NOV 8-9, 2024

The access point between the blockchain industry and untapped student talent

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200+ students representing over a dozen Universities, 30+ companies pioneering the on-chain future, and over 50+ speakers delivering talks and workshops across 9 tracks.

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A Coalition of Universities

Partnered with 12 Universities and counting, MBC expands the blockchain industry pasts the coasts, connecting opportunity with potential

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Minnesota Blockchain
University of Minnnesota
Michigan Blockchain
University of Michigan
Badger Blockchain
University of Wisconsin-Madison'

Minnesota Blockchain
University of Minnnesota
Michigan Blockchain
University of Michigan
Badger Blockchain
University of Wisconsin-Madison'

Minnesota Blockchain
University of Minnnesota
Michigan Blockchain
University of Michigan
Badger Blockchain
University of Wisconsin-Madison'

Boiler Blockchain
Purdue University
UIUC Blockchain
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Spartan Blockchain
Michigan State
Web3 Acceleration Association
Texas Tech University

Boiler Blockchain
Purdue University
UIUC Blockchain
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Spartan Blockchain
Michigan State
Web3 Acceleration Association
Texas Tech University

Boiler Blockchain
Purdue University
UIUC Blockchain
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Spartan Blockchain
Michigan State
Web3 Acceleration Association
Texas Tech University

Blockchain@IU
Indiana University
Vanderbilt Blockchain
Vanderbilt University
Blockchain Chicago
University of Chicago
Rutgers Blockchain
Rutgers University

Blockchain@IU
Indiana University
Vanderbilt Blockchain
Vanderbilt University
Blockchain Chicago
University of Chicago
Rutgers Blockchain
Rutgers University

Blockchain@IU
Indiana University
Vanderbilt Blockchain
Vanderbilt University
Blockchain Chicago
University of Chicago
Rutgers Blockchain
Rutgers University

World class speakers

Our speakers hail from some of the most innovative companies in the world, guaranteeing you'll engage with the pioneers of blockchain and beyond.

Austin Federa

Solana Foundation

Head of Strategy

Christopher Jensen

Franklin Templeton

Director of Digital Assets Research

Ross Shuel

a16z Crypto

Network Operations Partner

Daniel Feder

University of Michigan Endowment

Director of Investments

Brandon Schroedle

University of Michigan Endowment

Senior Analyst

Soona Amhaz

Volt Capital

Founder + Managing Partner

Yevgeny Khessin

DIMO

CTO & Co-Founder

Jane Lippencott

a16z crypto

Partner

Trevor Bacon

Parcl

CEO

Phillip Kassab

Sei Foundation

Growth Manager

Aaron Stanley

Filecoin Foundation

Editorial Director + Head of Special Projects

Anais Rachel

Fidelity Digital Assets Management

Analyst

Evan Fisher

Portal VC

Founder + GP

Andy Boyan

Last Network

Head of Growth

Clare Adelgren

Head of Blockchain Sales and Operations

Rich Morrow

Baxus

COO

Jessica Furr

Dragonfly

Associate General Counsel

Christina Cheung

Polygon Labs

Senior Counsel

Alan Orwick

Quai Network

Co-Founder

Joey Hiller

Helium

Director of Network Products

Nate Levine

Colosseum

Co-Founder

Michael Lee

Abstract Chain

Co-Founder

Lauren Weymouth

Ripple

Senior Director, University Partnerships

Stephen McKeon

Collab + Currency

Managing Partner

Max Resnick

Special Mechanisms Group

Head of Research

Rebhi Oweis

Coinbase

Emerging Talent Recruiter

Gerald Gallagher

Sei Labs

Counsel

Christian Kaczmarczyk

Third Prime

Principal

Lauren Connolly

Zora

Head of Design

Peter Adriaens

Center for Digital Asset Finance

Director

Odai Ammar

Elmnts

Co-Founder/CEO

Peter Gaffney

Blue Water Financial Technologies

VP, Business Development & Strategy

Patryk Krasnicki

Messari

Senior Research Analyst

Luis Fausto

Sonic

Content Manager

Ritvick Paliwal

Quantum Leap Labs

Partner

Javier Arroyo Ferrer

ICP HUB Canada & US

Leader

Daniel Leavitt

Sui

Senior Developer Engineer

Musab Alturki

Pi Squared

Senior Blockchain Lead

Parth Valecha

Arana Ventures

Managing Partner

Abdullah Umar

Arana Digital

Head of Governance

Getty Hill

GFX Labs

Co-Founder

Benjamin Sturisky

Delphi Digital

Analyst

Evan Solomon

Michigan Blockchain

Co-President

Mateo Membreno

Michigan Blockchain

Governance

Natasha Vasan

Sullivan & Cromwell

Law Clerk

Renzo Levi

677 Group

Analyst

Aadil Ahmed

Solana University

Head of Growth

Savindu Wimalasooriya

Texas Blockchain

President

Ezven Galarraga

Web3 Acceleration Association

President

Shashank Kalluri

Michigan Blockchain

Co-President

Max Allaire

Tulane Fintech

President

Ben Spong

lmao.fun

Founder

Esha Bora

Texas Blockchain

Head of Research

Ravi Bakhai

Hype

Founder

Agenda

Explore Ann Arbor and the incredible University of Michigan campus this fall during the first ever MBC

Day 1

Ross School of Business Ground + 1st Floor

10 AM - 11:30 AM

Registration

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch + Networking

Main Stage: Tauber Colloquium

Classroom 1: Ross R0210

Evan Solomon

1:00 PM -1:15 PM

Opening Ceremony

Phillip Kassab

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM

Sei Keynote

[Mod] Evan Fisher: Dan Feder & Brandon Schroedle

1:35 PM - 2:05 PM

Michigan Endowment Fireside

Getty Hill

2:10 PM - 2:25 PM

Becoming Crypto Native

[Mod] Mateo Membreno: Ross Shuel, Getty Hill & Abdullah Umar

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Governance

[Mod] Peter Gaffney: Rich Morrow, Odai Ammar, & Max Allaire

3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

Tokenizing RWAs

Andy Boyan

3:40 PM - 3:50 PM

Last Network

Soona Amhaz

3:55 PM - 4:05 PM

Volt Capital

[Mod] Ben Sprong: Evan Fisher, Christian Kaczmarczyk, Stephen McKeon

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Investments

[Mod] Esha Bora: Jane Lippencott, Michael Lee & Lauren Connolly

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Consumer Adoption

Javier Arroyo Ferrer & Ritvick Paliwal

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Intro to Blockchain w/ ICP

Aadil Ahmed

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Building on Solana

Phillip Kassab

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Sei Ecosystem Overview

Daniel Leavitt

3:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Building on Sui

Benjamin Sturisky

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Establishing an Investment Thesis

Social Events: Casa Dominick's Ann Arbor

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Abs Afters Happy Hour @ Dom’s

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Bar Crawl

Day 1