ETHConf
ETHConf is ETHGlobal’s three-day institutional Ethereum conference. The currently announced ETHConf 2027 is scheduled for June 14–16, 2027, at the Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York City. It brings together builders, protocol and infrastructure teams, investors, allocators, financial institutions, policymakers, and professional-services leaders for mainstage conversations, technical sessions, product showcases, and opportunities to build working relationships.[3][4]
Overview
ETHConf was officially announced on August 17, 2025, via posts on its official website and social media channels. The announcement positioned the event as a large-scale gathering "dedicated to exploring what's next for Ethereum" and the place "where Ethereum's next chapter begins."[2]
ETHConf is produced by ETHGlobal for people building, financing, operating, and governing the onchain economy. The currently announced 2027 conference is scheduled for June 14–16, 2027, at the Javits Center in New York City. Its audience includes builders, protocol and infrastructure teams, investors, allocators, financial institutions, policymakers, and professional-services leaders. The program combines mainstage conversations, technical sessions, product showcases, and time to build working relationships.[3][4]
Earlier published details for the planned 2026 edition described a platform for sharing insights, showcasing new projects, and fostering connections within the professional community building on Ethereum. Its target audience included Ethereum developers, corporate executives, investors, ecosystem leaders, students, and general enthusiasts. Organizers anticipated an attendance of over 8,000 people, with more than 150 speakers and over 100 represented companies participating.[3][1]
Details published for the planned 2026 edition described presentations and panels across multiple stages, an exhibition floor for projects and companies, workshops, and dedicated networking lounges.[1]
Event Program and Themes
The currently announced 2027 program covers stablecoins and payments, DeFi and onchain markets, the Ethereum protocol roadmap, scaling and infrastructure, institutional adoption, policy, privacy, and governance. The official program description also identifies security and developer infrastructure among its subject areas.[3][4]
Earlier published details for the planned 2026 edition described a program structured around key sectors and topics within the Ethereum ecosystem. Those published themes were intended to guide discussions and presentations throughout the three-day event.[3]
Key topics in the previously published 2026 program included:
- Stablecoins: Discussions were to cover the issuance, integration, and global adoption of stablecoins.
- DeFi & Payments: This theme focused on the construction of decentralized financial protocols and payment systems.
- Protocol Updates: Presentations on the latest improvements, roadmap updates, and technical upgrades to the core Ethereum protocol.
- Infrastructure: Sessions were to address the challenges and solutions for scaling on-chain infrastructure to support mass usage and global adoption.
- Institutional Adoption: This track explored the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance, including fintech integrations and the future of banking.
- Staking & Yield: Analysis of staking mechanisms, various yield strategies, and the economics for validators.
- Digital Asset Policy: Panels and talks examining regulatory compliance, evolving policy frameworks, and other legal considerations for the digital asset industry.
- Privacy: Showcasing the development of privacy-focused solutions for on-chain data, smart contracts, and tooling.
Information about the planned 2026 edition's schedule, workshops, and exhibition hall was based on details provided on the official website.[3]
Ethereum Stablecoin Summit
The inaugural Ethereum Stablecoin Summit is scheduled for October 19, 2026, during Money 20/20 USA week at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, 3545 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada. Its published hours are 1:30–8 p.m. PT. Attendance is by invitation or approved application, and listed capacity is 300. The official page describes the Summit as extending ETHConf’s themes and convening institutional leaders, enterprise executives, fintechs, and web3-native founders.[5]
The Summit’s themes are payments and stablecoins, tokenized markets, institutional infrastructure, and enterprise adoption. Its published program includes registration and an introduction, a session titled “Rebundling of Finance,” a fireside chat on the future of Polygon Network, a discussion titled “How Banks are Integrating Stablecoins,” a networking break, a session on a Korean won stablecoin, discussion of global financial products with stablecoins, and networking.[5]
Speakers
The earlier published details for the planned 2026 edition described a lineup of over 150 speakers from prominent organizations across the web3 and traditional finance industries, including founders, CEOs, researchers, and managing partners. This is the previously published 2026 lineup information; a 2027 speaker roster has not been identified here.[3]
Confirmed Speakers
The following individuals were listed among the confirmed speakers for the planned 2026 edition:
- Stani Kulechov, CEO and Founder of Aave Labs
- Tom Lee, CIO of Fundstrat
- Sergey Nazarov, CEO of Chainlink
- Tomasz Stanczak, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation
- Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly
- Sreeram Kannan, CEO of EigenLayer
- Camila Russo, CEO of The Defiant
- Steven Goldfeder, CEO of Offchain Labs (Arbitrum)
- Jing Wang, CEO of Optimism Foundation
- Sandeep Nailwal, CEO of Polygon
- Alex Gluchowski, CEO of Matter Labs (zkSync)
- Kain Warwick, CEO of Infinex
- Henri Stern, CEO of Privy
- Fredrik Haga, CEO of Dune
- Will Warren, CEO of 0x / Matcha
- Pedro Gomes, Founder of WalletConnect
- Patricio Worthalter, CEO of POAP
- Kartik Talwar, Co-Founder of ETHGlobal
- Ameen Soleimani, CEO of 0xbow
- Tarun Chitra, CEO of Gauntlet
- Christine Kim, Founder of Ready for Merge
- Andrej Bencic, CEO of Tenderly
- Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink
- Vlad Novakovski, CEO of Lighter
- Peter Watts, CEO of Relay
- Chris Yin, CEO of Plume Network
- Itai Turbahn, CEO of Dynamic
The official list of speakers for the planned 2026 edition was subject to change, with organizers indicating that more speakers would be announced closer to the event date.[3]
