THE CONFERENCE
Ideas in Motion
Focused learning starts the conversation. Four nights together give it room to develop.
LEARN AT PHAROS
Ideas worth taking further.
Explore the business, technical and human questions shaping blockchain. Focused learning gives you a shared starting point; four nights together give you time to compare perspectives and connect those ideas to your work.
Featured talks, case studies and focused discussions bring practical questions into the room. The conversation continues over meals, on deck and the next day.
Eight themes. Practical questions.
Eight themes connect learning to the questions founders, operators, institutions, investors and technical builders can take further together.
AI & Blockchain Applications
Explore where AI and decentralized systems may be useful together.
What we’ll explore
- AI agents, identity and on-chain actions
- Data ownership, verification and model access
- Governance and practical limits of autonomous systems
Infrastructure, dApps & Protocols
Understand the choices behind useful, dependable blockchain products.
What we’ll explore
- Scaling, interoperability and developer tools
- Security, usability and integration trade-offs
- Moving an application from prototype to real users
Finance, DeFi & Digital Payments
Discuss financial use cases beyond trading and speculation.
What we’ll explore
- Stablecoins, cross-border payments and settlement
- Liquidity, custody and decentralized financial services
- Connecting new financial infrastructure to existing operations
Tokenization & Institutional Adoption
Examine what turns an institutional pilot into a workable service.
What we’ll explore
- Real-world assets and the rights a token represents
- Custody, reporting and operational readiness
- Commercial use cases and barriers to adoption
Governance, Trust & Security
Consider how decentralized organizations build accountability.
What we’ll explore
- DAOs, decision-making and resource management
- Identity, transparency and responsibility
- Security practices and managing ecosystem risk
Law, Regulation & Risk
Make room for the questions that shape responsible participation.
What we’ll explore
- Evolving compliance requirements across markets
- Consumer protection, disclosures and business risk
- How founders, institutions and builders approach uncertainty
Digital Ownership & Creator Economies
Look at ownership through the experience it creates for users.
What we’ll explore
- Gaming, membership and digital rights
- NFT utility, creator participation and monetization
- Building communities around products and shared experiences
Real-World Use & Global Adoption
Focus on the people and problems behind adoption.
What we’ll explore
- Digital identity and access to financial services
- Local markets, practical use cases and inclusion
- What users need before blockchain becomes useful to them
WAYS TO LEARN
Learn together. Discuss it further.
Featured talks & fireside chats
Big-picture perspectives with room for questions and differing views.
Panels & case studies
Conversations about actual applications, implementation choices and lessons from experience.
Practical sessions & roundtables
Smaller environments for exploring a focused business or technical question.
Topic-led meetups
Continue the discussion with people interested in the same challenge.
CONTRIBUTE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Bring a useful perspective.
We welcome proposals grounded in practical experience, clear learning outcomes and relevant questions. Commercial participation does not guarantee a speaking role.
