Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit 2025

May 9-10, 2025

Event Overview

Host: Stanford Blockchain Club

Join us at Stanford Law School for the second annual Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit. Building on our successful inaugural event in 2024, the 2025 summit will explore crucial developments in DAO frameworks, regulatory approaches, and the intersection of AI with blockchain governance over two immersive days.

Key Focus Areas

Summit Agenda Highlights

12-15 curated sessions daily from leading experts

The summit will feature deep explorations of critical developments in decentralized governance, including institutional participation in DAOs, regulatory frameworks, AI governance agents, and cross-chain governance mechanisms. Each day begins at 9:30am with presentations from industry leaders and academics at the forefront of blockchain governance.

Past Speakers

Our inaugural summit featured an impressive lineup of experts from academia, industry, and regulatory bodies. The 2025 summit will continue this tradition with both returning and new voices at the cutting edge of blockchain governance.

Prof. Jeff Strnad, Stanford Law School
Juan Benet, Protocol Labs
Kevin Owocki, Gitcoin
Florence Guillaume, Neuchâtel University
Josh Ephraim, Paradigm
James Rathmell, Haun Capital
Glen Weyl, RadicalXChange
Eric Alston, Colorado University

Primavera de Filippi, Cersa/CNRS/Harvard
Silke Noa Elrifai, Stanford Law School
Cameron Dennis, NEAR Protocol
Nicholas Egan, Gauntlet
Federico Ast, Kleros & Proof of Humanity
Juan, MakerDAO
Justine Lavande, Optimism Foundation
Matthew Fiebach, Entropy Advisors & Arbitrum DAO
Manmit Singh, Starknet Foundation

View 2024 Conference

Why Attend

The Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit offers unparalleled opportunities to:

Connect with leading researchers, protocol developers, regulators, and institutional participants
Gain insights into the latest developments in blockchain governance
Participate in discussions that shape the future of decentralized systems
Network with the Stanford blockchain ecosystem and global blockchain community
Explore potential collaborations and partnerships

About Stanford Blockchain Club

The Stanford Blockchain Club is at the forefront of blockchain education, research, and innovation. Our initiatives include:

Dedicated Stanford classes on blockchain governance through "LAW 1078/CS 352B: Blockchain Governance"
Stanford Blockchain Review, an industry journal melding academia and journalism in the Web3 space
Stanford Blockchain Research team, bridging research to impact through governance and DAO delegations

Join us at the Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit to become part of this dynamic ecosystem.