Pragma Denver

February 28, 2024

ETHGlobal Pragma is an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem

What makes Pragma special

Pragma is designed to be a different kind of event. We bring together a small group of founders and builders to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past.

No parallel sessions
Invite only
Top founders
Curated content
Beginner friendly
Intimate discussions

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Speakers

Alex GluchowskiAlexGluchowski

Matter Labs

Doug PetkanicsDougPetkanics

Livepeer

Elena NadolinskiElenaNadolinski

Iron Fish

Henri SternHenriStern

Privy

Illia PolosukhinIlliaPolosukhin

NEAR

Jesse PollakJessePollak

Base

Josh StarkJoshStark

Ethereum Foundation

Joyce YangJoyceYang

Global Coin Research

Juan BenetJuanBenet

Protocol Labs

Kartik TalwarKartikTalwar

ETHGlobal

Miguel de VegaMiguelde Vega

Nillion

Niraj PantNirajPant

Ritual

Pascal PaillierPascalPaillier

Zama

Ravital SolomonRavitalSolomon

Sunscreen

Remi GaiRemiGai

Inco Network

Rene ReinsbergReneReinsberg

Celo

Sandeep NailwalSandeepNailwal

Polygon Labs

Sandy PengSandyPeng

Scroll

Sreeram KannanSreeramKannan

EigenLayer

Steven GoldfederStevenGoldfeder

Offchain Labs

Schedule

February 28, 2024

10:00 MST

60 minutes

Pragma Registration OPENS!

10:00 MST

60 minutes

11:00 MST

15 minutes

Welcome & Introduction

Kartik TalwarCo-founder, ETHGlobal

11:00 MST

15 minutes

11:30 MST

30 minutes

Atoms, Institutions, Blockchains

Josh StarkEthereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation is a non-profit that supports the Ethereum ecosystem.

11:30 MST

30 minutes

12:00 MST

30 minutes

Global Onchain Economy

Jesse PollakCreator, Base

Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain.

12:00 MST

30 minutes

12:30 MST

40 minutes

Aggregated or Stacked?

Sandeep NailwalCo-founder, Polygon Labs

Polygon is a Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum building affordable, secure and sustainable infrastructure. Jordi co-founded Polygon ID - the first trustless implementation of verifiable credentials in Web3, and Polygon Hermez - an open-source ZK-Rollup optimised for secure, low-cost and usable token transfers on Ethereum.

Rene ReinsbergCo-founder, Celo

Celo is scaling Ethereum with real-world solutions by building a regenerative blockchain ecosystem that creates prosperity, leading a thriving new digital economy for all.

Alex GluchowskiCo-founder, Matter Labs

Matter Labs/ZKSync is a Layer-2 protocol leveraging ZK technology to seamlessly scale Ethereum, prioritizing hyperscalability and unwavering security.

Steven GoldfederCo-founder, Offchain Labs

Offchain Labs developed Arbitrum, an L2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to improve speed and reduce transaction costs by processing transactions offchain. Arbitrum uses optimistic rollup technology to ensure security and efficiency.

12:30 MST

40 minutes

13:00 MST

60 minutes

Lunch

13:00 MST

60 minutes

14:00 MST

40 minutes

Emerging Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Miguel de VegaCo-Founder & Chief Scientist, Nillion

Nillion is a distributed computing platform that expands trustless infrastructure into new use cases and verticals.

Ravital SolomonFounder, Sunscreen

Sunscreen is an ecosystem for building privacy-preserving applications using fully homomorphic encryption.

Remi GaiFounder, Inco Network

Inco Network is an EVM Layer-1, utilizing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to enable composable and operable confidential states. Their fhEVM (FHE + EVM) makes it possible to write private smart contracts and perform computations on top of encrypted data without requiring its decryption.

Pascal PaillierCo-Founder & CTO, Zama

Zama is a cryptography company building state-of-the-art, open-source solutions to protect privacy in blockchain and AI.

14:00 MST

40 minutes

14:40 MST

35 minutes

InterPlanetary Consensus

Juan BenetFounder, Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs is an innovation network driving breakthroughs in computing, to push humanity forward, driven by more than 250 visionaries and teams in emergent technologies. Interplanetary Consensus is a new scalability framework to enable planetary-scale decentralized solutions

14:40 MST

35 minutes

15:15 MST

25 minutes

The Users are Here

Henri SternCo-Founder & CEO, Privy

Privy is a simple library to add beautiful authentication flows and powerful embedded wallets to your app

15:15 MST

25 minutes

15:40 MST

40 minutes

Open Sourced Intelligence

Doug PetkanicsFounder & CEO, Livepeer

Livepeer is leveraging its decentralized network of thousands of GPUs to offer cost-effective AI processing capabilities.

Illia PolosukhinCo-founder, NEAR

NEAR is the Operating System for a Decentralized Web, enabling the effortless creation and distribution of decentralized apps on any blockchain through the Blockchain Operating System (B.O.S).

Niraj PantCo-Founder, Ritual

Ritual is building the world's first community-owned AI network.

Joyce YangFounder, Global Coin Research

Global Coin Research is a Community-led DAO for Web3 Research & Investing.

15:40 MST

40 minutes

16:20 MST

20 minutes

Why crypto has no privacy layer

Elena NadolinskiFounder, Iron Fish

Iron Fish is building a decentralized privacy solution for crypto, enabling users to protect their privacy by encrypting all transactions with zero-knowledge proofs.

16:20 MST

20 minutes

16:40 MST

20 minutes

Interview with Scroll

Sandy PengCo-founder, Scroll

Scroll is a modular Layer-2 network designed by Ethereum developers to expand Ethereum's capabilities using zero-knowledge technology and EVM compatibility.

16:40 MST

20 minutes

17:00 MST

35 minutes

Restaking risks with EigenLayer

Sreeram KannanFounder, EigenLayer

EigenLayer is a restaking collective for Ethereum, enabling consensus layer Ether (ETH) stakers to opt in and validate various Ethereum software modules while enhancing cryptoeconomic security.

17:00 MST

35 minutes

18:00 MST

240 minutes