DEFICON 2024

DEFICON® 2024

DEFICON® is a series of lectures from 9AM to 8PM on all things related to DeFi. The theme for the lectuer series is RWAs and AI. Join us for lots of food, drinks, lectures and networking. Seating is extremely limited.

If you'd like to speak at DEFICON submit your talk here:
https://scifn.com/speaking-request/

The full agenda and schedule (still being filled) is here: https://deficonf.nyc

PLEASE READ: Due to a legal reason, we cancelled the previously scheduled date and are now hosting DEFICON on May 23rd at different venue and different theme. Please use discount code BLOCKCHAINNYC when registering. Registration via EventBrite is required.

To RSVP please go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deficon-2024-tickets-860385585447?aff=oddtdtcreator

AGENDA:
8:30AM Check-In Opens
1. Welcome: Diana Doroftei - Head of Partnerships, Scifn
2. Token Vetting: When do Fundamentals Matter? Tania Reif - CEO, Senda
3. When Crypto Meets AI: Kelly Ye - Head of Investments, Decentral Park
4. (TBD): Jelena Djuric - Co-Founder, Noble
Coffee & Networking Break
5. Assessing RWA Risk: Wilfred Daye - CEO, Samara Alpha Management
6. Lending in the RWA Space: Christine Cai - Co-Founder, Cicada Partners
7. Integrating LLMs with blockchain: Jamiel Sheikh - CEO, Scifn and Founder, Modelex.AI
Lunch
8. Tokenizing retail assets: Alan Avidan - CEO, RAMM.ai
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6:30 Closing Remarks & Evening Reception

SPEAKERS (Additional speakers are confirming in the coming days)

Professor Jamiel Sheikh, CEO, Scifn

Jamiel is founder & CEO of Scifn, a blockchain and AI services, education and products company, bestselling author, professor & educator, community builder, board member, event organizer, Forbes contributor, running media assets like Blockchain101.com and Currency Insider and products like Disburse, Instamint and Fnberry.

Diana Doroftei, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Scifn

Diana has recently joined Scifn as the Head of Strategic Partnerships. She has over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, digital adoption and transformation, and security awareness within several multinational companies.

Kelly Ye, Portfolio Manager, Decentral Park Capital

Kelly Ye is a portfolio manager and head of research at Decentral Park Capital, a liquid venture fund specializing in digital asset investments.

Jelena Djuric, Founder, Noble

Jelena Djuric is CEO & Co-Founder of Noble, a generic asset issuance blockchain at the intersection of compliant digital asset issuance, including Circle Financial’s U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), and the burgeoning ecosystem of decentralized applications.

Claudia Richoux, CEO, Banyan

Claudia Richoux is the founder and CEO of Banyan, a decentralized file storage system built on top of the Filecoin network. Prior to starting Banyan, she was an engineer at Protocol Labs and worked on the Filecoin runtime as a developer.

Wilfred Daye, CEO, Sylvanus Technologies Inc.

With over 23 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, and hedge funds, Wilfred is a seasoned leader and innovator in the fintech and crypto space.

For sponsorship opportunities, please go here:
https://scifn.com/sponsor/