{"version":1,"id":"tokenize-conference","title":"Tokenize Conference","summary":"Tokenize Conference is a blockchain and cryptocurrency investor conference that connects industry participants, founders, and investors through talks, pitches, and networking.","content":"**Tokenize! Conference** is a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) investor conference series that connects investors with startup and initial coin offering opportunities. Tokenize! says its team has worked across the Caribbean, Europe, and North America since 2014, and describes the conference as a meeting place for founders, executives, investors, traders, family offices, digital-currency funds, entrepreneurs, and other [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-industry participants.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6guixdowx5)​\n\n## Format and Scope\n\nThe conference promotes in-person networking, contact with speakers, startup pitches, and access to potential clients, partners, and investment opportunities. It also presents early information about industry developments and an after-party as part of its networking format.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​\n\nTokenize! calls itself the “longest running crypto investor conference.” Its website advertises 25 conferences, 120 exhibitors, 1,500 speakers, and 7,500 attendees as cumulative figures across its events. It lists locations including Las Vegas, San Juan, Europe, and Dubai, while its conference profile identifies San Juan and Las Vegas.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6guixdowx5)​\n\n## Speakers and Topics\n\nThe conference’s published speaker roster spans [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) companies, investment firms, technology ventures, public office, law, and entertainment. Named participants include [Michael Terpin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/michael-terpin) of [Transform Ventures](https://iq.wiki/wiki/transform-ventures), [Bobby Lee](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bobby-lee) of Ballet, [Ben Goertzel](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ben-goertzel) of [SingularityNET](https://iq.wiki/wiki/singularitynet), Patrick Byrne, former chief executive officer of Overstock and founder of tZERO, and [Marshall Hayner](https://iq.wiki/wiki/marshall-hayner) of [Metallicus](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metallicus). \n\nOther listed speakers include [Clara Tsao](https://iq.wiki/wiki/clara-tsao) of the [Filecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/filecoin) [Foundation](https://iq.wiki/wiki/foundation), Ron Levy of The Crypto Company, Chris Loeffler of Caliber, and Jimmy Nguyen of New Win Ventures.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​\n\nThe roster also includes Nevada State Senators John Steinbeck and Carrie Buck, Drew Johnson, the Republican nominee for Nevada State Treasurer, and Stephen Perkins, drummer for Jane’s Addiction. Business and professional participants include Josh Lawler of Zuber Lawler, Brian MacMahon of Expert DoJo, and Mike Alfred of Alpine Fox. \n\nThe event also names speakers including Anne Murray, Chris Mack, Trevor Parrish, George Harris, Heather Flannery, [Navin Vethanayagam](https://iq.wiki/wiki/navin-vethanayagam), Jasmine Shih, [John Divine](https://iq.wiki/wiki/john-divine), Ken DiCross, Marc Dumpff, Jon Holmquist, Alison Huynh, Brad Rutten, Darryl, and Romi Dames.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​\n\nTopics associated with speakers include real-world-asset [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization) and settlement, intellectual-property rights, [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) on [Litecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/litecoin), post-quantum distributed-ledger technology, enterprise blockchain, artificial general intelligence, and trust infrastructure for agentic systems. Other subjects include decentralized-compute tokenization, institutional liquidity and custody, standards and infrastructure for real-world assets, quantum-safe money, and entertainment models in which audiences own content rather than platforms.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​\n\nThe site describes Caliber as a real-estate-focused alternative-asset manager that combines real-estate investment with digital-asset technology. It presents 1Claw, founded by [Kevin Jones](https://iq.wiki/wiki/kevin-jones), as a trust layer for the agentic economy. James Tagg is described as an inventor, entrepreneur, and author, co-inventor of the touchscreen, and founder of Truphone; Ben Goertzel is labeled “Father of AGI” on the conference site.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-svn402tj2p)​\n\n## 2026 Edition\n\nTokenize! announced a 2026 edition titled “Tokenize! AI, Politics, Payments & Entertainment,” scheduled for October 19–21 in Las Vegas. The conference advertised an opening-night event on October 19, “A Night of Pink Floyd Classics,” featuring Scott Page and THINK:X. It described the conference as a short ride from [Money20/20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/money2020), which opened the day before the opening-night event.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6guixdowx5)​\n\nAnnounced participants included [Navin Vethanayagam](https://iq.wiki/wiki/navin-vethanayagam), co-founder of IQ, for a discussion of [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin). The conference described him as having co-built a stablecoin pegged to the Korean won and connected his announcement with IQ and Frax. Heather Flannery, founder of ConsenSys Health, now Equideum, was announced for an artificial-intelligence discussion focused on healthcare data and privacy. \n\nJosh Lawler, a partner at Zuber Lawler, was announced to speak on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and artificial intelligence; the conference described him as trained at Skadden and having two decades of securities-law experience.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-6guixdowx5)​\n","categories":[{"id":"events","title":"events"}],"tags":[{"id":"Conference"}],"images":[{"id":"QmRfAtDKdTDumr3MAGnTTpfhekSMQcz3AAyPnopyQSG5PC","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"svn402tj2p\",\"url\":\"https://tokenizeconference.com/\",\"description\":\"Tokenize! Conference website\",\"timestamp\":1792405112808},{\"id\":\"6guixdowx5\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/TokenizeCon\",\"description\":\"Tokenize! 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