DeCenter Spring Conference

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Decenter Spring Conference

Thursday, April 13, 2023
Princeton University

The DeCenter Spring Conference took a deep dive into use cases for blockchain technologies and their societal and ethical implications. The conference convened a wide range of experts – computer scientists, engineers, economists, political scientists, ethicists, human rights advocates, regulators, politicians, and industry, ecosystem, and startup leaders.

Read about the conference here.

Conference Highlights

Video of the entire conference is available here.

Agenda

This day-long conference included keynotes, panel discussions, and a poster session, bringing together technical experts, social scientists, ethicists, human rights advocates, regulators, and business leaders.

Featured Speakers & Panelists

Maria Apostolaki

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

Rostin Behnam

Keynote

Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Andrew Chignell

Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor in Religion, Philosophy, and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University

Troy Cross

Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Reed College

Tony Douglas, Jr.

Co-Founder & Chief DAO Officer, Convex Lab; Head of Strategy, DAO Research Collective

Charlie Durbin

Co-Founder and CEO, Decent

Andrea Goldsmith

Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering and Co-Director of the DeCenter, Princeton University

M. Todd Henderson

Michael J. Marks Professor of Law, University of Chicago

Carole House

Keynote

Executive in Residence, Terranet Ventures, Inc.; former Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation, White House

Amit Levy

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University

Kevin Leyton-Brown

Professor of Computer Science, University of British Columbia

Roya Mahboob

Keynote

Co-founder and CEO, Digital Citizen Fund

Nolan McCarty

Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs; Vice Dean for Strategic Planning, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Jennifer Rexford

Provost; Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering, Princeton University

Laura Rodriguez

Co-founder, The Miami Ape

Jaswinder Pal Singh

Inaugural Professor of Computer Science, Technology, and Societal Change; and Co-Director of the DeCenter, Princeton University

Porter Smith

Head of Network Operations, Deal Partner, a16z

Natalie Smolenski

Founder and Executive Director, Texas Bitcoin Foundation / Senior Fellow, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Craig Warmke

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Northern Illinois University

Matt Weinberg

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director of the DeCenter, Princeton University

Logistics

Conference Location

Maeder Hall
86 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

Friend Center
7799 William Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

Campus Maps:

Parking

The closest places to park are the following two garages located in downtown Princeton:

Spring Street Garage – 28 Spring St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Hulfish Garage – 7 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Stadium Drive Garage – Visitors who wish to park on Princeton’s campus, can learn more about visitor parking in the Stadium Drive Garage, how to get a permit to park there, and the available shuttle service here.

Wi-Fi

Connect to Princeton Wireless Network

Hotels

The following hotels are options for your consideration when booking your accommodations.

Nassau Inn – 10 Palmer Square (walkable to campus) 609-921-7500.
Peacock Inn – 20 Bayard Lane (walkable to campus) 609-924-1707.
Hyatt Regency Princeton – 102 Carnegie Center Drive (2 mi.) 609-987-1234.
Marriott at Forrestal Village – 201 Village Blvd. (5 mi.) 609-452-7900.

Registration

Registration is now closed. Video recordings will be available on the DeCenter website soon after the conference concludes.

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