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Research Deep Dive | Decentralized Society + Web3

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Photo by Donny Jiang on Unsplash

Photo by Donny Jiang on Unsplash

Wednesday
October 26, 2022
3:00pm — 5:30pm ET

Join Ramesh Raskar, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, Neha Narula, and a variety of special guests and Media Lab researchers for a deep dive into new digital technologies, focusing on three emerging areas: (1) digital currencies, (2) decentralized AI, and (3) computational privacy and security.

Agenda

Opening remarks by Ramesh Raskar, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, and Neha Narula

Fireside Chat: The Importance of Digital Currency and Project Hamilton + Impact

  • Eric Rosengren: MIT Sloan School of Management, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and member of the Federal Open Market Committee
  • Neha Narula: MIT Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab

Panel Discussion: Digital Currency + Digital Public Infrastructure 

  • Timothy Massad:  Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Jose Fernandez da Ponte: PayPal, SVP and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies
  • Glen Weyl: Microsoft/RadicalxChange Foundation, Research Lead, Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory/Founder
  • Neha Narula: MIT Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab

Ten-Minute Break 

Student Pitches 

  • Mohammad Amiri, Camera Culture 
  • Tobin South, Human Dynamics
  • Gabriela Torres, MIT School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management; MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Product Manager, Central Bank Digital Currency
  • Alistair Hughes, Harvard Business School; MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Product Manager, Central Bank Digital Currency

KeynoteResponsibly Building a Decentralized Society

  • Glen Weyl: Microsoft/RadicalxChange Foundation, Research Lead, Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory/Founder

Panel Discussion: Decentralized Societies

  • Ramesh Raskar: Camera Culture
  • Frank Ricotta: BurstIQ, CEO and Founder
  • Medha Parlikar: CasperLabs, Co-Founder and CTO
  • Ryan Chin: Tram Global, Co-Founder and COO  
  • Ahmer Inam: Relanto, Chief Data and AI Officer

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L–R: Headshot of Ramesh Raskar by Katherine Taylor; headshots of Alex 'Sandy' Pentland and Neha Narula courtesy of the researchers

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