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InnovateMiami 2026 Agenda
MAY 6, 2026
Doors Open & Registration (Sponsored by Algorand Foundation)
8:30 AM
Breakfast (Sponsored by Lowenstein Sandler)
8:30 - 10:30 AM
If Stablecoins Win, Do Banks Lose?
9:00 - 9:30 am
Leeor Groen
The Spartan Group
Partner
Moderator
Omar Azhar
Matter Labs | ZKsync
VP of Business Development
Rajeev Bamra
Moody's Ratings
Global Head of Strategy, Digital Economy
Sep Alavi
White Star Capital
Managing Partner
Chris King
Fintech Collective
Investor
Does the Right Privacy Architecture for Institutions Actually Exist?
9:30 - 10:00 am
Mario Mena
Digital Currency Group
Investor - Venture
Moderator
Mustafa Al Niama
Mysten Labs
Head of Capital Markets
Alex Shevchenko
NEAR
GM NEAR Intents
Melvis Langyintuo
Canton Foundation
Executive Director
As Crypto Matures, Are Tokens Losing Their Structural Advantage to Equity?
10:00 - 10:30 am
Joseph Bruzzesi
Raptor Digital
General Partner
Moderator
Rob Schmults
Blockchange Ventures
General Partner
James Newman, CFA
Republic
Managing Partner - Fund Manager, Global COO & European CEO
Johnny Garcia
VeChain Foundation
Head of Institutional Growth
Jean-Marie Mognetti
CoinShares
CEO
Who Captures the Value in Tokenized Finance: Protocols or Institutions?
10:30-11:00 am
Alex Matthews
Brevan Howard Digital
Deal Partner
Moderator
W. Sean Ford
YieldPoint
Co-Founder and CEO
Nicola White
Robinhood
Vice President, Institutional Crypto, General Manager, Bitstamp
Dennis Cristallo
Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
Head of Asset and Wealth Management, Kinexys Digital Assets
If Users Can Leave Overnight, How Do Protocols Build Durable Value?
11:00 - 11:30 am
Sylvia To
Bullish Capital Management
Vice President
Moderator
Keone Hon
Monad Foundation
Co-Founder & GM
Hoolie Tejwani
Coinbase Ventures
Head of Coinbase Ventures
Catrina Wang
Portal Ventures
General Partner
Brian Trunzo
Succinct
Chief Growth Officer
Fireside chat with Joseph Lubin and Michael Arrington
11:30 AM - 12:00 Pm
Joseph Lubin
Ethereum / Consensys
Co-Founder / Founder & CEO
Michael Arrington
Arrington Capital
General Partner
Lunch (Sponsored by Cantina)
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Should Tokens Launch Earlier or Much Later? Timing a TGE
12:00 - 12:30 Pm
Sacha Ghebali
The Tie
Chief Strategy Officer
Moderator
Matt Szenics
Magic Eden Foundation
Director
Thomas Klocanas
Strobe Ventures
Managing Partner
Chris Cheung
TenSquared Capital
Partner
Hassan Bassiri
FalconX
Head of Trading Strategy
Where Does the Next $1T of Crypto Value Come From?
12:30 - 1:00 Pm
David Micley
Wintermute
Head of Business Development, Americas
Moderator
Gregg Bell
Hashgraph
Chief Investment Officer
Rena Shah
Stacks Endowment
COO
Matthew Pinnock
Altura
COO
Ivan Miskovic
Quantum
CEO & Co-Founder
Are Crypto Tokens Just Equity Without Investor Protections?
1:00 - 1:30 Pm
Joe Buttram
Field Digital
CEO
Moderator
Akshat Vaidya
Maelstrom
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Chase Lax
Susquehanna Crypto
CEO
Zach Pandl
Grayscale
Head of Research
Mike Silagadze
ether.fi
Founder, CEO
If Privacy Matters, Do Public Blockchains Lose?
1:30 - 2:00 Pm
Bugra Celik
HSBC
Head of Digital Assets and Currencies, Global Macro
Moderator
Yaya Fanusie
Aleo Network Foundation
Global Head of Policy
Kyle Rojas
Ethereum Foundation
Institutional Lead, Americas
Fahmi Syed
Midnight Foundation
President
How Do You Align Users, Liquidity Providers, and Token Holders?
2:00 - 2:30 Pm
Boomer Saraga
The Tie
Managing Director
Moderator
Anthony Bassili
Coinbase Asset Management
President
Adi Dave
50T Funds
Principal
Anand Gomes
Paradigm / Paradex
Co-Founder & CEO
Matt Casto
CMT Digital
Head of DeFi
What Opportunities in Crypto Are Institutional Capital Willing to Stand Behind?
2:30 - 3:00 Pm
German Soto Sanchez
Broadridge
Chief Product and Digital Assets Officer
Moderator
David Nage
Arca
Managing Director
Cynthia Lo Bessette
Fidelity Investments
Head of Digital Asset Management
John Wu
Ava Labs
President
Michael Heinrich
0G Labs
Co-Founder and CEO
Is Crypto Becoming a Worse Version of Traditional Finance?
3:00 - 3:30 Pm
Nicolas Jubera
Coinbase Wealth
Coinbase Wealth Lead
Moderator
David Sedacca
Polkadot Capital Group / Parity Technologies
Lead / Director of Finance
Samantha Bohbot
RockawayX
Partner & Chief Growth Officer
David Gan
Inception Capital
Founder & General Partner
Benjamin Tsai
Wave Digital Assets
Co-Founder & President
Are Crypto Markets Still Inefficient - or is the Alpha Gone?
3:30 - 4:00 Pm
Amir Forouzani
Puffer Finance
CEO
Moderator
Sam Gaer
Monarq Asset Management
Chief Investment Officer, Directional Fund
Jed Breed
Breed VC
Managing Partner
Mike De Melo
RAAC
Strategy
Jaime Leverton
ReserveOne
CEO
If Global Liquidity Tightens, What Actually Survives in Crypto?
4:00 - 4:30 Pm
Alejandra Martinez
Foundation Capital
Partner
Moderator
Amar Odedra
Algorand Foundation
Interim Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Investments
Nauman Sheikh
G20 Group
Head of Asset Management
Saul (Shauli) Rejwan
Masterkey VC
Managing Partner
James Kibbie
Galaxy
Principal, Ventures
Ongoing Activities and Activations
Private Meetings with Blockchain Partners
Networking
Espresso Bar (Sponsored by Tradecraft)
Ice Cream Bar (Sponsored by Cryptio)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne Service (Sponsored by Broadridge)
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM