Proof of Talk 2025 | 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

About Proof of Talk 2025

Proof of Talk 2025 is the premier global summit for Web3 and AI, set to take place on June 10–11, 2025 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, part of the iconic Louvre Palace in Paris, France. The event will gather over 3,000 participants, including 120+ speakers, 1,200 companies, 100+ investors, and 150+ media representatives, creating a one-of-a-kind platform to shape the future of decentralized technologies and artificial intelligence.

This summit provides an interactive environment for leaders and enthusiasts shaping the future of digital economies, with a strong focus on blockchain innovations, smart contracts, tokenization, and DeFi. Attendees can expect a powerful lineup of keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and high-level networking opportunities. Hot topics on the agenda include institutional adoption of Web3, evolving regulatory frameworks, the merging of AI with blockchain technologies, and the impact of asset tokenization.

Nicknamed the "Davos of Web3," Proof of Talk offers a rare fusion of historic elegance and cutting-edge innovation. It's the ultimate destination for builders, innovators, and thought leaders eager to be at the forefront of digital transformation and forge influential partnerships within the Web3 and AI ecosystems.

Speakers

Sergey Nazarov

Co-Founder & CEO at Chainlink Chainlink

2 ICO

$113 313 125

Reeve Collins

Co-Founder & Chairman at Pi Protocol & WeFi WeFi

Jacob Steeves

Co-Founder at Bittensor Bittensor

Christian Thompson

Managing Director at Sui Foundation Sui Foundation

Caine Knight

Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Tether Tether

Yat Siu

Co-founder & Executive Chairman at Animoca Brands Animoca Brands

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Lloyd Wahed

Founder & CEO at Members Capital Management Members Capital

JM Mognetti

CEO at CoinShares CoinShares Group

Dan Held

General Partner at Asymmetric Asymmetric

Dr Lisa Cameron

Founder at UKUS Crypto Alliance; Ex-MP, UK Parliament UKUS Crypto Alliance

Yoni Assia

Founder and CEO at eToro eToro

Martin Derka

Co-Founder at Zircuit Zircuit

Lily Liu

President of the Management at Solana Foundation Solana Foundation

Tim Grant

CEO of Deus X Capital Deus X Capital

Staci Warden

CEO at Algorand Foundation Algorand Foundation

Duncan Moir

President at 21Shares 21Shares

Stani Kulechov

Founder & CEO at Aave / Avara Aave

Eowyn Chen

CEO at Trust Wallet Trust Wallet

Silvio Micali

Founder of Algorand Algorand Technologies

Ala Shaabana

Co-Founder at Bittensor Bittensor

Dr. Humayun Sheikh

CEO & Founder at FetchAI Fetch.ai

Evan Malanga

Chief Revenue Officer at Yuma Yuma

Eleanor Davies

Head of DeSci at Sei Foundation Sei Development Foundation

Dr. Clara Guerra

Director of SFID, Liechtenstein Government SFID - Stabsstelle Finanzplatzinnovation & Digitalisierung

Brian Fabian Crain

Co-Founder & CEO at Chorus One Chorus One

Robby Yung

CEO of Investments at Animoca Brands Animoca Brands

Justin Sung

Founder of Tron Tron

Teana Baker-Taylor

Co-Founder & COO at Venice Venice.ai

3 ICO

$3 871 423

Lex Sokolin

Managing Partner at Generative Ventures Generative Ventures

Xiao-Xiao J. Zhu

Digital Operating Partner at KKR KKR

Ian Rogers

CXO at Ledger; ex-CDO at LVMH Ledger

John Darsie

Partner at SkyBridge Capital SkyBridge Capital

Diogo Monica

General Partner at Haun Ventures Haun Ventures

Muneeb Ali

Founder at Stacks Stacks

Mark Jennings

CEO of Europe at Gemini GEMINI

Eric Piscini

CEO at Hashgraph Hashgraph

Martins Benkitis

CEO & Co-Founder at Gravity Team Gravity Team

Mathew McDermott

Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs

Rob Hadick

General Partner at Dragonfly Dragonfly

Neil Cunha-Gomes

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Feria Partners Feria Partners

Philippe Battel

VP AI EMEA at Oracle ORACLE

Keli Callaghan

Partner at Arrington Capital Arrington Capital

Stephan Lutz

CEO at BitMEX BitMEX

Etiënne vantKruys

Managing Partner at TRGC TRGC

Mr Amit Mehra

Partner at Borderless Capital Borderless Capital

Cathryn Chen

General Partner at Radiate Ventures, Deeptech Investor, Board Member, founder of MarketX Radiate Ventures

Mike Grantis

Managing Partner at Contango Digital Assets Contango Digital Assets

Koh Onozawa Martínez

Co-CEO, Co-Founder at Bit2me Bit2me

Julien Bouteloup

Founder & CEO at Stake Capital Group Stake Capital Group

Alex Odagiu

Investment Director at YZi Labs YZi Labs

Eric Balchunas

Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Bloomberg

MacKenzie Sigalos

Moderator at CNBC CNBC

Elsa Backdahl

Director at Pantera Capital Pantera Capital

Benjamin Schiller

Chief editor at Coindesk Coin Desk

Roham Gharegozlou

Co-Founder & CEO at Dapper Labs Dapper Labs

Marcus (mog) Graichen

Founder at Taostats Taostats

Michael Heinrich

Co-Founder & CEO at 0G Labs 0G Labs

Romain Dillet

Senior Reporter at TechCrunch TechCrunch

Owen (Hasheur) Simonin

Founder & CEO at Meria Meria

Ivan DE LASTOURS

Blockchain/Crypto Lead at Bpifrance Bpifrance

Christian Rau

Senior Vice President, Crypto and Fintech at Mastercard Mastercard

Michael del Castillo

Founder at Media Luna Media Luna Creations

6 ICO

$36 000 000

Dr. Ben Goertzel

CEO at SingularityNET Singularity NET

Catie Romero-Finger

CEO & Founder at BABs BABs

Kevin de Patoul

Co-Founder & CEO at Keyrock Keyrock

Nova Lorraine

Founder at House of Nova HOUSE OF NOVA

Sheraz Ahmed

Managing Partner at STORM Partners STORM Partners

Elizabeth Alice Olson

Head of Marketing - Bitcoin at Magic Eden Magic Eden

John Nahas

Chief Business Officer at Ava Labs Ava Labs

Marco Santori

Senior Advisor at Kraken, Board Member at WalletConnect WalletConnect

Elliot Hentov

Head of Policy Research at State Street State Street

Kavan Canekeratneusman

Investor at CoinFund coinfund

6 ICO

$32 469 749

John Patrick Mullin

CEO & Co-founder at MANTRA MANTRA

Mert Mumtaz

CEO at Helius Helius

Ryan Browne

Correspondent at CNBC CNBC

Ambre Soubiran

CEO at Kaiko Kaiko

Katryna Hanush

Managing Director at Wintermute Wintermute

Kevin McCordic

Director of Growth at Monad Foundation Monad Foundation

Rachel Wolfson

Podcast Host at Web3 Deep Dive | Reporter at Cointelegraph CoinTelegraph

Pascal Leblanc

Founder at Mantle Mantle

Agenda

09:00 - 09:55 – Check-in

10:00 - 10:10 – Keynote: Why Bitcoin is the Best Money Ever

11:55 - 12:25 – Workshop: Proof of Hack: Pitch Presentation with MultiversX and Openmesh

14:00 - 14:30 – Empowering VCs & Projects: Key Factors for Sustainable and High-Performance Market Making

14:35 - 15:20 – The Future of Finance: Tokenizing Money and Assets

15:25 - 16:00 – Music Protocol: Unlocking a $28 Billion Market with Tokenized Rights

16:15 - 16:45 – Coffee Break

17:00 - 17:15 – Keynote: Danger of Centralization & Acceleration of Decentralization

17:00 - 18:00 – Bit2me Presents: Crypto and Blockchain Innovations - Perspectives from Leading Financial Institutions

20:30 - 22:30 – Soirée d'Excellence: Official PoT24 VIP/Speaker Dinner with MultiversX

08:45 - 09:45 – Check-in

10:40 - 13:00 – Proof of Pitch

13:00 - 14:00 – Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:30 – Bringing the Fastest Verifiable Intelligence to Web3 - by Aizel Network

14:35 - 15:35 – Exploring the Future of Web3 with Open Data and Infrastructure — By Openmesh

15:40 - 16:00 – Layer 1 Innovations

16:45 - 17:15 – Enabling Self-Sovereign AI for the Next Billion

17:25 - 17:55 – The Role of Blockchain in Shaping Sports Fan Engagement

18:00 - 18:15 – Keynote: Dr. Saifedean Ammous

20:30 - 22:30 – Soirée de l’Investisseur: Exclusive Investor Dinner Co-Hosted by Rhuna & Trireme Trading

22:00 - Late – Official Proof of Talk 2024 After Party Co-Hosted by Rhuna & MultiversX