IOSG Ventures Old Friends Reunion: "AI x Crypto" Dubai Special Edition of the "Old Friends Gathering" Series Makes a Grand Return
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IOSG Ventures Old Friends Reunion: "AI x Crypto" Dubai Special Edition of the "Old Friends Gathering" Series Makes a Grand Return
The event will be held on April 17 from 14:00 to 18:30 (GMT+4) at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, where we will dive deep into AI-related topics with industry experts.
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Hey Frens, IOSG Ventures proudly presents: AI x Crypto | 12th Old Friends Reunion – The return of our legendary gathering!
This event, themed [Singularity: AI x Crypto Convergence], will take place on April 17 from 14:00–18:30 (GMT+4) at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, where we’ll dive deep into cutting-edge AI topics with leading industry experts. IOSG Ventures is honored to welcome top-tier projects and founding members from NEAR Protocol, EigenLayer, Polygon, ChainML, gensyn, Render Network, Worldcoin, io.net, and more.
Confirmed speakers include Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder of Polygon; Vyas Krishnan, Strategy Lead at EigenLayer; Trevor Harries-Jones, COO of OTOY (Render Network); Ethan Jackson, Co-founder of ChainML; Michael O’Rourke, Co-founder and CEO of Pocket Network; Niraj Pant, Co-founder of Ritual; and Ben Fielding, Co-founder of Gensyn, among others.
This event is proudly supported by PANews, TechFlow, BlockBeats, Odaily, Chaincatcher, and Techub.
IOSG Ventures has prepared exclusive limited-edition Dubai-themed merchandise—come join us and grab your souvenirs! Seating is limited, so we welcome both Old Friends and New Friends to register early—first come, first served!
No more waiting—scan the QR code now to secure your spot!
Time: April 17th, 2:00 - 6:30 PM (GMT+4)
Location: Emirates Ballroom (6th Floor), JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
AI x Crypto | Agenda
2:00 PM
Opening Remark | AI x Crypto Investment Philosophy
🎤 Gokhan Er, Managing Director of IOSG Ventures
2:15 PM
Keynote | Why AI Needs to Be Open
🎤 Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR
2:30 PM
Fireside | Enabling AI Function in the Last Generation Blockchain
🎤 Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR
🎤 Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder of Polygon
🎤 Moderated by Momir Amidzic, Senior Director of IOSG Ventures
3:05 PM
Panel | Data & AI Model
🎤 Scott Dykstra, Co-founder & CTO of Space and Time
🎤 Kerim Kaya, Co-founder & CEO of FirstBatch
🎤 Vyas Krishnan, Strategy Lead at EigenLayer
🎤 Sean Ren, Co-founder & CEO of Sahara AI
🎤 Bidhan Roy, Founder & CEO of Bagel Network
🎤 Moderated by Mohit Pandit, Investor at IOSG Ventures
3:50 PM
Panel | The Role of AI Agent in Crypto
🎤 Ethan Jackson, Co-founder of ChainML
🎤 Michael P O’Rourke, Co-founder & CEO of Pocket Network (Grove)
🎤 Niraj Pant, Co-founder of Ritual
🎤 Nick Emmons, Co-founder & CEO of Allora (Upshot)
🎤 Moderated by Roshan Raghupathy, Researcher at Marlin Protocol
4:35 PM
Keynote | A Better Future Powered by AI Agents
🎤 Ethan Jackson, Co-founder of ChainML
4:50 PM
Panel | ZKML: Applications & Challenges
🎤 Mo Dong, Co-founder of Brevis
🎤 Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, Founder of Lagrange
🎤 dcbuilder.eth, Accelerating Worldcoin
🎤 Kacper Koziol, Co-founder of Herodotus
🎤 Marijo Radman, Co-founder of Alterscope
🎤 Moderated by Gokhan Er, Managing Director of IOSG Ventures
5:35 PM
Panel | GPU Networks
🎤 Ben Fielding, Co-founder of Gensyn
🎤 Trevor Harries-Jones, COO of OTOY (Render Network)
🎤 Tory Green, Co-founder & COO of io.net
🎤 Mark Ryden, Co-founder & CEO of Aethir
🎤 Moderated by Raullen Chai, Co-founder & CEO of IoTeX
"See you guys in Dubai"
-- IOSG Ventures
About IOSG Ventures
Since 2017, IOSG Ventures has been actively investing across the crypto landscape, emerging as an early backer in key Web3 verticals. As a research-driven and community-native crypto fund, we partner closely with exceptional early-stage projects and protocols to drive innovation and long-term industry growth. Our portfolio includes a wide range of high-impact, innovative ventures such as ZKRU (Scroll, StarkWare, Arbitrum, zkSync, Taiko), Security Auditing (Runtime Verification, Hexens), MEV (Flashbots, Blocknative), DeFi/NFT-Fi (1inch, MetaMask), FOG (Big Time, Illuvium), Staking/Restaking (EigenLayer, Ether.fi, Renzo, Kiln), and leading infrastructure projects like Arweave, Cosmos, Celestia, EigenLayer, Scroll, zkSync, Nil Foundation, and Mina.
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