​Hosted by Taiko at ETH San Francisco

​A Landmark Gathering at the Intersection of Innovation and Technology

​Join us for an extraordinary day as Taiko transforms San Francisco's iconic Exploratorium into the epicenter of based rollup innovation. For one day only, this futuristic museum will be exclusively ours as we bring together the brightest minds in the Ethereum ecosystem.
https://brs.taiko.xyz/

​🌟 FEATURED SPEAKERS 🌟

​Vitalik Buterin

​Ethereum Co-Founder

​Professor Dan Boneh

​Stanford University Cryptography Pioneer

​An Unprecedented Assembly of Industry Leaders

• ​NEAR Protocol

• ​Nethermind

• ​Succinct

• ​Espresso

• ​Faction Lightspeed

• ​Hack VC

• ​Hashed

• ​And many more to be announced!

​🎓 ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY PARTNERS 🎓

• ​Stanford Blockchain Club

• ​Blockchain Builder Fund

• ​Blockchain at Berkeley

• ​Blockchain at Columbia

​📅 AGENDA 📅

​09:30 AM - 10:00AM
Registration & Check-in

10:00am - 10:15am
Opening speech by Joaquin, COO at Taiko

​10:20am - 10:35am
Keynote: Preconfirmations and Based Sequencing
Speaker: Irfan Shaik, Founder at Interstate

​10:40am - 10:55am
Keynote: Re-defining Based Rollup from the perspective of Proposer Commitment
Speaker: Harry, Co-founder at Luban

​11:00am - 11:40am
Panel: Verifiably Proving AI
Moderator: Pigi, Head of Gaming at Taiko
Speakers:
- Prof. Dan Boneh, Co-founder at Stanford Blockchain Research
- Alex Skidanov, Co-founder at Near
- Uma Roy, Co-founder & CEO at Succinct
- Ramkumar, Core Contributor at OpenLedger

​11:45 am - 12:15pm
Panel: To Be or Not to Be "Based"
Moderator: Mariano Cortesi, Head of Engineering at Celo
Speakers:
- Kaito, Co-founder at Spire
- Apoorv Anand Researcher/Advisor at RISE
- Cecilia, Engineer at Taiko

​12:20pm - 12:35pm
Preconf Demo: Jeff Walsh, "Random guy" at Taiko

​12:35pm - 1:25pm
Lunch

​1:25pm - 1:55pm
Panel: Preconfs
Moderator: Nick Shaheen, Bankless
Speakers:
- Jeff, "Random guy" at Taiko
- Harry Gao, Co-founder at Luban
- Irfan Shaik, Founder at Interstate

​2:00pm - 2:40pm
Panel: Future of Ethereum & Role of Based Rollups
Moderator: Joaquin, COO at Taiko
Speakers:
- Vitalik Buterin, Founder at Ethereum
- Brecht, Co-founder & CTO at Taiko
- Tomasz Stanczak, Founder at Nethermind and Incoming Co-Excecutive Director, Ethereum Foundation.

​2:45pm - 3:00pm
Keynote : Designing Surge - Paths to generalized Stage 2 Ethereum rollups
Speaker: Tomasz Stanczak, Founder at Nethermind and Incoming Co-Excecutive Director, Ethereum Foundation.

3:05pm - 3:35pm
Panel: Value Creation Beyond Code: 2025 Outlook
Moderator: Lora, Head of Strategic Finance at Taiko
Speakers:
- Ed Roman, Managing Partner at Hack VC
- Keith Chen, Managing Partner at SNZ
- Jay Yu, President at Stanford Blockchain Club and Associate at Pantera
- Kevin Lee, Co-founder & Managing Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures
- Dan Park, Investor at Hashed

3:40pm - 3:55pm
Keynote: L1<>L2 Interop & Programmable Block
Speaker: Cecilia, Engineer at Taiko

​4:00pm - 4:15pm
Keynote: Interop: The Missing Piece for a United Ethereum
Speaker: Keyao Shen, Senior SWE at Espresso

​4:15pm - 4:20pm
Closing speech

​4:20pm - 6:20pm
Networking

​The Ultimate Based Rollup Experience

• ​Museum access: Explore the Exploratorium's fascinating interactive exhibits

• ​Comprehensive catering: Enjoy premium food and beverages throughout the day

• ​Exclusive content: Participate in deep technical discussions and witness groundbreaking announcements

• ​Networking opportunities: Connect with founders, developers, investors, and visionaries shaping the future of Layer 2 solutions and crypto & AI

​Why Based Rollup Summit?

​The Based Rollup Summit represents a historic gathering of the Ethereum scaling ecosystem. As based rollups continue to revolutionize blockchain technology, this summit offers unprecedented access to the architects building this future.

​Whether you're a developer, investor, founder, or enthusiast, this is your opportunity to be part of a defining moment in the evolution of Ethereum scaling solutions.

​Space is limited. Secure your spot today.

​Hosted by Taiko - the first permissionless based rollup, building the future of Ethereum scaling

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