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10:00am EDT

DAY 1 VIP Masterclasses: The Rise of Decentralized finance and It's Barriers to Adoption Digital OnlineCong Ly • Ben Samaroo

11:00am EDT

DAY 1 VIP Fireside: The Future of Web 3.0 - Decentralized, Open Source and Peer to Peer Technologies Digital OnlineAmy Peck • Aidan Hyman

11:30am EDT

DAY 1 VIP Masterclass: Protocols and Design Considerations Digital OnlineToufi Saliba

12:00pm EDT

DAY 1: ASK AN EXPERT: Fintech Investor Luge Capital Digital OnlineLaviva Mazhar DAY 1: ASK AN EXPERT: Investor Real Ventures Digital OnlineHamzah Nassif DAY 1: ASK AN EXPERT: Networking with the BCSC Digital OnlineElliot Mak • Rina Jaswal • Isaac Filaté DAY 1: Icebreaker Networking Digital Online

12:45pm EDT

DAY 1: Official FFCON21 Welcome and Opening Remarks Digital OnlineHonourable Peter Bethlenfalvy • Craig Asano • Jennifer Reynolds

1:00pm EDT

DAY 1 - KEYNOTE: Why Crypto-finance Needs Decentralized AGI Digital OnlineBen Goertzel

1:20pm EDT

DAY 1 - KEYNOTE: SophiaDAO Digital OnlineDavid Hanson Ph.D. • Sophia

1:45pm EDT

DAY 1: TEDx: Data Rights: How Decentralized Technologies Are Shaping our Future Digital OnlineBrittany Kaiser DAY 1: Panel: Mainstream Adoption of Digital Currencies and Investing in Alternative Assets (ie. Metaverse) Digital OnlineEric Richmond • Alice Davidson • Ryan Wang • Jason Butcher

2:00pm EDT

DAY 1: TEDx: The First Federally Chartered Digital Asset Bank Digital OnlineGeorgia Quinn

2:15pm EDT

DAY 1: Panel: Composable Banking in the Cloud Digital OnlineChris Goodman • Rojin Nair • Viral Khandwala • Brian Guillemin, MBA DAY 3: Fintech trends and opportunities for growth in Asia's most dynamic market Digital OnlineChristopher Chen DAY 1: Speed Networking: Digital Assets/Crypto | Blockchain | Raising Capital/Investing | Innovation Digital Online

2:40pm EDT

DAY 3: TEDx: Cryptocurrency – Stories & Lessons from the Front Lines of Compliance: The Good, Bad and the Ugly Digital OnlineCharlene Cieslik, CAMS

2:55pm EDT

DAY 1: Panel: The Rise of Retail Investors, Stakeholder Capitalism and IPO Innovations Digital OnlineJoris Delanoue • Taylor Thoen • Peter-Paul Van Hoeken • Kendrick Nguyen DAY 1: Fireside Chat: VCAD, The World's first Bank-Issued, Deposit-Based Digital Currency Digital OnlineCatherine Murray • Gurpreet Sahota • David Taylor • Jean Desgagne

3:25pm EDT

DAY 1: Panel - AI and the Future of Innovation in Financial Services Digital OnlineGrace Shen • Shaun Gamboa • Jennifer Reynolds DAY 1: Fireside Chat: Building blocks of a security program for companies with applications in the Cloud Digital OnlineDaina Proctor • Farshad Abasi • Michael Castro • Kris Read

3:55pm EDT

DAY 1: KEYNOTE Interview with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Digital OnlineAlixe Cormick • Hester M. Peirce

4:25pm EDT

DAY 1: Closing Keynote: The Future of NFTs: How Augmented Reality will Enhance Our Lives Digital OnlineHrish Lotlikar

4:55pm EDT

DAY 1: Daily Wrap-up by Digital Avatars Digital Online

5:00pm EDT

DAY 1: Happy Hour Roundtables: Share Your Favourite Pandemic Shows Digital OnlineAnh Dao DAY 1: Happy Hour General Networking Digital Online DAY 1: Happy Hour Roundtables: Join us for a Game of Fishbowl Trivia in Gather-Town Digital OnlineFarshad Abasi

10:00am EDT

DAY 2 VIP Masterclasses: Top DeFi Use Cases and State of DApps Digital OnlineFauve Altman

10:15am EDT

DAY 2 VIP Masterclasses: Anatomy of a DeFi App: Tips and Tools Digital OnlineAlexandra Damsker

11:00am EDT

DAY 2 VIP Masterclasses: Regulation of Digital Asset Transactions (ie security tokens) and Marketplaces Digital OnlineEmma Channing • Lee A. Schneider

12:00pm EDT

DAY 2: ASK AN EXPERT: Building your IP Strategy with Durand Lawyers Digital OnlineDavid Durand DAY 2: ASK AN EXPERT: Crypto regulation and raising capital hosted by the ASC Digital OnlineDenise Weeres DAY 2: ASK AN EXPERT: Fintech Investor with Information Venture Partners Digital OnlineDavid Unsworth DAY 2: ASK AN EXPERT: Venture Debt with Silicon Valley Bank Digital OnlineDaryl Johnston DAY 2: Icebreaker Networking Digital Online

1:00pm EDT

DAY 2: KEYNOTE: Fintech Innovation in the era of COVID Digital OnlineEthan Pierse

1:30pm EDT

DAY 2: TEDx: Next Gen Consumerization: How Millennials and Gen Z are Changing the Financial Landscape Digital OnlineRich Longo DAY 2: TEDx: The New Normal: Making Sense of the Huge Shift in Priorities (every fintech needs to know) Digital OnlineJan Arp

1:45pm EDT

DAY 2: TEDx - How Fintechs are Solving Canada’s Financial Health Challenge Digital OnlineElvis Wong DAY 2: Redefining the Indigenous Experience through Innovation and Tradition Digital OnlineLawrence Lewis

2:00pm EDT

DAY 2: TEDx: Diversity and Inclusion: Beyond Disclosures Digital OnlineLise Estelle Brault DAY 2: How Fintech is Eating Real Estate Digital OnlineDaniel Dubois

2:15pm EDT

DAY 2: Mindfulness for Business Leaders Digital OnlineJuan Alvarez DAY 2: How to Attract and Retain Next Gen Talent Digital OnlineTammy Kim-Newman • Donna Shin DAY 2: Speed Networking: Inclusion/Diversity | Entrepreneurship/Startup | Digital Banking/Payments | Opportunities Digital Online

2:35pm EDT

DAY 2: TEDx: Vaccinate Your Fintech-supported Business for Strong Compliance Digital OnlineSandra Jakab

2:55pm EDT

DAY 2: DEMO Whelp - AI-based Customer Support Digital OnlineSeymur Rasulov DAY 2: Fireside Chat: Using Verifiable Credentials to Power the Future of Digital Identity and Online Data Digital OnlineHeather Dahl • Jay Fischbach • Joni Brennan • RJ Reiser

3:05pm EDT

DAY 2: DEMO CPQi - Gamification and Banking Digital OnlineTerry Boyland

3:15pm EDT

DAY 2: DEMO MinervaAI - AI Platform for Compliance Programs Digital OnlineVictor Tay • Damian Tran • Jennifer Arnold, PMP

3:25pm EDT

DAY 2: 2021 Fintech Draft Pitching Finals: ORCHID B, PHAZE, COPIA WEALTH STUDIOS Digital OnlineKyle Collier • Michael Sikorsky • Claudio Romano • Praveen K. Varshney, FCPA, FCA • Som Seif

4:10pm EDT

Day 2: KEYNOTE Discussion and Q&A: Open and Inclusive Banking and Affordable Credit Digital OnlineAndrew Graham • Judith Robertson • Elizabeth Mulholland • The Honourable Colin Deacon

4:55pm EDT

DAY 2: KEYNOTE: Financial Services in the Second Era of the Digital Age DON TAPSCOTT Digital OnlineDon Tapscott

5:30pm EDT

DAY 2: Daily Wrap-up by Digital Avatars Digital Online

5:35pm EDT

DAY 2: Happy Hour General Networking Digital Online DAY 2: Happy Hour Roundtables Digital OnlineMichelle Beyo • Michele McDermott-Fox

10:00am EDT

DAY 3 VIP Masterclasses: Interactive Best DeFi Use Case Ideation and Presentation Challenge Digital OnlineHussein Hallak

10:30am EDT

DAY 3 Ask Us Anything: All About the NCFA Digital OnlineCraig Asano • Lauren Linton

11:30am EDT

DAY 3 VIP Masterclasses: What will the future look like? + AMA Digital OnlineAlex Batlin

12:00pm EDT

DAY 3: ASK AN EXPERT - With Framework Venture Partners Digital OnlineAmy Dyck DAY 3: ASK AN EXPERT- FinTech Growth Hacking with Rich Thinking Digital OnlineReggie Tan DAY 3: ASK AN EXPERT: All Things Legal with Dentons Digital OnlineTracy Molino • Mike Hollinger DAY 3: ASK AN EXPERT: WITH The Ontario Securities Commission Digital OnlineDena Staikos, CPA, CA • Erin O'Donovan DAY 3: Icebreaker Networking Digital Online

1:00pm EDT

DAY 3: Keynote Interview Author of "The Digital War": China vs USA and What it Means for Tech Innovation and Global Fintech Markets Digital OnlineApril Fong • Winston Ma, CFA & Esq.

1:30pm EDT

DAY 3: The Green Blockchain Deal: How Decentralized Technology can be Used Facilitate Grid Balancing for Renewable Energies Digital OnlineHarry Behrens, PhD DAY 3: Sustainable Finance: What Canada can Learn from Impact-driven European Finance Digital OnlinePaul Allard, MBA

1:45pm EDT

DAY 3: Panel: Reimagining Customer Relationships & User Experience: Open Finance Digital OnlineHamed Arbabi • Timothy Li • Michelle Beyo • Betty DeVita DAY 3: Fireside with European Crowdfunding Leaders: Lessons Learned and Future Outlook from the first $1 Billion Raised Digital OnlineJeff Lynn • Christin Friedrich

2:15pm EDT

DAY 3: TEDx: Scaling Real-Time Transactions on Blockchain Digital OnlineRichard Baker DAY 3: Speed Networking: Going Global | Green Finance | Innovation | Opportunities Digital Online

2:30pm EDT

DAY 3: TEDx: Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): The Future of Money Digital OnlineDr. Oriol Caudevilla 柏傲齊 LL.B., MBA, PhD. DAY 3: Fireside: The Changing Regulatory Landscape: Fintech Opportunities Taken and Opportunities Missed Digital OnlineSteven Boms • Alexander Vronces

2:55pm EDT

DAY 3: Panel: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: Fintech’s Opportunity to Breaking Barriers to Net Zero Digital OnlineÉliane Ubalijoro, PhD • Tom Baumann • Lynn Johannson DAY 3: Debate (Red / Green): Strengthening Canada’s innovation capacity and global competitiveness Digital OnlineMark Mayank • Honourable Doug Schweitzer • Sandi Gilbert

3:25pm EDT

DAY 3: 2021 Fintech Draft Pitching Finals AGRYO, FORWARDAI, NAVA Digital OnlineAman Thind • Isaque Eberhardt • Nick Chandi • David Nault • David Unsworth

4:10pm EDT

DAY 3: How NFTs are Creating Value in the Strangest Places and Launch of NFT Charity Auction Digital OnlineJacob O'Connor • Krista Kim • Craig Asano • Ruth McCartney • David Lucatch

4:55pm EDT

DAY 3: Breaking Barriers CLOSING KEYNOTE: What Happens When Your Customers are Augmented Humans, Robots, and Virtual Beings? Digital OnlineCathy Hackl

5:25pm EDT

DAY 3: Official Close of FFCON21: Breaking Barriers Digital Online DAY 3: Happy Hour General Networking Digital Online

5:30pm EDT

DAY 3: Happy Hour Roundtables Digital OnlineDonna Bales • Anna Niemira