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Part 1: The Limitless Potential of Web3: A Conversation with Alexis Ohanian | Part 2: Understanding Web3 and the Future of the Internet

2022 Milken Institute Global Conference

Part 1: The Limitless Potential of Web3: A Conversation with Alexis Ohanian | Part 2: Understanding Web3 and the Future of the Internet

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sunset Pavilion

This session will open with a conversation with Alexis Ohanian on the future of internet and how the next generation of internet entrepreneurs are building Web3, shifting culture, and creating more equity and opportunity in the infrastructure and experience of Web3.

Part 1:

  • Guest Alexis Ohanian, Founder, Seven Seven Six; Co-Founder and former Executive Chairman, Reddit
  • Moderator Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor, "Closing Bell", CNBC

Part 2:

Web3 is predicted to be a $10 trillion industry by 2026. In contrast to Web2, this new generation of the internet promises open infrastructure, equal opportunity, transparent technology, and a shift from power held by a few to ownership by many. Web3 promises a more democratic, equitable, and inclusive ecosystem. Can Web3 truly achieve a decentralized financial structure? Or is Web3 a centralized entity with a different label? Is Web3 the answer to the distribution of internet wealth for creators, consumers, and internet users? Or is Web3 an experiment: a proxy for new economic ideas on how the Internet should be designed and structured? And will it offer a new model for how individuals should share in this value creation?

  • Moderator Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute
  • Speaker Ric Edelman, Founder and Chairman, Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
  • Speaker Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Speaker Jaime Schmidt, Founder and Entrepreneur, BFF, Color Capital, and Schmidt's Naturals
  • Speaker Mohammad Shaikh, Co-Founder and CEO, Aptos
  • Speaker Sheila Warren, CEO, Crypto Council for Innovation