InnovateToronto 2025
On May 15th, 2025, The Tie hosted InnovateToronto, the fourth edition of its Innovate event series. Held alongside Consensus, this exclusive, invitation-only event brought together leading investors and blockchain builders to spark meaningful dialogue and dive deeper into the world of digital assets. Centered around three key pillars — networking with top-tier professionals, expert-led panels, and 1:1 meetings with blockchain innovators — the event took place at the Storys Building in Toronto, Canada. Attendees enjoyed a dynamic environment with food and drinks available throughout the day.
InnovateToronto 2025 Agenda
MAY 15, 2025
Doors Open and Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome to InnovateToronto presented by The Tie
9:25- 9:30 AM
Stablecoins as an Enabler for Global Crypto Proliferation
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Deploying Capital in Crypto: What Investors are Looking for in 2025
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Driving Sustainable Crypto Adoption Through Consumer Applications
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Privacy as an Enabler for Enterprise Digital Asset Adoption
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Passive vs. Active Strategies: The Best Way to Build Exposure to Crypt
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Future is Multichain - Or Is It? Consolidation vs. Specialization
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 pm
TradFi Enters, How Can Crypto Native Funds Maintain Their Edge?
1:00 - 1:30 PM
What Narratives Will Drive Crypto’s Next Bull Market
1:30 - 2:00 PM
From Hype to Utility – Where Crypto and AI Actually Make Sense
2:00 - 2:30 PM
The Hunt for Yield: Funds vs. Protocols on the Future of On-Chain Returns
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Broken Tokeneconomics and Down Only Launches - How to Fix TGEs
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Real Assets, Real Yield – Why Institutions Are Embracing RWAs
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Do You Really Need a Token for That?
4:00 - 4:30 PM
2025 InnovateToronto Speakers
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Omar Azhar
MATTER LABS
VP, Head of Business Development
Louisa Bai
MYSTEN LABS / SUI
Head of Stablecoins & Payments
Eran Barak
INPUT OUTPUT
CEO, Midnight
Max Bareiss
GALAXY
Head of Lending
Marta Belcher
FILECOIN FOUNDATION
President & Chair
Booby Beniers
COINFUND
Principal
Regan Bozman
LATTICE
General Partner
Michael Bucella
NEOCLASSIC CAPITAL
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mark Cachia
SCYTALE DIGITAL
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Keli Callaghan
ARRINGTON CAPITAL
Partner
Bryan Campbell
OUTERLANDS CAPITAL
Investment Associate
Patrick Chang
DISPERSION CAPITAL
Founder, Managing Partner
Tim Chen
MANTLE
Global Head of Strategy
Thomas Chen
FUNCTION (FBTC)
CEO
Chris Cheung
TENSQUARED CAPITAL
Partner
John D'Agostino
COINBASE
Head of Strategy: Institutional
Christian Davies
RELM INSURANCE
Global Head of Distribution and Innovation
Robert De Jaray
BITBUY
VP, Head of Sales & Trading
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo
LEDN
Co-Founder & CSO
Sean Farrell
FUNDSTRAT GLOBAL ADVISORS
Head of Crypto Strategy
Zachary Friedman
SDM INC
Chief Strategy Officer
Mickey Graham
METALAYER VC
Co-Founder & General Partner
Melody He
SPARTAN GROUP
Co-Founder
Jared Hutchings
PEER VC
Managing Partner
Omar Kanji
DRAGONFLY
Partner
Ayesha Kiani
MNNC GROUP
Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Kwok
DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP (DCG)
Head of Platform
Sunny Lu
VECHAIN
CEO
Ryo Matsubara
OASYS PTE. LTD.
Representative Director
Stephen McKeon
COLLAB+CURRENCY
Managing Partner
Xavier Meegan
FRACHTIS
Founder & CIO
Mark Mi
NEAR FOUNDATION
Head of Partner Development, VC & Investor Relations
David Micley
WINTERMUTE
Managing Director of Business Development
Rumi Morales
OUTLIER VENTURES
Partner & Board Member
Zach Pandl
GRAYSCALE
Head of Research
Sunny Parikh
REFLEXIVE VENTURES
Partner
Kayla Phillips
HIVEMIND CAPITAL
Senior Investment Principal
Jenna Pilgrim
COINFUND
Head of Platform
Jeremy Pollack
KINEXYS BY J.P. MORGAN
VP, Platform Settlement Solutions
Paul Rapino
HEDERA FOUNDATION
SVP, Enterprise Business Development and Industry Standards
Cédric Roche
NOMADIC LABS
Head of Business Development
Josh Schwartz
FORDEFI
CEO & Co-Founder
Alpen Sheth
BORDERLESS CAPITAL
Partner
David Siemer
WAVE DIGITAL ASSETS
CEO
Dan Simerman
MINTIFY
Co-Founder
Pascal St-Jean
3IQ
President & CEO
Hadley Stern
MARINADE FINANCE
Chief Commercial Officer
Katie Talati
ARCA
Director of Research
Sylvia To
BULLISH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Director
Robert Viglione
HORIZEN LABS & ZKVERIFY
CEO & Founder
Tracy Wang
FRAMEWORK VENTURES
Head of Special Projects
Catrina Wang
PORTAL VENTURES
General Partner
Brian Whitehurst
LIBERTY CITY VENTURES
Chief of Staff & Global Head of Regulatory Affairs
Max Williams
RUNA DIGITAL ASSETS
Partner
Howard Wu
ALEO
Co-Founder
John Wu
AVA LABS
President
Edan Yago
BITCOINOS
Core Contributor
Francis Zhan
TRIBE CAPITAL
Investor
Julia Zhou
CALADAN
COO
Ivan de Lastours
BPI FRANCE
Blockchain/Crypto Lead
