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Wednesday, June 11
 

10:30 CEST

Network States or Neo-colonialism
Wednesday June 11, 2025 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
This roundtable discusses the intersection of the network state movement and Web3 communities to uncover, examine, and critique its neo-colonial character. While popup villages, edge cities, and local nodes are perceived as bottom-up initiatives by the Web3 community, their interlinkages with the network state movement evoke a critical perspective. Venture capital-backed network states not only claim territory from nation states in a neo-colonial fashion, they also seek legitimisation through subjecting ocean states to a discourse of exoticism and vulnerabilities. Bringing together scholars from the humanities, event organisers, and Web3 practitioners, this discussion aims to inform the audience with a critical and multifaceted view on the network state movement in and beyond Web3.
Facilitators
avatar for Ben Biedermann

Ben Biedermann

Managing Director, ACURRAENT UG
Ben is a RaidGuild member and an expert on decentralised identity and Web3 infrastructure, who also reads for a PhD in DLT-based decentralised governance of small jurisdictions. As an entrepreneur, he successfully launched two Web3 consultancies in the past three years and received... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Anna Ehrenstein

Anna Ehrenstein

artist and academic, freelancer, HGB professor
Born in 1993 in Germany, Anna Ehrenstein lives and works between Berlin and Tirana.Her work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions, including: Museum Villa Stuck, Munich; C/O Berlin; Francisco Carolinum, Linz; Kunstverein Braunschweig; Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst Bremen... Read More →
avatar for Angela Kölling

Angela Kölling

rofessor of Anglophone Studies, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Angela Kölling is a professor in Anglophone studies at the University of Mainz. Her research focuses on representations of Indigeneity in contemporary non-Indigenous cultures. She teaches literary translation and is interested in Indigenous translation theory.
avatar for Luiz Fernando Segala Gomes

Luiz Fernando Segala Gomes

Operations Lead, ReFi DAO
I'm the founder and lead of ReFi Barcelona and operations lead at ReFi DAO. Over the past three years, I’ve been organizing and supporting communities and programs across the ReFi and DAO ecosystems. My focus is on coordinating efforts to build interconnection within and between... Read More →
Wednesday June 11, 2025 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
Bread Cube Wilhelm-Kabus-Straße 24, Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany

14:40 CEST

Lessons Learned from Existing Blockchain Political Economies
Wednesday June 11, 2025 14:40 - 15:20 CEST
This roundtable is a discussion that takes a deeper look at the political and economic realities of building blockchains with technical veterans in the space who will share the realities of it. If blockchains are ideally one of the most resilient technical infrastructures that facilitate economic interaction we have, it’s important to understand how it interplays with the political economic context we live in.
Facilitators
avatar for Joshua Davila

Joshua Davila

Co-Founder, Bread Cooperative
Joshua Dávila is a writer and podcaster of The Blockchain Socialist focused on the intersection of technology, politics, and post-capitalist thought. Originally operating under a pseudonym, he publicly emerged with the publication of his book Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Ethan Frey

Ethan Frey

Co-founder & CTO,, Layer Labs
Ethan Frey is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-founder at Layer.xyz, where he drives the development of decentralized infrastructure with a focus on Actively Validated Systems (AVS) to enhance blockchain security and efficiency. His technical leadership aims to push the boundaries... Read More →
avatar for Connor O'Hara

Connor O'Hara

Software Engineer, Celestia
Long term cryptocurrency enthusiast and software engineer. Skeptical of the industry, believer in the movement. Likes freedom and dislikes landlords. Book smart on computers, street smart on vibes
avatar for Trent Van Epps

Trent Van Epps

Founder, Operator, Protocol Guild
Former architect that has been engaging in the Ethereum community since 2016. Writing about Ethereum at trent.mirror.xyz. Started Protocol Guild in 2021 and have since scaled it to 190 members, $28mm distributed, $50mm vesting over the next 4 years. Co-coordinated the KZG trusted... Read More →
Wednesday June 11, 2025 14:40 - 15:20 CEST
Bread Cube Wilhelm-Kabus-Straße 24, Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany

17:55 CEST

Post-Capitalist Labor
Wednesday June 11, 2025 17:55 - 18:40 CEST
This roundtable is a discussion between Simone Robutti (Tech Workers Coalition), Sam McCarthy (DAOstar and LaborDAO), and Magdalena Ziomek (SMART Coop)where we will discuss the current realities of labor in building out alternatives to exploitative working conditions. Keeping in mind the theme of Adaptive Resilience, we are interested in seeing how alternative labor structures like cooperatives, worker councils and DAOs can or cannot offer more solidaristic relationships with work.
Facilitators
avatar for Joshua Davila

Joshua Davila

Co-Founder, Bread Cooperative
Joshua Dávila is a writer and podcaster of The Blockchain Socialist focused on the intersection of technology, politics, and post-capitalist thought. Originally operating under a pseudonym, he publicly emerged with the publication of his book Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Simone Robutti

Simone Robutti

Organizer, Tech Workers Coalition Global
Simone Robutti is a former software engineer turned organizational consultant, serving primarily co-operatives, democratic workplaces, and associations . He has been politically active, among other things, within Tech Workers Coalition for more than 6 years. More recently, he joined... Read More →
avatar for Magdalena Ziomek

Magdalena Ziomek

co-CEO and co-Founder of SMartDe eG, SMartDe eG
Magdalena Ziomek studied art history in Poland and project management in Germany. She describes herself as a social entrepreneur. Since 2006, Magdalena Ziomek has been investing her academic knowledge and personal experiences to develop effective, tailor-made solutions that empower... Read More →
avatar for Sam McCarthy

Sam McCarthy

Ecosystem Lead, DAOstar, DAOstar & LaborDAO
Sam McCarthy is a crypto builder, researcher, and writer. As the ecosystem lead at DAOstar, he supports the DAOstar community, publishes open-source research, and manages fundraising. He is also building a project that provides essential social infrastructure to individuals working... Read More →
Wednesday June 11, 2025 17:55 - 18:40 CEST
Bread Cube Wilhelm-Kabus-Straße 24, Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany
 
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