MIT Media Lab Research Deep Dive | Decentralized Society + Web3

Join Ramesh Raskar, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, Neha Narula, and a variety of special guests and Media Lab researchers for a deep dive into new digital technologies, focusing on three emerging areas: (1) digital currencies, (2) decentralized AI, and (3) computational privacy and security.

This discussion will be livestreamed, and no registration is required; it will be embedded on the event page (https://www.media.mit.edu/events/research-deep-dive-decentralized-society-web3/) before the conversations begin. The livestream will be closed-captioned, and the archived video will be posted with closed captions within a few days of the event.

Agenda

Opening remarks by Ramesh Raskar, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, and Neha Narula.

Fireside Chat: The Importance of Digital Currency and Project Hamilton + Impact

• Eric Rosengren: MIT Sloan School of Management, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and member of the Federal Open Market Committee
• Neha Narula: MIT Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab
   

Panel Discussion: Digital Currency + Digital Public Infrastructure 

• Timothy Massad:  Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• Jose Fernadez da Ponte: PayPal, SVP and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies
• Glen Weyl: Microsoft/RadicalxChange Foundation, Research Lead, Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory/Founder
• Neha Narula: MIT Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab
   

Ten-Minute Break 

Student Pitches 

• Mohammad Amiri, Camera Culture 
• Tobin South, Human Dynamics
• Gabriela Torres, MIT School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management; MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Product Manager, Central Bank Digital Currency
• Alistair Hughes, Harvard Business School; MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Product Manager, Central Bank Digital Currency
   

Keynote: Responsibly Building a Decentralized Society

• Glen Weyl: Microsoft/RadicalxChange Foundation, Research Lead, Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory/Founder
   

Panel Discussion: Decentralized Societies

• Ramesh Raskar: Camera Culture
• Frank Ricotta: BurstIQ, CEO and Founder
• Medha Parlikar: CasperLabs, Co-Founder and CTO
• Ryan Chin: Tram Global, Co-Founder and COO  
• Ahmer Inam: Relanto, Chief Data and AI Officer