Groundwork

What happens when you put students, professors, industry leaders & policymakers in the same room to talk about the future of decentralized finance?

​That's Groundwork.

​Rather than another industry conference, Groundwork is designed as a place for open dialogue. With panels, roundtables and networking, this one-day forum in partnership with Blockchain Association explores how industry and academia should build better bridges for teaching and responsibly integrating DeFi into the future of finance.

​Learn the system you're about to inherit.

​Agenda highlights:

• ​DeFi's history and next chapter
• ​Curriculum 2.0 - what does it actually take to close the gap between what's taught and what the industry actually needs?
• ​Smart contract risks and security
• ​The trillion dollar migration - bringing RWAs onchain
• ​Policy and regulation 101 for future builders and founders
• ​AI & agentic finance
• ​Web3 career pathways

​Confirmed speakers:

• ​Orest Gavryliak - Chief Legal Officer, 1inch
• ​Lindsay Fraser - Chief Policy Officer, The Blockchain Association
• ​Marius Smith - Co-founder, Ethereum Institutional
• ​Coy Garrison, Senior Director and Deputy General Counsel for Crypto, Robinhood
• ​Michael Mosier - Co-founder, Arktouros
• ​Julie Lascar, Director, Policy and Government Affairs, Digital Asset
• ​Kartik Talwar - Co-founder, ETHGlobal
• ​Sid Shah - Director, Areta
• ​Jessica Martinez - US Policy Director, Fireblocks
• ​Brian Nistler - Head of Policy/AGC, Protocol Growth, Uniswap
• ​Gregory Johnson - Adjunct Professor, NYU
• ​Ronghui Gu - CS Associate Professor Columbia University, Co-founder of CertiK
• ​Gilberto Nazario - Founder of Web3DC, Stand With Crypto - Marlyand Chapter President

​Join students from: University of Pennsylvania, NYU, Berkley, University of Maryland, George Mason University, Indiana University, Yale University, Harvard and more

Expect thoughtful conversations, practical insights, and meaningful connections with the people shaping the future of finance.

​The event builds on the university initiative the 1inch team has been leading across the United States this year, including an open letter to universities co-signed by 20 leading crypto companies and ReDefine Money - the first book to tell the story of DeFi through the voices of its founders.