Event Agenda
ZK/AI Summit: Verifying Intelligence
Date & Time: April 28th, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Place: Warehouse Four, Token2049 Dubai
Theme: Exploring the intersection of Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Artificial Intelligence
11:30AM - 11:50AM - Opening + DeepProve Keynote: Ismael Hishon-RezaizadehCo-Founder and CEO at Lagrange
The future of AI is ZK
11:50AM - 12:20PM - Panel 1: Machine Verifiability in a Post-Trust World
Speakers
Amrit Kumar, COO, AltLayer
Howard Wu, Co-founder, Aleo
Nav Kumar, CEO, Ungate
Sam Cassatt, Co-founder, LayerLabs
MOD:
Omar Yehia, Chief Strategy Officer at Lagrange
12:20PM - 12:50PM - Interview with Tom Ngo, CEO at Metis
HOST:
Alice, HoZK
12:50PM - 1:20PM - Panel 2: Proof Markets and the ZK Compute Layer
Speakers
Joshua Cheong, Head of Product, Mantle Network
Mohsen Ahmadvand, Senior Researcher, Zircuit
Sean Brennan Head of Agentic Science, Bio Protocol
Preetam, CTO, Quill AI
MOD:
Alice Liu, HoZK Host
1:20PM - 1:40PM - Presentation by Tom Ngo, Executive Lead at Metis Trust and AI - Blockchain's Role in AI
1:40PM - 2:10PM - Panel 3: Who Owns the Intelligence Layer? Hype vs Trajectory
Speakers
Michael, CEO, 0G Labs
Kony Kwong, Founder and CEO, GAIB
Ming Guo, Co-founder, LazAI
Ram, Core Contributor, OpenLedger
MOD:
Alice Liu, HoZK Host
2:10PM - 2:40PM - Panel 4: Privacy-Preserving AI in the Wild
Speakers
Hamza Ozso, Ecosystem Lead, Io.net
Eric Nakagawa, CEO and co-founder, Self Protocol
Vatsal Shah Developer Relations and Growth, Flock io
Lasha Antadze, Co-founder, Rarimo
MOD:
Kashvi, Community Lead, Risc Zero & Boundless
2:40PM - 3:10PM - Interview with Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh: Lagrange and the DeepProve Vision
HOST:
Alice, HoZK
3:10PM - 3:40PM - Panel 5: The ZKML Stack – What's Missing?
Speakers
Ming Guo, Chief Scientist, ZKM
Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, Founder and CEO, Lagrange
Prabal, Founder, Avail
MOD:
Varuni Trivedi, Editor-in-chief, The Coin Republic
3:40PM - 4:00PM - Presentation by Ram, Core Contributor at Open Ledger
The Future of AI is Specialized: Why General Models Aren’t Enough
The Future of AI is Specialized: Why General Models Aren’t Enough
4:00PM - 4:20PM - Presentation by Mike Massari, VP of Research and Partnerships, AEONAEON - Enabling the Mass Adoption of AI Agents with Crypto Payments
4:20PM - 4:50PM - ZK/AI Hot Seat: Veracity Under Fire
Speakers
Nader Dabit, DevRel, EigenLayer
Elen Kay Global Community Lead, Axelar Protocol
Kartik Jain, Strategy Lead, Aethir
MOD:
Caroline York, Marketing Director, Serotonin
4:50PM - 5:20PM - Panel 6: Authenticity in the Age of AI: Fighting Deepfakes with ZK
Speakers
Eric Nakagawa, CEO and Co-founder, Self Protocol
Harry, Co-founder, Gensyn
Yovella, Co-founder, Fiamma
MOD:
Kashvi, Community Lead, Risc Zero & Boundless
5:20PM - 5:50PM - Panel 7: The ZK/AI Prediction Market
Speakers
Andy Cho, COO, IQ
Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, Founder and CEO, Lagrange
Kamesh, Core Contributor, OpenLedger
Arpit Sharma, Head of Ecosystem, Aethir
MOD:
Sarah-Maria, Advisor, Mubert
5:50PM - 6:10PM - Fireside Chat
Speakers
Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, Founder and CEO, Lagrange
Ming Guo, Co-founder, LaZAI
MOD:
Alice Liu, HoZK Host
6:10PM - 6:15PM
Closing note + Turing video - Announcement of the game (turing roulette)
