May’s hectic agenda is over, having given us an unforgettable experience of major crypto events taking a completely different shape and being held totally online.
Recently, CryptoEvents spoke to Dr. Steven Waterhouse, Co-Founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Orchid Labs, who was among the speakers at Consensus: Distributed.
“It’s certainly odd giving talks alone in front of my computer screen, but I’ve really come to enjoy our new normal of virtual events. Removing the travel and other time consuming elements of event speaking really makes it convenient to participate in these global conversations. I suspect many event organizers have realized these efficiencies as well so I think that virtual events are here to stay,” said Dr. Steven Waterhouse.
Let’s take a look at what June has in store.
June 1-3, 2020 – Mainnet 2020
The first month of the summer starts with a bang, bringing Mainnet 2020, a 3-day long event hosted by a well-known blockchain analytics company Messari.
The inaugural 2020 event aims to bring the industry’s top thinkers, investors, and builders from around the world under one virtual roof for 3-days of 24/7 programming. Attendees will have access to hours of valuable keynotes, panels, roundtables, workshops, classes, and product demos, as well as multiple opportunities for virtual networking and collaboration.
Speakers include: Balaji Srinivasan, Editor-in-Chief, Nakamoto; Ryan Selkis, Co-Founder & CEO, Messari; Marco Santori, Chief Legal Officer, Kraken; Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer, CoinShares Group; Zooko Wilcox, CEO, Electric Coin Company; Taylor Monahan, Founder & CEO, MyCrypto; Michael Moro, CEO Genesis Trading; Nic Carter, General Partner, Castle Island Ventures; Will Warren, Founder & CEO, 0X; Robert Leshner, Founder, Compound
50% of Mainnet 2020 profits go towards COVID-19 relief efforts via the Binance Charity Foundation and The Giving Block.
June 2-3, 2020 | Value of Bitcoin Europe
The VoB is a dialogue event that brings together skeptics, advocates, entrepreneurs and inquisitive decision makers. It is a platform to discuss the potential benefits and pitfalls of bitcoin. Nobody knows how this socio-economic experiment will pan out but there are many who have strong differing opinions about it. The goal is to get a comprehensive understanding and enable all attendees to make well-informed decisions about bitcoin related to their profession.
Besides insights on different topics ranging from the unique characteristics of bitcoin to the potential of bitcoin in emerging countries the conference will set a focus on the virtual networking aspect a digital conference can provide. Why that? Meatspace Conferences are not just a space for education but rather about networking and getting together. To make this possible, different formats will be offered during the conference:
Stage – Covering all Bitcoin subtopics which will be free of admission;
Sessions – Deep-dive into the topics of mining, quantitative modeling and the Lightning Network;
Virtual Networking – Breakout rooms for networking with the speakers and other attendees.
Speakers – 30+ proven international experts, amongst them:
Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Author of The Bitcoin Standard;
Peter Zimmerman, Visiting Research Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland;
Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin Strategist at Kraken;
Thomas Mayer, Managing Director Flossbach von Storch Research Institute;
Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital;
Manuel Andersch, Senior Economist und FX Analyst at Bayern LB.
June 3-4, 2020 – Fintech Generations
This year’s conference theme is Journey, a theme that is critically relevant given the current state of the world. Fintech Generations organizers are addressing the questions that are on all of our minds right now. Where do we go from here? How do we keep both innovations going and the ecosystem strong? Has this pandemic identified new needs?
The event will be hosted on Fintech Generation’s virtual conference platform, powered by Brella, the world’s leading event networking platform. Since Brella began as a networking platform, attendees will be able to leverage their AI-powered matchmaking program, which identifies key contacts based on their interests and intents, taking the guesswork out of strategic networking.
“Going virtual has opened up all kinds of things that just wouldn’t have been possible in the old model,” said Dan Roselli, Founder of QCFintech, which produces Fintech Generations. “The caliber of speakers is incredible and we expect the audience size to triple because no one has to get on an airplane any more to make an impact.”
June 9, 2020 – TECH Conference Europe
The virtual edition of TECH Conference Europe (Twitter Hashtag #TCE2020VE) will take place on the 9th of June and will include several panel discussions which are aimed to tackle many burning questions that business in several sectors are currently addressing.
The series of conferences targets European regions via a series of yearly events. The regions in focus are CEE, Baltics, Scandinavia and Southern Europe.
Entrepreneurs, company representatives, investors and everyone who is curious to hear about the hottest topics in the B2B sector of the Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Nano Technology, Quantum Technology, 5G, IoT, AR/VR and more are invited to join in and make this series events a huge success for the European and International Tech community which drive business forward.
The event is free, but seats are limited, so make sure to register in time!
June 18-19, 2020 – BlockDown 2.0 Summer Edition
BlockDown is the new lockdown – and you’re invited. This digital spectacular promises to be the leading remote blockchain event of the year.
From live Q&As, to live AMAs – this is your chance to truly be part of the conversation that is happening right here and right now. Not only can you watch incredible thought leaders in the blockchain space discuss the important issues of the day, you can interact with the session and share your thoughts with other attendees.
Speakers include:
Akon, Chairman & Co-Founder, Akoin
David Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer, Ripple
Jed McCaleb, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Stellar
Roger Ver, Executive Chairman, Bitcoin.com
Rune Christensen, Co-Founder, MakerDAO
Alex Mashinsky, CEO, Celsius Network
Loi Luu, CEO, Kyber Network
Vinny Lingham, CEO & Co-Founder, Civic
Bobby Ong, Co-Founder, CoinGecko