Metaverse Track: Main Track | 11am - 7pm (8 hours) + networking
Session formats:
1. Keynotes (single speaker)
2. Fireside Chats (single speaker + 1 moderator)
3. Panel Discussions (3-4 speakers + 1 moderator)
4. Debates (2 or 4 speakers + 1 moderator)
Broad topics for the main track
Keynotes
1. How the Metaverse will Revolutionise Everything - Overarching impact of Metaverse on work, play, social connections, technology, innovation and all aspects of daily life.
2. Web3: Building a Fair, Shared and User-Owned Metaverse - Contribution of blockchain technology towards building virtual worlds featuring fair and equitable ownership models
3. Metaverse: A New Way to Experience the Internet - Emerging trends in 3D, VR, AR, AI etc that will redefine the way Internet apps are consumed
4. Building The Network State with Web3 - How decentralised technology can act as the building blocks for creating technological and community-driven network states
Speaker Options

Matthew Ball
CEO, Epyllion Co and Author: The Metaverse and How It Will Revolutionise Everything

Balaji Srinivasan
Former CTO, Coinbase and GP, A16Z

Vitalik Buterin
Co-Founder, Ethereum

Sam Bankman-Fried
CEO, FTX

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
Founder and CEO, Binance

Brian Armstrong
Co-Founder and CEO, Coinbase
Crypto in 2030: The Power of Emerging Markets -
A broad discussion on innovation, market and policy-making that will empower emerging markets like India to become front-runners in crypto adoption

Nischal Shetty
Founder and CEO, Shardeum

Sumit Gupta
Co-Founder and CEO, CoinDCX

Ashish Singhal
Co-Founder and CEO, CoinSwitch Kuber

Arnab Kumar, Director
India Market Expansion, CoinbaseJay Hao, CEO, OKX

Meltem Demirors
Chief Strategy Officer, CoinShares

Amy Wu
FTX Ventures, M&A and Gaming
India and the Metaverse -
A session on how Metaverse-building activities undertaken by Indian Web3 firms and founders will create millions of jobs, manifest value worth billions of dollars, and propel the nation towards becoming a leader in fronter technology

Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder, Polygon

Jaynti Kanani
Co-Founder, Polygon

Ajit Tripathi
Head, Institutional Business, AAVE

Raj Gokal
Co-Founder, Solana

Ayush Ranjan
Co-Founder and CEO, Huddle01

Pratik Gauri
Co-Founder and CEO, 5ireOffset Farm
Future of NFTs, Soulbound Tokens and Fungible Tokens -
A discussion on emerging and forward-looking applications of NFTs across sectors and in the Metaverse
Solving DeFi -
A chat on the latest and upcoming innovations in the DeFi sector and how they seek to address challenges from the past
The Gamification of Everything -
A session on the potential of Web3 games to define how users engage with brands in the Metaverse
Web3 Investing: Learn from the Expert -
A chat on interesting new areas of Web3 investing, what’s hot, and new asset classes that will emerge in the Metaverse

Pranav Sharma
Founding Partner, Woodstock Fund

Himanshu Yadav
Founding Partner, Woodstock Fund

Shailesh Lakhani
MD, Sequoia India

Shan Aggarwal
VP, Head of Corporate Development and Coinbase VenturesA16z crypto team
New Wave of Web3 Apps (DApps) -
A discussion on latest technological advancements in Decentralised Apps, new tech on L1s, L2s and L3s, and how these advancements can disrupt traditional apps in a Web-powered Metaverse
DAOs: Redefining Productivity -
Futuristic viewpoints on implementation of DAO features, profressive decentralisation and the pros and cons of remote work
Creator Economy in the Metaverse -
A forward-looking discussion on how the Metaverse will empower individual creators to build and define key elements of virtual platforms, and build and monetise communities around them

Jenil Thakker
Founder and CEO, Coinvise

Joel Alexander
Founder, CrowdPad

Kashif Raza
Founder, Bitinning
Web 2.5: Building the Bridge Towards the Metaverse -
A chat on the most exciting infrastructure layers (hardware, software, interchange tools/standards, etc) required to take the Metaverse and Web3 movement mainstream

Ganesh Swami
CEO, Covalent

Mahin Gupta
Founder, Liminal

Mayur Relekar
Founder, Arcana

Richa Joshi
Co-Founder, EPNS

Prashant Maurya
Co-Founder and CEO, Spheron Protocol
Regulating a Permissionless World -
Reimagining and contextualising regulations, policies and law to govern the future of the Internet

Tanvi Ratna
Founder and CEO, Policy 4.0
Wrap: Key Takeaways from The Metaverse Summit -
A concluding session on key highlights, takeaways from the event for building new ways to experience the Internet
- Team YS
Timings: 2-6 pm (4 hours)
Workshops
1. Building on L1/L2 chains - A workshop focussed on upskilling devs to build on a specific chain, such as Ethereum, or Solana, or Polygon, NEAR, Boba, etc
2. Business models in Web3 - A workshop decoding business models in Web3 and empowering founders to build revenue streams
3. Other building workshops - Workshops on building Web3 games, product demos, DeFi apps or other DApps, etc.
Masterclasses
1. Building in Web3 - A crash course on all steps involved in starting and building your own Web3 projects
2. Community building - A crash course on existing and upcoming platforms to build a Web3 community, along with best practices and risks to avoid
3. Other masterclasses - Broad masterclasses on market insights, and emerging trends in the blockchain and Metaverse segment
Timings: 12pm - 6pm (6 hours)
Stalls and product demos:
1. Augmented and Virtual reality experiences
2. 3D modelling experiences
3. Gamification experiences
4. Product walkthroughts/demos
5. Web3 contests/games
Timings: 7pm onwards cocktails and snacks, 8pm onwards dinner
Networking, cocktails and F&B mixer
Target audience

Web3 startup founders and entrepreneurs

Influential and key figures in Web3

Tech enterprises and platforms

Community and ecosystem builders

Government and regulatory stakeholders