​🎤 Sonic SVM Presents: SHIFT @ NYC Accelerate

​​📅 May 19, 2025
- SHIFT Keynotes & Panels 12PM - 5PM ET
- Happy Hour 5PM - 7:30PM ET
📍 Classic Car Club Manhattan, New York City

​Hosted by: Sonic SVM, Metaplex, MetaMask, OKX Wallet
Sponsored by: Donut, Studio B, IVC, WonderStruck, Solayer

​​Please note: This is an invite-only event. Registration is subject to approval.

​​Full Agenda:

​12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Check-in & Light Networking (Optional)
Classic Car Club Manhattan

​1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
Panel 1: Shift in Defi

​Moderator: Michael Marcantonio, Head of DeFi at Galaxy Digital
Panelists:

• ​Cindy, Co-Founder at Drift

• ​Kash, Cat Herder at Jupiter

• ​Ray, Core Contributor at aPriori

• ​Aric, GP of Venture at Manifold

​1:30 PM – 1:55 PM

​Panel 2: Shift in Global adoption
Moderator: Arif Kazi, Head of BD at Sonic SVM
Panelists:

• ​Christian Montoya, Network Expansion Product Lead at MetaMask

• ​Ann Chien, Partner at IVC

• ​Shreyas Hariharan, Consumer Lead at Monad

• ​Brandon Goss, Head of Research at Injective

​2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Fireside Chat: Mod: Stephen Hess, CEO at Metaplex

• ​Daeshawn, co-founder and COO of SHAGA

• ​Kinsa, CMO of Sonic SVM

• ​Vitor, co-founder of Playsolana

​2:30 PM – 2:55 PM

​Panel3: Shift in VC
Moderator: Tanthai, Founder & CEO at Wonderstruck
Panelists:

• ​Naman Kapasi, Partner at Big Brain Holdings

• ​Viktor Fischer, Managing Partner and CEO at Rockaway X

• ​Carlos, GP at Bitkraft

• ​Diego, Co-Founder at Frictionless Capital

​3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Keynote: Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM

​3:30 PM – 3:55 PM

​Panel 4: Shift in web3 infra
Moderator: Jiani, Growth at Solana
Panelists:

• ​Rizvi Haider, Product Lead New Networks, MetaMask

• ​Andrew Thurman, Contributor at Jito

• ​Dioni Vasquez, Business and Innovation Lead at Saga DAO

• ​Troy Zhou, Partnership Lead at OKX Web3

​4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

​Panel 5: Shift in AI
Moderator: Josh, Partner at Wonderstruck
Panelists:

• ​Yash Agarwal, Co-Founder at SendAI

• ​Bury, Head of US at Virtuals Protocol

• ​Abhishek, Strategy at Sentient

• ​Saneel Sreeni, Founding Member at Ritual

​4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
Fireside Chat:
Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM and Tim Fan, NYU Prof & ex-Meta’s AI

​5:00 PM – 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks

​5:20 PM – 7:20 PM
Happy Hour
Classic Car Club Manhattan

​ADDITIONAL EVENTS

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Also check out our SHIFT NYC VIP DINNER EVENT

Hosted by: Sonic SVM & Studio B

This intimate gathering is EXCLUSIVE to speakers, sponsors, and panelists to connect over curated dining and drinks—including MetaMask, Metaplex, OKX, Galaxy Digital, Solana Foundation, Jito, Studio B, Jupiter, Drift, aPriori, Manifold, Big Brain Holdings, Rockaway X, Bitkraft, Frictionless Capital, Ritual, and more.

​​Details:
📍 Private location in NYC (disclosed upon RSVP)
📅 Date: May 17th 2025
🕖 Time: 7:45 PM EDT
🎟 By invitation only