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EVENT DETAILS |
Starta Accelerator together with V Startup Agencyis excited to announce a Blockchain Conference & Demo Day Breakfast for its fourth cohort companies!
Please join us on Friday, December 15th, to meet ten innovative startups from Europe, learn about Augmented Reality & Blockchain Technology. Meet industry experts from both VC & Crypto worlds who will share their thoughts on new investment opportunities & debate on much-talked-of ICO's vs VC funding.
The event is sponsored by Starta Ventures, Rise New York & Arcona - a blockchain-based augmented reality platform.
Starta's accredited investors receive complimentary tickets. Please reach out Alla Levina at al@startaventures.com
PROGRAM
9:00-10:00 am Registration & Breakfast
10:00-11:00am Panel Discussion: ICO vs VC. A New Era of Investments. Positive Effects & Challenges."
Current state of the market.
Will crypto crowd sale replace traditional VC?
Tokens vs equity: Fast access to money & early adopters.
Successful & not so much cases: ICO & VC
Speakers:
Alex Mashinsky, CEO &Founder,Celsius Network
Alexey Girin, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Starta Ventures
Gary Ross, Corporate/Securities Attorney & Partner at Ross & Shulga
Moderator: Serge Milman, Managing Partner, Starta Ventures
More TBA
11:00 - 12:00 pmPitches from Starta's Accelerator Cohort #4, more info about the portfolio companies.
12:00 - 1:00pm Networking & Lunch
Event Hosts:
Katya Dorozhkina,Founding Partner & CEO, Starta Ventures
Serge Milman, Managing Partner, Starta Ventures
ARand BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY SECTION:
1:00 - 1:20 pm Guest speaker: Sweet Eva, an Augmented Reality Angel
Digital land as the next big frontier: How will the world change in 2020 when a new version of our planet is created with the help of AR & blockchain technology?
1:20 - 2:30 pmPanel Discussion: Blockchain in Mixed Reality.What are the opportunities for developers, investors & content creators?
Is it necessary for AR & VR to adapt blockchain technology? Will blockchain thrive in the new immersive reality?
How can decentralization & the adaptation of new standards solve the issues of the AR ecosystem & infrastructure?
What would be the impact of Ethereum smart contracts on immersive technology?
How can blockchain's ability to create a global rights database help developers & investors?
Decentralized virtual societies: the middleman will decide no more! How to establish identity verification, transfer virtual properties & institute systems of governance.
2:30 - 3:00 pmNetworking & Coffee Break, VR/AR demos
Bring your business cards to enter in a prize drawing for a FREE piece of digital land in Soho!
3:00 - 3:40 pmInvestor Brainstorm:
What are the risks & advantages of adapting blockchain technology with AR? Where is the money for the world's first decentralized marketplaces? What could happen if blockchain & AR are combined? Advertising, travel, education, & other areas: what are the industries that blockchain-based AR solutions could disrupt tomorrow?
3:40 - 4:00 pm Developer's Keynote & Panel Wrap-up
What's next after ARKit? A look at retail, healthcare, transportation, sports, entertainment, tourism & other industries where AR apps are emerging. What are the challengers for developers & how can blockchain technology help?
4:00 - 5:00 pmVR/AR demos & Networking
While mingling we'll announce the winner & happy owner of NYC's first piece of Digital Land!
Speakers:
Dana Farbo, AR/VR/blockchain expert, COO atAugmate, platform for smartglasses & other wearable devices
James Haft, Co-Founder of Crypto Oracle, advisory services for ICOs, blockchain & distributed ledger companies.
George Popescu, CEO & Co-founder ofLampix, an AR technology platform & Editor-in-Chief,Lending Times
Daniil Girdea, Investor,Piligrim XXI,developer of AR solutions for global tourism industry & Co-founder of AR projectsAndrew Deutsch,Creative Developer,VR/AR experiences& digital ad animationSweet Eva, AR Angel & Representative ofArcona, a project creating Digital Land - an AR layer on the Earth's surface
Moderator:Adriel Lubarsky,Anchor,Curious City podcast, a stream of business strategy, philosophy, & learnings from entrepreneurs & investors.
PLUS!An Afterparty at the Alexandre Gertsman contemporary art gallery onDecember 20th from 6pm till10pm with wine tasting & wonderful live music from an award-winning pianist Nargiz Aliyarova & baritone Nigel Smith.
The event is sponsored byArcona, a blockchain-based augmented reality platform creating "Digital Land" over real locations across the world where digital content can be placed & then viewed by users through an app.
V Startup Agencyhelps tech companies break through the information overload, presenting them in the best light possible, & with a coherent & interesting narrative that will excite their target audience - be they journalists, investors, potential clients, or the general public.
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