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The Technology Business Association at Anderson (AnderTech) and the Entrepreneur Association at Anderson present:

Unchained: Blockchain Business Forum 2023

 
Friday, February 3, 2023, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Event Highlight: Decentralized Finance Panel
 
Schedule
 
1:30 p.m.
Check-in
2:00 p.m.
Welcome

Viktorija Simanavice (’23), Executive Vice President, Entrepreneur Association

2:05 p.m.
Opening Remarks

Sam Borghese, CEO and Co-Founder, Zeal Reserve; Lecturer, UCLA Master in Quantitative Economics Program

2:15 p.m.
Panel: Web3: The Future of the Internet and Implications for Businesses

Speakers:

Alex Nascimento (’08), Managing Director, 7CC Blockchain Investments; Co-Founder, Blockchain at UCLA
Fabrice Cheng, Co-Founder, CEO and CTO, Quadrata
Jonas Simanavicius, Co-Founder and CTO, Syntropy
Lisa Yu, General Partner, Oria Capital; Podcast Host, “The DAO Factor”

Moderator: Harrison Jung (’24), Director of Crypto, AnderTech

2:55 p.m.
Panel: NFTs and the Future of Digital Ownership: Opportunities and Challenges

Speakers:

Alex Simons, Director of Consumer Marketing, OpenSea
Jarrod Jenkins, Director of Content and Moderation Policy, OpenSea
Layne Nadeau, Founder and CEO, NVAL

Moderator: David Chen, VP of Crypto, AnderTech

3:35 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m.
Panel: DeFi: Unlocking the Potential of Decentralized Finance

Speakers:

Benjamin Tsai (‘01), Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner, Wave Financial; Lecturer, UCLA Anderson
Clark Read, Head of Gemini Prime, Gemini
Jason Huan (B.S. ’21), Co-Founder, Frax Finance; Co-Founder & Chairman, Blockchain at UCLA

Moderator: Sam Borghese, CEO and Co-Founder, Zeal Reserve; Lecturer, UCLA Master in Quantitative Economics Program

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Networking (refreshments provided)
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Contact
 
Viktorija Simanavice (’23), Executive Vice President, Entrepreneur Association
viktorija.simanavice.2023@anderson.ucla.edu