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Australian Crypto Convention 2023, Exhibitors, Speakers, Tickets & Event Details
Australian Crypto Convention 2023 is going to happen at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia from 11 to 12th November 2023. Checkout here for all information about this Convention like its venue location, exhibitors list, ticket price, key speakers, and agenda.
If you are from Australia, then you must attent Australian Crypto Convention this year as it is one of the biggest crypto event where you can find 10000+ attendees and key speakers like Michael Saylor & Alex Harper.
The venue location of this crypto convention is Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia and the ticket are limited.
Three kind of passes are available to attend this convention- first one is for general admission ticket which will cost you 252 AUD, second is premium GA which can be purchased in 307 AUD and third oneis the VIP Whale Pass which is 2585 AUD per person.
Lets checkout what facilities the attendees will get in General Pass as well as in VIP ticket.
| Genreral Admission | VIP Ticket |
|---|---|
| Expo Hall Access [9am to 6pm on 17th September 2022 and from 9am to 4:30pm on 18th September] | Access to all activities listed in General Admission Pass |
| Access to 4 theatres, workshop zone, gaming feature, NFT gallery, industry meetups, argumented reality treasure hunt and networking lounge | Vip Lounge Access [Sponsored by TrigonX] |
| You also get access for party [8pm to 1am] – Glassroom at The Island (17 Sep) | Massage Therapist [Tea & Coffee] |
| On Sep 18, there is Web3 Happy Hour Event which is organised by The Crypto Den & Collective Shift which you can attent after 4:30pm | Get connected with crypto influencers, top business persons, VC’s & whales |
| VIP Party on 17th Sep – Nineteen at the Star [Sponsored by Fireblocks], Party Timings- 7pm to 10pm |
The attendees will get an amazing experience from this convention as multiple things are planned here like expo hall, networking lounge, convention sessions, augmented reality, NFT gallery, industry meetups, 4 workshops, blockchain gaming. Along with these experiences the attendees will be able to to find their favorite crypto influencers like Michael Saylor here. Here is the list of key speakers who are attending this Convention in Australia:
- Michael Saylor [Chairmen & CEO of MicroStrategy]
- Alex Harper [Co-Founder of swyftx]
- David Haslop [Director of Crypto Den]
- Leigh Travors [CEO of Binance AU]
- Nick Abrahams [Global Co-Leader Digital Transformation]
- Sonya Mulkeet
- Agon Hare
- Fred Schebesta [Co-Founder of finder]
- Allan Endresz [Founder of Zucoins]
- Angus Goldman [Co-Founder of Swyftx]
- Danny Talwar [Head of Tax Koinly]
- David Elliott [Head of Commercial Operations & NFT’s AFL]
- Eowyn Chen [CEO of Trust Wallet]
- Jace Falkenberg [Chief Gaming Officer – TCG World]
- Jamie Coutts [CMT, CFTe Crypto Market Analyst Bloomberg Intelligence]
- Jordan Fogarty [CEO & Founder of Be Media by Animoca]
- Joshua Reiher [Founder of nft4noobs]
- Kieran Warwick [Co-Founder of Illuvium]
- Lewis Gale [Managing Director of Voltura]
- Lisa Wade [CEO DigitalX]
Australian Crypto Convention Agenda
17 September
| Timings | Event | Information/Speakers | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Networking Lounge | 1-2-1 meetups with Crypto related individuals & influencers (Organized by CloudTech Group] | Networking Lounge |
| 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | NFT Gallery | Showcase of Australia’s largest NFT Gallery (Hosted by CoinSpot) | – |
| 9:20 am to 9:25 am | Welcome to the Australian Crypto Convention | David Haslop [Director – The Crypto Den] | Keynote Theatre |
| 9:30 am to 10:30 am | Fireside Chat with Michael Saylor | Michael Saylor [Chairmen & CEO – MicroStrategy], David Haslop | Keynote Theatre |
| 10:40 am to 11:05 am | TCG World – Open World Metaverse | Jace Falkenberg [Chief Gaming Officer, TCG World] | Keynote Theatre |
| 10:40 am to 11:05 am | eToro – The Power of Social Investing | Trading & Investing, Josh Gilbert (eToro Australia) | Theatre 1 |
| 10:40 am to 11:25 am | How to start your career in Blockchain | Blockchain Innovation, Education Speaker List- Aimee Forsstrom [Founder, Aficionado Tech], Nissan Dookeran [Chief Technology Officer, Algomint], Karen Cohen [AlgoHUB], Adriana Belotti [Head of Communities Australia, Algorand Foundation] and Kristy Bayley [Operations Leader, Startmate] | Theatre 2 |
| 10:40 am to 11:10 am | DeFi Masterclass (Create a self re-paying home loan) | Travis Dobing [Trader and Educator, The Crypto Mastermind] | Workshop Zone |
| 10:40 am to 11:05 am | Launching a Smart Contract Blockchain for Real World Assets and DeFi | Discussion on Blockchain Use cases, Launch of DComm Blockchain, Gareth Beesley [ CEO, DComm Blockchain and Ravi Chamria [DComm] | Institutional Theatre |
| 11:15 am to 11:40 am | Crypto and the Future of Your Financial Life | Angus Goldman [Co-Founder, Swyftx] and Alex Harper (Co-Founder, Swyftx Swyftx) | Keynote Theatre |
| 11:15 am to 11:40 am | The future of crypto payments in Australia and on a global level – CryptoSpend | Richard Voice [COO of CryptoSpend], Discussion on CryptoSpend & Crypto Payments in the Future | Theatre 1 |
| 11:15 am to 11:40 am | The state of institutional crypto adoption | Dimitri Baveas, Director of Institutional Sales [Independent Reserve] | Institutional Theatre |
| 11:20 am to 11:50 am | Crypto Den Technical Analysis and Trading | Cass Miller, General Manager – Technical Analyst, The Crypto Den [Education on Trading & Investing] | Workshop Zone |
| 11:35 am to 12:00 pm | Decentralised Finance: The Road to Mainstream Adoption | Jamie Kennedy, Country Manager (Australia), FTX | Theatre 2 |
| 11:50 am to 12:15 pm | Yes, Your Coins: Designing Earn Programs in the wake of the CeFi Meltdown | Luke Ryan, Head Of Content, CoinJar | Institutional Theatre |
| 11:50 am to 12:15 pm | Cryptocurrency and the Current Macro Environment + memes | Matteo Salerno, Co-Founder, TrigonX | Theatre 1 |
| 11:50 am to 12:35 pm | The Institutional Adoption Of Digital Assets | Lisa Wade [CEO, DigitalX], Mark Hiriart [Head of BD / Sales Australia, OSL], Vimal Gor [Trovio], Kurt Grumelart [Analyst, Zerocap] | Keynote Theatre |
| 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | What is self custody and why you own no crypto without it – CoinStop | Chris Pavlesic, CEO/Co-Founder, Coinstop [Self custody and its importance] | Workshop Zone |
| 12:10 pm to 12:35 pm | The convergence of blockchain & disruptive technologies | Chent Thambiah, CEO & Co-Founder, Xperience Online | Theatre 2 |
| 12:25 pm -12:50 pm | Blockchain technology for government: reconciling conflicting values or towards a collision course? | Dr Dimitrios Salampasis [ Director, Master of Financial Technologies and Lecturer] | Institutional Theatre |
| 12:25 pm to 1:05 pm | Crypto, Blockchain and Real Estate – Bridges and Opportunities | Todd Pierce, B4Real | Theatre 1 |
| 12:45 pm -1:10 pm | Zucoins Q&A – The Next Gen Crypto | Allan Endresz, Founder, Zucoins | Keynote Theatre |
| 12:45 pm -1:10 pm | How Web3 will change marketing forever | Lisa Teh, Co-Founder, Mooning | Theatre 2 |
| 1:00 pm -1:45 pm | How the law currently regulates blockchains & cryptocurrencies, and how this might change over the next 12-24 months. | Discussion on Regulation & Government Policy [Speakers- James Myint, Inoke Faletau, Nick Abrahams, Liam Hennessy and Graeme Fearon | Institutional Theatre |
| 1:15 pm -1:40 pm | The Future of the Metaverse – Crowd Media Group | Judy Sahay, CROWD WEB3 | Theatre 1 |
| 1:20 pm -1:45 pm | How to take crypto gaming mainstream | Kieran Warwick, Co-Founder, Illuvium | Keynote Theatre |
| 1:20 pm -1:45 pm | Culture Currency – how NFTs are driving a hip-hop like evolution | Greg Oakford, NFT Fest | Theatre 2 |
| 1:30 pm -2:00 pm | NFTs for Beginners (by nft4noobs) | Joshua Reiher (nft4noobs) [Founder, nft4noobs], NFTs for Beginners | Workshop Zone |
| 1:50 pm -2:15 pm | Davide Marcotti – eToro Popular Investor | Josh Gilbert, 0481165102, eToro Australia | Theatre 1 |
| 1:55 pm -2:40 pm | Koinly Presents: Australia’s Crypto Tax Landscape ft. RMIT Blockchain & Deloitte | Danny Talwar (Head of Tax, Koinly), Dr Elizabeth (Morton, Academic Lecturer and Researcher, RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub), Neil Pereira (Tax Partner, Deloitte) and Adam Saville-Brown (Regional Manager, Koinly) | Keynote Theatre |
| 1:55 pm -2:10 pm | TBC Session Details – Everledger | Dan Ryan, +61439710677, Everledger | Institutional Theatre |
| 1:55 pm -2:20 pm | The Bitcoin Baseball Team – Perth Heat | Steven Nelkovski, Perth Heat Baseball | Theatre 2 |
| 2:10 pm -2:40 pm | Blockchain for Business Beginners workshop: Saltera Web 3 Learning | Danielle Marie (CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning) | Workshop Zone |
| 2:20 pm -2:45 pm | How can we bring Web 3.0 to the first billion users | BNB Chain | Charis Campbell [Corporate Product Manager of Binance] | Institutional Theatre |
| 2:25 pm -2:50 pm | The need for a Crypto-Enabled Neobank: how can Australia become the global leader? | Ting Wang, Co-Founder, Coinstash | Theatre 1 |
| 2:30 pm -2:55 pm | What Media Data Can Tell You About Crypto – Intender | Phil Ohren [Founder & CEO, Intender] | Theatre 2 |
| 2:50 pm -3:15 pm | The Next Wave of Digital Asset Adoption | Sagar Sarbhai (Head of Business Solutions & Advisory, Fireblocks) | Keynote Theatre |
| 2:50 pm -3:20 pm | Crypto Den Technical Analysis and Trading | Didier Mamet [Technical Analyst, The Crypto Den] | Workshop Zone |
| 2:55 pm -3:20 pm | Crypto Analysis: Frameworks For Institutional Investors | Jamie Coutts [CMT, CFTe, Crypto Market Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence] | Institutional Theatre |
| 3:00 pm -3:45 pm | Increasing Gender Diversity in Web3 | Liya Dashkina [Reinventure Group], Lisa [Wade, CEO, DigitalX], Morgahna Godwin [Creative Director], Georgie Hubbard [Co-Founder, Sisterhood Club], Renae Redgen [Community Manager, BFF] | Theatre 1 |
| 3:05 pm -3:30 pm | Do Influencers really influence? | Ivan Vantagiato [Founder, Banq Media] | Theatre 2 |
| 3:25 pm -3:50 pm | NFTs: An Industry Insiders Perspective. | Lewis Gale [Managing Director, Voltura] | Keynote Theatre |
| 3:30 pm -4:00 pm | Zero to Hero, Learn dWeb Storage in 30 minutes – Filecoin | Jenks Guo [Developer Advocate, Filecoin Foundation] | Workshop Zone |
| 3:30 pm -4:15 pm | TBC Faculty Group Details | James Childs, Faculty Group | Institutional Theatre |
| 3:40 pm -4:25 pm | Doing better in DeFi | Mark Monfort (Co-Founder, Australian DeFi Association), Arturo Rodriguez [Co-Founder, TradeFlows], Amanda [Khoo, MinterEllison] and Matt Hooper [Founder, Fresch Enterprises – Web3 Connect] | Theatre 2 |
| 3:55 pm -4:20 pm | Real Yield and Adventures in DeFi | Billy Welch [Head of Commercial, Mycelium] | Theatre 1 |
| 4:00 pm -4:25 pm | Immersive Music: Metaverse, Creator Economy & the Carl Cox Journey | Clint Arthur [Co-Founder, Ocean Floor Music], Sophie Amat [Finance & Crypto Analyst] and Sam Cutri [Ocean Floor Music, Co-Founder] | Keynote Theatre |
| 7:00 pm -10:00 pm | Whale Night – VIP After party (Only for Whale Pass/VIP ticket holders only) | Party | Broadbeach QLD 4218 |
| 8:00 pm -11:59 pm | After Party (All ticket holders) | The Glassroom @ The Island Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast QLD |
Sunday, September 18
| Time | Event Name | Speaker/Info | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am -4:30 pm | Networking Lounge | Networking with like minded individuals | Lounge |
| 9:00 am -4:30 pm | NFT Gallery | NFT Show | – |
| 9:40 am -10:15 am | Enabling Mass Adoption of Web3 | Eowyn Chen [CEO, Trust Wallet] | Keynote Theatre |
| 9:45 am -10:10 am | The next ten years in the cryptoeconomy | Chris Berg [RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub] | Institutional Theatre |
| 9:45 am -10:10 am | Trust and Security in Web 3 | Jonathon Miller [Managing Director – Australia, Kraken] | Theatre 1 |
| 9:45 am -10:10 am | Addressing the worlds biggest healthcare challenges : Immunify Life | Guy Newing [Founder, Immunify Life] | Theatre 2 |
| 9:50 am -10:20 am | Incentives and Distribution: How Web 3 innovates digital communities – Fluidity Money | Shahmeer Chaudhry [Co-Founder, Fluidity Money] | Workshop Zone |
| 10:20 am -10:45 am | Why the future of carbon markets needs to focus on transparency and security | Shane Verner [Director, Institutional Sales ANZ, Fireblocks] | Institutional Theatre |
| 10:20 am -11:05 am | The Intersection Of Technologies | Danielle Marie [CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning], Maryna Kovalenko [Co-Founder, Syla], Samira Tollo [CTO and Co-founder, Elbaite], Amy-Rose Goodey [Head Of Operations, Blockchain Australia], Alyse Sue [Co-founder, FutrDAO] | Theatre 1 |
| 10:20 am -10:45 am | What Makes Blockchain Money Commercial-Grade? | Peter Kritas [CTO, Barteos] | Theatre 2 |
| 10:25 am -10:50 am | Vision for the next million users & beyond | Leigh Travers [CEO, Binance Australia] | Keynote Theatre |
| 10:30 am -11:00 am | Crypto Den Technical Analysis and Trading | Peter TORTORICI (Technical Analyst, The Crypto Den) | Workshop Zone |
| 10:55 am -11:20 am | Crypto | Luke Lombe [Founding Partner, Faculty Group] and Dan Kim [Vice President of Business Development, Coinbase] | Institutional Theatre |
| 10:55 am -11:20 am | What on Earth is Crypto, NFT’s and Practical Web3 Investing Strategies | Ben Simpson (CEO, Collective Shift) | Theatre 2 |
| 11:00 am -11:25 am | TBC Session Title | Ravi Chamria, DComm and Tashish Rai Singhani, Unicus.one | Keynote Theatre |
| 11:10 am -11:40 am | Finding your edge in the market with VEMA Trader | Richard Morwood [Founder, VEMA Trader] | Workshop Zone |
| 11:15 am -11:40 am | Decentralise the web with IPFS & Filecoin – Filecoin | Jenks Guo [Developer Advocate, Filecoin Foundation] | Theatre 1 |
| 11:30 am -12:15 pm | Web3 Evolution of Fundraising and Venture Capital | Alex Knight [Investment Manager, VentureCrowd], Ada Yin [Investor, AirTree Ventures], Takatoshi Shibayama [Head of Sales APAC, Copper.co], Kyall Walker [Upside DAO], Liya Dashkina [Reinventure Group] | Institutional Theatre |
| 11:30 am -11:55 am | Making Money in a Crypto Bear Market with CFDs | Daniel O’Brien [Managing Director, easymarkets] | Theatre 2 |
| 11:35 am -11:45 am | Connecting Web2 to Web3 | Harls Cannard (CEO, Crypto Competition) | Keynote Theatre |
| 1:50 am -12:15 pm | KSafe – Drive your $$ further | Josh Wong-Sanerive [Co-Founder, K Safe] | Theatre 1 |
| 11:50 am -12:20 pm | Dear Crypto… what I wish I knew about you. | Jordan Franklin (Crypto Learner, HappySpender Enterprises) | Workshop Zone |
| 11:55 am -12:20 pm | The Future of Blockchain | Kevin He [CEO, CloudTech Group], Hai Dong [Deputy Director/Co-Founder, RMIT GreenCryptoLab] and Dr Xingliang Yuan [Senior Lecturer, Monash University] | Keynote Theatre |
| 12:05 pm -12:30 pm | The Global Rise of Living on Crypto | April J. Pollock [Marketing Manager, Bitrefill] | Theatre 2 |
| 12:25 pm -12:50 pm | Legal 101 for Launching a Crypto Project | Krish Gosai [Managing Partner, Gosai Law] | Institutional Theatre |
| 12:25 pm -12:50 pm | Debate: Can Ethereum flip Bitcoin? | Tracey Plowman [COO, Bamboo App] and Craig Jackson [Head of Growth, Bamboo] | Theatre 1 |
| 12:30 pm -12:55 pm | The Race to Regulate Digital Assets | Senator Andrew Bragg [Senator for New South Wales] Commonwealth of Australia | Keynote Theatre |
| 12:30 pm -1:30 pm | All THINGS BLOCKCHAIN: Start up Pitch Fest: | Danielle Marie [CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning] | Workshop Zone |
| 12:40 pm -1:25 pm | Alternative Environmental Markets including Tokenised Carbon Credits | Thomas Schroder [Head of Climate Action, South Pole], Tim Lloyd, Chief Product Officer, BetaCarbon, Guy Dickinson [Founder & CEO, BetaCarbon] and Lisa Wade [CEO, DigitalX], | Theatre 2 |
| 1:00 pm -1:25 pm | Cryptocurrencies – Global insights on retail consumer trends | Dr Irene Guiamatsia [Research Director, Investment Trends] | Institutional Theatre |
| 1:00 pm -1:25 pm | Protecting sovereign wealth with BTC [what CBDC whitepapers so far have missed] – [industrialist’s perspective] | Iain Fyfe [Founder, Quantum Strategic & one-one.org] | Theatre 1 |
| 1:05 pm -1:30 pm | The Future of Payments | Ken Keyser, CEO, @Pay and Omar Diab [Founder, @Pay] | Keynote Theatre |
| 1:35 pm -2:20 pm | The Blockchain Innovation Panel | Judy Sahay [CROWD WEB3], Samira Tollo [CTO and Co-founder, Elbaite], Asta (www.asta.com.au)], Meryl Johnston [Founder, Bean Ninjas], Akasha Konkoly [Growth Lead, Cosmic Champs] and Bill Angelidis [Founder and Managing Director | Institutional Theatre |
| 1:35 pm -2:00 pm | Bitcoin Babe – ‘growing up Bitcoin | Michaela Juric [Novatti & Bitcoin Babe] | Theatre 1 |
| 1:35 pm -2:00 pm | TBC Session Details – Arcadians NFT | Katlyn Judd, Co-Founder, Arcadians NFT | Theatre 2 |
| 1:40 pm -2:05 pm | Business use cases for Web 3 | Nick Abrahams, Global Co-leader Digital Transformation | Keynote Theatre |
| 1:50 pm -2:20 pm | Crypto Den Technical Analysis and Trading | Cass Miller [General Manager – Technical Analyst, The Crypto Den] | Workshop Zone |
| 2:10 pm -2:35 pm | NFT Melb & Fusion XYZ presents – The next generation of NFT’s | Damjan Lukic [Founder, Fusion XYZ], Daniel Monge [Founder, NFT MELB] and James Rowdy who is Head of Web3, NFT MELB | Theatre 1 |
| 2:10 pm -2:55 pm | Education in Web3 and Crypto | · David Haslop, Director, The Crypto Den · Darren Rogan, Founder, Rogues Lab · Danielle Marie, CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning · Phil Ohren, Founder & CEO, Intender · Ben Simpson, CEO, Collective Shift | Theatre 2 |
| 2:15 pm -2:40 pm | Crypto Serpent interviews Australia’s Crypto King Fred Schebesta | Fred Schebesta, Founder, Finder and Ivan Vantagiato who is Founder of Banq Media | Keynote Theatre |
| 2:30 pm -2:55 pm | Australian Crypto Regulation: Licensing to Token Mapping | Jamie Kennedy, Country Manager (Australia), FTX | Institutional Theatre |
| 2:30 pm -4:00 pm | How to build blockchain applications using Reach | Frederick Brien [Co-Founder, Tokens for Humanity], Bryce Thomas [Co-founder, Tokens for Humanity] and Jun Zhang | Workshop Zone |
| 2:45 pm -3:30 pm | What’s next in Web3 gaming? | · Kieran Warwick, Co-Founder, Illuvium · Hang Zhang, CMO, Advisor, GameFi · Mark Coad, Director, Blaze Games · Blake Shelton, CEO, Cheddar Block Games · Fred Schebesta, Founder, Finder | Theatre 1 |
| 2:50 pm -3:15 pm | TBC – DigitalX Session Details Keynote | Lisa Wade, CEO, DigitalX | Keynote Theatre |
| 3:05 pm -3:30 pm | Saturn, Prometheus & Escape Velocity | James Myint [Founder Partner, Stirling & Rose] | Institutional Theatre |
| 3:10 pm -3:55 pm | Crypto For Good | · Alex Tilley [Marine Ecologist and Fisheries Scientist, WorldFish] · Charbel Zeaiter [Founder & Metaverse Brand creator, Planet Neo] · Peter Ball [Founder and Managing Director, Greater Outcomes] · David Davies [CEO, AgUnity] | Theatre 2 |
| 3:25 pm -3:50 pm | Fans First: Bringing a web3 strategy to The AFL and beyond | David Elliott [Head of Commercial Operations & NFT’s, AFL] and Jordan Fogarty [CEO & Founder, Be Media by Animoca] | Keynote Theatre |
| 3:40 pm -4:05 pm | Crypto Regulatory State of Play in Australia and International Developments – John Bassilios | John Bassilios [Partner and Director, Hall & Wilcox and Blockchain Australia] | Institutional Theatre |
| 3:40 pm -4:05 pm | NFTs more than they Appear | Darren Rogan, Founder, Rogues Lab | Theatre 1 |
Exhibitors List
- ABCMETA
- AgUnity
- Australian Algorand Projects
- Amalga Securities
- Bamboo
- Blaze Games
- BARTEOS
- CEXE Blockchain Technologies
- Collective Shift
- dltx.io
- EBONEX
- Finexia Capital Market Solutions
- GTR [Ghost Trader]
- HashX Mining
- Jubi DAO
- kSafe
- Lucky Roo
- Mining Store
- OKX
- One Stop Mining
- Party Finance
- Unicus
- Verida
- Virgo Group of Companies
- William Buck
- XPERIENCE ONLINE
- Mooning
