Rare Dev & Governance Day 2025
Rare Dev & Governance Day | August 6-7, 2025 @ Top Golf, Las Vegas
https://rareevo.io/2025-agenda
Get ready to kick off Rare Evo 2025 with Rare Dev & Governance Day — a full day dedicated to builders, developers, and innovators in the blockchain space.
📅 Schedule Overview
Wednesday, August 6 – Rare Happy Hour
Unwind, network, and connect with fellow developers, industry leaders, and members of the community before the full-day program kicks off.
Lobby Bar @ Caesars Palace - Near Hotel Registration
Thursday, August 7 – Rare Dev & Gov Day Programming
Join us at Top Golf for an amazing day of content and fun!
Program Runs 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
We will have content running from 9:00AM-4:00PM. At 4:00PM enjoy some drinks and whack some golf balls or jump in the pool! See the full Agenda below.
🗓️ Full Agenda
Top Golf - Acura Yard (Main Atrium)
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome & Opening Keynote
Charles Hoskinson
TCL Room (Level 4)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
TBA
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Tx3: UTxO Development Toolkit Workshop
Presented by Santiago Carmuega
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Dingo Ate My Blockchain
Presented by Chris Gianelloni
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Sundae Strategies Workshop/Hackathon
Presented by Pi Lanningham
Birdie Bar (Level 2)
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Cardano Budget & Treasury
Moderator: Lloyd Duhon, Panelists: Charles Hoskinson, Kriss Baird, Kristijan Kowalsky
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Cardano Constitution 2.0
Moderator: Adam Rusch, Panelists: Joel Telpner, Nico Cerny, tbd
11:00 AM - 11:40AM
Funding Cardano's Future
Logan Panchot (BuilderDAO), Arisa Euno (DraperU), Daniel Ribar (Project Catalyst)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Cardano Growth & Marketing: A Public Workshop
Tim Harrison, Wes Parkinson, Elis Moormaa, Nathan Acton
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:50 PM
Intersect Town Hall: Meet the Board of Directors + Audience Q&A
Moderator: Jack Briggs Panelists: Adam Rusch, Kavinda Kariyapperuma, Shunsuke Murasaki
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Model Cardano Governance: SPOs, DReps, and CC in Action
Meeting Room East (Level 1)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Building with Elixir on Cardano
Presented by Carlos Souza
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Onboarding the next million users to Web3Solo
Presented by Jingles
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
VESPR Wallet
Presented by Alexandru Dochioiu
Meeting Room Central (Level 1)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Cardano Scaling with VECTOR
Duncan Coutts - Well-Typed
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
zk Proofs w/ zkFold
Presented by Stanislav Marycev
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
UPLC -> RISC-V Compilation
Presented by Riley Kilgore
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Midgard
Presented by Philip DiSarro
Meeting Room West (Level 1)
10:30 AM -12:15 PM
Linux Foundation x Cardano - Identus Workshop
Javi Ribo, Fabio Pinheiro, Siera Yun, Goncalo Frade, Shailesh Patil
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Don't Trust, Formally Verify: SMT-Powered Smart Contract Verification for Cardano
Presented by Romain Solat
Rare Dev Day is free to attend, but space is limited. Reserve your spot today to guarantee entry.
✅ What to Expect
Developer-focused workshops
Hands-on technical sessions
Lightning talks & project showcases
Networking with blockchain builders & innovators
Access to Rare Evo community partners & sponsors
Join us in Las Vegas for a day dedicated to building the future of blockchain. See you there!