Schedule for Keynote 2015
Day 1
02 Aug 2015
19:00
Seven Grand Los Angeles
Official Keynote 2015 Kick-Off Party
Join us for the official Keynote 2015 kick-off party at Seven Grand at 515 West 7th Street.
Day 2
03 Aug 2015
9:00-9:20
Introducing the Blockchain
Caterina comes from a background in teaching and non-profits and has been building community in various forms for over 15... Read More
Caterina Rindi
9:20-9:40
Blockchain Technology: The Internet of Money
Micah Winkelspecht is the CEO and Founder of Gem, a simple and secure platform for blockchain developers. Gem’s mission is... Read More
Micah Winkelspecht
9:40-10:00
Innovative Customer Protection
Joseph grew up in Northern New Jersey and attended U.C. Berkeley on a Naval ROTC scholarship where he graduated with... Read More
Joe Colangelo
10:00-10:20
The Future of Plastic
Silvio Tavares is the founding Chief Executive Officer of The CardLinx Association. The Association’s members include some of the largest... Read More
Silvio Tavares
10:20-10:40
Past Present and Future of Accounting
Mike is the co-founder and CEO of FloQast, Inc. located in Los Angeles. FloQast is a Software as a Service... Read More
Michael Whitmire
Mobile and Web Security
Join us in a riveting panel on the future of mobile and web security.
Pete Rizzo
Brennen Byrne
Rob Shavell
Daniel Palacio
Femi Olutade
Investing in the Blockchain
Investing in the blockchain. Join our expert panelists for an engaging discussion on investing in blockchain technologies.
Marc Van Der Chijs
Evan Hansen
Bill Tai
Steve Waterhouse
Brock Pierce
Rafe Furst
Matthew Roszak
12:00-13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00-13:20
User Interfaces in FinTech
Sean Harper has spent over a decade working at the intersection of technology and finance, and is widely considered an expert... Read More
13:20-13:40
Innovations in Payments
Karla Friede is Chief Executive Officer, co-founder, and member of the Board of Directors at Nvoicepay. Friede has 20 years of... Read More
Karla Friede
Regulation Panel
Brian Klein Brian Klein is partner at the Los Angeles-based boutique litigation firm Baker Marquart LLP. There, his practice focuses... Read More
Brian Klein
Marco Santori
Veronica McGregor
Hemmy So
Thaer Sabri
14:20-14:40
Innovations in Investing
Sang H. Lee is the CEO and founder of DarcMatter, a technology platform providing enhanced capital connectivity between issuers and qualified investors... Read More
Sang Lee
14:40-15:20
Next-Generation Payments
Steven Kirsch Steven Todd Kirsch (born 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American serial entrepreneur who has started seven... Read More
Todd Harris
Steve Kirsch
Yobie Benjamin
15:20-15:40
Fireside Chat- The Blockchain Summit
Pierre Wolff
Bill Tai
Steve Waterhouse
16:00-16:20
Trading Bitcoins
Harry is a Managing Partner at Binary Financial. Binary Financial LLC is an Investment management company focused on providing superior... Read More
Harry Yeh
16:20-16:40
The Fragmented world of Online Payments
Brian Billingsley is CEO of Klarna North America, a global payment solutions provider founded in Sweden. Brian brings an extensive... Read More
Brian Billingsley
16:40-17:00
The Future of Gift Cards
Vinny Lingham is a South African Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder & CEO of Gyft - a mobile gift... Read More
Vinny Lingham
17:00-17:20
The Future of Crowdfunding
Chance Barnett is the CEO of Crowdfunder, the leading equity crowdfunding platform for influencers. Crowdfunder empowers influencers to transform their... Read More
Chance Barnett
17:20-17:40
The Philosophy of Regulation… and Workarounds
As the head of the Hogan Lovells’ U.S. Payments Group, Veronica not only works with FinTech startups, but handles regulatory issues... Read More
Veronica McGregor
17:40-18:00
Can the Blockchain solve the world’s greatest challenges?
Will O’Brien is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and executive with deep expertise in bringing innovative and disruptive businesses to market.... Read More
Will O’Brien