WHO IT’S FOR
Find Your People
Five professional paths, one shared journey. Find the conversations and outcomes that fit your work.
ONE SHARED JOURNEY
Different roles. Useful connections.
Pharos is designed for people building, growing, investing in or adopting blockchain and financial technology. The audience below describes who the experience is intended for. Individual attendees and organizations will be announced only with their permission.
YOUR PHAROS PATH
Founders & Operators
Compare product and growth decisions with peers, explore potential collaborators and spend time explaining what you are building.
Conversations to explore: Product adoption, fundraising readiness, operating models and practical use cases.
People to connect with: Operators, growth leaders, investors and technical builders working through product, adoption and business decisions.
A question you may have: Looking for customers or capital? Use the shared time to establish fit and context before moving to a pitch.
A worthwhile outcome: Identify a relevant collaborator and agree on a specific follow-up conversation.
YOUR PHAROS PATH
Growth & Partnerships
Find common ground with potential customers, distribution partners and communities, then make room for a second conversation.
Conversations to explore: Go-to-market strategy, ecosystem partnerships, community growth and customer experience.
People to connect with: Founders, commercial teams, ecosystem communities and institutional professionals with complementary priorities.
A question you may have: Concerned about a room full of sales pitches? Start with the problem you can help solve and look for shared goals.
A worthwhile outcome: Develop a qualified partnership hypothesis and a useful next meeting.
YOUR PHAROS PATH
Institutional & Fintech Leaders
Evaluate where blockchain may fit your organization and discuss the operational questions behind adoption.
Conversations to explore: Tokenization, payments, digital identity, custody, risk and regulatory considerations.
People to connect with: Fintech operators, infrastructure builders, investors and peers considering practical institutional adoption.
A question you may have: Need substance beyond market hype? Focus on implementation, custody, risk and regulatory questions.
A worthwhile outcome: Define one use case and the questions your organization needs to resolve before pursuing it.
YOUR PHAROS PATH
Investors
Hear how builders approach execution, compare investment perspectives and develop relationships beyond a short pitch.
Conversations to explore: Business models, market structure, infrastructure and responsible due diligence.
People to connect with: Founders, operators, technical builders and other capital allocators exploring business models and execution.
A question you may have: Looking for useful discovery rather than a stream of pitches? Return to the operating assumptions behind an idea.
A worthwhile outcome: Develop a clearer diligence question and agree on a follow-up with a relevant founder.
YOUR PHAROS PATH
Developers & Technical Builders
Exchange approaches with peers, explore integration challenges and connect technical decisions to real user needs.
Conversations to explore: Protocols, smart-contract security, scaling, interoperability and developer experience.
People to connect with: Developers, protocol teams, product operators and institutions translating technical choices into user outcomes.
A question you may have: Concerned about shallow technical conversations? Bring a concrete integration or security problem to the relevant themes.
A worthwhile outcome: Compare an implementation approach with a peer and identify a resource or collaboration to pursue.
ARRIVE WITH A PURPOSE
Make your time count.
Bring a challenge you want to discuss, a clear explanation of your work and a few questions for people whose perspectives differ from yours. Pharos creates room for follow-up, while each guest chooses the relationships they want to develop.
New to blockchain? Start with business-focused conversations and foundational themes. Experienced practitioners can seek deeper technical or operational discussions. The final agenda will identify session formats and levels.