolf & Co.
- Anastasia Stull, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Moderator: Justin Tonini, Investor, JT Invests in You
Panelists:
- Drew Cousin, Co-Founder, BlockBeam
- Bennett Thompson, Co-Founder, BlockBeam
Panel in Formation
Moderator: Estefania Ochoa, Director of Protocol Relations, Reach
Panelists:
- Jay McCarthy, CTO & Co-Founder, Reach
Saturday, September 24
Sunday, September 25
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