Everything You Need To Know About Ethereum

Join us for a comprehensive overview of the Ethereum ecosystem. We are partnering with the Chicago Ethereum Meetup and Consensys to bring you a useful intro or update to the world of Ethereum.

6pm Welcome

6:10 Intro from Joe

6:20 The Ethereum Ecosystem - Tools & Opportunities
Consensys’ Donnie Benjamin & Alex Slobodnik will give an overview of the tools they have for developers, career opportunities around the world, and their future plans in Chicago

6:45 How the Second Layer Scales
Chip Gutman of Nectarchain will show us simple charts and diagrams explaining the tradeoffs second layer scaling solutions make, and why they are excited about Ethereum’s future.

6:55 Developing w/ Loom Network
Loom Network is the company behind the hit educational game Crypto Zombies which teaches solidity coding. Solidity is the language in which Ethereum smart contracts are written. Patrick Kijek of Blockboard and CBP contributor will give a brief overview on how to jumpstart your learning.

7:05 The Next Phase of Ethereum - Serenity NOW!!!
Raul Jordan is a Thiel Fellow & Ethereum developer focused on scaling Ethereum. As a partner at ZK Capital and team lead for Prysmatic Labs, he has deep knowledge about the work being done to scale Ethereum via a “Beacon” chain & sharding, eventually bringing us. Serenity.

7:20 Panel Q&A
Kathleen Reilly of Chicago Blockchain Project will host our presenters on a panel to cover the future of Ethereum. She will cover some basic questions before the crowd questions drive the conversation.

7:50 Networking - Join us for a beer or a cocktail at a TBD location after the event.