Decipher: Algorand’s Blockchain Conference – The Cryptonomist
Singapore 7 November 2022 – The Algorand Foundation today revealed the agenda for its second annual Decipher Conference, featuring leading thinkers, builders and founders from across the blockchain landscape, to be held at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Center in Dubai, UAE, from 28- 30. November 2022. The Algorand Foundation’s mission is to grow and strengthen the ecosystem around Algorand – the leading carbon-negative Layer-1 blockchain – and Decipher’s programming will highlight top entrepreneurs and investors both inside and outside the Algorand network.
Decipher: A content-rich conference programme
More than 120 speakers will participate in the conference over four stages and 50 sessions. Registrants will also be able to sign up for one-on-one mentoring with blockchain leaders, learn how to set up wallets and experience games to earn money, explore an advanced curated NFT art gallery, participate in hands-on workshops designed for developers and led by the engineers and the product managers behind the Algorand protocol, and more.
On the morning of November 30, there will be a special Women’s Breakfast Club event from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., free and open to all women in the web3 technology community:
Additional program highlights include:
Financial Inclusion at Scale: A World Tour
Not all paths to a borderless global economy look the same. Hear from leaders around the world about their regions’ unique challenges and opportunities to realize the promise of a blockchain-powered, inclusive financial future.
With Sanzar Kakar, founder of HesabPay; Victor Mapunga, co-founder and CEO of FlexFinTx; Abhinav Sinha, Co-Founder, Eko India Financial Services; and Matt Keller, Head of Social Impact at the Algorand Foundation.
Building the next crypto capital
Earlier this year, the Crown Prince of Dubai announced a “metaverse strategy” that is estimated to add 40,000 jobs and $4 billion to the economy in 5 years – and that was just one crypto-related announcement to come from the UAE and surrounding countries. late. Hear from leaders in the Middle East about their approaches to creating frameworks for compliant crypto businesses to thrive.
With Basil Al Askari, CEO and Co-Founder of MidChains; Benjamin Ampen, CEO MENA at Kraken; and Jehanzeb Awan, Chairman of the Middle East, Africa and Asia Crypto and Blockchain Association.
Efficiency, Speed and USDC at Algorand: A Forward-Looking Conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried and Anthony Scaramucci
With Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital
The payment revolution is now
Blockchain enables a revolution in payments that minimizes risk and friction for all parties. From tokenized grain for farmers in Argentina to cross-border payments in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, discover ways to make payments easier and more accessible at scale.
With Khaled Moharem, President Middle East at WadzPay; Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO and co-founder of AgroToken; and more to be announced.
Safer bridges to a multi-chain future
Hear from experts working to unlock interoperability between Algorand and other networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin, all while preserving privacy, minimizing risk and remaining decentralized.
With Nico Arqueros, primary contributor, Milkomeda; Adi Ben-Ari, Founder and CEO, Applied Blockchain; and Hugo Philion, CEO and Co-Founder, Flare Network.
Venture Perspectives Across the Crypto Landscape
What draws investors into different crypto ecosystems? A panel of VCs with broad perspectives comes together to provide insight.
With Terry Culver, CEO & General Partner of DFG Group; Mona Hamdy, Chief Strategy Officer at Sino Global Capital; Abhinav Pathak, research partner at the Woodstock Fund; and Ryan Terribilini, head of ecosystem finance at the Algorand Foundation.
See the entire agenda and speaker selection at
