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Polka DeFiance

Annual online conference

The forefront of the cross-chain revolution in DeFi

The forefront
of the cross-
chain revolution
in DeFi

April 28, 20224 PM CET
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What is Polka DeFiance?

What is Polka DeFiance?

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Annual gathering of Polkadot natives and larger blockchain community
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5 hours packed with meaningful speeches from the ecosystem leaders
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The right place to catch the latest in DeFi on Polkadot
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Without leaving home: a purely online event

Why should you attend?

Be on the cutting edge of the Polkadot ecosystem and navigate the challenges of the rapidly evolving DeFi universe
LearnHow interoperability affects liquidity depth
ObserveSix months after first parachain auctions
ConnectWith industry
experts
SeeHow DeFi takes off on Polkadot

Why should you attend?

Be on the cutting edge of the Polkadot ecosystem and navigate the challenges of the rapidly evolving DeFi universe
LearnHow interoperability affects liquidity depth
ObserveSix months after first parachain auctions
ConnectWith industry
experts
SeeHow DeFi takes off on Polkadot

Speakers

Alex Melikhov
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Alex MelikhovFounder & CEO, Equilibrium
Eric Wang
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Eric WangHead of Strategic Growth Projects, Parity Technologies
James Wo
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James WoCEO and Founder, Digital Finance Group
Kenny Li
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Kenny LiCo-founder&COO, Manta Network
Michael Ruzic-Gauthier
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Michael Ruzic-GauthierHead of Capital Market, Centrifuge
Alexei Zamyatin
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Alexei ZamyatinCo-Founder & CEO, Interlay
Tyrone Pan
Tyrone PanProduct Manager, Bifrost.Finance
Deepansh Singh
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Deepansh SinghCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Polkadex
Omar Hamwi
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Omar HamwiBusiness Development Lead, Parallel Finance
David Wu Finkelstein
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David Wu Finkelstein Head of Growth, OAK Network
Nate Hamilton
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Nate HamiltonBusiness Development, Moonbeam
Gleb Urvanov
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Gleb UrvanovCo-founder&CTO, Mangata Finance
Agyle
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AgyleSpeaker, Talisman
Ahmad Wehbi
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Ahmad WehbiHead of growth, Composable
Gregory Zaitsev
Gregory ZaitsevChief Technology Officer, Unique Networks
William Richter
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William RichterMarketing Lead, Soramitsu
Robinson Burkey
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Robinson BurkeyDirector of Growth, Acala
Samuel Sampson
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Samuel Sampson
Jimmy Tudeski
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Jimmy TudeskiDVA
Niko Grzesiak
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Niko GrzesiakCo-Founder, Firefly
Erik Ashdown
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Erik AshdownHead of Ecosystem, Covalent

Moderators

Galen Danziger
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Galen Danziger Chief Technology Officer&CoFounder, MouseBelt
Bill Laboon
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Bill LaboonHead of Education and Grants

Agenda

April 28, 2022 | 4 PM CET
TimeTopicFormatSpeakers
16:00The latest on Polkadot:
ecosystem overview
KeynoteEric Wang (Parity)
16:20Approaches to utilization
of Dotsama assets in DeFi
PanelDeepansh Singh (Polkadex)
Tyrone Pan (Bifrost Finance)
Gleb Urvanov (Mangata Finance)
16:50DeFi emergence
on EVM-compatible parachains
PanelMaarten Henskens (Astar)
Nate Hamilton (Moonbeam)
Niko Grzesiak (Firefly)
Erik Ashdown (Covalent)
17:20Delivering physical Bitcoin to DeFi
applications on Polkadot
Lightning talkAlexei Zamyatin (Interlay)
17:40Capital deployment to parachain DeFi projects Lightning talkJames Wo (DFG)
18:10DeFi 2.0 with high leverage
on Polkadot
Lightning talkAlex Melikhov (Equilibrium)
18:30The global view on on-chain
privacy for DeFi
Lightning talkKennie Li (Manta Finance)
18:50User experience
in Dotsama-based DeFi
PanelAgyle (Talisman)
Greg Zaitsev (Unique Network)
William Richter (Soramitsu)
19:20Decentralized Medicine: Taking A Play Book From Decentralized FinanceCommunity talkSamuel Sampson
19:30TBACommunity talkJimmy Tudeski (DVA)
19:40TVL in the Dotsama ecosystem
and its points of growth
PanelAhmad Wehbi (Composable)
David Wu Finkelstein (OAK)
Mike Ruzic (Centrifuge)
20:10aUSD: a DeFi backbone in Dotsama Lightning talkRobinson Burkey (Acala)
20:30How Polkadot helps bring DeFi to 1.3 billion people Lightning talkOmar Hamwi (Parallel)
20:50Bootstrapping an Interoperable
Ecosystem in Polkadot
Lightning talkNate Hamilton (Moonbeam)
21:10AMA session
16:00
The latest on Polkadot:
ecosystem overview
Eric Wang (Parity)
Keynote
16:20
Approaches to utilization
of Dotsama assets in DeFi
Deepansh Singh (Polkadex)
Tyrone Pan (Bifrost Finance)
Gleb Urvanov (Mangata Finance)
Panel
16:50
DeFi emergence
on EVM-compatible parachains
Maarten Henskens (Astar)
Nate Hamilton (Moonbeam)
Niko Grzesiak (Firefly)
Erik Ashdown (Covalent)
Panel
17:20
Delivering physical Bitcoin to DeFi
applications on Polkadot
Alexei Zamyatin (Interlay)
Lightning talk
17:40
Capital deployment to parachain DeFi projects
James Wo (DFG)
Lightning talk
18:10
DeFi 2.0 with high leverage
on Polkadot
Alex Melikhov (Equilibrium)
Lightning talk
18:30
The global view on on-chain
privacy for DeFi
Kennie Li (Manta Finance)
Lightning talk
18:50
User experience
in Dotsama-based DeFi
Agyle (Talisman)
Greg Zaitsev (Unique Network)
William Richter (Soramitsu)
Panel
19:20
Decentralized Medicine: Taking A Play Book From Decentralized Finance
Samuel Sampson
Community talk
19:30
TBA
Jimmy Tudeski (DVA)
Community talk
19:40
TVL in the Dotsama ecosystem
and its points of growth
Ahmad Wehbi (Composable)
David Wu Finkelstein (OAK)
Mike Ruzic (Centrifuge)
Panel
20:10
aUSD: a DeFi backbone in Dotsama
Robinson Burkey (Acala)
Lightning talk
20:30
How Polkadot helps bring DeFi to 1.3 billion people
Omar Hamwi (Parallel)
Lightning talk
20:50
Bootstrapping an Interoperable
Ecosystem in Polkadot
Nate Hamilton (Moonbeam)
Lightning talk
21:10
AMA session
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April 28, 4 PM CET
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