CONFERENCE AGENDA

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm: Special Guest

● Jorge Silva-Puras – Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Lehman College

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Keynote Speaker

● Ron Quaranta – Chairman / Chief Executive Officer, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm: Panel #1 – Crypto Trends & Updates

● Zachary Gordo – Founder, Red Five

● Peter C. Earle – Senior Research Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research - AIER

● Jack Castonguay – Accounting Professor, Hofstra University | Vice President of Learning and Development, Surgent Accounting & Financial Education

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Panel #2 – How AI Is Changing Business & Finance

● Nami Bural – Founder & CEO, Niural

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Refreshment & Networking

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Keynote Speaker

● Jamiel Sheikh – Founder & CEO, Modelex AI.

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm: Panel #3 – Crypto in the Bronx

● Julio Barrios – Founder and CEO, BronxCrypto Inc.

● Kyle Bligen – Director of Financial Policy at Chamber of Progress

● Amaurys Grullon – Creative & Social Entrepreneur at Bronx Native

● Antonio Brasse – CEO, Blockquake

3:15 pm – 4:00pm: Panel #4 – Predictions for AI & Crypto in 2024 and Beyond

● Michael G. Thomas Jr., Ph.D., AFC® - University of Georgia Faculty Member | SFPA Advisor

● Atikh Bana - Co-founder & CEO of Acctual

● Kyle Bligen – Director of Financial Policy at Chamber of Progress

4:00 pm: Wrap up & Networking