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TezDev 2024

This event has now passed. See below for details of what happened on the day.

KBR, Royal Library of Belgium
 Brussels, BE

Thu July 11, 2024 10am

What happened at TezDev 2024?

We had talks on innovations on Tezos, decentralization on L2, and supporting JavaScript, among other topics. Then the community got together for the after party with drinks and networking!

18

Speakers

11

Sessions

690

Attendees

14

Projects

Speakers

The speaker line up for TezDev 2024.

Arthur Breitman

Arthur Breitman

Co-founder at Tezos

Justin Drake

Justin Drake

Researcher, Ethereum Foundation

Tarun Chitra

Tarun Chitra

Co-founder and CEO, Gauntlet

Benedikt Bünz

Benedikt Bünz

Chief Scientist and Co-founder, Espresso Systems

Yann Regis-Gianas

Yann Regis-Gianas

Head of Core Engineering, Nomadic Labs

Beata Lipska

Beata Lipska

Developer Relations Engineer, Trilitech

Nicolas Streschinsky

Nicolas Streschinsky

Head of DeFi, Trilitech

Bernd Oostrum

Bernd Oostrum

Co-founder, Plend

Dmitriy Kovalevskiy

Dmitriy Kovalevskiy

Co-founder, Hanji Protocol

Iakov Levin

Iakov Levin

Co-founder, Rivo.xyz

Christoph Niemann

Christoph Niemann

Specialist Solution Architect for Web3, AWS

Alex Liu

Alex Liu

Director of Operations, Tezos Commons

Taisia Antonova

Taisia Antonova

VP of Product, World of Women

Thomas Olivier

Thomas Olivier

Co-founder and CTO, World of Women

Leen Al Taher

Leen Al Taher

VP of Consumer Products, Rarible

Ivan Anastassov

Ivan Anastassov

COO, TrustSwap

Frédéric Montagnon

Frédéric Montagnon

Chairman & Co-Founder, Arianee

Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel

Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel

CEO & Co-Founder, Arianee

Agenda

The agenda for TezDev 2024.

Time

Sessions

09:30

Networking

Doors Open

09:30 - 10:00

10:00

Welcome

Opening Introduction: Welcome to TezDev 2024

10:00 - 10:10

Alex Liu, Director of Operations, Tezos Commons

Keynote

Unlocking Opportunities with Tezos X

10:10 - 11:00

In a keynote speech, Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman explores how Tezos X broadens the scope of blockchain use cases, and what it means for key sectors like finance, gaming, and art.

Arthur Breitman, Co-founder, Tezos

11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:15

11:15

Panel

The Road to L2 Decentralization + Q&A

11:15 - 12:15

In this panel, "The Road to L2 Decentralization: What Matters, When, and How," industry leaders and experts will delve into the crucial aspects of achieving decentralization in Layer 2 (L2) solutions.

Arthur Breitman, Co-founder, Tezos

Justin Drake, Researcher, Ethereum Foundation

Benedikt Bünz, Chief Scientist, Espresso Systems

Moderator - Tarun Chitra, Co-founder and CEO, Gauntlet

12:15

Lunch break + Networking

12:15 - 13:15

13:15

Fireside Chat

World of Women: Empowering Communities with Etherlink

13:15 - 13:45

How can Etherlink tech accelerate art, community and culture? Join World of Women co-founder & CTO Thomas Olivier and VP of Product Taya Antonova as they discuss web3’s leading mission-driven brand and how joining the Tezos ecosystem will catalyze new possibilities for their iconic art community.

Taisia Antonova, VP of Product, World of Women

Thomas Olivier, Co-founder and CTO, World of Women

Leen Al Taher, VP of Consumer Products, Rarible

Moderator - Beata Lipska, DevRel Engineer, Trilitech

Demo

TrustSwap

13:45 - 14:00

How to easily mint, distribute, vest and multisend tokens on Tezos

Ivan Anastassov, COO, TrustSwap

Keynote

Tezos X: The Next Stage of Evolution for Tezos

14:00 - 14:45

Join us to explore Tezos' journey towards interoperability, composability, and performance for the next generation of dApps. We'll cover major components in place, upcoming developments, and engineering challenges. Discover the current state and future roadmap, and understand the technical hurdles ahead.

Yann Regis-Gianas, Head of Core Engineering, Nomadic Labs

14:45

Coffee break

14:45 - 15:00

15:00

Demo

Opening Tezos to the world of Javascript!

15:00 - 15:30

Tezos is next supporting JavaScript through JsTz (pronounced "justice")! Explore JsTz, the superhero of JavaScript runtimes for Tezos Smart Rollups. Deploy smart functions with blockchain security and smart contract functionality, elevating your dApps on Tezos Layer 2. Join us to dive into this exciting tech and Tezos' ambitious vision!

Beata Lipska, DevRel Engineer, Trilitech

Demo

Tezos on AWS

15:30 - 16:00

Node-runners is an open initiative making it easy to run blockchain nodes on AWS with a single command. Now supporting Tezos, you can launch your own node on AWS with node-runners, integrating seamlessly with services like a Tezos remote signer using AWS Key Management Service. The talk covers the new blueprint and other AWS possibilities for Tezos.

Christoph Niemann, Sr. Consultant, Blockchain, AWS WWSO Web3 Team

Panel

DeFi Catalyst Accelerator: The Ultimate Support Platform for Etherlink Projects

16:00 - 16:45

Come and hear from the founders of the top projects coming out of Etherlink's DeFi Catalyst Accelerator programme, aimed to support startups building on Etherlink - Tezos' new Layer 2. Learn about fundraising, challenges, opportunities, future plans, and why this all matters for Etherlink.

Moderator - Nico Streschinsky, Head of DeFi, Trilitech

Dmitry Kovalevskiy, Co-founder, Hanji

Bernd Oostrum, Co-founder, Plend

Iakov, Founder, Rivo

Fireside Chat

Reaching a billion users: the sovereign data infrastructure for the circular economy

16:45 - 17:00

Co-founders of Arianee will present how global brands are using blockchain-based infrastructure for their customer relationship needs, building new business models, and managing data related to circularity. Over 2 million luxury products are already tokenized on their protocol, with Etherlink providing the foundation to scale usage and deployment into new industries.

Frédéric Montagnon, Chairman & Co-Founder, Arianee

Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel, CEO & Co-Founder, Arianee

17:00

Closing Thanks

17:00

Alex Liu, Director of Operations, Tezos Commons

TezDev After Party

17:00 - 21:00

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Venue

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KBR, Royal Library of Belgium

TezDev 2024 took place at the historic Royal Library of Belgium, just around the corner from EthCC.

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Tezos Project Exhibitions

These ecosystem projects showcased at TezDev 2024.

TzKT

TzKT

Block Explorer

1inch

1inch

DeFi

Baanx

Baanx

Payments

Tesserart

Tesserart

NFTs

Etherlink

Etherlink

L2

BattleRise

BattleRise

Gaming

UHT

UHT

Health

Hanji

Hanji

DeFi

Stables

Stables

Gaming

Zeeve

Zeeve

Infra

Plend

Plend

DeFi

Rivo

Rivo

DeFi

Kredete

Kredete

Payments

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