Chains Beyond Borders | AI Edition
Event Agenda
17:00 – 17:10 | Opening Remarks and Introduction
Welcome address by Dariia Vasylieva, Founder & General Partner at FD CAPITAL
17:10 – 17:40 | Panel Discussion: Building AI-Driven Blockchain Startups
Theme: Challenges, Real Use Cases, and Insights
Real-world challenges in deploying AI for blockchain applications.
Discussion of successful AI-driven blockchain startups.
Insights from founders on scaling, securing funding, and overcoming technical hurdles.
Moderator: 🎙️ Olga Yaroshevsky, Managing Director of SiGMA AIBC Summit, a globally respected nexus for emerging technologies and the world of gaming and iGaming, with the best and brightest in the world of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Artificial intelligence and several other sectors all calling the summit home.
Panelists:
🎙️ David Owen Morris, Co Founder of Raptoreum, Innovative blockchain pioneering protocol level tokens/assets and all security impovements that those bring into play
🎙️ Seg, Developer Relations at Sonic Labs – a key advocate for developer empowerment in the Web3 space. As Developer Relations at Sonic Labs, Seg focuses on empowering builders by providing the resources, support, and insights needed to harness the full potential of modular execution layers.
🎙️ Dima Burov, CPO of DeInfra, Blockchain Infrastructure for Scalable AI & Dapps.
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🎙️ Han Jin, Co-Founder and CEO of BluWhale, Web3’s Fastest Growing Intelligence Layer across blockchains. Backed by SoftBank, Animoca Brands, SwissBorg, Momentum6, GSR, Cointelegrah, Primal Capital, Nxgen, Cardano
🎙️ Stefaan Vervaet, Founder and CEO of Akave, the unified data layer transforming how enterprises, DePIN, and AI teams handle storage, bringing data lakes on-chain with cutting-edge encryption, optimized hot storage, and seamless Filecoin integration.
🎙️ Radu, Head of Growth for Kvants AI, an AI-Driven Multi-Strategy Quant Portfolio Management. Kvants analyses & curates best-in-class Quantitative trading strategies developed by independent pods & in-house portfolio managers.
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🎙️ Max Ward, CEO and Founder of Libera, making a trillion dollars of invisible commerce visible with our unique approach to social data acquisition and Large vision model for emerging market retail.
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17:40 – 18:20 | Panel Discussion: Investing in AI-Driven Blockchain Ventures
Theme: The Investor’s Perspective on 2025 and Beyond
Current trends in AI investments within blockchain.
Vision for AI-driven solutions in the next 2-5 years.
Criteria for investing in startups at the intersection of AI and blockchain.
Moderator: Dr. Dariia Vasylieva, Founder and GP GETVISION FD CAPITAL is a visionary leader in finance, technology, and entrepreneurship. Passionate about bold leadership and innovation, she excels in building strong teams, navigating complex markets, and providing strategic advisory in venture capital, private equity, and family office investments.
Panelists:
🎙️ David Orban, Managing Advisor of Beyond, a dynamic venture studio that partners with companies to drive growth, accelerate progress, and innovate through tailored incubation strategies.
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🎙️ Michael Steuer, President & CTO of The Casper Association’s, their mission is to promote the widespread adoption of blockchain technology through the development and implementation of the Casper blockchain network. Casper prioritizes performance, scalability, and upgradability through modular design, uniquely positioning it as a powerful tool for developers to build decentralized applications.
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🎙️ Dr. Umair Mehmood, President of WePelicans Prospective, a Dubai based Investment Management and Economic Advisory Group with a dedicated Center of Excellence for the Futurism and Innovation.🚀 X | Lindkedin
🎙️ Tomer Warschauer Nuni, CMO of Kima Network, is a visionary digital marketing leader and blockchain innovator shaping the future of Web3 and crypto ecosystems. With over two decades of expertise in tech, AI, and blockchain, he excels as an early-stage investor and strategic advisor for standout projects like ChainGPT, Cookie3, and Bubblemaps. He currently serves as CMO of Kima Network, advancing financial interoperability, and as Investment Director at ChainGPT, pioneering on-chain AI solutions.
🎙️ Joaquim Miro, Partner at GDA Capital, Serial entrepreneur, investor, and builder in multiple $100M+ valuation businesses in 30+ countries. Joaquim is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and builder who has contributed to multiple businesses with valuations exceeding $100 million across more than 30 countries. He co-founded $SWAP, a company that achieved a multi-billion dollar market cap, and also serves as a Partner at GDA Capital.
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🎙️ Maurice Ng, Venture Partner at Byzentine Capital. Byzentine is a proprietary venture fund led by exited founders, whose previous ventures were backed by Google, Softbank, Microsoft and more.
🎙️ Lubna Dajani, Founder and Managing Director of Allternet Limited, A strategic ecosystems development and sustainable growth advisory house focus on exponential and regenerative technologies, policy and ethical standards.
18:20 – 18:30 | Closing Remarks
Summary of insights and takeaways.
Announcements for future Chains Beyond Borders events.
Chains Beyond Borders is a premier event series uniting top blockchain and dApp developers, investors, and crypto communities to drive growth and innovation in the Web3 ecosystem. Throughout 2023/2024, Chains Beyond Borders established itself as a catalyst for blockchain ecosystem growth, attracting high-profile speakers from companies with a combined $700 Bn market cap and investors managing over $50 Bn in AuM.
About FD CAPITAL
FD CAPITAL is a VCaaS firm redefining the investment landscape in the rapidly evolving Web3 market. Their distinct business model provides investors with unparalleled access to a diverse array of burgeoning blockchain ventures.
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