Examining the Hype Behind NFTs, Crypto and Blockchain

Wednesday, April 21 | 12:30 PM ET

We covered NBA Top Shot and blockchain last month at our State Of The Industry conference, but there’s still so much more to discuss about this booming business. The WWE recently released its first set of NFTs to coincide with WrestleMania, and a trio of star NFL quarterbacks—Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning—are among the latest athletes to join the marketplace. The technologies are poised to change everything from venue operations to fan engagement and beyond. Join us as we explore the possibilities that stand to change the industry.

Featured Speakers

Alex Dreyfus is the CEO of blockchain sports venture Chiliz, creators of Fan Tokens - digital assets that allow the world’s biggest sporting organizations to engage with and monetize their global fanbases. Over 20 major sporting organisations have launched Fan Tokens on Chiliz fan engagement and rewards app Socios.com, including FC Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan. In addition, many Fan Tokens have been listed on leading cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance. Average daily trading volumes for Fan Tokens are between $50 - $100M. Chiliz recently announced major US expansion plans and will open a New York office and invest $50M into the country’s sports industry to launch Fan Tokens with the leading franchises from NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and MLS and trigger the creation of a multi billion dollar digital sports ecosystem.

Eric Waller is the Chief Product Officer and one of SeatGeek’s founders. Eric leads the product direction and strategy for SeatGeek’s live event ticketing platform across both its consumer and enterprise businesses. Eric’s recent focus has been on transforming SeatGeek’s Enterprise product into a mobile-first experience platform by including everything a fan needs to enjoy their event alongside their ticket. Before SeatGeek, Eric studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Cooper Union and worked on a number of half-baked startup ideas.

Jason Howarth is the Vice President of Marketing for Panini America, the world’s largest sports & entertainment collectibles company and exclusive trading card partner of the NFL, NFLPA, NBA, FIFA, Premier League, NASCAR, UFC & more than 200 Colleges.

Registration is free. All registrants will receive a link to watch the recording once the session concludes.

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