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Speakers & Stages
Futurist Conference brings together 100+ speakers every year to discuss and debate how future technologies impact the social, economic, environmental and political landscape of our global economy.
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A FEW PAST SPEAKERS ...
Ashley Wright
Founder & CEO, The Wright Success
Kyle Fry
CEO, DIGTL
Fred Pye
Founder & CEO, 3iQ
Ameer Rosic
Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
Joshua "0xJoshua.eth" Lapidus
Executive Steward for Partnerships and Ecosystem at Opolis, Merch Steward of ETHDenver + Treasurer of SporkDAO
Boris Alergant
Head of DeFi Markets, Ripple Labs
David Shafrir
Co-Founder & CEO, Secure Digital Markets
Dean Skurka
Head of Exchanges, WonderFi
Louisa Bai
Crypto Strategy and Partnerships, Stellar.org
Tracy Molino
Counsel, Dentons Canada LLP
Steve Ngok
Partner, DoraHacks
Marc Lijour
Co-Founder, DeFi Toronto
Jesse Abramowitz
Lead Blockchain and Protocol Developer, Entropy
Leon Marshall
Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales, Genesis
Cristian Lupascu
Co-founder & CEO, OMNIA Protocol
Kimberly Adams
Co-Founder, Bridge Network
Kunal Bhasin
Director & Co-Leader, Cryptoassets & Blockchain, KPMG Canada
Weso
Lead Developer & Strategic Partnership Coordinator, Beefy
Mary Sorrenti
Vice President, Game Pill
Pico Velasquez
Metaverse Visionary, Architect & Entrepreneur | CEO, VIIRA
Dr. Nataliya Hearn
Director, CryptoChicks
Kate Goldman
Senior Policy Associate, Elliptic
Stephen Sargeant
Founder, airdropd
Ronnie Levi
Senior Account Director, MarketAcross
Graeme Moore
Head of Tokenization, Polymesh
Jia Ling Yang
Founder & CEO, Playground
Toufic Adlouni
Managing Director, Renno & Co
Denys Ivanov
COO, Hacken.io
Pamela Draper
President & CEO, Bitvo Inc.
Paolo Ardoino
CTO, Tether
IllaDaProducer
Technologist & Producer, WhoWho’s TreeHouse
Matt Marino
Co-Founder, TapiocaDAO
Pratik Gauri
Co-Founder & CEO, 5ire
Abigail Castro
Developer Evangelist, Swirlds Labs
Bin Zhu
Founder & CEO, Stratos
Alex Dominguez
Chief Investor Relations Officer, Unicorn Hunters
Brian Keogh
Director, Gemini Fund Solutions
David Gokhshtein
President, Gokhshtein Media
Wael Rajab
Founder, Blockchain Academics
Jeff Chan
Producer & Director, Collective Pictures
Russell Castagnaro
Entrepreneur in Residence, Bufficorn Ventures
Tanim Rasul
Chief Operating Officer, NDAX
Clayton Hartford
Director, Brave Software
Alex P.
CEO & Product Architect, āut Protocol
Vincent Kadar
CEO, Polymath
Sergey Metelin
Developer Advocate, Executive Director Americas, Swirlds Labs
Randy Marusyk
Managing Partner, MBM Intellectual Property Law
Kevin Neilson
Developer Relations Engineer, Moonbeam
Warren Paul Anderson
CEO, Discreet Labs
Ryan Berkun
Founder & CEO, Teller Finance
Eric Rodriguez
Director of Strategy and Operations, Unstoppable Domains
Jean Yves Martineau
Co-Founder of Prior Art | DAO EVP of Technology SimWin
Jessica Levesque
Executive Director, C4
Austin Baggio
Product Manager, Pagoda
Sergey Gorbunov
Co-Founder & CEO, Axelar
Josh Neuroth
VP Product, Ankr
Kwame Bryan
Software Developer Gaming, ChainSafe
Dilesha Williams Stelmach
Director of Business Development, Empowered EDI
Pramod Gopalakrishna
Blockchain Leader, EY
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Lin Dai
Co-Founder & CEO, OneOf
Michelle Rempel
Member of Parliament, Government of Canada
Michael Sanders
Co-Founder & Chief Storyteller, Horizon
Fazil Mohamed Jabar
Co-Founder & CEO, NUGEN UNIVERSE
Pavel Sinelnikov
Integrations Lead, Metis
Larry O'Brien
Co-Founder of DGOV3 | member of Prior Art | former Mayor of Ottawa | founder of Calian Group
Maxim Sindall
COO, Altura
Aqeel Mohammad
Product Strategy / Design, Ethereum Foundation
Ego Huang
FOUNDER & CEO, DEEPCOIN EXCHANGE
Kevin Hobbs
Founder & CEO, Aventus Ventures
Andile Ndlovu
Artist Manager, Electric Feel Entertainment
Mark Connors
Head of Research, 3iQ
Patrick Dunlop
Co-Founder & CEO, Jackal Labs
Wayne Chen
CEO, EukaPay
Ben Kurrek
Developer Relations Engineer, Pagoda | Co-Founder of Fayyr
Stanley Szeniawski
Customer Success, QuickNode
David Yi
Chief Commercial Officer, Aspen Creek Digital Corporation
Ben Armstrong
Founder, BitBoy Crypto
Milena M.
CTO, āut Protocol
Emma Todd
CEO, MMH Data Systems
Amer Ameen
VP of Product & Project Management, ChainSafe
Mawadda Basir
Co-Founder & CEO, Hunt Analytics
Arthur Camara
Director of Product, Dapper Labs
Daniel Shakhmundes
Chief Technology Officer, Secure Digital Markets
Eunika Sot
Co-Founder, COO & CMO, Yuser
Sukhveer Sanghera
CEO, Earth Wallet
Viveik Vivekananthan
Founder & CEO, Swing.xyz
Justyna Osowska
Founder, Women in Blockchain Canada
Andrew Gastwirth
Chief Innovation Officer, DLA Piper
David Cormican
Head of Production Oversight, Mogul Productions
Igor Denisov
CEO, Squirrel Wallet
MK Marsden
Co-Founder of Prior Art DAO | Managing Partner of Touchpoint Strategies
Eric Richmond
Chief Operating Officer, Coinsquare
Amber Scott
Founder & CEO, Outlier Compliance Group
Josh Stein
Developer Advocate, Ankr
Shannon Wells
Head of Growth, Livepeer
Justin Hartzman
Co-Founder & CEO, Coinsmart
Ross Macdonald
COO, Gokhshtein Media
Ehsan Shariati
Co-Founder & CTO, Functionland
Anu Bhardwaj
Founder & CTO, SHEQONOMI
Tanya Lindsay
Co-Founder, CryptoMibs
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MAIN STAGE PRESENTATIONS
We bring together world-class speakers to discuss the future of emerging technologies. Speakers provide insights on the latest industries that are being transformed and disrupted.
Frequently our speakers and presenting companies launch products on-stage, make major announcements, and showcase their innovative solutions for the first time.
Most presentations are bundled with panel discussions and similar industry keynotes to create themed segments on-stage throughout the 2 day conference.
Don't miss out on hearing the future first. Applications for main stage presentations are now open.
MAIN STAGE PANELS
Our panels bring together experts from different industries to discuss and debate current topics that will impact our future.
This year some of our main stage panel themes (pending applications) include:
The Future of Blockchain Technology
The Future of Cryptocurrencies
The Future of Decentralized Finance
The Future of Security Tokens
The Future of Privacy & Security
The Future of Regulation
The Future of Raising Capital
The Future of Social Impact
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
The Future of Cannabis
The Future of eSports
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A condensed segment of the top featured Futurist companies presenting lighting talks on their projects.
Presented on the main stage with reserved front row seating of 50+ investors, press, and media outlets.
The showcase is designed for all investors, press, media outlets and attendees to hear from all the featured Futurist companies in a short period of time
Interested in learning how to become an official Futurist presenting company? Request a sponsorship package.
PURPLE STAGE
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Blockchain Bootcamp: An Overview
20 Minute Sessions
What is blockchain technology? Blockchain vs. cryptocurrency. What is Ethereum? How this Toronto born technology has changed the world.An overview of digital collectables and one-of-a-kind tokens. The non-fungible token revolution.How to future-proof your profession and the new career opportunities ahead.Real-world use cases: How blockchain technology is changing every industry.Apply to be a speaker. Suggest your own topic or put your own spin on one of the above.
Speakers Announced June 1, 2020. Apply Today!
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Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency For Beginners
20 Minute Sessions
What is bitcoin & cryptocurrency? The benefits of coins, tokens, and programmable digital currency. What is a wallet? How to get started.What is an exchange? How to get started.What is mining? How to get started.A refresher for everyone: Security, passwords, keys, and privacy.How to accept cryptocurrency for your business.Fundraising for charity with cryptocurrency.Receive free cryptocurrency and airdrops! Hands-on workshop on how to send, receive and store cryptocurrency.Apply to be a speaker. Suggest your own topic or put your own spin on one of the above.
Speakers Announced June 1, 2020. Apply Today!
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Technical Developer Workshops
30 Minute Workshops
Technical hand-on workshops for developers taught by developers. Workshops range from beginner to advanced on a topic of your choice.Participants are encouraged to bring their laptop but not mandatory.
Apply to be a speaker for our technical developer workshops today!
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Business & Strategy Workshops
10 Minute Sessions
Business workshops for entrepreneurs taught by business professionals.Workshops are tailored for small to medium size enterprises.
Topics will include but not limited to: Raising Capital, Legal Services, Accounting & Finance, Marketing, eCommerce, and Social Media & Community Building
Apply to be a speaker for Futurist Business Workshops.
UPPER DECK
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
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Community Forum & Roundtables
60 Minute Roundtable Discussions
Lead & facilitate a roundtable discussion on a topic of your choice.Organize and bring together community leaders and organizations to join in the discussion.Roundtable is inclusive and open to everyone.Individuals, pairs, teams, or organizations can apply to be a facilitator.
Facilitator Applications Due April 30, 2020
We receive thousands of applications every year for the conference. Please be patient with the selection process. You can apply for more than one topic/workshop/roundtable.
We will begin to select and announce speakers April 1, 2022.
Applications will close early June 2022.
