
From Bitcoin and blockchain to ICOs, Yahoo Finance will lead a series of conversations with CEOs, engineers, policy makers and legal experts on the growing market and investor interest in cryptocurrencies and the technologies behind them. Where are these digital assets heading? And how can everyday investors buy in safely?
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DOORS OPEN
Continental Breakfast
Welcome Remarks
Andy Serwer, Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Finance
State of Blockchain Report
Nolan Bauerle, Director of Research, CoinDesk
Interviewed by Dan Roberts, Yahoo Finance
How to Invest in Cryptocurrency
Adam White, Vice President and General Manager, Coinbase
Tom Lee, Co-Founder & Head of Research, Fundstrat Global Advisors
Moderated by Myles Udland, Yahoo Finance
Initial Coin Offerings
Andy Bromberg, Co-Founder & CEO, CoinList
Ryan Shea, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Blockstack
Jason White, Head of Token Sale / ICO Platform, Indiegogo
Moderated by Melody Hahm, Yahoo Finance
Building A Better Financial System
Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO, Digital Currency Group
Interviewed by Andy Serwer, Yahoo Finance
The Power Behind Digital Assets
Peter Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Blockchain
Adam Ludwin, Co-Founder & CEO, Chain
Moderated by Dan Roberts, Yahoo Finance
Lunch
The Regulator
Brian Quintenz, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Interviewed by Marc Hochstein, CoinDesk
Crypto Policy
Perianne Boring, Founder & President, Chamber of Digital Commerce
Grant Fondo, Partner & Chair of the Digital Currency + Blockchain Technology Practice, Goodwin
Moderated by Rick Newman, Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin Options Trading
Juthica Chou, President, LedgerX
Interviewed by Jared Blikre, Yahoo Finance
Wall Street Embracing Blockchain
Umar Farooq, Head of Blockchain, JPMorgan Chase
Interviewed by Andy Serwer, Yahoo Finance
The Next Frontier in Crypto Investing: ETFs
Kathleen Moriarty, Partner, Chapman and Cutler LLP
Karan Sood, CEO, Cboe Vest
Moderated by Justine Underhill, Real Vision
Afternoon Break
Beyond Bitcoin: Ripple and $XRP
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple
Interviewed by Andy Serwer and Dan Roberts, Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets
Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder & CEO, BitPesa
Interviewed by Jen Rogers, Yahoo Finance
Not All Coins Are Created Equal
Alex Sunnarborg, Founding Partner, Tetras Capital
Interviewed by Bailey Reutzel, CoinDesk
Closing remarks by Andy Serwer
NETWORKING & COCKTAILS
*agenda subject to change