Heartland Digital Asset Exchange #HDAX
Welcome to #HDAX
The Heartland Digital Asset Exchange (#HDAX) is a first-of-its-kind, invitation-only summit convening the Midwest’s most discerning family offices, investors, wealth managers, fund leaders, and innovators with the global vanguard of digital assets and blockchain infrastructure.
Hosted in KC, the heart of America, #HDAX bridges world-class insight with regional strength—featuring global institutions such as Coinbase, Fidelity Labs, Tiger21, Deloitte, and Polsinelli Blockchain Practice; alongside new digital asset funds and emerging blockchain solutions rooted in the Heartland’s foundational industries: freight, energy, supply chain, food, agriculture and sports as well as AI-powered, on-chain infrastructure.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Esther George - President of the Kansas City Fed 2011-2023
Anthony Bassili - President of Coinbase Asset Management
Parth Gargava - Managing Director, Head of Crypto, Fidelity Labs
George Richardson - Senior Manager, Deloitte Family Office
Joe Kessinger - EVP DeBruce Companies, Tiger21 Chair
Heidi Lehmann - Ligo Partners Family Office, Tiger21 Chair
Stephen Rutenberg - Partner, Polsinelli Blockchain Practice
Evan Szu - CEO, Gamma Prime
Brian King, CEO Lodas Markets
Robert Miller - General Partner, Tru Capital
John Gillen - Director, Tru Capital
Brent Fisher - General Partners, DPI Capital
Jim Starcev - KC Digital Drive, Exited FinTech Founder
Mohsin Masud, - CEO, AKRU
Mark Kaplan - CEO, Whole Chain
Mike Revy - CEO, Bulla Network
Todd Zeigler - CEO, TCS
Steve Vest - CEO Nationwide Equipment Transportation
Michael Moro, Chief Strategy Officer, INX
Michael Cantu - CEO Stellar Forge Mining
Tony Caruso - CEO, Critical Materials Crossroads
Nathan Mauck, Capital Formation, Critical Materials Crossroads
and many others!
This is a highly curated audience and with a strong focus on education, regulatory insight, and compliant capital strategies.
🗣️ Through curated panels and fireside chats, #HDAX offers a trusted forum for education, strategic relationship-building, and exposure to transformative technologies and the evolving policy landscape shaping the next era of finance.
Heartland Digital Asset - #HDAX Agenda
📍 September 8th ,5:30 pm– Welcome Reception & CryptoMondays Event at 710 Central
Join us at Kansas City’s newest innovation hub, 710 Central, for a high-energy kickoff to #HDAX- enjoy light bites, local microbrews, and a vibrant introduction to KC’s emerging crypto community.
🥂 September 8th , 7pm – Curated Welcome Dinner at the Savoy Hotel
Invite-only for out-of-town guests, sponsors, and local hosts
An intimate, high-touch dinner hosted in the private dining rooms of the Savoy Hotel. This curated experience offers an opportunity for our guests and KC leaders to connect over elevated cuisine, in one of Kansas City’s most iconic spaces.
☕ September 9th, 730 am - Investor Breakfast in the Savoy’s Harry Truman Breakfast Room
Harry Truman Breakfast Room – September 9
Kick off HDAX with an invite-only investor breakfast at the Savoy Hotel—President Truman’s favorite morning spot and a longtime hub for diplomats and dealmakers since 1888. (Curated group: Investors & Asset Allocators only)
📍 September 9th – HDAX Summit 930am - 4pm
A full day of powerful programming, investor education, and emerging opportunities at the intersection of traditional finance, digital assets and blockchain infrastructure.
Sample #HDAX Agenda Panels
Opening Keynote Overview: Policy, Power & the Digital Asset Horizon
A global-to-local look at the regulatory and geopolitical forces shaping capital flows and digital asset innovation.
1. Digital Assets for Modern Portfolios
How family offices, investors, and wealth managers are integrating digital assets for diversification, tax efficiency, compliance, and long-term value.
2. Stablecoins & Institutional Trust: The Foundation of Scalable Digital Finance
Stablecoins are becoming the backbone of scalable digital finance—powering payments, trade, and cross-border flows in a world where agentic AI requires real-time, trusted, and compliant infrastructure. Fluency in stablecoin infrastructure is now essential for institutional relevance.
3. Institutional Strategies: Building and Allocating into the Next Wave of Digital Asset Funds
Explore how new fund managers are designing innovative, risk-adjusted vehicles to meet growing demand for digital exposure and liquidity
4. From Freight to Finance: Onchain Credit in the Real Economy
How blockchain is unlocking capital in logistics, supply chains, and traditional industrial sectors.
5. AgTech, Energy, Real Estate: Real Assets Meet the Blockchain
Tokenizing agriculture, food, critical materials, energy and real estate to enhance transparency, access, and operational efficiency
🎷 September 9th, 430-630 pm – After Party at The Phoenix
End the day at The Phoenix, one of Kansas City’s most iconic venues—once a Prohibition-era brothel and speakeasy, The Phoenix has evolved into one of Kansas City’s live music hot spots.
Enjoy live performance, craft cocktails, and appetizers in a setting that perfectly blends the city’s historic railroad era grit with the next generation of finance rails.
Media Coverage
🎥 We’re proud to collaborate with Fintech TV to spotlight the Heartland’s role in the future of digital finance.
📈 Pre-event coverage will air from the New York Stock Exchange 🗽 on September 6th or 7th, positioning #HDAX—and the Heartland’s innovation economy—on a national stage in the lead-up to the summit.
📡 During the event, Fintech TV will feature select live coverage 🔴 of HDAX programming, with a focus on the region’s most compelling blockchain use cases ⛓️ and digital asset strategies 💸.
🌍 Strategic segments will also be broadcast back to the Fintech TV Hub at the NYSE, showcasing Heartland leadership on the global stage.
🏨 Where to Stay for #HDAX
While we explored a hotel block, current rates are comparable either way—so we’re instead sharing five top hotel picks within walking distance of The Savoy (our main venue) and 710 Central (breakout location). Rates listed are as of today and subject to change.
The Savoy Hotel (Hilton) — 📍 On-site
💲 $135–$160/night
🖤 Historic charm + modern design—you’re already there.Hotel Phillips (Hilton Curio Collection) — 📍 0.3 miles
💲 $124–$150/night
🎨 Art deco elegance in a restored KC icon.Hilton President Hotel — 📍 0.4 miles to Savoy 0.2 miles to 710 Central
💲 From $169night
🏛️ Classic KC luxury with timeless appeal.Hotel Indigo — 📍 0.2 miles
💲 $112–$135/night
🛋️ Boutique vibes with modern design at a great value.Loews Kansas City — 📍 0.6 miles
💲 From $209/night
✨ Luxury amenities + sleek style for full-service comfort.