What Consensus Speakers Are Looking Forward to This Year

Some of the leading minds of Generation Crypto are heading to Austin, Texas at the end of the month for Consensus 2024. Here are a few of the things they are most excited about, including everything from a dedicated AI track to the many, many side events and afterparties.
CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger:
CEO of the Foresight Institute Allison Duettmann:
Alethea CEO Arif Khan:
Consensys Director of Global Regulatory Matters Bill Hughes:
Crypto lawyer Fatemeh Fannizadeh:
SHRAPNEL CEO Mark Long:
CCO at the Sandbox Game Nicola Sabastini:
Early bitcoin investor, Otoh
Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong:
Gauntlet CEO Tarun Chitra:
Edited by Brad Spies.
CORRECTION (MAY 22): Bill Hughes is Consensys’ senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters
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Daniel Kuhn is a deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine.

He owns minor amounts of BTC and ETH.
Jeff Wilser is the author of 7 books including Alexander Hamilton’s Guide to Life, The Book of Joe: The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden, and an Amazon Best Book of the Month in both Non-Fiction and Humor.
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