Registration Closes 9.30am Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 28
An Online Learning & Networking Experience
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
An Online Learning & Networking Experience
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Just as Blockchain has a unique vibe, its People, Talent and HR leaders face unique challenges to support their growing organisations: how to define, find and attract the right talent, scale responsibly, work with fast-paced founders, optimise compensation and manage remote and global teams.
For the first time, this forum has been designed specifically for People, Talent & HR professionals to share best practices, learn from each other's stories and expand their blockchain network. Join us to share in the wisdom of this unique crowd.
For the first time, this forum has been designed specifically for People, Talent & HR professionals to share best practices, learn from each other's stories and expand their blockchain network. Join us to share in the wisdom of this unique crowd.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
4+ Hours of Presentations & Panels
3+ Hours of Networking & Roundtables
Post Event Report:
Participant survey results and key takeaways summarised and shared
Telegram Group:
Keep the conversation going after the event
3+ Hours of Networking & Roundtables
Post Event Report:
Participant survey results and key takeaways summarised and shared
Telegram Group:
Keep the conversation going after the event
21 Blockchain Speakers
Matthew Biagini
Head of talent
Solana Foundation
Solana Foundation
Manavi Baveja
head of talent management & Culture
chainlink labs
chainlink labs
Julie Ricciardi
vp talent
circle
circle
Zachary Skelly
head of talent
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
Danielle Skinner
lead people & talent partner
Foundation
Foundation
Matt Schwinden
head of talent
The graph foundation
The graph foundation
Harrison Wright
founder
The blockchain recruiter
The blockchain recruiter
Callum Crombie
Co-founder
calyptus
calyptus
Ryan Anderson
head of talent & ecosystem development
O(1) labs
O(1) labs
Felipe Lencastre
chief human resources officer
omnia protocol
omnia protocol
Erin ImHof
human resources director
certik
certik
Leila Rosenthal
head of people
ether.fi
ether.fi
Will Burleson
head of talent
scrib3
scrib3
Ed Snook
director of people operations & recruiting
mysten labs
mysten labs
Yanni Turner
head of people
alluvial
alluvial
Alexandra Grasso
Formerly at algorand
Val Esway
People & talent acquisition manager
absolute labs
absolute labs
Evan Palmer
senior people & talent partner
Foundation
Foundation
Max Ronquillo
talent & recruiting
3DNS
3DNS
Betania Vazquez
human resources director
almond fintech
almond fintech
Nanda Toney
Head of People
Cube Group
Cube Group
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Agenda - All Times EDT/Eastern USA
| 10:00 am
Welcome Networking
| 10:20 am
Opening Announcements & Event Introduction
| 10:25 am
Opening Remarks: How do we Apply the Web3 Ideals of Decentralisation into Blockchain People & Talent Operations?
Exploring how we build trust, skills and productivity in a web3 culture, instead of relying on traditional HR processes
Defining the objectives for blockchain people and talent professionals: what should we be striving to create?
Manavi Baveja, Head of Talent Management & Culture, Chainlink Labs
Defining the objectives for blockchain people and talent professionals: what should we be striving to create?
Manavi Baveja, Head of Talent Management & Culture, Chainlink Labs
| 10:40 am
Hiring with Confidence: How to Define Your Blockchain Talent Needs & Evaluate Candidates Effectively
Understanding the importance of upfront planning, working with your wider business to nail down technical and cultural specifications of your next hire
Exploring ways to score a candidate against your hiring needs based on their profile, experience and attitudes
Outlining common mistakes hiring managers make in poorly defining their hiring needs
Matt Schwinden, Head of Talent, The Graph Foundation
Exploring ways to score a candidate against your hiring needs based on their profile, experience and attitudes
Outlining common mistakes hiring managers make in poorly defining their hiring needs
Matt Schwinden, Head of Talent, The Graph Foundation
| 11:10 am
How to Attract Top Web2 Technical Talent to the Volatile but Rewarding Web3
Realistically outlining the differences in culture and workload expectations between those who best fit in web2 and web3: who should be making the switch and who shouldn’t?
Examining the motivations that technical talent have for moving to web3: it isn’t all about money
Determining how to start the conversation, getting over their initial disinterest and uncertainty about blockchain
Ed Snook, Director of People Operations & Recruitment, Mysten Labs
Erin ImHof, Human Resources Director, CertiK
Leila Rosenthal, Head of People, ether.fi
Evan Palmer, Senior People & Talent Partner, Foundation
Harrison Wright, Founder, The Blockchain Recruiter
Examining the motivations that technical talent have for moving to web3: it isn’t all about money
Determining how to start the conversation, getting over their initial disinterest and uncertainty about blockchain
Ed Snook, Director of People Operations & Recruitment, Mysten Labs
Erin ImHof, Human Resources Director, CertiK
Leila Rosenthal, Head of People, ether.fi
Evan Palmer, Senior People & Talent Partner, Foundation
Harrison Wright, Founder, The Blockchain Recruiter
| 11:50 am
Breakout Roundtables
Pick a room to network and share ideas:
Option 1: Social Media: Where & How to Find Talent
Option 2: Degens vs. Professionals: What is the Optimal Balance?
Option 1: Social Media: Where & How to Find Talent
Option 2: Degens vs. Professionals: What is the Optimal Balance?
| 12:20 pm
Refreshment Break
During the break, participants will be asked to submit a brief survey on their top learnings and ideas recent sessions. Insights across the audience will be anonymised and summarised for the post-event report.
| 1:00 pm
Responsibly Scaling a Blockchain Company: How to go from 0 to 1 to Many
Working with founders to create an agile organisational structure and culture that can stretch with changing needs
Enabling technical employees with the skills and motivation to do people management, enabling rapid scaling
Building responsibly: ensuring rapid growth doesn’t lead to a drop in quality, or financial issues when market volatility hits
Ryan Anderson, Head of Talent & Ecosystem Development, O(1) Labs
Enabling technical employees with the skills and motivation to do people management, enabling rapid scaling
Building responsibly: ensuring rapid growth doesn’t lead to a drop in quality, or financial issues when market volatility hits
Ryan Anderson, Head of Talent & Ecosystem Development, O(1) Labs
| 1:30 pm
Exploring Creative Recruitment Strategies to Build the Right Team on a Stretched Start-Up Budget
Understanding how to prioritise recruitment when you don’t have the funding to go all-out on hiring everybody up front
Hearing when and how to hire remotely, including the need to do deep research on the market, and identifying where to get value for money
Ensuring your actions are part of a clear strategy and that individual hires fit together as part of an integrated startup team
Felipe Lencastre, Chief Human Resources Officer, OMNIA Protocol
Hearing when and how to hire remotely, including the need to do deep research on the market, and identifying where to get value for money
Ensuring your actions are part of a clear strategy and that individual hires fit together as part of an integrated startup team
Felipe Lencastre, Chief Human Resources Officer, OMNIA Protocol
| 2:00 pm
Breakout Roundtables
Pick a room to network and share ideas:
Option 1: Balancing Quality & Speed of Hiring in Fast Moving Blockchain
Option 2: Managing a Remote & Global Blockchain Team
Option 1: Balancing Quality & Speed of Hiring in Fast Moving Blockchain
Option 2: Managing a Remote & Global Blockchain Team
| 2:30 pm
Retaining Culture in a Fast-Scaling, Remote-First Blockchain Organisation
Julie Ricciardi, VP Talent, Circle
| 2:45 pm
Improving Collaboration Between the People/Talent Function, Founders & Hiring Managers
Strengthening your relationship with technical co-founders, especially if they have limited people management experience: how to ensure you fill in their gaps
Getting on the same page as the hiring manager so talent deeply understands their needs, and poor coordination doesn’t slow down or derail the hiring process
Revealing common pitfalls in internal collaboration and what the people/talent function can do to ensure it’s anchored in the needs of the business
Danielle Skinner, Lead People & Talent Partner, Foundation
Nanda Toney, Head of People, Cube Group
Betania Vazquez, Human Resources Director, Almond FinTech
Alexandra Grasso, Formerly at Algorand
Getting on the same page as the hiring manager so talent deeply understands their needs, and poor coordination doesn’t slow down or derail the hiring process
Revealing common pitfalls in internal collaboration and what the people/talent function can do to ensure it’s anchored in the needs of the business
Danielle Skinner, Lead People & Talent Partner, Foundation
Nanda Toney, Head of People, Cube Group
Betania Vazquez, Human Resources Director, Almond FinTech
Alexandra Grasso, Formerly at Algorand
| 3:20 pm
Refreshment Break
During the break, participants will be asked to submit a brief survey on their top learnings and ideas recent sessions. Insights across the audience will be anonymised and summarised for the post-event report.
| 4:00 pm
Designing Compensation & Benefits for the Crypto Community
Revealing industry trends in compensation and benefits: what is everyone else doing?
Outlining some of the more interesting or unique approaches to compensating staff that don’t break the bank
How to navigate pay and performance reviews, and what industry trends suggest to expect in years to come
Zackary Skelly, Head of Talent, Dragonfly
Outlining some of the more interesting or unique approaches to compensating staff that don’t break the bank
How to navigate pay and performance reviews, and what industry trends suggest to expect in years to come
Zackary Skelly, Head of Talent, Dragonfly
| 4:30 pm
Breakout Roundtables
Pick a room to network and share ideas:
Option 1: Improving the Diversity of the Blockchain Community
Option 2: If, When & How to Use Recruiters
Option 1: Improving the Diversity of the Blockchain Community
Option 2: If, When & How to Use Recruiters
| 5:00 pm
Optimising the Candidate Experience: Benchmarking Approaches to Interviews, Hiring Timeline & Closing Process
Interviews: How many, how long, who is in them, formal or informal, what questions?
Benchmarking the hiring timeline to ensure proper due diligence without losing the best talent to elsewhere
Exploring how the process should factor in the unique candidate circumstances vs. being standardised
Matthew Biagini, Head of Talent, Solana Foundation
Will Burleson, Head of Talent, SCRIB3
Yanni Turner, Head of People, Alluvial
Val Esway, People & Talent Acquisition Manager, Absolute Labs
Callum Crombie, Co-Founder, Calyptus
Benchmarking the hiring timeline to ensure proper due diligence without losing the best talent to elsewhere
Exploring how the process should factor in the unique candidate circumstances vs. being standardised
Matthew Biagini, Head of Talent, Solana Foundation
Will Burleson, Head of Talent, SCRIB3
Yanni Turner, Head of People, Alluvial
Val Esway, People & Talent Acquisition Manager, Absolute Labs
Callum Crombie, Co-Founder, Calyptus
| 5:40 pm
Closing Remarks
| 5:45 pm
Final Networking
For those looking to continue the discussions, networking rooms will remain open following the close of the scheduled agenda
Post-Event Report
Capture the Wisdom of the Crowd!
On the day, attendees will engage with short polls and surveys to capture their experience and learnings. These insights will be anonymised and summarised into a post-event report to ensure all of the best ideas from all corners of the conference are recorded and shared.
Capture the Wisdom of the Crowd!
On the day, attendees will engage with short polls and surveys to capture their experience and learnings. These insights will be anonymised and summarised into a post-event report to ensure all of the best ideas from all corners of the conference are recorded and shared.
Post-Event Telegram
Keep the Community Alive
Following the event, all attendees will be invited to an optional Telegram community dedicated to continuing the conversation around people and talent best practices. Telegram members may receive exclusive offers and discounts for future related events.
Keep the Community Alive
Following the event, all attendees will be invited to an optional Telegram community dedicated to continuing the conversation around people and talent best practices. Telegram members may receive exclusive offers and discounts for future related events.
Sponsorship
Extremely limited sponsorship opportunities exist, with the possibility to moderate a panel or section of the event, as well as to promote your brand through the event website, virtual platform and post-event report. Contact us to discuss.
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