Solana Institutional Day: Infrastructure, Compliance, and Strategy
Join QuickNode, Jito Foundation, Solana, and Artemis for an exclusive half-day executive briefing designed for institutional investors and digital asset professionals.
Event Details
📅 April 15, 2025, 9 am - 1 pm ET
📍 Solana Event Space, New York City
What to Expect
Get exclusive insights into:
Solana's infrastructure roadmap and technical innovations
Advanced staking strategies and MEV opportunities
Data-driven investment approaches in the Solana ecosystem
Institutional products, including ETFs and stablecoins
Featured Speakers
Chris Bair, Strategic Lead, QuickNode
Rebecca Rettig, CLO, Jito Labs
Hayden Tsutsui, Contributor, Jito Foundation
Victor Rohlfs, Senior Solutions Architect, QuickNode
Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth, Solana Foundation
Jon Ma and Anthony Yim, Co-founders of Artemis
This executive briefing is specifically designed for institutional investors, fund managers, digital asset professionals, bank executives, traders, and investment analysts and researchers. Space is limited to ensure meaningful interactions and discussions.
Please note: This is an invite-only event. Registration is subject to approval.
Register now to secure your spot. For questions about registration or the event, please contact events@quicknode.com.
Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Executive Networking Breakfast
A light breakfast to kick off the morning, providing attendees the opportunity to network with peers, speakers, and industry experts.
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Chris Bair, Strategic Lead at QuickNode
Introduction to the event's purpose and QuickNode's role in the Solana ecosystem
Overview of Solana's infrastructure growth and adoption among institutional players
Key trends driving enterprise and institutional engagement with Solana
9:45 AM – 10:30 PM | Solana & ETFs: The Institutional Perspective
Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth at Solana Foundation
What a Solana ETF could look like and its implications for investors
Liquidity, regulatory considerations, and compliance factors
Institutional readiness for Solana-based financial products
10:30 – 11:15 AM | MEV, Staking, and Restaking on Solana
Hayden Tsutsui, Contributor at Jito Foundation
Overview of MEV and Staking on Solana
Jito Network’s architecture
Restaking on Solana
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Coffee Break & Networking
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Rise of Stablecoins
Jon Ma or Anthony Yim, Co-founders at Artemis
Overview of the Solana stablecoin ecosystem
Drivers on the surge of stablecoins
Novel use cases and companies we have seen
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking Break
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Solana Trading Infrastructure
Victor Rohlfs, Senior Solutions Architect at QuickNode
Accessing and analyzing Solana's on-chain data at an institutional scale
Performance comparisons between SVM and EVM architectures for trading systems
Advanced trading innovations: gRPC endpoints, Jito bundles, and MEV strategies
Real-time analytics tools for investment decision-making and risk management
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM | Navigating Regulatory Frameworks for Institutional Solana Adoption
Rebecca Rettig, CLO at Jito Labs
Legal considerations for institutional investors entering Solana
Current regulatory landscaping affecting blockchain adoption
Building compliance frameworks for DeFi participation
2:30 PM | Closing Remarks