Events

Photos from events I've hosted, spoken at, or moderated. The full list of talks is on the talks page.

Sep 2026

Mangrove Monday

Mangrove, Nashville

Nashville has a much bigger AI and finance scene than people realize, and last Monday it packed our office.

Our second Mangrove Monday brought together people building with AI, people investing in it, and people who are just getting curious, all talking about where AI is taking finance, markets, and the way we invest. We started these in August with a simple goal: make Mangrove's office a hub for the AI community that's already growing here. Two months in, the room keeps getting fuller.

Thank you to everyone who came out.

The third Mangrove Monday is October 19, 5-7pm. It's casual, so come as you are, bring a question or an idea, and meet the people building AI in Nashville.

RSVP: luma.com/3mqmmpi2

Three attendees laughing together, drinks in hand

A full room of attendees talking at Mangrove Monday

Two people working on a laptop beside a Mangrove banner

An attendee writing on the Mangrove whiteboard

Attendees watching a strategy demo on a wall screen

The Mangrove team on a couch with Mangrove pillows

Photos by astrongphoto

Jul 2026

Rare Evo

Las Vegas

I moderated a panel on the future of agentic payments with Sam G. of Cambrian Network, Daniel K. of DeFi Dev Corp, and Debbie Soon of Privy.

Photo: Mangrove

Jul 2026

Blockchain Futurist Conference

Toronto

I gave a talk on where industry and academia need to focus when it comes to agentic finance enablement, and we launched the Mangrove platform live at the conference.

Mangrove banners framing the main stage arena at Blockchain Futurist Conference

Photo: Mangrove | Watch the talk

Jun 2026

Asset Class or Allocation Trap? Making Sense of Digital Assets in 2026

CFA Society Nashville, Nashville Entrepreneur Center

I joined Juan Leon of Bitwise Asset Management and Loren Asmus of UTXO Management on this panel, moderated by Mauricio Cortes of Fielder Capital.

The four-person panel on stage at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Panelists listening as one speaks into a microphone

Wide view of the panel from the side of the room

A panelist speaking with the moderator beside him

Photos courtesy of CFA Society Nashville

May 2026

RIA: The Advisors Playbook

Consensus 2026 week, Miami

I moderated this panel with Kristen Mirabella and Jake Claver of Digital Ascension Group and Robin O'Connell of Uphold, on how institutions can offer crypto without becoming a crypto practice.

The four panelists together after the panel in Miami

Photo: Mangrove

Mar 2026

Mangrove Nashville meetup

Nashville

We had over 500 people from around the country come to Nashville to meet up and talk about wealth management in the age of digital assets and agentic AI, alongside Digital Wealth Partners and Canary Capital.

Photo: my LinkedIn post