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Panels - Lectures - Project Sessions
The educational panels and lectures aim to provide impactful explanations and relevant use cases to describe the value of decentralized ledger technologies. There will be an emphasis on real world examples of how blockchains can be used to streamline legacy business processes and pave the way to a more transparent, equitable, and efficient future.
Ethereum and Hyperledger
Join us for a six hours of hands on workshops about smart contract development on Ethereum and Hyperledger! Distinguished blockchain engineers and architects from Truffle, Altoros, and Upstate Interactive will provide you the skills to start your journey as a blockchain engineer.
Coffee Breaks, Lunch, and Dinner!
Engage and connect with industry leaders, investors, developers, lawyers, politicians, professors, recruiters, and students to learn about the state of blockchain technology. Coffee, lunch, and dinner will be provided. Vegetarian and vegan options will be made available.
Event Schedule
Don't Miss a Topic on the Event
Genesis Room
Breakfast and Registration
Genesis Room
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers: Cameron Dennis and Piergiacomo Palmisani
Genesis Room
The Origin Story of Bitcoin and Blockchains
Speaker: Robert Breedlove
Genesis Room
Data Ownership, Privacy and Trust
Panelists: Jay Freeman, Dr. Trinabh Gupta, Preethi Kasireddy
Moderator: Dr. Victor Zakhary
Genesis Room
Preserving Democracy With Open Source Technology
Speaker: Brian Fox
Break!
Coffee & Snacks
Genesis Room
"We The Coders" or "We The People"?
Speaker: Ben Manski
Genesis Room
Keynote: The Weaponization of Personal Data
Interviewee: Julian Wheatland
Interviewer: Rachel Wolfson
Lunch Break!
Genesis Room
Blockchain Abroad
Panelists: Eloisa Cadenas, Zhen Cao, JP Thieriot, John Nahm
Moderator: Aaron Casillas
Genesis Room
The Future of Decentralization
Panelists: Sarah Manski, Dana Alibrandi, Austin Davis, Alireza Rafiei
Moderator: Jan Young
Genesis Room
Institutionalizing Digital Currency
Panelists: Dr. Rod Garratt, John Jefferies, Alon Goren
Moderator: Ken Miyachi
Genesis Room
Blockchains for IoT and Smart Cities
Panelists: Siva Kannan, Dr. Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Chris Ballinger, Barbara Bickham
Moderator: John Greathouse
Genesis Room
Closing Ceremony
Speakers: Cameron Dennis, Piergiacomo Palmisani
Genesis Room
Breakfast and Registration
Genesis Room
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers: Cameron Dennis and Piergiacomo Palmisani
Blockchain School
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Direct Wealth Ownership
Speaker: Kevin Ponto
Blockchain School
Introduction to Ethereum
Speaker: Preston Van Loon
Blockchain School
Permissioned vs Permissionless Blockchains
Speaker: Dr. Amr El Abbadi
Break!
Coffee & Snacks
Blockchain School
Blockchain and Gaming
Speaker: John Linden
Blockchain School
Althea Network: Decentralized Interent Service Provider
Speaker: Deborah Simpier
Blockchain School
SmallScaleOA: A Circular Economy for Coastal Data
Speaker: Katharine Leigh
Blockchain School
Covoir: Decentralizing Oracles for Smart Contracts
Speaker: Ruben Dermoyan
Lunch Break!
Blockchain School
Trading & Crypto Custody
Panelists: Chase Thompson, Kristina Bruhahn, Ethan Kravitz
Moderator: Peter Master
Blockchain School
Blockchain Legal Frameworks
Panelists: Morvareed Salehpour, Mark Hiraide, Emilio Cazares
Moderator: Veronica Reynolds
Blockchain School
State of Blockchain Education
Panelists: Andrew Battat, Ryan Eshaghi, Kaushal Saraf, Piergiacomo Palmisani, Rustie Lin
Moderator: Dr. Lene Martin
Blockchain School
Building Community for Mass Adoption
Panelists: Najah Roberts, Aaron Casillas, Sarah Manski, Lene Martin
Moderator: Austin Davis
Genesis Room
Closing Ceremony
Speakers: Cameron Dennis, Piergiacomo Palmisani
Genesis Room
Breakfast and Registration
Genesis Room
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers: Cameron Dennis and Piergiacomo Palmisani
Developer Den
Ethereum, Solidity, and Truffle Workshop (Part I)
Led by: Cruz Molina
Break!
Coffee & Snacks
Developer Den
Ethereum, Solidity, and Truffle Workshop (Part II)
Led by: Kseniya Lifanova
Lunch Break!
Developer Den
Introduction to Hyperledger Fabric
Led by: Greg Skerry
Developer Den
Ethereum 2.0
Led by: Preston Van Loon
Genesis Room
Closing Ceremony
Speakers: Cameron Dennis, Piergiacomo Palmisani
Event Speakers
Listen, Learn, Get inspired.
Julian Wheatland
COO, Cambridge Analytica (Previous)
Dr. Rod Garratt
Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Chair in Economics, UC Santa Barbara
Brian Fox
Co-Founder, Orchid Labs
Zhen Cao
Partner, JD Capital
Dr. Amr El Abbadi
Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara
Dr. Bhaskar Krishnamachari
Director, USC Viterbi Center for Cyber-Physical Systems
Siva Kannan
CTO for New Ventures, Boston Consulting Group
Preethi Kasireddy
Founder, TruStory
Jay Freeman
Partner, Orchid Labs
Rachel Wolfson
Blockchain Journalist, CoinTelegraph
John Greathouse
Professor, Technology Management Program
JP Thieriot
CEO, Uphold Inc.
Chris Ballinger
CEO, MOBI
John Linden
CEO, Mythical Games
John Nahm
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Strong Ventures
Barbara Bickham
Managing Director, Women's Innovation Fund Accelerator
John Jefferies
CMO, CipherTrace
Preston Van Loon
Co-Founder, Prysmatic Labs
Alon Goren
Co-Founder, Goren Holm Ventures
Kevin Ponto
Director of Design, BRD
Ethan Kravitz
General Partner, AGE Crypto Asset Investment
Dr. Trinabh Gupta
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Data Secrets Inc.
Assistant Professor, UCSB
Robert Breedlove
Founder & CEO, Parallax Digital
Mark Hiraide
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Emilio Cazares
Associate, Sheppard Mullin
Morvareed Salehpour, Esq.
Managing Partner, Salehpour Legal Consulting
Dr. Lene Martin
Director, Blockchain at Pepperdine
Cruz Molina
Blockchain Tools Engineer, Truffle
Dr. Victor Zakhary
PhD Candidate, UCSB
Aaron Casillas
Managing Member, Outside Box Capital
Kseniya Lifanova
Co-Founder & Partner, Upstate Interactive LLC
Jan Young
Co-Founder, ProtoTopian Tech
Kristina Bruhahn
Co-Founder & COO, CoinGenius
Greg Skerry
Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Architect, Altoros
Chase Thompson
Director of Business Development, Shapeshift
Austin Davis
Founder, Blockchain Beach
Deborah Simpier
COO, Althea Network
Ken Miyachi
BlockLab Researcher, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Dana Alibrandi
Product Manager, Dash Core Group
Eloisa Cadenas
PhD Candidate, UNAM
Sarah Manski
PhD Candidate, UC Santa Barbara
Ben Manski
Social Movement Scholar and President, Liberty Tree Foundation
Katharine Leigh
Leader & Founder, SmallScaleOA
Ruben Dermoyan
Co-Founder, Covoir
Peter Master
Master's Student, UCSB
Najah Roberts
Chief Visionary Officer, Crypto Blockchain Plug
Veronica Reynolds
Associate (not yet barred), BakerHostetler LA
Ryan Eshaghi
President, Blockchain at UCI
Kaushal Saraf
Founder, USC Dev Nights
Andrew Battat
President, Blockchain at UCLA
Rustie Lin
EVP Education, Blockchain at Berkeley
Piergiacomo Palmisani
President, Blockchain at UCSB
Alireza Rafiei
Director of Technology, Blockchain Acceleration Foundation
Cameron Dennis
Founder and President, Blockchain Acceleration Foundation
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Where to find us
Location
Situated on coastal bluffs with ocean view rooms, UC Santa Barbara is located approximately 100 miles north of the Los Angeles airport and 250 miles south of San Francisco. The conference will be held in Corwin Pavillion.
Transport
The conference will be held on the UC Santa Barbara campus, which is located approximately two miles from the Santa Barbara airport. Additionally, AMTRAK has rail connections from San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Parking and Directions
Lot 3 and 8 are closest to Corwin Pavilion, but if these lots are full visitors can utilize parking Lot 23, 5, or 6. Indicated on the campus parking map. A valid parking permit must be purchased at the parking kiosk machines in the lot and permits must be displayed on the dashboard of your vehicle for the duration of your visit. All-day parking should cost $12.
Hotels
All attendees are responsible for scheduling their own reservations. We recommend you stay at an AirBnB or one of these local hotels.