Ecosystem Growth Summit presented by Gitcoin x Electric Capital
The Ecosystem Growth Summit presented by Gitcoin x Electric Capital is a one-day event dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration on topics related to ecosystem growth within the EVM.
The event is for both newcomers and experienced professionals to learn about best practices in various growth areas, including grants programs, airdrops, sales and business development, community engagement, growth marketing, and more.
Agenda (subject to change)
12noon-12:30pm - Registration
12:30pm-12:45pm - Welcome address: “Overview and Trends of Ecosystem Growth in Web3” with Kyle Weiss, Executive Director of the Gitcoin Foundation
12:45pm-1:30pm - Panel discussion: "Effective Grant Programs for Ecosystem Growth" led by Meg Lister, General Manager of Grants Labs featuring representatives from
Krzysztof Urbański, Governance Lead @ L2BEAT
Coltron, Grants Lead @ ENS
Eugene Leventhal, Executive Director @ Metagov
1:30pm-2:15pm - Panel discussion: "Venture Funding and Ecosystem Growth" with:
Curtis Spencer, General Partner @ Electric Capital
Jeff Ren, Head of Ventures @ OKX
Moderated by Kyle Weiss, Executive Director of the Gitcoin Foundation
2:15pm-3:00pm - Panel discussion: "Building Strong Communities for Ecosystem Growth" led by James Kiernan from Octant, featuring:
Toady Hawk, Founder @ Nouns Square Media Collective
Shreyas, Co-founder @ Llama
0xTangle, Community / Marketing @ MEV Protocol
Prof Werder, Builder Community Resident @ Nouns
3:00pm-3:45pm - Panel Discussion: “Leveraging Airdrops for Community Engagement” led by Jeremy, General Manager of Passport, featuring:
Rok, Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer @ EtherFi
Callum Gladstone, Co-founder @ Fire Eyes
Dawson Botsford, most recently CTO @ Bankless and Founder @ Earnifi
3:45pm-4:30pm - Keynote Fireside chat: “The State of DevRel" with Maria Shen, author of Electric Capital’s Developer Report and Austin Griffith, Founder @ BuidlGuidl and Speedrun Ethereum
4:30pm-5:15pm - Token design & token models panel led by Ken Deeter, partner at Electric Capital, featuring:
DJ, Founder @ OpenBlock Labs
Sid, Protocol Specialist @ Electric Capital
Aiham, Founding contributor @ Silo Finance
5:15pm-5:45pm - Final session: Whitepaper presentation on Grants as a Growth Vehicle by Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin and Meg Lister, GM of Grants Lab
5:45pm-6:45pm - Happy Hour
Important notes:
Entry is on a first come, first serve basis. Venue capacity is 250 people, and only this amount of people will be admitted into the building at a time due to fire safety constraints. Having a ticket does not guarantee entry.
Drinks and snacks will be served all day.
This event is specifically designed for those who are interested and working on ecosystem growth in the EVM. These individuals will be prioritized in terms of ticketing and may result in others unable to get tickets.
Notice of photography: There will be event photography present throughout the duration of the summit. By entering the event premises, you consent to recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.
Gitcoin creates technologies and opportunities that empower communities to fund, build, and protect what matters. Through the Gitcoin Grants program, there has been over $56 million distributed to early-stage builders that champion public goods initiatives in decentralized finance (DeFi), climate, open sourcing, and beyond. Core products include Gitcoin Grants Stack, the end-to-end grants management solution, Allo Protocol, an open-source funding protocol, and Gitcoin Passport, an all-encompassing decentralized identity management tool. Visit www.gitcoin.co to learn more, discover Gitcoin’s impact at https://impact.gitcoin.co/, and follow progress via @Gitcoin.
Electric Capital is a leading crypto venture firm. They are early-stage investors in many well-known Layer-1 platforms, Layer-2 platforms, DeFi protocols, NFT projects, DAOs, developer tools, and other breakout crypto businesses. Learn more at ElectricCapital.com.