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Consensus 2021 Agenda May 24 – 27, 2021 A Virtual Experience Agenda At A Glance Register MONDAYMAY 24 TUESDAYMAY 25 9:00 A SPECIAL ADDRESS 8:00 EXPLORATION FOUR a.m. ET Dr. Lael Brainard a.m. ET China’s (Blockchain) Member of the Federal Reserve Superpower Ambitions Board of Governors 11:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK 9:30 FIRST PRINCIPLES a.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere a.m. ET Ray Dalio on Money, Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 Monetary Policy & Bitcoin 12:00 EXPLORATION FIVE p.m. ET Bitcoin for Advisors 10:30 STORE OF VALUE GENERATION a.m. ET Psychology, Collecting & Non-Fungible Tokens 3:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET with Gary Vaynerchuk Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 11:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK 4:00 THE HERD HAS COME a.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere p.m. ET 2021’s Bull Run Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 from the Front Lines with Michael Saylor & Michael Sonnenhein 12:00 EXPLORATION ONE p.m. ET Bitcoin as a Worldview 4:30 HUMAN ORACLES p.m. ET The DeFi Investors with 20/20 Foresight 3:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 5:00 LEGO BY LEGO p.m. ET The Faces Behind the New Financial System 4:00 EXPLORATION TWO p.m. ET Crypto Asset Management 5:30 NOTHING BUT NET p.m. ET How NBA Top Shot Took the 7:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK World By Storm p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 with Mary Meeker & Roham Gharegozlou 8:00 EXPLORATION THREE 7:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Eth2, Smart Money Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 & the MultiChain Future 8:00 EXPLORATION SIX p.m. ET Trade Secrets Agenda may be subject to change. Please visit event website for most up-to-date schedule. May 24 – 27, 2021 A Virtual Experience Agenda At A Glance Register WEDNESDAYMAY 26 THURSDAYMAY 27 8:00 EXPLORATION SEVEN 8:00 EXPLORATION TEN a.m. ET The Central Banks Strike Back: a.m. ET Are We There Yet? CBDCs & Monetary Innovation The Quest for Crypto Legal Clarity 11:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK a.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere 11:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 a.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 12:00 EXPLORATION EIGHT p.m. ET Payments: 12:00 EXPLORATION ELEVEN The Forgotten Use Case? p.m. ET Crypto Neo-Banking 3:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 3:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 4:00 FIAT TO CRYPTO RAILS p.m. ET Why Mastercard’s Future 4:00 EXPLORATION TWELVE is on the Blockchain p.m. ET Dimension C: Life in the Parallel Financial System 4:30 CONTEST OF THE CENTURY? p.m. ET Geopolitical Impacts 7:00 of China’s Digital Yuan THE BINANCE MAFIA p.m. ET with CZ (Changpeng Zhao) 5:00 BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE? 7:30 p.m. ET What the “Two Percent” Inflation A TASTE OF THE FUTURE p.m. ET with Cathie Wood Narrative Means for Bitcoin 8:00 5:30 UNPACKING DBS BANK’S BEHIND THE UNICORN p.m. ET p.m. ET DIGITAL ASSET STRATEGY The Making of DeFi’s with Piyush Gupta Dominant Exchange with Fred Ehrsam & Hayden Adams 7:00 VIRTUAL NETWORKING BREAK p.m. ET Join Attendees in Nowhere Or Use Bevy to Connect 1:1 8:00 EXPLORATION NINE p.m. ET What Are You Worth? The Economics of Privacy Agenda may be subject to change. Please visit event website for most up-to-date schedule. May 24 – 27, 2021 A Virtual Experience Crypto State Agenda Register MONDAYMAY 24 TUESDAYMAY 25 1:30 6:00 p.m. ET COLOMBIA p.m. ET BRAZIL Presidency of Buda.com BTG Pactual Bitso Colombia Bancolombia Ripio QR Capital Gemini Davivienda Bank Mercado Bitcoin Binance LATAM 5:30 9:30 p.m. ET CHICAGO p.m. ET ROCKY MOUNTAINS DRW Cumberland DeFi Alliance Colorado Gov. EthDenver CMT Digital Volt Capital Jared Polis Gitcoin Jump Capital Kraken Electric Coin Avanti Company 9:30 p.m. ET SOUTH KOREA CoinDesk Korea Barun Law LLC. Dunamu Korea Blockchain Hashed Ground X Association Unchain Hanbitco Chainalysis WEDNESDAYMAY 26 THURSDAYMAY 27 1:30 8:00 p.m. ET DUBAI a.m. ET UKRAINE CV Labs KARM Legal KUNA Exchange Juscutum Quara Holding Consultants CEX.io EverStake Humanity Inspired Europe Remme Crystal Blockchain Presentative Tezos Gulf DMCC Casper Labs WOM Protocol Dubai Blockchain 1:30 Center p.m. ET NIGERIA BuyCoins Africa 6:00 p.m. ET SPACE 4:00 Spacechain Axiom Space p.m. ET SWITZERLAND Blockstream Simba Chain CV Labs SEBA Bank AG CV VC Swiss Parliament Web 3 Fineac Tax AG Cardano 9:30 p.m. ET JAPAN CoinDesk Japan Startbahn, Inc. Gumi Inc Mori Hamada Coincheck & Matsumoto Agenda may be subject to change. Please visit event website for most up-to-date schedule. May 24 – 27, 2021 A Virtual Experience Foundations Agenda Register MONDAYMAY 24 TUESDAYMAY 25 12:00 POLKADOT 9:30 p.m. ET a.m. ET ETHEREUM: EXECUTION LAYER The Polkadot network’s mainnet went live last year. Layer 2 solutions to Ethereum’s scalability issues This year, the network is expecting to realize its are gaining traction as DeFi and NFTs continue to scalable multi-chain architecture. Join this session for explode. In this session, learn what’s happening a look at the interoperability at the heart of the project. at the execution layer on the second largest cryptocurrency network by market cap. 4:00 p.m. ET NEAR PROTOCOL The NEAR Protocol is built with usability and 12:00 p.m. ET ETHEREUM: CONSENSUS LAYER developer experience in mind. We empower No doubt, Ethereum is the blockchain of vast Builders and Creators to innovate and engage innovation and that’s definitely displayed the communities in the next generation Creator network’s scalability hurdles. Join Ethereum Economy. Users don’t need crypto or a wallet to get started - join this session to learn more. builders and enthusiasts as they discuss what’s happening at the consensus layer, especially the transition to Eth2 coming soon. 8:00 p.m. ET AVALANCHE Avalanche launched in September 2020 and has 6:00 rapidly established itself as a leading layer-1 for p.m. ET SOLANA DeFi. In this session, learn more about the project, Solana is one of the fastest growing blockchain its priorities, and what to watch for this year. ecosystems. In this session, learn about its rapid growth, how to participate and what’s ahead. 8:00 p.m. ET CHAINLINK Join Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov as he discusses the ways in which oracle networks will soon expand beyond WEDNESDAYMAY 26 data delivery and into the world of computation. 8:00 a.m. ET POLYGON Polygon (formerly Matic) has emerged as the premier Layer2 scaling solution on Ethereum as Defi platforms, NFT marketplaces and metaverses migrate to the platform in search of less congestion and lower fees. Hear from various projects building on Polygon THURSDAY and learn how to leave high gas fees in the dust. MAY 27 9:30 9:30 a.m. ET BITCOIN CORE The OG cryptocurrency has found its place as a.m. ET AAVE One of the most popular DeFi protocols, Aave an impressive store of value, eclipsing $60k per launched in January 2020 and has already coin in recent months. From privacy upgrades surpassed $5B in deposits and borrowings. Hear to scalability enhancements, get an update on the story of its meteoric growth, learn what’s next Bitcoin’s underlying tech. and even get hands on with building. 12:00 p.m. ET BITCOIN LAYER2 12:00 Join the projects looking to build businesses on p.m. ET FLOW top of Bitcoin. From the lightning network to DeFi CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot and Flow — Join protocols, Bitcoin is becoming more than just a store Dapper Labs as they discuss the path to the of value with these engaging user experiences. next billion users, technical updates and future momentum for the scalable blockchain. 6:00 p.m. ET BINANCE SMART CHAIN Binance Smart Chain has taken the crypto community by storm. Everyone wants to understand how to participate in the exchange’s blockchain and figure out whether it is an Eth killer. 8:00 p.m. ET DAOs Decentralized autonomous organizations - AKA: DAOs - are one of the key innovations in the blockchain space. Join DAO luminaries as they discuss the projects that are gaining traction and what’s next for the technology. Agenda may be subject to change. Please visit event website for most up-to-date schedule. May 24 – 27, 2021 | A Virtual Experience A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors KEYNOTES EXPLORATIONS Brought to You By Brought to You By EXPLORATION ONE Bitcoin as a Worldview EXPLORATION TWO Crypto Asset Management EXPLORATION THREE Eth2, Smart Money CRYPTO STATE & the MultiChain Future Brought to You By EXPLORATION FOUR China’s (Blockchain) Superpower Ambitions EXPLORATION FIVE Bitcoin for Advisors EXPLORATION SIX Trade Secrets FOUNDATIONS EXPLORATION SEVEN The Central Banks Strike Brought to You By Back: CBDCs & Monetary Innovation EXPLORATION EIGHT Payments: The Forgotten Use Case? EXPLORATION NINE Foundations Partners What Are You Worth? The Economics of Privacy EXPLORATION TEN Are We There Yet? The Quest for Crypto Legal Clarity EXPLORATION ELEVEN Crypto Neo-Banking EXPLORATION TWELVE Dimension C: Life in the Parallel Financial System Agenda may be subject to change.
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