October 19th—21st 2023
Palace of Parliament, Bucharest
October 19th—21st 2023
Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

Join The Renaissance of European Ambition

xDay is the premiere European conference at the intersection of Blockchain, AI, Metaverse, Fintech and Regulation

Thu,
Oct 19

The Multiverse Unveiled

8:30

2 hrs

Doors open

Registration, coffee & snacks

10:35

20 mins

Keynote: Building bridges to accelerate real world progress

Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

Chapter 1

Protocol, sovereign chains and dev tools, through the lens of ecosystem projects and builders

10:50

2 hrs

MultiversX, an internet scale protocol

Adrian Dobrita, Head of Engineering, MultiversX

Virtual machine, frameworks and smart contracts

Andrei Marinica, Core Developer, MultiversX

Tools and standards, foundations for a better financial system

Robert Sasu, Core Developer, MultiversX

Spotlight: Hatom, first Liquidity Protocol that empowers DeFi

Franco Scucchiero, Chief Technology Officer, Hatom Labs

Spotlight: Ashswap, the first stable-swap on MultiversX

Neil Nguyen, Founder & CEO, AshSwap

The road to xExchange v3, redefining simplicity in DEX Landscape

Lucas Willems, Head of xExchange, MultiversX

Blockchain as the fundamental layer for digital ownership

Constantin Tovisi, Head of Web Technologies, MultiversX

Spotlight: Itheum, the data value platform for web3

1. Mark Paul, Co-founder & CEO, Itheum
2. Praveen Paul, Co-founder & COO, Itheum
3. Ciprian Iacob, Co-founder, Inspir3.io

Spotlight: Cyberpunk City, GameFi in the Metaverse

Jack Melar, Chief Communications Officer, Cyberpunk City

Spotlight: Sense4fit, the fitness revolution through ownership

Antonio Enache, Founder & CEO, Sense4FIT

Spotlight: ICI Bucharest, the first European governmental institution with a launched trading platform for digital assets

Adrian Victor Vevera, General Director, ICI Bucharest

Spotlight: XOXNO, leveling up the marketplace experience

Mihai-Daniel Eremia, Founder & CEO XOXNO, Trust Staking

Builders as the growth engine of the ecosystem

Daniel Șerb, Head of Business Development, MultiversX

13:00

2 hrs

Lunch Break

Served in the halls

Chapter 2

Driving global adoption through MultiversX products and strategic integrations

15:00

1:15 hrs

xFabric: Putting tools in the hands of creators and builders

Ștefan Szakal, Head of Core Applications, MultiversX

xPortal & xWorlds: A use case for millions of users today

Sergiu Biriș, Head of Product @ xPortal, MultiversX

16:15

30 mins

Coffee Break

16:45

2:15 hrs

Keynote: Carbon-negative blockchain in the digitally native society

by Sebastian Burduja, Romanian Minister of Energy

Panel: Fostering innovation in tech and education with policy makers: a 360° review

1. Lucian Todea, Co-founder & COO, MultiversX (host)
2. Sebastian Burduja, Romanian Minister of Energy
3. The Rt Hon. the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

The evolution of xMoney

1. Martinho Aragão, Lead Executive & CPO, xMoney
2. Augustin Dobre, CEO, Twispay

Day 1 conclusion

Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

18:00

Networking

Glass of wine for everyone

19:00

VIP Party with founders and speakers

Buffet, live music & DJ set in VIP Lounge

after 19:00

Side Events by MultiversX Community

Details on xdayevents.com

Fri,
Oct 20

Technology, the strongest driver for growth

9:00

1:30 hrs

Doors open

Welcome coffee & snacks

10:40

20 mins

Keynote: Startups and builders, the drivers of economic growth

Ștefan-Radu Oprea, Romanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship & Tourism

Chapter 3

Big tech’s integration of the blockchain and its potential

11:00

2 hrs

Building bridges with the biggest tech companies in the world

Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

Accelerating the global adoption of Web3

1. Daniël Rood, Head of Web3 EMEA, Google Cloud
2. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

Building global scale infrastructure

1. Tobias Jung, Business Development at Deutsche Telekom
2. Lucian Mincu, Co-founder & CIO, MultiversX

Interoperability and growth

1. Georgios Vlachos, Co-Founder at Axelar
2. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

Powering tools for the entire world

1. Nikita Kharchenko, Startup Business Development, AWS
2. Lucian Mincu, Co-founder & CIO, MultiversX

Gaming, Metaverse and Web3

1. Liu Bin, Web3.0/Media/AI Vertical Director, Tencent Cloud
2. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX

13:00

2 hrs

Lunch Break

Served in the halls

Chapter 4

Fintech, DeFi, regulation and investments

15:00

1:30 hrs

Panel: Fintech, regulation and investments

1. Martinho Aragão, Lead Executive & CPO, xMoney (host)
2. Sunny Aggarwal, Co-founder, Osmosis
3. Sanja Kon, Vice President Europe, Circle
4. Julien Bouteloup, Founder, Stake Capital Group

Panel: Navigating a world of regulations with Deloitte and MultiversX

1. Ioana Vieru, General Counsel, MultiversX (host)
2. Andrei Burz-Pinzaru, Partner, Deloitte Central Europe
3. Raluca Bontas, Partner, Deloitte Tax

Panel: Key data points and metrics driving today’s investments

1. Jeff Wilser, Features Writer, CoinDesk (host)
2. Alex Odagiu, Investment Director, Binance Labs
3. Danilo S. Carlucci, Founder & CEO, Morningstar Ventures

16:30

30 mins

Coffee Break

17:00

1:30 hrs

Panel: DeFi and traditional finance - bridging the gap

1. Lucas Willems Head of xExchange, MultiversX (host)
2. Sunny Aggarwal, Co-founder, Osmosis
3. Julien Bouteloup, Founder, Stake Capital Group
4. Owen Simonin, Founder & CEO, Meria

Panel: Unlocking the power of Staking - strategies and trends

1. Eddie Nuta, Founder & CEO, Valid Blocks (host)
2. László Szabó, Co-founder & CEO, Kiln
3. Kwun Yeung, Co-founder & CEO, Forbole Group
4. Alina Tielnova, Head of Staking, Everstake

Panel: Fusing usability, security, and innovation

1. Sever Moldovean, Builders Office Hours Host (host)
2. Fabrice Dautriat, Head of Developer Ecosystem, Ledger
3. Pierre Lavarague, Business Development Manager, Trust Wallet
4. Dorian Vincileoni, Europe Business Development Lead, KuCoin

after 19:00

Side Events by MultiversX Community

Details on xdayevents.com

Sat,
Oct 21

Builders of the sustainable future

10:00

1 hr

Doors open

Welcome coffee & snacks

11:00

20 mins

Keynote: How blockchains, AI, and the Metaverse will influence the future

Bogdan-Gruia Ivan, Romanian Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization

Chapter 5

Future tech, today

11:30

1:30 hrs

How to kill an economy

1. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX (host)
2. Alex Tabarrok, Professor of Economics, George Mason University

Ta-Da: Using blockchain to improve AI use cases

William Simonin, CEO, Ta-da

Panel: Automation and augmentation of human capital with AI

1. Sever Moldovean, Builders Office Hours Host (host)
2. William Simonin, CEO, Ta-da
3. Dr. Andreea Pleșea, Co-founder & Chief Customer Success Officer, DRUID
4. Benjamin Richter, Customer Engineer at Google Cloud

Spatial computing, the future of Metaverse?

1. Sergiu Biris, Head of Product xPortal, MultiversX (host)
2. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX
3. Herman Narula, Co-founder & CEO, Improbable

13:00

2 hrs

Brunch

Served in the halls

15:00

1:45 hrs

Presentation: ZK Rollups on MultiversX

Grigore Roșu, President & CEO, Runtime Verification

Bring Tradfi to Defi

James Davies, Co-founder & CPO, Tacans Labs

Redefining boundaries with cross-chain innovations

Karina Kurmanbayeva, Product Manager, Swing.xyz

Panel: Premier custodians and institutional adoption

1. Toni Lukic, Editor in chief, BeInCrypto Germany (host)
2. Marcos Benitez, Business Development Director Revenue, Copper
3. Niklas Reichert, Sales Director, Fireblocks

Panel: Inspir3 - retail adoption at scale

1. Ciprian Iacob, Co-founder, Inspir3.io (host)
2. Gabriela Stanica, CIO Carrefour Romania
3. Silvia Dumitrascu, Head of Online Sales, ING Romania
4. Vlad Rotaru, CGO, Romanian Business Consult

What it takes to be entrepreneur: and build something valuable vs meaningful

Danilo S. Carlucci, Founder & CEO, Morningstar Ventures

Ledger and MultiversX: accelerating user adoption

Fabrice Dautriat, Head of Developer Ecosystem, Ledger

16:45

30 mins

Coffee Break

Chapter 6

Recognizing excellence

17:15

1:15 hrs

The most important lessons for builders

1. Beniamin Mincu, Co-founder & CEO, MultiversX (host)
2. Anthony Pompliano, Investor, Pomp Investments

xDay Hackathon Wrap-up

Alex Radu, Business Manager, MultiversX

xDay Hackathon Awards Ceremony

1. Alex Radu, Business Manager, MultiversX
2. Monica Tarțău, Marketing Specialist, MultiversX

xDay Hackathon Finale

Lucian Mincu, Co-founder & CIO, MultiversX

18:30

1:30 hrs

Dinner & Networking Break

Served in the halls

20:00

30 mins

2023 Community Awards Ceremony

Daniel Serb, Head of Business Development, MultiversX

Party

20:00

...

Official xDay closing Party!

Doors close at midnight

Thu,
Oct 19

Day 1

8:30

2:30 hrs

Doors open

Registration, coffee & snacks

11:00

2:30 hrs

Hacking Kickoff

1. Mihai Schiopu, Engineering Manager, MultiversX
2. Eomji Park, Head of Research & Programmes, Encode Club
3. Six Main Partners

The path from web2 to web3

1. Mihai Șchiopu, Engineering Manager, MultiversX
2. Dragoș Rebegea, Software Engineer, MultiversX

Turning your vision into reality: strategies for success

1. Alex Radu, Business Manager, MultiversX
2. Monica Tarțău, Marketing Specialist, MultiversX

Workshop: Network interaction SDKs

Andrei Băncioiu, Software Engineer, MultiversX

Workshop: The power of scaling APIs

Traian Anghel API Lead Engineer, MultiversX

Workshop: dive into symbolic execution engine

Virgil Șerbănuță, Software Engineer, RunTime Verification

Workshop: the many faces of smart contract execution

Andrei Marinica, Core Developer, MultiversX

13:30

2 hrs

Lunch Break

Served in the halls

15:30

-

Code Quest Under the Starlit Night

Eomji Park, Head of Research & Programmes, Encode Club (host)

Fri,
Oct 20

Day 2

9:00

1:30hrs

Doors open

Welcome coffee & snacks

10:30

3 hrs

Workshop: xSuite - init, build, test, deploy contracts in seconds

Lucas Willems, Head of xExchange, MultiversX

Workshop: how AI is empowering developers

1. Mihai Șchiopu, Engineering Manager, MultiversX
2. Vadim Fintinari, CEO and Head of AI, Steepsoft

Revealing protocol and smart contracts release processes

1. Iulian Pascalau, Core Developer, MultiversX
2. Ovidiu Olteanu, QA Engineer, MultiversX

Consensus & finality

Adrian Dobrita, Head of Engineering, MultiversX

12:00

-

Code Submission Finale

Eomji Park, Head of Research & Programmes, Encode Club (host)

The art of crafting APIs

Andreia Ocănoaia, Software Engineer, genezio

A glimpse into the world of injective

Bojan Angjelkoski, Technical Lead, Injective Labs

Panel: Navigating investment funds and exchanges

1. Sever Moldovean Builders Office Hours Host (host)
2. Danilo S. Carlucci, Founder & CEO, Morningstar Ventures
3. Dorian Vincileoni, Europe Business Development Lead, KuCoin
4. Victor Blas, Associate at X Ventures
5. Kyrylo Khomiakov, Binance General Manager in CEE

Keynote: There is no decentralization without governance

Justin Bons, Founder & CIO, Cyber Capital

13:30

1:30 hrs

Lunch Break

Served in the halls

15:00

3:30 hrs

Panel: Staking v4 - a deep dive

1. Lucian Mincu, Co-founder & CIO, MultiversX (host)
2. Adrian Dobrita, Head of Engineering, MultiversX
3. Robert Sasu, Core Developer, MultiversX
4. Alina Tielnova, Head of Staking, Everstake
5. Eddie Nuta, Founder & CEO, Valid Blocks

Crafting blockchain-based games: a dialogue

1. Halil Ibrahim Can, Co-Founder, CyberPunk City
2. Eren Çiftçi, Lead Game Developer, Cyberpunk City
3. Enes Batuhan Tan, Lead Game Designer, CyberPunk City

Giants Village

Răzvan Stătescu, Co-Founder, GiantsLabs

dyNFT

Mihai Pocorschi, Co-Founder, EXO

Presentation by Axelar

Georgios Vlachos, Co-founder, Axelar

Umbrella Oracle solution

1. Philippe Engels, Head of Partnerships, Umbrella Network
2. Dariusz Zacharczuk, Software Engineer, Umbrella Network

Secure Integration with Web3 for dApps and API authentication

SkullElf, CEO, BOBS/Founder, BobbetBot

Blockchains: the good, the bad and the ugly

Felix Crisan, Head of Research, MultiversX

The path and challenges of mainstream Web3 adoption

Flavian Manea, CEO, Bware Labs

Panel: Web3 collaborative synergy - uniting forces for blockchain evolution and beyond

1. Radu Enoiu, Co-Founder, Bware Labs (host)
2. Dmitri Laptev, Senior Solutions Architect AWS
3. Andrei Manea, Co-founder, CloudHero
4. Bogdan Vlad, CTO, genezio

Panel: Mastering the art of scaling - insights for startups

1. Sheraz Ahmed, Managing Partner, STORM Partners
2. Marcos Benitez, Business Development Director Revenue, Copper

Sat,
Oct 21

Day 3

10:00

30 mins

Doors open

Welcome coffee & snacks

10:30

2.5 hrs

Sovereign Chains

1. Radu Chis, Head of Technology, MultiversX
2. Robert Sasu, Core Developer, MultiversX

Scaling Blockchain State

Beniamin Drașovean, Software Engineer, MultiversX

Itheum: transforming data insights

1. Mark Paul, Founder & CEO, Itheum
2. Praveen Paul, Co-Founder & COO, Itheum

Powering Web3 with Tencent Cloud

Tudor Toma, Principal Solutions Architect, Tencent Cloud

Entity & Istari Vision: navigating the future of blockchain

Wolfgang Rückerl, Founder & CEO, Iverse Vision (formerly Istari Vision & Entity)

Technical insights into Ledger

Rodrigo Carraresi, Head of Developer Relations, Ledger

Where Web3 & GenAI meet

Benjamin Richter, Customer Engineer at Google Cloud

BCR Awards

Liviu Gherghescu, Head of Architecture, BCR

13:30

1:30 hrs

Lunch Break

Served in the halls

15:00

3 hrs

Panel: Oracles on MultiversX - Unlocking Possibilities

1. Robert Sasu, Core Developer, MultiversX (host)
2. Philippe Engels, Head of Partnerships, Umbrella Network
3. Faisal Mehrban, Founder and CEO, Entangle
4. Ramiro Vignolo, Head of Engineering, Hatom Labs

Panel: Navigating smart contracts security

1. Jacob Leygonie, Co-Founder and Auditor, Arda/Security Auditor, Multiversx (host)
2. Cristian Corcoveanu, Core Developer, MultiversX
3. Robert Sasu, Core Developer, MultiversX
4. Grigore Rosu, President & CEO, Runtime Verification

Introducing the assembly smart contract framework

xQuentin, Co-Founder & CTO, Autoscale

Account abstraction: the key(s) to onboarding the masses

Sunny Aggarwal, Co-founder, Osmosis

Panel: Building NFTs - a creative odyssey

1. Pepiamin Pincu, Founder, PepeversX (host)
2. Cristian Mageriu, Co-founder, Synth Legion
3. Robert Elekes, Co-Founder & Community Manager, Dragons Arena
4. Alexandru Paduraru, Founder, NFTim
5. Lukas Seel, Founder, On Chain Smokers

Panel: Exploring the future of decentralized finance

1. Jacob Leygonie, Co-Founder and Auditor, Arda/Security Auditor, Multiversx (host)
2. Karina Kurmanbayeva, Product Manager, Swing.xyz
3. Neil Nguyen, Founder & CEO, AshSwap
4. Longin Voicescu, Founder, OneDex
5. James Davies, Co-founder & CPO, Tacans Labs

Demo: how to build and use a fully managed RPC Ethereum Node with Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node Engine

Louay Shaat, Customer Engineering, Google Cloud

17:30

-

xDay Hackathon Wrap-up

Streamed from Main Stage

18:00

-

xDay Hackathon Awards Ceremony

Streamed from Main Stage

18:30

1:30 hrs

Hackathon Private Event

An Evening of Innovation and Fine Dining

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