Canada’s largest and longest running Web3 event, Blockchain Futurist Conference returns for its 7th year on May 13, 2025, bringing together the top innovators in Web3, blockchain, crypto, AI, DeFi and more. Set in the historic old Toronto's Stock Exchange, this one-day event offers a fully immersive experience featuring an epic stage, multiple expo floors, NFTs galleries, crypto ATMs, and multiple side events throughout the day. Meet and connect with leading founders, investors, and tech experts in a space designed for the best networking and deal-making.
Bringing a future world within a conference, join thousands of attendees for a full day of discussions, networking, and using new technologies first-hand, all in the heart of Toronto, the hometown of Futurist Conference and the birthplace of Ethereum. Don’t miss your chance to experience the future at the Blockchain Futurist Conference.
2 ICO
$13 800 000
8:00 - 12:00 – Registration
8:40 - 9:00 – Opening & Welcoming Remarks – Mahyar Akhbari
9:00 - 9:10 – Virtual Welcoming from Justin Sun from TRON – Justin Sun
9:10 - 9:35 – PANEL: The Future of Global Regulation: A Cross-Border Web3 Conversation – Itai Elizur, Cody Carbone, Roger Huang, Koleya Karringten, Anson Law
9:35 - 9:45 – The Future Of Tokenization. Presented by IHodlLife – Tristan Schroeder
9:45 - 10:00 – Leading the Charge: WonderFi and the Future of Crypto. Presented by WonderFi – Charlie Aikenhead
10:00 - 10:20 – Keynote Presentation – Anthony Di Iorio
10:20 - 10:30 – Powering Token Utility IRL. Presented by Snaplii – Spencer Xu
10:30 - 10:40 – Scaling What Matters: Building Sustainably with Arbitrum – Abdulkareem Oyeneye
10:40 - 11:00 – REGULATION PANEL: The Future of Canadian Regulation – Stephen Sargeant, Mo Yang, Suzanne Lazrado, Tanim Rasul
11:00 - 11:20 – Striking the Balance: UX vs Security in Crypto Exchanges. Presented by Bitget – Vugar Usi Zade
11:20 - 11:35 – Presentation by Evan Kuhn from DeLorean Labs – Evan Kuhn
11:35 - 12:00 – Fireside Chat – Lucas Matheson
12:00 - 12:15 – Tokenization: Unlocking Liquidity & Transforming Capital Markets. Presented by Polymath – Vincent Kadar
12:15 - 12:40 – PANEL: Why Tokenize? Unlocking the Future of Asset Ownership – Natalie Hirsch, Hunter Milborne, Bilal Hammoud, Kirill Soloviev
12:40 - 12:55 – Inflation Isn’t a Number—It’s Alpha. Stream It. Presented by Truflation – Stefan Rust
12:55 - 1:15 – Fireside Chat: Regulating Emerging Technologies – Marta Belcher, Morva Rohani
1:15 - 1:30 – Fireside Chat – Stephen Sargeant, Eric Chen
1:30 - 3:30 – Privacy 2.0: The AI Revolution. Sponsored by Secret Network and Silent Swap
3:30 - 4:30 – NETWORKING: Privacy 2.0 – The AI Revolution
4:30 - 4:35 – Opening for Afternoon Sessions Begins – Mahyar Akhbari
4:35 - 4:40 – Presentation – Kumutha Ramanathan
4:40 - 5:10 – PANEL: Can AI agents save crypto? – Shaw Walters, Dylan Dewdney, Warren Calove, Trevor Koverko, Kumutha Ramanathan
5:10 - 5:20 – Boundless: The Missing Piece. Presented by Boundless by RISC Zero – Jacob Everly
5:20 - 5:40 – Fireside Chat: The Future of Global Payments – Sam Bourgi, Erai Beckmann
5:40 - 6:00 – Presentation – Brock Pierce
6:00 - 6:10 – Why Nexa? Presented by Nexa: Bitcoin Unlimited – Andrew Clifford
6:10 - 6:25 – Presentation – Silvina Moschini
6:25 - 6:45 – Welcome to the Fourth Generation – Charles Hoskinson
6:45 - 7:00 – A New Age of On-Ramping. Presented by Onchain Labs – Jason Dominique
7:00 - 7:30 – PANEL: TradFi to DeFi: The Future of Finance is Decentralized – Claire Brownell, Wesley Crook, Chen Fang, Paul Brody, Mike Silagadze
7:30 - 7:45 – Justice for All! Diving into Jstz. Presented by Tezos – Arthur Breitman
7:45 - 8:00 – Presentation – Ethan Buchman
8:00 - 8:10 – Presentation – Anvil
8:10 - 8:35 – PANEL: The Future of Web3: Powering the Next Wave – Ty Smith, Tamara Haasen, Simon, Javier Arroyo Ferrer, J.D. Seraphine
8:35 - 8:40 – Closing Remarks – Mahyar Akhbari
8:40 - 12:00 – NETWORKING PARTY on the Old Toronto Stock Exchange Trading Floor!