Cornell Blockchain Conference 2025 | 2 W Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044, USA

About Cornell Blockchain Conference 2025

Cornell Blockchain Conference 2025 is a premier gathering of thought leaders, builders, academics, and policymakers at the intersection of blockchain technology and society. Taking place at the iconic Verizon Executive Education Center on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus in New York City, the event provides a dynamic platform to explore pressing issues shaping the future of crypto and decentralized technologies in the U.S. and beyond.

This one-day conference will feature deep-dive discussions, expert panels, and networking opportunities with influential figures from Wall Street, Silicon Valley, top research institutions, and regulatory bodies. Whether you're an investor, founder, student, or policymaker, the Cornell Blockchain Conference offers unique insights and connections at the heart of innovation and governance in the Web3 world.

Speakers

Michael Shaulov

CEO at Fireblocks

Cynthia Lo Bessette

Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity Investments

Emin Gün Sirer

Founder & CEO at Ava Labs

Nadine Chakar

Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Michael Sonnenshein

COO at Securitize

Rich Widmann

Head of Strategy, Web3 at Google

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Neil DeSilva

Former CFO, PayPal Crypto & EIR. IC3 PayPal

Natalie Golub

Head of UXR on Base at Coinbase

Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary

Managing Director, Head of Product & Research at Grayscale

Larry Wade

Global Head of Compliance at PayPal BCDC PayPal

Walter Hessert

Head of Strategy at Paxos

Leigh Gallagher

Senior Managing Director, Teneo & Author The Airbnb Story Teneo

Puneet Singvhi

Founder & Former Global Head, Citi Digital Assets Citi

Andrew Siegel

General Counsel & CCO at Galaxy

Tuongvy Le

Advisor at Anchorage Digital Anchorage Digital

Adam Israel

Co-Founder & COO at Mesh

Alexandra Scheibe

Partner at Steptoe Steptoe & Johnson

Adrian Wall

Managing Director at Digital Sovereignty Alliance

John Wu

President at Ava Labs

Ken Coghill

Deputy Superintendent, Virtual Currencies at NYDFS NYDFS

Nassim Eddequiouaq

Founder & CEO at Bastion

Lincoln Murr

Al Product Lead, CDP at coinbase

Ari Juels

Co-Director, IC3 & Chief Scientist at Chainlink

Channi Greenwall

Founder & CEO at Olympix

Jon Ma

CEO at Artemis

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CEO at Messari

Chris Newhouse

Director at Cumberland Labs

Zach Horn

Head of Marketing at Akash Network

Katherine Wu

COO at ENS Labs

David Duong

Head of Research at Coinbase Institutional Coinbase

Anais Rachel

Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments

John D’Agostino

Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional coinbase

Gil Rosen

Managing Partner at Blockchain Builders Fund | BBF

Vasant Prabhu

Former Vice Chair & CFO at visa

Keith Grossman

President, Enterprisec at MoonPay

Agenda

09:00 - 10:00 – Registration & Morning Coffee

10:00 - 10:45 – Welcome & Keynote

11:00 - 12:00 – Panel: Policy & Regulation

12:15 - 13:00 – Panel: Web3 Infrastructure

13:00 - 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 – Panel: AI + Blockchain

15:15 - 16:00 – Accelerator Pitch Session

16:15 - 17:15 – Panel: Institutional Finance

17:15 - 18:00 – Closing & Networking