NEXT DEFICON IS MARCH 30TH, 2024 IN NEW YORK!

At 599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn

SCHEDULE 2021

SATURDAY, MAY 7

Doors open: 9am

Programming: 10am-6pm

Official After Party: 8pm-12am

SUNDAY, MAY 8

Doors open: 8am

Programming: 9am-5pm

SCHEDULE 2021

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

Hester Peirce

Commissioner

SEC

Jaz Gulati

Co-Founder

REN

Stani Kulechov

CEO & Founder

AAVE

Kieran Mesquita

Lead Developer

Railgun

Alex Machinsky

CEO & Founder

Celsius

Denis Lam

CEO & Founder

Vera

Dylan

Core Developer

Railgun

Dan Spuller

Head of Industry Affairs

The Blockchain Association

Bea O'Carroll

MD

Radkl

All Seeing Seneca

Bored Ape Yacht Club

Wartull

Community Lead

Olympus

Jeff Extor

Core Developer

Olympus

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue

VP of Marketing

Avalanche

Dan Laine

Senior Software Engineer

Avalanche

Luigi Demeo

Director of DeFi

Avalanche

Jessica Sit

Head of Marketing & Content

AAVE

Jimmy Chang

Experiments Lead

AAVE

Emma Liu

CEO

Chain Guardians

Robbie Cochrane

Co-Founder

Chain Guardians

William Herkelrath

Managing Director, Business Development

Chainlink

Lauren Halstead

Business Development

(Sports, Media, & Entertainment)

Chainlink

Andreas Larsson

Lead Software Engineer

Bitcoin.com

Arisa Toyosaki

Head of Marketing

Bitcoin.com

Sid Powell

CEO & Founder

Maple Finance

David Gan

Founder & General Partner

Op Crypto

Ian Balina

CEO & Founder

Token Metrics

Joe Turner

OG Community, Multisigner Operations

Bankless DAO

Kenny Li

COO

Manta Network

Vanessa Grellet

Head of Portfolio Growth

CoinFund

Doug Witt

Marketing Lead

Metis

Oz Sultan

Politician

Boris Polania

Core Developer

Harmony

JD Gagnon

Founder

BenQi Finance

Engin Erdogan

Head of Ecosystem and Growth

Alkemi Network

Bryce

CEO

Loot Squad

Axie Infinity

Zyori

Program Lead, Esports & Content Creators

Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis

Andrew Wang

NFT Journalist, Twitter Influencer

Alex Allaire

CEO, Founder

American Blockchain Initiative

Bradley Kam

CEO & Founder

Unstoppable Domains

Omer Arie Goldberg

Founder

ChaosLabs.xyz

Carter Woetzel

Co-Founder

Secret Network

Seraphim Czecker

Head of Risk

Euler Finance

Francesco Castella

Senior Policy Advisor

U.S. House of Representatives

Conor Carney

Legislative Director, Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01)

U.S. House of Representatives

winny.eth

Chief IRL Officer

Shillr

Ayesha Kiani

Legal Counsel

LedgerPrime

Ed Mehrez

Co-Founder

Arrow Markets

Mirza Uddin

Head of BD

Injective Protocol

Bailey Reutzel

Multi-Media Crypto Journalist

Nina Knox

CEO

TokenPlace LedgerScore

Cole Kennelly

Founder

Volmex

Daniel Simerman

Head of Financial Relations

IOTA

James Carlyle

Founder

Obscuro

Rob Benhke

CEO

Halborn

Daigan Reid

VP of Community

Vega

Brent Xu

Founder

Umee

Jason Gottlieb

Partner & Chair

MorrisonCohen

Matt Homer

Executive in Residence

Nyca

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

9:00AM - 10:00AM

CHECK-IN & SEATING

MORNING SCHEDULE

10:30AM - 11:00AM

WELCOME FROM DEFICON

10:30AM - 11:00AM

THE FUTURE OF CROSS-CHAIN DEFI:
JAZ GULATI, CO-FOUNDER, REN LABS

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Main Hall

TRADFI IN THE STREETS, DEFI IN THE SHEETS

Matt Homer – Executive in Residence – Nyca – Moderator
Ayesha Kiani – Legal Counsel – LedgerPrime
William Herkelrath – Managing Director, Business Development – Chainlink
Beatrice O’Carroll – MD – Radkl
Vanessa Grellet – Head of Portfolio Growth – Coinfund

LUNCH + BREAKOUT SESSIONS

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Main Hall

NFT Frens

Andrew Wang – NFT Journalist – Cool Cats – Moderator
winny.eth – Chief IRL Officer – Shillr
Bryce – CEO – Loot Squad, Axie Infinity
All Seeing Seneca – Bored Ape Yacht Club

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Main Hall

DeFi: 5 YEARS FROM NOW, AVAX PANEL

Luigi Demeo – Director of DeFi – Avalanche – Moderator
Omer Goldberg – Founder – ChaosLabs
Mirza Uddin – Head of Business Development – Injective Protoccol
Ed Mehrez – Co-Founder – Arrow Markets

1:00PM - 2:30PM

Zone 1

THE FUTURE IS WEB3

Bradley Kam – CEO & Founder – Unstoppable Domains
Brent Xu – CEO & Founder – UMEE

DAY SCHEDULE

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Main Hall

GOVERNMENT, DEFI & CRYPTO

Dan Spuller – Head of Industry Affairs – Blockchain Assocation – Moderator
Conor Carney – Legistlative Director – Congress
Francesco Castella – Senior Policy Advisor – Congress
Alex Allaire – CEO & Founder – American Blockchain Initiative

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Zone 1

ADVICE FOR NEW DEFI FOUNDERS

Cole Kennelly – Founder – Volmex
Ian Balina – CEO & Founder – TokenMetrics
David Gan – Founder & General Partner – Op Crypto

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Main Hall

NFTS ARE MORE THAN JPEGS?

Robbie Cochrane – Co-Founder  – Chain Guardians
Denis Lam – CEO & Co-Founder – Vera
Zyori – Program Lead, Esports & Content Creators – Axie Infinity
Lauren Halstead – Business Development (Sports, Media  & Entertainment) – Chainlink

4:00PM - 5:00PM

SPOTLIGHT SPEECH: HESTER PEIRCE, COMMISSIONER, SEC

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Main Hall

PLATFORMS: GETTING DEVELOPERS TO SWITCH & INNOVATE

Dan Simerman – Head of Financial Relationships – IOTA – Moderator
Andreas Larsson – Lead Software Engineer – Bitcoin.com
Jimmy Chang – Experiments Lead –  AAVE
Dan Laine – Senior Software Engineer –  Avalanche

6:00PM - 6:30PM

DAY 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Zone 1

HAPPY HOUR

8:00PM -12:00AM

OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19

8:00AM - 9:00AM

CHECK-IN & SEATING

MORNING SCHEDULE

9:00AM - 9:30AM

WELCOME BACK

10:00AM - 11:00AM

DEFI FOR INSTITUTIONAL “DEGENS”
INTRODUCING  AAVE ARC: HOW AAVE ARC CREATES A BRIDGE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEFI
STANI KULECHOV, CEO & FOUNDER, AAVE

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Main Hall

FUTURE OF FARMS – YIELD 2.0: ALEX MACHINSKY, CEO OF CELSIUS

LUNCH + BREAKOUT SESSIONS

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Main Hall

GOVERNING A DAO: IS THERE A PALPATINE?

Joe Turner – OG Community Operations – Bankless DAO
Wartull – Community Lead – Olympus

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Zone 1

CHAIN GUARDIANS BREAKOUT SESSION

DAY SCHEDULE

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Main Hall

HOW TO STAY PRIVATE & ANONYMOUS IN DEFI

Kenny Li – COO – Manta Network
Carter Woetzel – Co-Founder – Secret Network
Kieran Mesquita – Lead Developer – RAILGUN Privacy Project
James Carlyle – Founder – Obscuro

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Main Hall

MARKETING IN DEFI: TO SHILL OR NOT TO SHILL?

Daigan Reid – VP of Community – Vega Protocol – Moderator
Jessica Sit – Head of Marketing & Content – AAVE
Arisa Toyosaki – Head of Marketing  – Bitcoin.com
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue – Head of Marketing – Avalanche
Doug Witt – Marketing Lead – Metis

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Zone 1

HACKS & EXPLOITS: A DEV CONVO

Rob Behnke – CEO – Halborn Security – Moderator
Boris Polania – Core Developer – Harmony
Jeff Extor – Core Developer – Olympus
Dylan – Core Developer – RAILGUN
Omer Goldberg – Founder – ChaosLabs

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Main Hall

DEFI IS NOT A BOYS CLUB: WOMEN IN DEFI

Doug Witt – Marketing Lead – Metis
Nina Knox – CEO – Tokenplace, LedgerScore
Emma Liu – CEO – Chain Guardians

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Zone 1

DEFI LENDING & YIELD

Miko Matsumura – Gumi Cryptos Capital – Moderator
Seraphim Czecker – Head of Risk – Euler Finance
Engin Erdogan – Head of Ecosystem and Growth – Alkemi Network
JD Gagnon – Founder – BenQi
Sid Powell – CEO & Founder – Maple Finance

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Main Hall

SOLANA PANEL

Michelle Sun – Serum – Moderator
Alex Coffman – Business Development – Saber
Ben Chow – Jupiter
Josiah Savary – Phantom Wallet

5:00PM - 5:30PM

Main Hall

SPOTLIGHT SPEECH & CLOSING REMARKS: KIERAN MESQUITA

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