
Co-hosted with Blockchain@USC

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
Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase

Jan van Eck
CEO, VanEck

Sreeram Kannan
CEO, EigenLayer

Ariel Seidman
CEO, Hivemapper

Geoff Garrett
Dean, USC Marshall School of Business

Emmett Hollyer
General Manager, Solana Mobile

Frank Mong
COO, Helium

John Nahas
Chief Business Officer, Ava Labs

Paul Brigner
Founder, PGP for Crypto

Marisa Coppel
Head of Legal, Blockchain Association

Theodore Agranat
Director of Web3, Gunzilla Games

Thomas Vu
Executive Producer, Riot Games
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
Founder & Managing Partner, A16Z Crypto

Anatoly Yakovenko
Co-Founder, Solana

Emad Mostaque
CEO, Schelling AI

Devin Walsh
Co-Founder, Uniswap Foundation

Matt Sigel
Head of Digital Asset Research, VanEck

Brian Brooks
Partner, O'Melveny

Tarun Chitra
CEO, Gauntlet

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