Vaneck South California Blockchain Conference

Co-hosted with Blockchain@USC

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USC Campus ● Bovard Auditorium, Trojan Grand Ballroom ● March 11-12th 2025

University of Southern California and USC Marshall VanEck Digital Assets Initiative presents an unrivaled opportunity for the brightest students, faculty, and industry leaders to gather for the purpose of illuminating the bright future ahead for digital assets and blockchain technology. Join us at our annual 2-day marquee event to uncover emerging trends, explore cutting-edge research, and celebrate our community of builders.

Speakers

  • Faryar Shirzad

    Faryar Shirzad

    Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase
    • Jan van Eck

      Jan van Eck

      CEO, VanEck
      • Sreeram Kannan

        Sreeram Kannan

        CEO, EigenLayer
        • Ariel Seidman

          Ariel Seidman

          CEO, Hivemapper
          • Geoff Garrett

            Geoff Garrett

            Dean, USC Marshall School of Business
            • Emmett Hollyer

              Emmett Hollyer

              General Manager, Solana Mobile
              • Frank Mong

                Frank Mong

                COO, Helium
                • John Nahas

                  John Nahas

                  Chief Business Officer, Ava Labs
                  • Paul Brigner

                    Paul Brigner

                    Founder, PGP for Crypto
                    • Marisa Coppel

                      Marisa Coppel

                      Head of Legal, Blockchain Association
                      • Theodore Agranat

                        Theodore Agranat

                        Director of Web3, Gunzilla Games
                        • Thomas Vu

                          Thomas Vu

                          Executive Producer, Riot Games
                          • Agenda

                            Last Year’s Highlights

                            We welcomed over 1,500 attendees from all across the globe for VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference 2024. With representation across students, faculty, founders, VCs, corporate leaders, and enthusiasts, we celebrated the innovation and resilience of the crypto community at our beautiful USC campus.

                            Previous Conference Speakers

                          • Chris Dixon

                            Chris Dixon

                            Founder & Managing Partner, A16Z Crypto
                          • Anatoly Yakovenko

                            Anatoly Yakovenko

                            Co-Founder, Solana
                          • Emad Mostaque

                            Emad Mostaque

                            CEO, Schelling AI
                          • Devin Walsh

                            Devin Walsh

                            Co-Founder, Uniswap Foundation
                          • Matt Sigel

                            Matt Sigel

                            Head of Digital Asset Research, VanEck
                          • Brian Brooks

                            Brian Brooks

                            Partner, O'Melveny
                          • Tarun Chitra

                            Tarun Chitra

                            CEO, Gauntlet
                          • John Nahas

                            John Nahas

                            VP of Business Development, Ava Labs
                          • Watch highlights from VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference 2024.

                            Sponsors

                            VanEckSolana FoundationAvalancheEdu DAOSuiCoinfundCudisChipped SocialMessari

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