Talks and presentations

The Future of Crypto and Blockchai”

April 02, 2025

Panelist, Norrio Capital Partners, Austin, TX, USA

Please join us for an engaging discussion on the “The Future of Crypto and Blockchain”. Our leading expert panelists from venture capital to legal will share their perspectives on the most complicated and pertinent issues shaping the crypto industry today and tomorrow. This discussion aims to focus on the current and future landscape of digital assets, current regulatory landscape that will shape the industry’s future, the tokenization of real-world assets, the evolving role of digital assets in investment portfolios, opportunities in decentralized finance (DeFi), integration of blockchain technology in traditional finance, AI and outlook of digital asset innovations.

Make it Make Sense: Shattering the Crypto Myths

March 10, 2025

Panelist, South-by-Southwest - FastCompany, Austin, TX, USA

Crypto going mainstream is no longer a question of “if” but “when,” especially as clearer legislation is on the horizon. As it undeniably becomes a bigger part of our world, some have yet to tap into the technology as they’ve been held back by skepticism and confusion or fear of hacks and scams. But the data tells another story: millions of people are benefitting from crypto everyday. Learn from real users and experts working to help build a brighter future by fostering safe and responsible adoption and proving that you don’t have to go full bro to use crypto.

Tech and the Texas Lege: Blockchain and the future economy

March 04, 2025

Panelist, Texas Tribune, Austin, TX, USA

The blockchain has created new currencies, promising to change the internet. It has minted new industries and millionaires in Texas, and spurred all kinds of state and private investment. But there are worries about its sustainability and impact on the power grid. What does the industry need from Texas? And how should the government respond? Recording of the event.

McCombs Business Outlook - The Rise of AI in Fintech”

February 19, 2025

Panelist, McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX, USA

The Austin event is the last of a three-part series for this year’s annual McCombs Business Outlook, following an event in Houston on energy and one in Dallas on real estate. Panelists are Ally Hoffman, the assistant vice president in banking supervision for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Raul Rodriguez (UT MBA ’13), the head of product management at frog; and Cesare Fracassi, an associate professor of finance, director of the McCombs School of Business’ Blockchain Initiative. The group will address questions on artificial intelligence and its power to reshape finance, from personalized banking to risk assessment and fraud detection. The panel will also speculate about AI’s future impact.

Discussion on the Tech Industry

January 15, 2025

Panelist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Austin, TX, USA

Panelists: Kirk Coleman (President, Q2), Cesare Fracassi (Director of the Fintech Research Lab, McCombs School of Business), and Matt Johnson (CEO, Silicon Labs)