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We are so excited to share with you the DC Startup & Tech Week 2024 schedule! If you are early stage to growth stage founder, entrepreneur, investor, or looking to work with startups we have 14 tracks of content with over 150 sessions, 250 speakers that have been curated for you.

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DeFi: The Rise of Community-Driven Finance in Web3
Tuesday October 22, 2024 3:05pm - 3:50pm EDT
National Landing (Arlington) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is transforming the financial landscape by empowering communities to take control of their economic future. This session explores how DeFi protocols are democratizing access to financial services, removing intermediaries, and creating new opportunities for peer-to-peer transactions. Learn how community-driven innovation is reshaping the Web3 economy, from lending and borrowing to staking and yield farming, and what this means for the future of finance
Moderators
avatar for Bryan Colligan

Bryan Colligan

Founder, AlphaGrowth
Bryan Colligan is the founder of AlphaGrowth, a strategy & BD firm on a mission to help TradFi into the crypto industry. Upon the introduction of DeFi in 2020 Bryan left FT Partners investment bank to pursue his passion in helping build the Future of Decentralized Finance. Previously... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Maurice Chalfin

Maurice Chalfin

Head of Growth, Lulo
My name is Maurice, I am a Web3 native working full time in the Solana ecosystem since Q1 2021.I had neighbors mining Bitcoin on home computers in 2011/12 and have been in or around the blockchain space ever since. I believe deeply in the promise of blockchain technology as the world’s... Read More →
avatar for Marcia Blacken

Marcia Blacken

Advisor, Glo Dollar
Marcia currently serves as an advisor to the Glo Foundation after having worked full time for the last year and a half working to launch Glo Dollar and laying the groundwork for its go-to-market strategy. Marcia has 11 years experience working in the financial services industry, currently... Read More →
avatar for Karima Williams

Karima Williams

Head of Growth, Umoja Protocal
Karima Williams is a community builder and digital strategist with a knack for connecting people with emerging technologies. Her experience spans from launching healthcare exchanges to growing one of the largest blockchain meetups in the US, and now focuses on helping businesses build... Read More →
avatar for Christian Duffus

Christian Duffus

Founder & CEO, Fonbnk
Christian ("Chris") Duffus is the Founder & CEO of Fonbnk, a leading global onramp to Web3, targeting mobile-first, cash-based economies using prepaid airtime as a medium of exchange. Chris is a leading Fintech & Telecom and Web3 advisor with a significant background in working with... Read More →
Tuesday October 22, 2024 3:05pm - 3:50pm EDT
National Landing (Arlington) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 1000 N Glebe, Arlington, VA
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