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SBC 2026 Thursday · July 30
Stanford Faculty Club · Stanford, California
Doors 9:00 AM
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Speakers
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Sessions
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Speakers

57 voices · one stage
Gil Rosen

Gil Rosen

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Kun Peng

Kun Peng

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Steven Willinger

Steven Willinger

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Avichal Garg

Avichal Garg

Co-Founder & General Partner

Electric Capital
Era Qian

Era Qian

Founder

Open Source Campus

Nemil Dalal

Nemil Dalal

Visiting Partner

Y Combinator
Darrell Duffie

Darrell Duffie

Professor

Stanford
Nikil Viswanathan

Nikil Viswanathan

Co-Founder & CEO

Alchemy
Keone Hon

Keone Hon

Co-Founder & GM

Monad Foundation
Illia Polosukhin

Illia Polosukhin

Co-Founder

NEAR Protocol
Holly Atkinson

Holly Atkinson

Chief Product and Technology Officer

1inch
Ari Juels

Ari Juels

Professor

Cornell Tech
Jake Brukhman

Jake Brukhman

Founder, CEO & Managing Partner

CoinFund
Haseeb Qureshi

Haseeb Qureshi

Managing Partner

Dragonfly
Matt White

Matt White

Global CTO of AI

Linux Foundation
Joshua Rivera

Joshua Rivera

Operating Partner & General Counsel

Blockchain Capital

Helena Zhang

Helena Zhang

Co-Founder

ICME

Clay Maffett

Clay Maffett

Director

Coinbase Listings
Cuy Sheffield

Cuy Sheffield

Head of Crypto

Visa
Noah Levine

Noah Levine

Investment Partner

a16z
Ala Shaabana

Ala Shaabana

Cofounder of Bittensor and CEO of Crucible Labs

Crucible Labs
Gordon Liao

Gordon Liao

Chief Economist & Head of Research

Circle
Griffin Dunaif

Griffin Dunaif

Founder & CEO

Halliday
Jaeyong Park

Jaeyong Park

Head of Research

Cap Labs
Max Segall

Max Segall

COO

Privy, a Stripe Company
Tony Pecore

Tony Pecore

EVP, Head of Investment Management

Franklin Crypto
Bruno Faviero

Bruno Faviero

Head of Protocol & Institutional Sales

Kraken
Pei Chen

Pei Chen

CEO

Theoriq
Sam Green

Sam Green

Founder & CEO

Cambrian
Julian Love

Julian Love

Managing Principal

Franklin Crypto VC
Davide Crapis

Davide Crapis

Head of AI

Ethereum Foundation
Bayley Wang

Bayley Wang

Founder & CEO

PrismaX
Mark Kligman

Mark Kligman

Director of BD & Partnerships

Auros Capital

Jay Yu

Jay Yu

Junior Partner

Pantera Capital
Sam Elfarra

Sam Elfarra

Community Spokesperson

TRON DAO
Caio Sousa

Caio Sousa

Engineering Manager for Digital Assets

Nubank
Mehow Pospieszalski

Mehow Pospieszalski

CEO

American Fortress
Ruizhe Jia

Ruizhe Jia

Assistant Professor

Stanford
Carl Jiang

Carl Jiang

Head of Institutional and Protocol Solutions

Anchorage Digital
Bhau Kotecha

Bhau Kotecha

Co-Founder

Paxos Labs
Chris Ahn

Chris Ahn

Partner

Haun Ventures
Vibhu Norby

Vibhu Norby

Chief Product Officer

Solana Foundation
Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Co-Founder

TrueNorth
Pete Stevenson

Pete Stevenson

Founder

PAX Markets
Nathan Liang

Nathan Liang

Co-Founder

Vishwa
Ben Fielding

Ben Fielding

Co-Founder & CEO

Gensyn
Salman Avestimehr

Salman Avestimehr

Co-Founder, ChainOpera AI & Dean's Professor, USC

ChainOpera AI
Daniel Marin

Daniel Marin

Founder & CEO

Nexus

Alexander Long

Alexander Long

Founder & CEO

Pluralis
Michael Heinrich

Michael Heinrich

Co-founder & CEO

0G
Arash Attar

Arash Attar

Co-Founder & CTO

ICME

Miko Matsumura

Miko Matsumura

Managing Partner

Gumi Cryptos Capital

Harrison Dahme

Harrison Dahme

CTO & Partner

Hack VC

Dmitriy Berenzon

Dmitriy Berenzon

Partner

Archetype
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The Program

Stanford Faculty Club
9:30 AM

Opening Remarks

BASS Leadership Team: Gil Rosen · Steven Willinger & Kun Peng, Blockchain Builders Fund
9:35 AM

The Adoption Cycle: Is Blockchain Boring?

Avichal Garg · Managing Partner, Electric CapitalHaseeb Qureshi · Managing Partner, DragonflyGil Rosen · Founding Partner, Blockchain Builders Fund MOD
9:55 AM

The Future of Global Stablecoin Adoption

Gordon Liao · Chief Economist & Head of Research, CircleNemil Dalal · Visiting Partner, Y CombinatorDarrell Duffie · Professor, StanfordSteven Willinger · Founding Partner, Blockchain Builders Fund MOD
10:20 AM

Next Gen Trading Infrastructure

Griffin Dunaif · Founder & CEO, HallidayWendy Sun · Co-Founder & COO, SenalMark Kligman · Director of BD & Partnerships, Auros MOD
10:40 AM

Unbundling and Improving Private Credit

Jaeyong Park · Head of Research, Cap Labs
10:50 AM

Global Retail Adoption

Caio Sousa · Engineering Manager for Digital Assets, NubankSam Elfarra · Community Spokesperson, TRON DAOJay Yu · Junior Partner, Pantera Capital MOD
11:10 AM

Secure Wallets for Humans and Agents

Max Segall · COO, Privy, a Stripe CompanyDmitriy Berenzon · Partner, Archetype MOD
11:30 AM

Quantum-Proof the Crypto You Already Own

Mehow Pospieszalski · CEO, American Fortress
11:40 AM

From Idle to Shared: Solving DeFi's Liquidity Utilization Problem

Holly Atkinson · Chief Product & Technology Officer, 1inch
11:55 AM

Institutions & Tokenized Markets

Bruno Faviero · Head of Protocol & Institutional Sales, KrakenCarl Jiang · Head of Institutional and Protocol Solutions, Anchorage DigitalPei Chen · CEO, TheoriqTony Pecore · EVP, Head of Investment Management, Franklin Crypto MOD
12:20 PM

Institutional Infrastructure

Nikil Viswanathan · Co-Founder & CEO, AlchemyBhau Kotecha · Co-Founder, Paxos LabsChris Ahn · Partner, Haun Ventures MOD
12:40 PM

Paths to IPO

Marco Chung · Head of Business Development, NYSEHelena Zhang · Co-Founder, ICMEClay Maffett · Director, Coinbase ListingsArash Attar · Co-Founder & CTO, ICME MOD
1:05 PM

Disrupting Yourself

Cuy Sheffield · Head of Crypto, VisaNoah Levine · Investment Partner, a16z MOD
1:25 PM LUNCH
2:15 PM

How to Actually Build an Agentic Trading Startup

Keone Hon · Co-Founder & GM, Monad Foundation
2:30 PM

Crypto > AI

Vibhu Norby · Chief Product Officer, Solana Foundation
2:45 PM

Onchain AI is Real

Michael Heinrich · Co-Founder & CEO, 0GMiko Matsumura · Managing Partner, Gumi Cryptos Capital MOD
3:00 PM

Crypto x AI, AI x Crypto: A Survey.

Ari Juels · Professor, Cornell Tech
3:15 PM

How to Build Sovereign AI

Illia Polosukhin · Co-Founder, NEAR Protocol
3:30 PM

Lightspeed & Agentic Trading

Sam Green · Founder & CEO, CambrianPete Stevenson · Founder, PAX MarketsAlex Lee · Co-Founder, TrueNorthJulian Love · Managing Principal, Franklin Crypto VC MOD
3:55 PM

Agentic Trading Infrastructure

Tony Lu · Co-Founder, Psy ProtocolNathan Liang · Co-Founder, VishwaJoshua Rivera · Operating Partner & General Counsel, Blockchain Capital MOD
4:15 PM

Coordinating Decentralized AI

Ben Fielding · Co-Founder & CEO, GensynSalman Avestimehr · Co-Founder, ChainOpera AI & Dean's Professor, USC, ChainOpera AIAla Shaabana · Cofounder of Bittensor and CEO of Crucible LabsHarrison Dahme · CTO & Partner, Hack VC MOD
4:40 PM

Self-Improving AI Software Factories

Daniel Marin · Founder & CEO, Nexus
4:50 PM

Decentralized Training Performs

Alexander Long · Founder & CEO, PluralisJake Brukhman · Founder, CEO & Managing Partner, CoinFund MOD
5:10 PM

China & Open Source AI

Matt White · Global CTO of AI, Linux FoundationBayley Wang · Founder & CEO, PrismaXEra Qian · Founder, Open Source CampusGil Rosen · Founding Partner, Blockchain Builders Fund MOD
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