The Texas Blockchain Council is delighted to welcome you to the inaugural meeting of blockchain and digital currency advocates in the State of Texas and beyond. This is a policy and industry-focused event that addresses how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin contribute to the economic dynamism of the State of Texas and the United States.
8:00-9:00: Breakfast
8:45-9:00: Welcome Address, Lee Bratcher (President & Founder, Texas Blockchain Council)
9:00-9:30: Opening Keynote, Nik Bhatia (Researcher, Adjunct Professor of Finance & Business Economics at the University of Southern California)
9:30-9:45: Q&A with Nik Bhatia
9:45-10:00: Coffee Break
10:00-10:15: The Lightning Network: Scaling Financial Services on Bitcoin. Ryan Gentry (Business Development, Lightning Labs)
10:15-11:00: Panel 1: Digital Assets Policies in the United States
Moderator: Jason Brett (Former FDIC Regulator, President Value Tech Foundation)
Participants:
Nik Bhatia (Researcher, Adjunct Professor of Finance & Business Economics at USC)
Nic Carter (General Partner, Castle Island Ventures)
Peter Van Valkenburgh (Coin Center)
Charles Cooper (Chairman, TX Department of Banking)
Christopher Calicott (Managing Director, Trammell Venture Partners)
11:00-11:15: Coffee Break
11:15-Noon: Panel 2: Blockchain and Digital Identity in Government
Moderator: Natalie Smolenski (TBC/Hyland)
Participants:
Michael Lewellen (TBC/OpenZeppelin)
James Loperfido (Tangem)
Mance Harmon (CEO, Hedera Hashgraph)
Daniel Hughes (Founder, Learning Machine)
Alex Grech (Consultant to the European Commission)
Lunch Break
12:00-1:30
Afternoon
1:30-2:00: Keynote, Nic Carter (General Partner, Castle Island Ventures)
2:00-2:15: Q&A with Nic Carter
2:15-3:00: Panel 3: Mining Bitcoin in Texas
Moderator: Lee Bratcher
Participants:
Peter Wall (CEO, Argo Blockchain)
Nathan Nichols (CEO, Rhodium)
Chad Harris (CEO, Whinstone)
Darin Feinstein (Founder and Chairman, Blockcap)
Val Angelkov (Senior Director, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners)
3:00-3:15: Coffee Break
3:15-3:30: Fireside chat with Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, led by Will Cole (Chief Product Officer, Unchained Capital)
3:30-4:15: Panel 4: Geopolitics of Bitcoin: Implications for US Sovereignty & National Security
Moderator: Lee Bratcher
Participants:
Ed Dolanski (Fmr. President of Boeing Global Defense)
Natalie Smolenski (TBC/Hyland)
Perianne Boring (DCC)
Senator Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming)
Alex Gladstein (Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation)
4:15-4:30: Coffee Break
4:30-5:00: Keynote, Perianne Boring (President & Founder, Digital Chamber of Commerce)
5:00 - 5:15: Fireside Chat: Representative Tan Parker
VIP Cocktail Hour
VIP Dinner
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