There will be frequent and generous breaks throughout the day, including after most presentations.

Day 1 – Thursday, November 17

  • 7:30 am — Mass (optional) – Fr. Scott Reilly, L.C.
  • 8:00 am — Continental Breakfast and Vendors Open
  • 8:10 am to 8:25 am — Please start to move into to the Opening General Session
  • 8:30 am — General Session: Welcome – Matthew Pinto, Conference Host
  • 8:50 am — General Session: Blessed are the Blockchains?!?  – What Catholics should make of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and Web 3.0 – Chris Tyrell, Blockchain.com
  • 9:20 am – 9:30 am — Short break
  • 9:30 am  — General Session: The Sacred and the Profane: How Catholics View Technology – Father Andrew Pinsent, Ph.D., Oxford University.
  • 10:20 am  – 10:30 am — Short break and move to Breakout Sessions
  • 10:30 am — New to Crypto Stage: An Introduction to Blockchain – Rich Napoli, Relevanz
  • 10:30 am — Big Ideas-1 Stage: Sound Money and Society: Could Cryptocurrency Make a Difference? – Dr. Stephen Barrows, The Acton Institute
  • 11:10 am – 11:30 am — Longer break to visit vendor area
  • 11:30 am — New to Crypto Stage: An Introduction to Cryptocurrency – Xavier Decuyper, Simply Explained, LLC
  • 11:30 am — Big Ideas-2 Stage: Sociological and Technological Decentralization: Blockchain, Civil Society, and the Church – Michael Matheson Miller – The Acton Institute
  • 11:30 am — Finance Stage: The Financial Industry and Cryptocurrency – Jackie Rose, Cowen Financial
  • 12:20 pm – 12:40 pm — Longer break for vendors
  • 12:30 pm — Gather for lunch
    • Luncheon Keynote: Get Off Zero – Mark Yusko, Morgan Creek Capital Management / Morgan Creek Digital. Sponsored by Ave Maria University
  • 1:50 pm – 2:10 pm — Longer break for vendors
  • 2:10 pm — New to Crypto Stage: An Introduction to Bitcoin – Lisa Hough, LevelUp, LLC
  • 2:10 pm — Big Ideas-1 Stage: Catholics and the Metaverse – Kailash Duraiswami, Fidei, LLC
  • 2:10 pm — Big Ideas-2 Stage: The Dynamic Digital Transformation Taking Place Now – Rich Napoli, Relevanz
  • 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm — Short break
  • 3:00 pm — New to Crypto Stage: An Introduction to Decentralized Finance (DeFi) – Xavier Decuyper, Simply Explained, LLC
  • 3:00 pm — Big Ideas-1 Stage: Panel Discussion: Bitcoin Solves This…and That and That…and That – Lisa Hough, Vinny Pardi, Matt Rosen, Moderator – Paul Zahner
  • 3:00 pm — Big Ideas-2 Stage: Tithing and Stewardship: Discovering God’s Economy – Brian Honsberger, Diocese of Paterson, NJ
  • 3:40 pm – 4:00 pm — Longer break for vendors
  • 4:00 pm — New to Crypto Stage: An Introduction to Web 3.0 – Darren Chiu, Alter Network, LLC
  • 4:00 pm — Big Ideas-1 Stage: A Fireside Chat with Michelle Makori, Kitco News, and Mark Yusko, Morgan Creek Capital Management / Morgan Creek Digital
  • 4:00 pm — Big Ideas-2 Stage: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain: A Match Made in Heaven? – Dr. Bill Wagner, Villanova University
  • 4:40 pm – 5:00 pm — Short break
  • 4:50 pm — New to Crypto Track: An Introduction to DAOs – Eddie Cullen and Karl Kilb, Crescite Innovation, LLC
  • 4:50 pm — Big Ideas-1 Track: Panel: Free Speech and Decentralized Platforms – Brian Brown, AlternCloud, LLC; Michael Matheson Miller, The Acton Institute. Host – Lorraine Ranalli, Author
  • 4:50 pm — Finance Track: Crypto Tax 101: What You Need to Know – David Spencer, CPA, DKS, LLC; Kirk Phillips, CPA, CMA, CFE, CBP
  • 5:30 pm – 5:40 pm — Short break
  • 5:40 pm — Mass (optional) – Father Tom Whittingham, celebrant.
  • 6:40 pm — Meet-ups (optional): Separate Meet-ups for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and NFTs
  • 7:30 pm — Tutorials (optional): Taking Security Measures, Signing up for an Exchange, and Setting Up a Cold Wallet
  • 7:30 pm — Strategy Session (optional): Help Us Build a College Crypto/Blockchain Department.
  • 7:30 pm — For the Live-streaming Audience: Live Q&A Session. Host: Matthew Pinto with conference speaker Eddie Cullen, Father Ian VanHuesen and John Hrbrick

Day 2 – Friday – November 18

  • 7:30 am — Mass (optional) – Bishop Joseph Coffey, celebrant.
  • 8:00 am  — Continental Breakfast and Vendors Open
  • 8:10 am to 8:25 am — Please start to move into to the Opening General Session
  • 8:30 am — General Session: Welcome back – Matthew Pinto, Conference Host
  • 8:50 am — General Session: The Future of Finance: Host, Michelle Makori, Kitco News, with panelists Robert Breedlove, What Is Money? Podcast; Patrick Campos, Securrency, and TBD
  • 9:30 am – 9:40 am — Short break
  • 9:40 am — New to Crypto Track: An Introduction to Investing in Digital Assets – Dan McGlinn, First Watch Crypto, LLC
  • 9:40 am — Big Ideas-1 Track: The Virtue Advantage: What Humans Posses that Technology Cannot – Dr. Andrew Abela, Catholic University of America
  • 9:40 am — Finance Track: What Business Can Teach the Catholic Church and Vice Versa – Tom Corcoran, M.A., Rebuilt Ministries, LLC
  • 10:20 am  – 10:30 am — Short break and move to Breakout Sessions
  • 10:40 am — New to Crypto Track: Making Your First Crypto Purchase – Lisa Phillips, Author/Educator
  • 10:30 am — Big Ideas-1 Track: Decentralized Truth: Applying the Catholic Principles of Solidarity and Subsidiarity to Blockchain Technology – Patrick Campos, Securrency, LLC
  • 10:40 am — Big Ideas-2 Track: A Contrarian Position: Why Social Media is Contrary to Human Flourishing – Bud Macfarlane, Jr., Author, Founder, The Mary Foundation
  • 10:40 am — Finance Track: Panel Discussion: Mining and ESG Regulation – Vinny Pardi, River Financial; Ken Hayward, Hashwatt; Moderator – Mark Artymko, Dynamic Mining, LLC
  • 11:20 am – 11:40 am — Longer break for vendors
  • 11:40 am— New to Crypto Track: Crypto Security and Protecting Against Hacks and Scams – Michael Ghen, Richochet, LLC
  • 11:40 am— Big Ideas-2: Sabbath Rest as a Key to Human Flourishing – Dr. Kelly Anderson, St. Charles Seminary
  • 11:40 am— Finance Track: Crypto Regulation: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly – Participants: Jason Brett and Whitney Kambach, Keybridge Advisors, Moderator – Chris Tyrell, Blockchain.com
  • 12:10 pm – 12:40 pm — Longer break for vendors, lunch at 12:40 pm
  • 12:40 pm — General Session/Luncheon: Called…Cancelled…and Called – Brantly Millegan. Sponsored by Solidarity Healthshare
  • 1:50 pm – 2:10 pm — Longer break for vendors, lunch at 12:40 pm
  • 2:10 pm — New to Crypto Track: Panel: An Introduction to NFTs – Participants: DraxxTS, Famous Foxes Foundation; Erik Caputo, BeMetaVersed, Moderator – John Hrabrick, First Watch Crypto, LLC
  • 2:10 pm — Big Ideas-1 Track: Panel: Web 3.0 – Participants: Father Ian VanHeusen, MetaCatholic, LLC; Matt Rosen, Splinterlands; Darren Chiu, Alter – Karl Kilb, Esq., Crescite Innovation Corp.
  • 2:10 pm — Big Ideas-2 Track: Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Brantly Millegan, Sign-in w/ Etherium, and Ben DiFrancesco, Scopelift
  • 2:50 pm – 3:10 pm — Longer break for vendors, lunch at 12:40 pm
  • 3:10 pm — Strategy Sessions:
    • #1 – How Can the Church Use Blockchain?
    • #2 – How Can the Church Use Cryptocurrency?
    • #3 – How Can the Church Use NFTs?
    • #4 – How Can the Church Use a DAO?
    • #5 – How Can the Church Use Web 3.0?
  • 3:10 pm — For the Livestreaming Audience  (optional): Live Q&A Session. Host: Matthew Pinto with conference speaker Xavier Ducuyper, Simply Explained channel
  • 4:10 pm – 4:20 pm — Short break
  • 4:20 pm — General Session, Finale: Time Preference, Moral Money and Good Choices Robert Breedlove, What Is Money? podcast
  • 4:50 pm — Closing Comments: Matthew Pinto, Conference Host