Vanessa Grellet

Board Member Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Vanessa is a Global Executive with over 20 years of expertise in the Financial Services and Tech industry. At Aglaé Ventures she manages the Web 3 focused fund. Prior to joining Aglae she was Head of Portfolio growth at CoinFund and Executive director at ConsenSys where she focused on driving adoption for Ethereum based products,  Strategic initiatives, Alliances and Channels.  She was involved in setting up the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the Accounting Blockchain Coalition (ABC) and the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC). Prior to ConsenSys she was a Strategy Executive at NYSE focused on investments and M&A and a key member of PwC’s global wealth management team. Vanessa is a Founding Board member of AABC focused on Blockchain and Art, Member of PleasrDao, a Milken Institute Associate, a contributor to the  World Economic Forum Digital Future Council and part of Cointelegraph’s list of 100 most influential people for 2022. Mrs. Grellet graduated Cum Laude from Law School (Paris II Assas) and Business School (HEC).

Day 2 | 15th May

12:10 PM Private vs Public Network Panel: Comparing Public and Private Blockchains: How can you best assess different ledger protocols to enable the issuance, storage and transfer of tokens whilst meeting your compliance and KYC obligations?

What are the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of different blockchain protocols?
What are the pros and cons of permissioned vs permissionless DeFi and how will they both coexist?
How can you manage risks associated with using public networks when issuing traditional financial products?
How can you design a smart contract that will allow you to control the life cycle of a token to adhere to your risk appetite and compliance obligations?
Do private networks remove many of the benefits that this technology offers, or is this the only way forward for traditional institutions?
What are the latest developments with layer 2 scaling solutions and is this driving greater adoption of public networks?

3:35 PM Blockchain & Web3 Use Case Dragon’s Den: Web3- Beyond the Hype: How is blockchain and Web3 being deployed to solve for today’s problems?

Join our Dragon’s Den to hear from three founders on their revolutionary Web3 use cases which are solving for real problems today!

The decision is in your hands, as the audience get to put their questions forward to the Web3 founders and vote for their favourite use case. Will you find the next big Web3 company?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Vanessa.

Download The Latest Agenda