

SHIFT NYC 2025
βπ€ Sonic SVM Presents: SHIFT @ NYC Accelerate
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May 19, 2025
- SHIFT Keynotes & Panels 12PM - 5PM ET
- Happy Hour 5PM - 7:30PM ET
π Classic Car Club Manhattan, New York City
βHosted by: Sonic SVM, Metaplex, MetaMask, OKX Wallet
Sponsored by: Donut, Studio B, IVC, WonderStruck, Solayer
ββPlease note: This is an invite-only event. Registration is subject to approval.
ββFull Agenda:
β12:00 PM β 1:00 PM
Check-in & Light Networking (Optional)
Classic Car Club Manhattan
β1:00 PM β 1:25 PM
Moderator: Michael Marcantonio, Head of DeFi at Galaxy Digital
Panelists:
βCindy, Co-Founder at Drift
βKash, Cat Herder at Jupiter
βRay, Core Contributor at aPriori
βAric, GP of Venture at Manifold
β1:30 PM β 1:55 PM
Moderator: Arif Kazi, Head of BD at Sonic SVM
Panelists:
βChristian Montoya, Network Expansion Product Lead at MetaMask
βAnn Chien, Partner at IVC
βShreyas Hariharan, Consumer Lead at Monad
βBrandon Goss, Head of Research at Injective
β2:00 PM β 2:25 PM
Keynote: Stephen Hess, CEO at Metaplex
β2:30 PM β 2:55 PM
Moderator: Tanthai, Founder & CEO at Wonderstruck
Panelists:
βNaman Kapasi, Partner at Big Brain Holdings
βViktor Fischer, Managing Partner and CEO at Rockaway X
βCarlos, GP at Bitkraft
βDiego, Co-Founder at Frictionless Capital
β3:00 PM β 3:25 PM
Keynote: Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM
β3:30 PM β 3:55 PM
Moderator: Jiani, Growth at Solana
Panelists:
βRizvi Haider, Product Lead New Networks, MetaMask
βAndrew Thurman, Contributor at Jito
βDioni Vasquez, Business and Innovation Lead at Saga DAO
βTroy Zhou, Partnership Lead at OKX Web3
β4:00 PM β 4:25 PM
Moderator: Josh, Partner at Wonderstruck
Panelists:
βYash Agarwal, Co-Founder at SendAI
βBury, Head of US at Virtuals Protocol
βTim Fan, AI Research Lead, previously at Meta
βSaneel Sreeni, Founding Member at Ritual
β4:30 PM β 4:55 PM
Fireside Chat:
Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM and Tim Fan, NYU Prof & ex-Metaβs AI
β5:00 PM β 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks
β5:20 PM β 7:20 PM
Happy Hour
Classic Car Club Manhattan
βADDITIONAL 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 drinksβincluding 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.
ββDetails:
π Private location in NYC (disclosed upon RSVP)
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Date: May 17th 2025
π Time: 7:45 PM EDT
π By invitation only