In early April Los Angeles became a pilgrimage site for crypto enthusiasts. Within the framework of LA Blockchain Week was held a series of world-class blockchain events designed to create a week of blockchain education, networking and deal making.

A remarkable event that stands out among all the others was Crypto Invest Summit (CIS) April 9-10. It is the leading conference and expo for blockchain entrepreneurs, developers and investors. Crypto Invest Summit is an exclusive, high-impact, informative and thought-provoking summit presented by some of the world's foremost innovators, change makers and prominent leaders in the blockchain and crypto ecosystem. With its mission to make a lasting impact, empower the blockchain community, and promulgate mainstream adoption, the April Crypto Invest Summit gathered 1000+ investors, 100+ speakers and 60+ exhibitors. More than 3500 attendees from all over the world came to the West Coast to experience CIS in-person.

Presentations, speeches and discussions were rolling out for two consecutive days in the main stage and at the expo stage at the LA Convention Center. 

The beginning of the summit was marked by Anthony Pompliano‘s "Off the Chain" podcast with Pomp and Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee. The discussion focused on the future and prospects of Litecoin, the growth of the lightning network and implementation of confidential transactions.

Next up was a panel with Shruthi Rao of Amazon Blockchain. She does not believe that just implementing Blockchain into your supply chain will make it happen.

 A panel on investing and security tokens was held with a participation of CryptoOracle’s Lou Kerner. Kerner is much more excited about potential new advancements in securities and investing than he is in taking old securities and putting them on the Blockchain.

Ownera’s Ami Ben-David had some advice for the Securities and Exchange Commission to help them move forward with regulatory innovation. Weild & Co’s David Weild and Tokensoft’s Mason Borda talked about speed and regulations of SEC. The first CIS day was closed with a panel on decentralized applications (dApps). 

The first panel of the Day 2 was focused on Scaling Access to Crypto with a moderator Rodney Sampson.

The next was a panel about the enterprise blockchain. David Moss from StrongBlock explained how enterprises are currently working at the consortium level. ConsenSys Director Pei Chen had a poignant point about disruption vs. innovation. Block.One’s Jay Chang gave a realistic picture of where we are as an industry.

After that the investor panel with some top Venture Capital funds in the space was held. Miko Matsumura has noted that Blockchain is not a good business strategy for everyone. Greg Gilman, Science, laid out two steps to investment. First, it has to be possible and then good.

The day ended with some predictions for the future from Brock Pierce and Barbara Bickham.
The desire of the world leading companies to support Crypto Invest Summit shows the high level of this event. April CIS Sponsors and partners include Fincross, DNA.fund, American Airlines, Boost VC, BlocSide Sports Ltd., Augur Project, Bitcoin Foundation, ICOHOLDER, Huffington Post, Bloomberg News, Crowdfund Insider, Bitcoin.com, CoinTelegraph and others.

Participation in Crypto Invest Summit provides an opportunity to learn about the potential of cryptocurrency and blockchain, debate and discuss blockchain technology and its applications. You can interact with the biggest players in the blockchain community, who bring real value to their users.

Get the secrets of success straight from the most successful entrepreneurs and investors in the cryptoworld and ask your question during the Q&A sessions. CIS has also provided lots of networking opportunities including a networking-heavy pre-party and afterparty.

Keep up with the latest news at Crypto Invest Summit official site and don't miss your chance to visit the next one!