ON:chain19, the initial annual thought-leadership conference, to be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019, today announced it has secured new speakers including President of Pantera Capital, William Healy; Founder of Figure Technologies, Mike Cagney; CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky; Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase, Brian Brooks; and Managing Director of Consensys, Rahilla Zafar. 

With a powerful line-up of top figures in the crypto and finance space, the intimate conference and networking event located at the beautiful Balboa Bay Resort in  Newport Beach, CA, will be covering a range of topics touching on the impact of blockchain on the financial markets, institutional transactions, portfolio construction, and consumer behavior.

“ON:chain19 is shaping up to be one of the most compelling new events in finance and blockchain this year,” observed Timothy Spangler, the leading FinTech regulatory expert who is co-chairing the conference. “The caliber of our speakers is a hearty confirmation that the issues and opportunities we will be discussing at ON:chain this year are incredibly important.”

At ON:chain19, attendees will learn about the diverse and surprising ways in which blockchain is disrupting our financial system and transforming the way in which people invest, save, transact, and plan for their future.

Other confirmed speakers currently include:

• Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner
• George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty and Life after Google
• Phillip Liu, Bitmain
• Lee Schneider, Block.one
• Noreen Clancy, RAND Corporation
• Scott Purcell, Prime Trust
• Michael Terpin, Transform Group
• Vineer Bhansali, LongTail Alpha
• Travis Kling, Ikigai Asset Management
• Olga Mack, Quantstamp
• Marc Goroff, XEEDA
• Robin Sosnow, Esq. PLLC
• Matt Gertler, Reserve.org
• Thomas Meredith, BitMinutes
• Marc Boiron, Fisher Broyles
• Mark Moss, Market Disruptors
• Darren Marble, Issuance
• Enzo Villani, Transform Strategies
• Kelley Weaver, MelrosePR
• Gene Massey, MediaShares
• Jonathan Reichental, former CIO of City of Palo Alto

Topics will include: “Why is Blockchain so Transformative?,” “Financial Inclusion and the World’s 2.5 Billion Unbanked,” “Addressing Regulatory Concerns,” “Millennials and Crypto,” “Real Estate Disruptors” and “Women in Blockchain.”

In order to support the broadest conversations on these exciting topics, a limited number of exceptional, high caliber university students and individuals 23 years old and younger will be invited to attend ON:chain19 in Newport Beach and contribute to the robust discussions. 

Importantly, a portion of the ON:chain19 proceeds will benefit Girls Who Code, Help for Children, and Challenged Athletes Foundation.

For more information, to become a sponsor or speaker, or to register now, please visit www.onchain19.io or email us at info@onchain19.io.

For Media inquiries, please contact Sarah Cohen at Melrose PR; sarah(at)melrosepr(dot)com or call (310) 260-7901.