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This will be a hybrid event In-person Austin Central Library 710 W. César Chávez St. Parking information Online via Zoom The Zoom link will be added to this page the day of the event Speakers Jeannette Spaulding, President, Inveniam Data Oracles Bass Bauman, Co-organizer Ethereum Austin, and Finance Director, ZenBusiness Moderator Bitcoin Frankie, Head of Digital Innovation, Troika 6:00-6:15pm Networking 6:15-7:30pm Presentation 7:30-8:00pm Q&A |
The emergence of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is truly transformational and potentially revolutionary. The market capitalization of cryptocurrencies—led by bitcoin--is now over one trillion dollars, or roughly 1/10th that of gold, and Goldman Sachs just recognized cryptocurrencies as an asset class. The value is real and now recognized; while there is significant volatility, that is more due to people not understanding cryptocurrencies and thus being prone to rapidly changing news, and even hype. Cryptocurrency expects the volatility to diminish with education and understanding, while the market capitalization continues to climb due to the real value that they present to parties in commerce and transactions. In fact, the new Decentralized Finance (DeFi) movement is gaining steam, riding on the properties—and value to users—of cryptocurrencies over traditional money and transactions managed by (and profiting) banks and other third parties.
Are cryptocurrencies the future of money? Will our economic systems shift towards/to DeFi to maximize the value of money for transactors and eliminate the fee-based middlemen? Is it safe to invest in this movement yet? How can you and your business benefit from bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, and how can you help usher in the DeFi era? Join us as Paul Snow, CEO of Factom, and Bass Bauman, Co-organizer of Ethereum Austin and Finance Director at ZenBusiness PBC, help you understand everything you need to know in this accelerated, comprehensive overview. Then stay around for an extended Q&A session moderated by Bitcoin Frankie, Head of Digital Innovation at Troika, to answer all your questions and go deeper into these technologies and their applications. If you are fully vaccinated, please join us at a limited capacity at the Austin Central Library located on W. César Chávez St. If you have not received your COVID-19 vaccine, or would prefer to watch the event online, we invite you to stream the live event on Zoom. All attendees will need to register on Eventbrite and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually. Both online and in-person attendees will have the opportunity to network and ask the speakers questions. |
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Jeannette Spaulding joined Inveniam in May 2021 as President, Inveniam Data Oracles. In this role, she leads the firm’s private market data initiatives.
Jeannette is an experienced technology leader, having served as Vice President, Integration Technology at BNY Mellon and Vice President within the Chief Operating Office of Bank of America’s Global Banking and Markets Technology division. She has also led her own consulting practice for small businesses and blockchain startups. Prior to that, she researched and developed multi-asset investment strategies for institutional investors at BlackRock, Natixis, and BNP Paribas. Jeannette graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in French and Romance Philology, in addition to being recognized as a French Honors Finalist. She went on to earn a Master in Finance and Strategy from Sciences Po Paris, a French Grande École. She then completed a Master of Science in Sustainable Development at Uppsala University in Sweden, where she was named a University Scholar. |
Bass Bauman has provided strategic finance and CFO services to dozens of businesses, including directly supporting $28 billion of asset transactions. Across his career he has focused on strategy development, fundraising, and growth planning, and he has held finance, management, and product roles at a number of financial technology and crypto startups. Currently Bass is Finance Director at ZenBusiness, one of Austin's fastest growing technology companies. In 2019 Bass joined the Ethereum Austin meetup group as co-organizer and grew attendance by 10x with a focus on education and community development. In May, Ethereum Austin hosted the largest crypto hackathon in Austin, awarding $21,000 in total funding across 100 participating developers.
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Moderator
I’ve recently joined Troika as the head of Digital innovation. I’m incredibly bullish on all things blockchain, bitcoin, AI, and other technologies that create massive opportunity for growth and creativity. I’ve spent the last 15 years recruiting sales and marketing talent for some of the world’s most iconic category leaders and new stars on the rise. A natural born relationship builder, I’ve been incredibly successful pulling together a nationwide network of talent, partners, and brands in developing unique sales and marketing solutions for my clients.
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