Consumer Day NYC by Polkadot & MomentumX Global, supported by Proof of Play
​Unlocking the Next Generation Of Consumers, Apps & Tech
​A Closed-Door Industry Discussion & High-Value Networking Event
​📅 Date: June 26, 2025
🕑 Time: 2 PM – 8 PM
đź“Ť Location: New York City (venue details upon RSVP)
​MomentumX Global is excited to host its inaugural Consumer Day event with Polkadot, supported by Proof of Play!
​This is an initmate event designed for industry leaders, founders, snd investors in the consumer tech & crypto space.
​Agenda
​2pm-3:15pm: Check-in with coffee and snacks with opening remarks at 3:05pm
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​3:15pm-3:55pm: Panel - From Fans to Stakeholders: Reinventing Loyalty in the Ownership Economy
Speakers
David Lane - Chairman & CEO of Sports Illustrated Tickets
Maria Chak - Director of Business Development at Republic Crypto
​Jon Von Deylen - Principal at Drive by DraftKings (VC arm by DraftKings)
Anubhav Mehtora - Head of Product, Data, and Fan Engagement for Live Nation
​Moderator: Anton Umnov - CEO of Helika and former VP at Drop and Head of Products & Partnerships at Nielsen
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4:15-4:55pm: Panel - The New Consumer Loyalty Layer: How Crypto and Commerce Are Merging to Power Brand EngagementÂ
Speakers
Andrew Klein - SVP of Creative Technology & Innovation at Publicis MediaÂ
​Steve Curran - CEO, Co-Founder of Burn Ghost Games (Backed by Bitkraft & DraftKings)
Steph Liu - CEO of Levitate Foundry (Fastest growing female-founded Shopify Plus Partner Agency in NA)
John Goldschmidt - Head of Growth at Magenta Labs (Polkadot Strategic BD and Partnerships Group)
​Moderator: Elizabeth Olson - Bitcoin Head of Marketing at Magic Eden and former Marketing Lead - Global Luxury at Sotheby's
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5:15pm-5:55pm: Panel - Designing Economies and Monetizing in Games - On-Chain vs Off-Chain
Speakers
Carlos Pereria - General Partner at Bitkraft Ventures
​Nick Metzler, Founder of Win Win & Venture Partner for Shima Capital
​Adam Fern, Co-Founder of Proof of Play (a16z & Greenoaks backed) & Founding Team Member of Cash App
​Alexandra Takei - Studio Business Director & Game Development Producer at Ruckus Games & Content Lead at Naavik (ex-Bitkraft & Activision Blizzard)
​Moderator: Ilya Abugov - Director at Helika and Venture Partner at Sanctor Capital
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​6pm-8pm: High-value networking on the rooftop with music, food, and drinks
DJ: Metwally
​This is your chance to:
​Engage in high-impact conversations about emerging consumer trends, technologies, and investment theses
​Connect with key leaders shaping the next generation of apps, platforms, and infrastructure
​Derive valuable insights from founders, leaders and VCs during informative panel discussions in a private setting
​Space is limited — please RSVP early to secure your spot.
​Complimentary food and drinks will be served.
​Interested in sponsoring?
Contact Max Kaufman (TG: @maxkaufman32) for partnership opportunities and sponsorship details.
​About Polkadot
Polkadot is the powerful, secure core of Web3, providing a shared foundation that unites some of the world’s most transformative apps and blockchains.
Polkadot offers advanced modular architecture that allows devs to easily design and build their own specialized blockchain projects, pooled security that ensures the same high standard for secure block production across all connected chains and apps connected to it, and robust governance that ensures a transparent system where everyone has say in shaping the blockchain ecosystem for growth and sustainability.
With Polkadot, users are not just participants, they're co-creators with the power to shape its future.
Learn more at: https://polkadot.com/
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About Proof of Play
​Proof of Play helps developers create high-performance apps and games with best-in-class infrastructure tools for building highly scalable, multi-chain decentralized applications.
​After building Pirate Nation into the largest fully onchain game, our products are trusted by dozens of teams across multiple chains.
​Core offerings:
​- Verified RNG(vRNG): Onchain random numbers. Trustless and publicly auditable RNG for games, gamblefi, and NFT mints
​- Marketplace APIs: Enable games to facilitate in-game trades that settle onchain. Collect transaction fees from user economic activity & create a new revenue stream.
​- Gasless relayers: Use a single gas tank to sponsor user transactions across chains.
​Interested to learn more about Proof of Play's tech?
​Get in touch with the team -> https://z7a9jnrajv8.typeform.com/to/Ywh9xVFF?typeform-source=docs.proofofplay.com
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​About MomentumX Global
​MomentumX Global is a trusted business development, go-to-market partner, and data-driven events partner accelerating growth for VC-backed crypto startups and established companies that are eager to break into new cutting edge verticals.
​MomentumX leverages an expansive network across key innovation hubs—including the U.S., Canada, Europe, UAE, and APAC—to connect startups with transformative opportunities.
​Learn more at: https://momentumx.global/
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​Disclaimer - photo/video will be taken at the event and used for marketing purposes after.