DeFi Toronto October Meetup (In-Person)

DeFi Toronto Meetup

Date: Wednesday, October 30
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: OneEleven (325 Front St W 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 2Y1)

The room, snacks, and drinks for this event have been generously sponsored by Coinsquare

Agenda
1. DeFi news recap

2.⁠ WonderFi Labs: Simplifying DeFi
Gobi Nadesh, Senior Product Manager of Wonderfi Labs

3.⁠ The Hyperdrive Protocol and the Creation of Onchain Fixed Income Markets
Charles St. Louis, CEO of DELV

4.⁠ ⁠Understanding PoL Reward Vaults
Manny Bera, Lead Developer Relations Engineer of Berachain

5. Community announcements

Speaker Bios:

Gobi Nadesh is a Senior Product Manager at WonderFi Labs with a wealth of experience in driving product innovation in the crypto and blockchain space. Previously, Gobi held senior roles at Newton where he led projects focused on crypto ramps, multi-chain support and scaling digital asset platforms.

Passionate about DeFi, Gobi is particularly interested in how gaming, infrastructure, and decentralized identity can shape the future of finance. Their focus is on creating user-friendly tools and experiences that abstract away the complexities of blockchain technology, making it more accessible for everyone.
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Charles St. Louis is the CEO at DELV. Previously, he was the Decentralized Governance Architect at the Maker Foundation and the first mandated member of MakerDAO elected by MKR Holders.

He's been an active contributor to Ethereum / Ethereum Cat Herders, helping with improving the EIP process, coordination of network upgrades, advising of Ethereum.org, and working on Ethereum developer growth strategy.
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Manny currently leads as the Developer Relations Engineer at Berachain with a robust career spanning nearly two decades in tech.. His expertise includes leading both engineering and developer relations teams. Manny is an active contributor to various open source projects and has shared his knowledge through technical talks across multiple countries. Additionally, he lends his skills to the Developer DAO, helping to foster a community of developers. In his spare time, Manny is on Twitter, Telegram, and Discord way too much.