June 30th, 2021 - 10am-1pm PST

Virtual DAO Summit

A platform for leaders in crypto to identify the most pressing issues for DAOs and community strategies for resolving those issues

Presented by the DAO Research Cooperative and Bankless

Join us on June 30th at 10am PST on the Bankless YouTube channel.

DAO Summit

DAOs are cutting-edge organizational structures and there is very limited precedent to help DAO stakeholders understand how to operate. These organizations are now starting to think through legal, governance, treasury management, and other critical DAO issues, but much of the foundational learnings and research of DAO stakeholders are siloed within their own communities.

The DAO Summit brings together leaders from different DAO communities to work together and accelerate DAO functionality by collaborating and using shared resources to better understand best practices for these organizations.

Speakers

Participate in work sessions with many of the leading DAO visionaries and operators.

Robert Leshner

Robert Leshner is the founder of Compound, advocates for DeFi, and is an investor at Robot Ventures.

Marta Belcher

Marta Belcher is the General Counsel and Head of Policy at Protocol Labs and the Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation and the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web. She also serves as special counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Marta is a pioneer in cryptocurrency law and has spoken on the topic around the world, including in U.S. Congress, European Parliament, the New York Senate, the OECD, and in Davos during the World Economic Forum.

Dan Boneh

Dan Boneh is the co-director of the Stanford Center for Blockchain Research, and a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University

Joel Monegro

Joel Monegro is a partner at Placeholder VC, a venture capital firm that invests in decentralized information networks and web3 infrastructure. He is focused on blockchain-based solutions that help reshape capitalism by creating and distributing digital capital over the internet.

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Summit Schedule

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June 30th, 2021 - 10am-1pm PST

10:00 - 10:10 Introduction
Speakers : Dan Boneh Connor Spelliscy

10:10 - 10:25 Survey of the DAO Landscape

Setting out the current state of DAO operations, governance, and ecosystem
Speakers : Joel Monegro Mario Laul

10:25 - 11:05 Working Session 1: Enabling DAOs to Operate With Legal Clarity

Speakers identify key DAO functions that are hampered by legal complexity (e.g., hiring contractors, diversifying treasuries, developing grants programs, etc.) and recommend ways that the community should prioritize use of limited resources to enable DAOs to operate with a higher degree of legal clarity.

Format: In advance of the working session, each speaker identifies in a Google Doc how they think the DAO community should prioritize use of limited resources to enable DAOs to operate with a higher degree of legal clarity. Attendees are invited to suggest their own thoughts and/or to identify who would be the best people or organizations to work with on the solutions presented by the speakers.
Speakers : Connor Spelliscy, Marta Belcher, Marc Boiron, Marvin Ammori

11:05 - 11:25 Fireside Chat

Visions for the future of DAOs.
Speakers : Dan Boneh, Robert Leshner

11:25 - 12:05 Working Session 2: DAO Treasury Management Best Practices

Participants explore the following questions: What are the goals of treasury management for DAOs? How is it similar or different to the treasury management philosophy of other organizations? How should treasuries be structured? What is the right organization structure for decisions made relating to treasury spending and investing?

Format: In advance of the working session, each speaker identifies in a Google Doc what they believe are the goals of treasury management for DAOs. Attendees are invited to suggest their own thoughts and/or to identify who would be the best people or organizations to work with on the solutions presented by the speakers.
Speakers : David Hoffman,Shreyas Hariharan,Matthew Graham,Kinjal Shah,Derek Hsue

12:05 - 12:20 Perspectives on Decentralized Governance

Establishing viable precedents for decentralized governance, looking at the lessons from the history of P2P networks, open source code communities and cooperatives.
Speaker : Jonathan Dotan

12:20 - 1:05 Working Session 3: DAO Governance Best Practices

Participants discuss best practices for DAO governance and the ways in which DAO governance is an improvement to governance of legacy corporations.

Format: In advance of the working session, each speaker identifies in a Google Doc what they believe are the ways in which DAO governance is an improvement on governance of legacy corporations. Attendees are invited to suggest their own thoughts and/or to identify who would be the best people or organizations to work with on the solutions presented by the speakers.
Speakers : Larry Sukernik,Amy Jung,Rafael Solari,Julia Rosenberg,Scott Moore

1:05 - 1:10 Closing Remarks
Speakers : Dan Boneh,Jonathan Dotan

Time Left Until The Summit Starts

June 30th, 2021 - 10am-1pm

Frequently asked questions

Some frequently asked questions for you.

Is there a cost to register?

No, this event is free. We encourage attendees to participate in the work sessions and assist in uncovering best practices for DAOs by writing on the subject.