As cryptocurrency and the underlying blockchain technology enter the mainstream, many entrepreneurial opportunities are arising. Innovation is happening all around us, pushing established industries forward to create new solutions or complement and improve existing products. In this entrepreneur-focused panel, we will discuss:



- How entrepreneurs can leverage the innovation of blockchain to push established industries forward in a new way.

- What challenges blockchain startups face due to the nascent phase of this technology not faced by startups in other tech areas and ideas to navigate around them.

- Why now is the ideal time to jump into the space of building blockchain-based solutions.



Out panelists:



Boris Revsin - Boris is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Game Theory Group (GTG). GTG owns and operates a consulting and investment group focused on emerging blockchain-based companies. Boris is an Editor at The Blockchain Brief, the popular newsletter focused on breaking news, analysis and trends in the cryptocurrency industry. In 2011, Boris co-founded Breaktime Media (FKA Dailybreak), a promotional media platform serving some of the biggest brands in the world. Breaktime Media raised $13M from Highland Capital, Charles River Ventures and GSV and was acquired in 2015 by advertising leader Connelly Partners.Boris is a finalist in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program and a winner of BusinessWest "Top 40 Under 40"​ and BusinessWeek "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25”.



James Sowers - James is An experienced angel Investor, speaker and blockchain strategy advisor.He is also a contributor to well known Blockchain publications and has been featured in other well known financial publications.



Victor Santos - Victor is an ex-Googler, UC Berkeley alum, Forbes 30 under 30 recipient, and TechStars Boston entrepreneur. He began working with VoIP at iWorldServices, opening their LatAM division. He then co-founded Ciao Telecom where he launched a platform for VoIP entrepreneurs and an advertising-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). After growing Ciao Telecom to double-digit millions in revenue, he joined Google working on product and marketing for the Google Partners program. He co-founded Airfox in January 2016 with former Google colleague Sara Choi.



Moderated by your Host, Kirill Bensonoff.