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Like a monkey ready to be shot into space... AI × Crypto Expo hurls you straight to the bleeding edge, where neural networks barter on-chain and the future feels one firmware update away. For a single high-voltage day, industry titans, VCs, scrappy founders, and code-slinging dreamers crowd the pavilion to swap moon-shots, demo mind-bending prototypes, and score the hands-on skills you’ll need to dominate tomorrow’s markets.
Schedule:
9:00 AM Doors Open & Registration
9:00–10:00 Morning Networking & Coffee Networking Lounge
10:00 – 11:00 AM - Keynote & Panel with Dr. Ralph C. Merkle
Legendary cryptography pioneer ( inventor of the Merkle Tree) and nanotech trailblazer lays out how nanobot can slash AI’s energy appetite, revive Moore’s Law, and redefine hardware design. Moore’s Law has been stretching its exponential arc for six decades—but where does the next doubling come from? Dr. Merkle makes the case that raw transistor shrinkage is running on borrowed time and that the future hinges on two breakthroughs: thermodynamically reversible logic and atomically precise manufacturing. Expect a deep-tech dive into how these twin advances could extend computational growth long after conventional lithography reaches its limits, opening a new frontier for energy-efficient, ultra-dense computing.
Jeni C. Moderator, Founder Institute
Keshia Theobold-Van Gent(https://www.linkedin.com/in/keshia/), Panelist, BDev Ventures
10:00am-10:20am - Redefining Moore’s Law with Nanobots for Exponential AI Scaling Keynote
10:25am-10:45am - Panel Discussion
Dr. Ralph Merkle, Speaker, American computer scientist and mathematician
Jeni C., Moderator, Founder Institute
Keshia Theobold-Van Gent(https://www.linkedin.com/in/keshia/), Panelist, BDev Ventures
* 10:45am-11:00am - Audience Q & A
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Beyond the Hype Curve—AI Playbooks for Profit and Impact 2025-2035
Professor Prasanna “PK” Kumar distills a decade of boardroom wins and lab breakthroughs into a concise field guide for the next ten years of applied AI. Drawing on weekends spent mentoring executives and postgrads alike, he reveals how to balance capital-hungry frontier tech with revenue-hungry business cases, turning R&D drains into profit engines. Expect practical frameworks, cross-industry examples, and a forward scan beyond the last four hype-heavy years—forecasting how AI will reshape work, markets, and livelihoods through 2035, and the moves you must make now.
Grace Gong, Moderator, Host @Smart Venture Podcast
11:00 AM-12:30 PM - Beyond the Hype Curve—AI Playbooks for Profit and Impact 2025-2035
12:30 PM-12:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Professor PK, Speaker, Business Optima
Grace Gong, Moderator, Host @Smart Venture Podcast
12:45 PM-1:00 PM - Audience Q & A
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch
2:00–3:00 PM Teaching the Future: What Humanoid Robotics Can Reveal About Human Potential
As humanoid robots move from science fiction to factory floors, hospitals, and even our homes, one essential question arises: What does this technological shift reveal about us—and how should we prepare the next generation? In this keynote, robotics innovator/evangelist and education advocate Tennyson John explores how the evolution of humanoid robotics mirrors humanity’s deepest pursuits—adaptability, empathy, problem-solving, and purposeful design. Drawing from firsthand experience building advanced robotics systems and shaping real-world applications, Tennyson makes the case for why teaching robotics isn’t just about engineering—it’s about unlocking human potential. This talk bridges cutting-edge technology with classroom-ready insights, highlighting how practical robotics education at an early age can cultivate the curiosity, resilience, and creativity today’s students will need to thrive in a future filled with intelligent machines. Whether you’re an educator, technologist, policymaker, or parent—this session will challenge you to rethink what it means to teach the future.
2:00 PM-2:30 PM - Teaching the Future: What Humanoid Robotics Can Reveal About Human Potential
2:30 PM-2:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Tennyson John, Speaker,
* 2:45am-3:00 PM - Audience Q & A
3:00–4:00 PM From Bitcoin to BitTensor—Why Decentralizing AI Is a Civic Imperative As AI becomes more powerful, the question isn’t just what it can do—but who controls it. In this talk, Eric Forst argues that decentralized AI is not just a technological evolution—it’s a civic necessity. Just as Bitcoin emerged as a response to the centralized control of global finance, decentralized AI stands as a crucial counterbalance to the increasing concentration of intelligence in the hands of a few corporations. Eric will explore how blockchain enables transparent, censorship-resistant AI systems with decentralized identity, verifiable inputs and outputs, and agentic commerce. He’ll highlight key players like Bittensor, Wire Network, metaProof, Morpheus, Think Protocol, Schelling AI, and Manifest AI, and explain how decentralized AI empowers creators to own and monetize the data that trains AI while maintaining privacy and resilience against authoritarian regimes and systems.
Serephina Ha(https://www.linkedin.com/in/serephina-ha/), Moderator, Founder Institute
Shaun Geer, Panelist, Head of Growth, Manifest AI
2:00 PM-2:20 PM - Keynote
2:25 PM-2:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Serephina Ha(https://www.linkedin.com/in/serephina-ha/) (Moderator), Managing Partner, Founder Institute
Eric Forst, Spesker, CEO, Blocksee, Chair, Agentic Commerce Subgroup, DAIAA
Shaun Geer, Panelist, Head of Growth, Manifest AI
2:45 PM-3:00 PM - Audience Q & A
4:00–5:00 PM — Keynote & Panel with Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
As California’s top financial official and a leading voice in emerging technology policy, Fiona Ma will deliver a keynote address on the future of innovation, regulation, and investment in the AI and blockchain economy. Her insights will set the tone for how government and industry can collaborate to shape the next wave of technological transformation.
Ryan Baird(https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandbaird/), Panelist, Baird Augustine Neo Investment Bank
Ryan Baird(https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandbaird/), Panelist, Estate Legend
4:00 PM-4:20 PM - The Future of California Investment in the AI and Blockchain Economy Keynote
4:25 PM-4:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Ryan Baird, Panelist, Baird Augustine Neo Investment Bank
Martin Kirkwood, Panelist, Estate Legend
* 4:45 PM-5:00 PM - Audience Q & A
5:00–6:00 PM — The Next 10 years of Emerging Technology Fireside Chat w/ Robert Scoble & Dwayne Campbell
Tech futurist Robert Scoble joins strategist Dwayne Campbell for an insightful conversation exploring emerging trends, real-world deployments, and the human impact of AI and blockchain innovation.
After Party
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, us
