Brown Rudnick’s 4th Annual Global Blockchain Conference - Brown Rudnick

Brown Rudnick’s 4th Annual Global Blockchain Conference

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location: InterContinental New York Barclay, 111 E 48th Street, New York, NY

Agenda

All times Eastern. Program subject to change.

• 12:00 PM

  • J. Gdanski / Founder and Executive Chair, Evertas
  • Michael Orcutt / Project Glitch Moderator
  • Rebecca Rettig / Chief Legal Officer, Jito Labs
  • Peter Van Valkenburgh / Executive Director, Coin Center

• 1:00 PM

  • 1:50 PM
    • Robert Stark / Partner, Brown Rudnick
    • David Brill / Managing Director, Blockchain and Digital Assets, FTI Consulting
    • Yesha Yadav / Professor of Law, Associate Dean, Vanderbilt University Law School

• 2:40 PM

  • Jennifer Ayers / Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Silverado Policy Accelerator
  • Brooke Berg / Director, The Mintz Group Moderator
  • Barry Dauber / VP of GenAI GTM, Databricks

• 3:10 PM

• 4:00 PM

  • Rod Moss / Partner, Brown Rudnick Moderator
  • Johnny Andris / Deputy General Counsel, MLS Players Association
  • Kirk Berger / Counsel, NBA Players Association
  • Andrew Morris / Counsel, NFL Players Association

• 4:50 PM

  • Stephen Palley / Partner, Brown Rudnick Moderator
  • Sarah Brennan / General Counsel, Delphi Ventures
  • Erich Dylus / Founder, Varia Law
  • Larry Florio / Deputy General Counsel, Ethena Labs
  • Gerald Gallagher / General Counsel, Sei Labs
  • Evan Thomas / Founder, Limina Counsel

6:30 PM

About the Conference

Now in its fourth year, the Brown Rudnick Blockchain Conference brings together leading practitioners, academics, and technologists for a day of substantive programming at the intersection of digital assets, regulation, and emerging technology. Past speakers have included senior enforcement officials, general counsel of major protocols, and leading academics in financial regulation.