05-18-2023 Fintech Presents: NFTs, DeFi and Blockchain
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The CFA Society of Los Angeles is hosting an exciting event that will bring together experts in the NFT, DeFi, and Blockchain markets. The event will delve into the current trends and future opportunities within these crypto segments, providing valuable insights into the exciting world of NFTs, DeFi, and Blockchain. With the NFT market exceeding $27 billion, the panel of experts will discuss the factors that separate this highly profitable digital market from the rest. Additionally, the event will explore the current state and future potential of DeFi, and the backbone of the crypto market, blockchain technology. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the benefits and potential use cases of NFTs, DeFi, and Blockchain.
Topics to be discussed:
• What drive the popularity of NFTs
• The benefits of DeFi compared to traditional finance
• How blockchain is being used today and the potential use cases
• The relationship between NFTs, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and the metaverse
• The difference between an NFT and a securitized NFT
MODERATOR
Elana Dickman, CPA | Elana Dickman is a Partner at Red Beard Ventures managing over $25M in capital. With her expertise in Pre-Seed to Series A investments across blockchain consumer applications, infrastructure, gaming, the metaverse, and DeFi, Elana has sourced top deals for the fund and syndicate, including LayerZero, Unstoppable Domains, CoinMara, Limewire, Azuro, and more.Alongside her role at Red Beard Ventures, Elana is the founder of The Girls Table, a social media platform used to amplify the voices of investors, creators, and entrepreneurs. Her efforts in onboarding more than 20,000 women into the Web3 space and highlighting countless entrepreneurs and builders have earned her invitations to speak at renowned events such as VeeCon, NFT NYC, NFT LA, Zencon, and more. Back To Top ^^
SPEAKERS
Will Beeson, CFA | Meet Will Beeson, a financial services expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Will is an entrepreneur and operator shaping the future of finance. He is currently Chief Product Officer at Libeara, an SCVentures-backed initiative building tokenization infrastructure for financial assets. Previously, Will was co-founder and Chief Product Officer of BELLA, a US consumer digital bank built with the mission of injecting humanity, community and connection into banking. Prior to starting BELLA, Will co-founded Allica, a fully chartered bank in the UK and one of a select few profitable digital banks in the world.
Will holds a B.A. with Honors in English and Economics from Amherst College and is a CFA Charterholder. Back To Top ^^
Jesse Beller | Meet Jesse Beller. Jesse is co-founder and CEO of Terrace, a YCombinator and Hack VC-backed financial technology start-up that provides institutional-grade trading solutions for digital assets. Terrace is a regulatory-compliant infrastructure layer and terminal that enables institutional investors to manage and deploy their digital asset portfolios. Terrace offers an order and execution management and portfolio management systems with direct market access to decentralized and centralized exchanges as well as OTC desks and to spot, derivative, and fixed-income digital asset markets.
Prior to founding Terrace, Jesse was VP, Business Operations at Wish (NASDAQ: WISH) and Chief Strategy Officer at Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR). Jesse holds a B.A in History from Brown University. Back To Top ^^
Sanjay Raghavan | Sanjay Raghavan, is the Vice President of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock, Inc. As a proptech leader in the single-family rentals space, Roofstock is changing the game with the use of NFTs to provide instantaneous sale and settlement of rental properties on the Ethereum Blockchain. Sanjay is at the forefront of these web3 initiatives, bringing his 25 years of experience in product, finance, banking, and operations to the table.
Sanjay is not only an expert in web3 and proptech, but also a frequent speaker at conferences on RWA and DeFi related topics. He is also an advisor to Pudgy Penguins, showing his dedication to the latest trends in the industry.Back To Top ^^
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Registration Fees Registrations are now CLOSED. Walk-Ins Welcome. |
We accept the following:
If you prefer to pay by check please email info@cfala.org and request to pay by check. Your registration will be completed manually and you will receive an email confirmation.
Mail Check To:
CFA Society of Los Angeles
13400 Riverside Drive, Ste. 215
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
*Credit card payments will only be accepted through the secure online registration, and not by phone or email.
Valet Parking: $18
Cancellations must be received in writing by 9:00 am the day prior to the event to receive a refund. No phone cancellations are accepted. Please e-mail info@cfala.org.
AJ Mildenberg, CFA
John DeFonso, CFA, CPWA
Max Seeget, CFA
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As a participant in the CFA Institute Approved-Provider Program, the CFA Society of Los Angeles has determined that this program qualifies for 1.5 credit hour. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary. |
