Connecting Institutions with Innovators

February 28th, 2024 @ ETH Denver, CO

Event Recap

On Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, The Tie hosted our inaugural Innovate event, InnovateDenver. Innovate is an event series presented by The Tie at crypto’s major conferences, where investors and builders come together to engage in discussions that strengthen the industry’s momentum and increase interest in digital assets.

The event series features three key pillars: networking with top-tier industry professionals, expert-led panels, and opportunities for 1:1 meetings with blockchain innovators. InnovateDenver was the first of these invitation-only events at ETH Denver 2024.

Speakers

  • Hassan Bassiri

    Hassan Bassiri

    NIMA CAPITAL
    Portfolio Manager

  • Matthew Blumberg

    Matthew Blumberg

    POLYGON LABS
    VP Institutional Capital

  • Marc Boiron

    Marc Boiron

    POLYGON LABS
    CEO

  • Joe Bruzzesi

    Joe Bruzzesi

    RW3 VENTURES
    General Partner

  • Robinson Burkey

    Robinson Burkey

    WORMHOLE FOUNDATION
    Co-Founder & CCO

  • Keli Callaghan

    Keli Callaghan

    ARRINGTON CAPITAL
    Partner

  • Paul Codjoe

    Paul Codjoe

    FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
    Crypto Venture Investor

  • David Duong

    David Duong

    COINBASE INSTITUTIONAL
    Head of Research

  • Alexandre Elkrief

    Alexandre Elkrief

    AUGUST (PREV. FRACTAL)
    Co-Founder & Co-CEO

  • Stephen Fluin

    Stephen Fluin

    AXELAR
    Head of Developer Relations

  • Joshua Frank

    Joshua Frank

    THE TIE
    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Elie Galam

    Elie Galam

    CUBIST
    Head of Digital Assets

  • Sacha Ghebali

    Sacha Ghebali

    THE TIE
    SVP of Strategy & BD

  • Seth Ginns

    Seth Ginns

    COINFUND
    Managing Partner & Head of Liquid Investments

  • David Gogel

    David Gogel

    DYDX FOUNDATION
    Vice President, Strategy & Operations

  • Jason Guthrie

    Jason Guthrie

    WISDOMTREE
    Head of Product, Digital Assets

  • Jonathan Han

    Jonathan Han

    THE TIE
    SVP of Business Development and Partnerships

  • Keone Hon

    Keone Hon

    MONAD LABS
    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Brian Johnson

    Brian Johnson

    REPUBLIC CAPITAL
    Senior Director

  • Pranav Kanade

    Pranav Kanade

    VANECK
    Portfolio Manager

  • Omar Kanji

    Omar Kanji

    DRAGONFLY
    Partner

  • Anton Katz

    Anton Katz

    TALOS
    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Daniel Kim

    Daniel Kim

    FBG CAPITAL / VOLTA CIRCUIT
    Partner / Co-Founder

  • Matthew Klein

    Matthew Klein

    NASCENT
    Strategy Lead

  • Morgan Krupetsky

    Morgan Krupetsky

    AVA LABS
    Senior Director of Business Development, Institutions & Capital Markets

  • Jacqueline Kwok

    Jacqueline Kwok

    DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP
    Director, Growth

  • Antony Lewis

    Antony Lewis

    TEMASEK
    Director, Investment (Blockchain)

  • Fernando Martinez

    Fernando Martinez

    NONCO
    CEO

  • Jackson Moss

    Jackson Moss

    THE TIE
    VP of Labs

  • David Nage

    David Nage

    ARCA
    Portfolio Manager, Venture

  • Prakash Neelakantan

    Prakash Neelakantan

    BROADRIDGE
    Vice President, Blockchain and Digital Asset Strategy

  • Chris Newhouse

    Chris Newhouse

    CUMBERLAND LABS
    DeFi Analyst

  • James Newman

    James Newman

    WEBN GROUP
    Global Head of Business Development

  • Anirudh Pai

    Anirudh Pai

    DRAGONFLY
    Partner

  • Sunny Parikh

    Sunny Parikh

    REFLEXIVE CAPITAL
    Co-Founder & Partner

  • Roshun Patel

    Roshun Patel

    HACK VC
    Partner

  • Michael Pennella

    Michael Pennella

    THE TIE
    VP of Institutional Sales

  • Heidi Pickett

    Heidi Pickett

    THE TIE
    Chief of Staff & SVP of Strategic Initiatives

  • Jenna Pilgrim

    Jenna Pilgrim

    COINFUND
    Head of Platform

  • Ryan Rasmussen

    Ryan Rasmussen

    BITWISE
    Senior Crypto Research Analyst

  • Joshua Rivera

    Joshua Rivera

    BLOCKCHAIN CAPITAL
    Operating Partner & General Counsel

  • Josh Rosenthal

    Josh Rosenthal

    POLYCHAIN CAPITAL
    Partner

  • David Schwartz

    David Schwartz

    RIPPLE / XRP LEDGER
    Chief Technology Officer / Co-Creator

  • David Schwed

    David Schwed

    HALBORN
    Chief Operating Officer

  • Mo Shaikh

    Mo Shaikh

    APTOS LABS
    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Ryan Silva

    Ryan Silva

    BLOCKTOWER
    Head of Trading

  • Dean Skurka

    Dean Skurka

    WONDERFI
    President & Chief Executive Officer

  • Elaine Song

    Elaine Song

    THE HBAR FOUNDATION
    VP, Strategy

  • Nicolas Streschinsky

    Nicolas Streschinsky

    TRILITECH
    Head of DeFi

  • Wes Tang-Wymer

    Wes Tang-Wymer

    ROOM40
    Co-Founder

  • Sylvia To

    Sylvia To

    BULLISH
    Head of Token Partnerships & Research

  • Nick White

    Nick White

    CELESTIA LABS
    COO

  • Irene Wu

    Irene Wu

    LAYERZERO LABS
    Head of Strategy

  • Larry Wu

    Larry Wu

    CUBE GROUP, INC.
    CTO

  • Nate Zou

    Nate Zou

    TRUST WALLET
    VP of Products

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Blockchain Partners

AGENDA

Hear from key stakeholders at both leading institutions and top blockchain projects.

Thought Leadership Talks
Executives from across the spectrum of institutional crypto will unpack the pressing narratives and themes for institutions.

10:00 a.m.
Breakfast (Sponsored by BitGo)

10:20-10:25 a.m.
Welcome to InnovateDenver presented by The Tie

10:30-11:00 a.m.
Signal vs. Noise: How to Identify Opportunities On and Off-Chain

11:00-11:30 a.m.
Is Bootstrapping a Community Sustainable?

11:30-12:10 p.m.
Crypto Investment Themes in 2024

12:10-1:00 p.m.
Lunch (Sponsored by BitGo)

12:30-12:50 p.m.
Scaling Thousands of Blockchains

1:00-1:40 p.m.
Keynote: Is The Future Monolithic L1s or Modular L2s?

1:45-2:15 p.m.
Trading on Chain. Will DeFi go Mainstream?

2:15-2:45 p.m.
Value Accrual Mechanisms for Digital Assets

2:45-3:15 p.m.
Managing Crypto-Specific Risk

3:15-3:30 p.m.
The Tie Labs Presentation

3:30-3:50 p.m.
Break

3:50-4:30 p.m.
Is GameFi Real and How Does it Go Mainstream?

4:30-5:00 p.m.
If Tokenization is Here, What Does that Mean for Crypto?

5:00-5:30 p.m.
Going Cross-Chain

5:30-8:30 p.m.
Happy Hour

*subject to change.

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Venue

Blue Moon Brewing Company

Join us for a day of dynamic conversations and insightful panel discussions at this vibrant brewery with a selection of 20+ beers. As the day winds down, the networking momentum will transition into an unforgettable happy hour, ensuring a day filled with both professional connections and exceptional craft beers.

Location

 

3750 Chestnut Place
Denver, CO 80216

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