UBRI Connect brings scholars, researchers, and thought leaders in the UBRI network to showcase blockchain initiatives, share knowledge, and inspire future research. The fifth annual event is scheduled to take place in-person at the Toronto Metropolitan University, Ted Rogers School of Managementon October 12–13.
About
2023 Theme: On-Chain Finance
Applications & Use Cases
Blockchain for Good - Sustainability
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Cryptography and Security
Decentralized Finance and DEX
Identity
Policy, Governance and Regulation
Tokenization
XRP Ledger Fundamentals
Venue
Toronto Metropolitan University
The two day conference will be hosted at the Toronto Metropolitan University, Ted Rogers School of Management
Toronto Metropolitan University 55 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C3
2022 Speakers
Stay tuned for 2023!
Rudrapatna Shyamasundar
Distinguished Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Andrea Canidio
Assistant Professor
IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca
Nathaniel Rose
Sr. Software Engineer
Ripple
Thomas Silkjaer
Head of Analytics and Compliance
XRP Ledger Foundation
Vito Tumas
PhD Candidate
University of Luxembourg
Klitos Christodoulou
Assistant Professor
University of Nicosia
Sendi Young
Managing Director
Ripple
Jun Xiong Ong
Student
National University of Singapore
George Mocsary
Professor of Law
University of Wyoming College of Law
Marcos Simplicio
Associate Professor
University of Sao Paulo
Markus Infanger
Head of Institutional Markets
Ripple
Zhe Wang
Postdoc Research Associate
UNC Chapel Hill
Shihao Yu
Postdoc Researcher
Columbia University
Luke Kowalski
Industry Fellow and Lecturer
UC Berkeley
Shuo Chen
General Partner; Faculty
IOVC; UC Berkeley
Boone Bergsma
CEO
Blockchain Laboratories
Jéfferson Colombo
Assistant Professor of Finance
FGV
Eduardo Diniz
Professor
FGV
Kenichi Ueda
Professor
University of Tokyo
Titose Chembezi
Business Developer
Nautilus
Shashank Acharya
Software Engineer Lead
NUS Fintech Lab
Radu State
Professor
University of Luxembourg
Seth Goldstein
Founder / Assoc. Professor
Zuzlab / Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Bartholic
Research Assistant
Georgetown University
Roy Chen-Zhang
PhD Candidate
University of North Carolina
Kittiphon Phalakarn
PhD Candidate
University of Waterloo
Laura Chioda
Director of Research
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Ali Emdad
Associate Dean
Morgan State University
Yuliya Guseva
Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Scott Chamberlain
Entrepreneurial Fellow
ANU College of Law
Gísli Hjálmtýsson
Professor
Reykjavik University
Mahesh Tripunitara
Professor
University of Waterloo
Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean of the School of Science and Technology
IE University
Lucian Trestioreanu
PhD Student
University of Luxembourg
Sharif Neisheiwat
RippleX Legal Advisor
Ripple
Aanchal Malhotra
Head of Research
Ripple
Miguel Belo
Executive Director of Corporate Engagement & Fundraising
Nova SBE
Elizabeth Wyss
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kansas
Satwik Prabhu Kumble
PhD
TU Delft
Patrick Osborne
Associate
PwC
Antony Welfare
Senior Advisor CBDC
Ripple
Sarah Hammer
Professor and Managing Director
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Christian Cachin
Professor
University of Bern
Ramesh Jagannathan
Managing Director startAD
NYU Abu Dhabi
Ando Shah
PhD Student & Researcher
UC Berkeley
Guang Gong
Professor, University Research Chair
University of Waterloo
Nick Dazé
CEO
Heirloom
Christopher James
Chief Financial Officer
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
J. Scott Branson
Advisor, Educational & Social Outreach
XRP Ledger Foundation
Roberto Pfeiffer
Professor
University of São Paulo
Kristi Yuthas
Cameron Professor of Accounting Analytics
Portland State University
Wee Ming Choon
Deputy General Counsel
Ava Labs
Eric Falk
Managing Director
Filedgr
Paolo Tasca
Executive Director
UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
Lauren Weymouth
Director
Ripple
Eric van Miltenburg
SVP, Strategic Initiatives
Ripple
Yanni Georghiades
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
Susan Friedman
Head of Policy
Ripple
Greg Hannam
CEO
Peerkat
Jean-Philippe Vergne
Associate Professor
UCL School of Management
Iván S. Razo-Zapata
Assistant Profesor
ITAM
Anca Viscu
Revenue Intelligence & Women at Ripple Co-Lead
Ripple
Ahmet Aysan
Professor and Program Coordinator
HBKU
Anders Norlin
Head Nordics+Baltics
F10
Yuichi Ikeda
Professor
Kyoto University
Karin Bauer
Program Director, Berkeley Haas Blockchain Initiative
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Andreas Merkl
Senior Advisory
CEA Consulting
Rohan Grey
Assistant Professor of Law
Willamette University
Jun Xiong Ong
President
NUS Fintech Society
Jillian Grennan
Associate Professor of Finance and Law
UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University
Marios Touloupou
Researcher | PhD Candidate | Ripple Fellow
University of Nicosia
Oliver Calma
Founder & CEO
BCRemit
Mai Santamaria
Head of Financial Advisory
Department of Finance
UBRI Network
Australian National University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Delft University
Duke University
EPITA
ETH Zurich
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Georgetown University
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Korea University
Kyoto University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Morgan State University
National University of Singapore
Northeastern University
NOVA School of Business and Economics
NYU Abu Dhabi
Princeton University
Portland State University
Reykjavik University
Royal University of Bhutan
Rutgers University
Stanford University
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)