CMU Blockchain Industry Conference

April 18, 2024

Location: Tepper Quad Third Floor, at Carnegie Mellon University's Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

Presented by the Carnegie Mellon University Blockchain Group student organization, CMU's inaugural Blockchain Industry Conference will focus on real-world blockchain use cases and feature talks from industry practitioners.

Presented by the CMU Blockchain Group

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CMU's inaugural Blockchain Industry Conference will focus on real-world blockchain use cases and feature talks from industry practitioners. The conference will cover three main topics: Governance, DeFi, and AI & Blockchain Integration.

Schedule (Tentative; check back for updates)

See detailed information about this year's speakers and their presentation abstracts.

April 17th, 2024

5:00 - 8:00 PM - Simmons A - Recruiting and Networking Reception

April 18th, 2024

8:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast, registration, and networking

Session I: Governance in Blockchain

09:00 - 09:45 AM - Governance Panel - featuring Joshua Tan, Marielle Gross, and Liliana Reasor
09:45 - 10:00 AM - Q&A

Session II: DeFi - Reality and Potential Future

10:00 - 10:30 AM - DeFi Panel Part 1 - featuring Purva Chaudhari, David Barreto, John O'Connell, and Liliana Reasor
10:30 - 10:40 AM - Q&A
10:40 - 11:00 AM - Harish Karthikeyan - Research Scientist, JP Morgan
11:00 - 11:10 AM - Q&A
11:10 - 11:40 AM - DeFi Panel Part 2 - featuring Lucas Bruder, Edgar Xi, Jon Pastor, and Abhi Srivastava
11:40 - 11:50 AM - Q&A

Conclusion and Lunch