29th Mar 2014
DATA Annual Meeting Snags Incredible Lineup, Ven Tie-ins
The DATA Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for digital asset companies and related organizations to chart the year ahead in digital currency and other areas. Sessions and workshops will focus on issues pertinent to the digital asset industry, including development of best practices, standards and regulatory issues, economic development opportunities, industry leadership, and international considerations.
Tickets are available in the
Washington DC Hub store, and offer Hub Culture members the ability to book hotel rooms at the Dupont Circle Hotel, as well as access to the overall meeting and tickets to a charity dinner on the 10th featuring digital currencies.
DATA is also working to reach out to Washington influencers and international guests, timing the meeting to the eve of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC, with invitations to attend on their way out to Senate and House finance committee members, NGOs, think tanks, and other government agencies interested in the subject of digital currencies.
Expected guests include representatives from the US Treasury, FinCEN, the US GAO, and both sides of Capitol Hill as well as a wide variety of companies, banks and financial institutions.
From the Bitcoin world, a number of bold faced participants are also attending, including
Bitpay Founder Tony Gallipi, Stan Stalnaker of
Ven, John Beccia of
Circle Internet Financial, Jesse Powell, CEO,
Payward Inc.,
Ripple
cryptographer David Schwartz,
and Wences Cesares, founder of
Xapo.
Global views from representatives including the
Mercatus Institute,
TechFreedom and others as well as scholars, economists and security experts from a wide swath of souces.
Moderators from
American Banker,
Bloomberg,
Politico,
and others will lead the conversation.