50+ Speakers
4 Debates; 4 Panels;
2 CEO Roundtables
The Era of Superintelligence
AI, crypto, and the next economy.
As AI systems become more capable, the question for founders is shifting: what happens when software can act, transact, and create value on our behalf? Crypto brings a complementary set of toolsโprogrammable money, digital ownership, and verifiable transactionsโthat could help this emerging economy operate.
The 5th Annual BCVC Founder Summit brings founders, investors, and industry leaders together to explore that intersection: how AI agents could use stablecoins, how open networks can support trust, and where new businesses will emerge. Join us on November 6, 2026, for candid conversations about the opportunities, risks, and decisions ahead.
Current Speakers
SPECIAL GUEST: World-Renowned MIT Professor, Computational Biology & Superintelligence

Manolis Kellis
Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Morgan Stanley

Amy Oldenburg
Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

Anthony Scaramucci
Principal and Portfolio Manager, Bessemer Trust

Bobby Jan
Board Member, Kalshi

Brian Quintenz
Managing Director, Blockchain & Digital Assets, EisnerAmper

Chris Brodersen
Head of Digital Asset Management โ Fidelity Investments

Cynthia Lo Bessette
Vice Chairman, External and Regulatory Affairs, Millennium

Dan Berkovitz
Head of Institutional, Kraken

Gurpreet Oberoi
Co-founder & CTO, Gensyn

Harry Grieve
Partner โ Sidley Austin

Jess Cheng
Head of Go-To-Market, a16z

Maggie Hsu
Senior Director, FinTech โ Milken Institute

Nicole Valentine
Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School

Omid Malekan
COO & CLO, Jito Labs

Rebecca Rettig
General Partner, Dragonfly

Rob Hadick
Co-Founder & CEO, Superstate

Robert Leshner
Deputy Director & Senior Counsel of Digital Finance, Institute of International Finance (IIF)

Scott Lee
Co-Founder & CEO, Catena Labs; Board Member, Circle (CRCL)

Sean Neville
CEO & Co-Founder of Maple Finance

Sidney Powell
Co-Founder, TheGrid.ai

Sishir Varghese
SVP, Global Payments & Enterprise Partnerships, Circle

Spencer Spinnell
CEO, Binance.US

Steve Gregory
Former CFTC Commissioner, CFTC

Summer Mersinger
Former Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Reserve System

Sunayna Tuteja
Chief Counsel, Crypto Task Force, SEC

Taylor Lindman
2025 Speakers
Federal Reserve Governor

Stephen Miran
SEC Chair
Special Guest

Paul Atkins
CEO of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR)

Phong Le
13th Chairman of CFTC

Chris Giancarlo
CEO and Co-Founder of Fireblocks

Michael Shaulov
Co-Founder of Priceline.com (Loeb.nyc)

Michael Loeb
President of Bitwise

Teddy Fusaro
CEO & Founder of Chainlink

Sergey Nazarov
Founder of Superstate

Robert Leshner
Head of Digital Assets at Fidelity

Cynthia Lo Bassett
Co-Founder of Polygon Labs

Sandeep Nailwal
Litigation Partner at Fenwick

Noah Solowiejczyk
Head of Institutional Strategy at Coinbase

John D'Agostino
Partner at Cravath

Elad Roisman
Founder of Eigenlayer

Sreeram Kannan
Head of Digital Assets at WisdomTree

Will Peck
Founder of Talos

Anton Katz
Co-Founder / Chief Compliance Officer, Protocol Wealth

Adam Blumberg
Chief Strategy Officer at Offchain Labs

A.J. Warner
Head of Digital Assets at Invesco

Kathleen Wrynn
Founder of Pudgy Penguins

Luca Netz
CEO & Co-Founder of Chainalysis

Jonathan Levin
Global Head of Distribution at Grayscale

Laurie Katz
Founder of Gensyn AI

Ben Fielding
General Partner of Blockchain Capital

Kinjal Shah
Co-Head of Venture at Brevan Howard Digital

Colleen Sullivan
Chief Legal Officer of Jito

Rebecca Rettig
Managing Partner of Monarq Asset Management

Shiliang Tang
Founder of Provable (Aleo)

Howard Wu
CEO of Paxos

Charles Cascarilla
Director of Strategy at Gemini

Rohan Chauhan
Co-Founder & Chief Legal Risk Officer of Lead Bank

Erica Khalili
Co-Founder of Miden

Azeem Khan
CEO of CEA Industries (Nasdaq: BNC)

David Namdar
CEO of Sol Markets (Solana DATCO)

James Zhang
Ex Goldman Sachs Crypto

Suzanne Dannheim
Partner at Accolade

Marcos Veremis
Fintech Director, Milken Institute

Nicole Valentine
Partner at Manhattan West

Vik Sasi

