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Join us for a side event at Token 2049 in 🇦🇪Dubai!

BTC Summit is a premier one-day event dedicated to the evolution of Bitcoin’s ecosystem. Focused on BTCfi, Bitcoin Layer 2 infrastructure, and Bitcoin-Secured Networks, this summit brings together industry leaders, developers, and investors shaping the next wave of Bitcoin adoption.

With rising demand for Bitcoin-native utility, the conversation is shifting from speculation to real-world applications.


Program

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Scaling BTCFi: Real Products for Real Demand

  • Steven Enamakel, Creator @ Zerolend

  • Rok Kopp, Co-Founder @ Ether.Fi

  • Loi Luu, Founder @ Optimex

  • Ben Ungvari, Chief Growth Officer @ Braavos 

  • Jullian Duran, CEO & Co-Founder, @ Lever Labs, Inc. 

  • Moderator: Bradley Laws, Head of Foundation @ Union

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Keynote: BTCfi Unlocked: Activating Bitcoin Through Shared Security

  • Filipe Gonçalves, Lead Contributor @ InceptionLRT

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Keynote: BTCfi Unlocked: Activating Bitcoin Through Shared Security

  • Felix Lutsch, Head of Ecosystem  @ Symbiotic 

  • Ali Boukhalfa, Director, Head of MENA @ P2P

  • Laurent Bourquin, GP | Chief Investment Officer @ MEV Capital

  • Matt Marshall, Product Lead @ Lombard

  • Aidan Bristow, BD @ Gauntlet

  • Moderator: Maksym Repa, DeFi Lead @ Lombard

12:45 AM - 1:00 PM  Keynote TBC

  • Laurent Bourquin, GP | Chief Investment Officer @ MEV Capital

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM  LUNCH

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Scaling Bitcoin: The Future of L2 Ecosystems 

  • Fisher Yu, Co-Founder @ Babylon

  • Dr. Redouane Elkamhi, Chief Economist @ GOAT

  • Jeff, Founder & CEO @ Merlin 

  • Kyle Ellicott, Executive Director, Stacks Asia Foundation @ Stacks

  • Hillary Adler, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ BOS 

  • Moderator: Zhixi Zhang, Ecosystem Growth Lead @ BOB


2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Keynote: A Snapshot of ZK Rollup Economics on Bitcoin

  • Dr. Redouane Elkamhi, Chief Economist @ GOAT

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Bitcoin Staking & Restaking 

  • Nick Stoev, Founder @ Mellow

  • Mirko Schmiedl, Co-Founder @ Staking Rewards

  • Rostyslav Shvets, Co-Founder, @ Stroom

  • Luke Xie, CEO & Co-Founder @ Satlayer

  • Filipe Gonçalves, Lead Contributor @ InceptionLRT

  • Moderator: Piyush Maheshwari, Head of Ecosystem @ Bima

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Keynote: Unlocking Bitcoin Liquidity to Yield Opportunities

  • Kaitai Chang, Co-Founder & COO @ Yala

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Institutional Adoption of BTCfi 

  • Aki Balogh, Co-Founder & CEO @ iBTC

  • Connor Milner, Business Development & Partnerships @ Re7 Capital

  • Laura K. Inamedinova, Principal @ Gate Ventures

  • Richard Green, Director of Ecosystem Success @ Rootstock

  • Timothy Tan, Head of Sales and Partnerships @ Cactus Custody 

  • Moderator: Ben Lakoff, GP @ Bankless Ventures


4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Keynote: tBTC: Bitcoin’s Onchain Future

  • Sap, Co-Founder @ tLabs, @ Threshold 

5:00 PM  - 5:15 PM Keynote: Brotocol: Pioneering Bitcoin’s Next Era

  • Naqib Noor, CSO @Alex, @ Brotocol 


5:15 PM - 6:00 PM Unlocking Liquidity in BTCfi: Onboarding Users, dApps, & Funds 

  • Thomas Chen, CEO @ Function

  • Siddarth Sridhar, Founder @ Bima

  • Soumyaranjan Ram, Head of BD @ Hemi

  • Mads Mathiesen, Research Partner @ Maven11

  • Petter Ikekhua, Sales Director @ Kiln

  • Petr Martynov, Head of Growth @ Morningstar


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