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Rewriting the rules, together. 

At Input | Output (IO), we don’t just talk about change, we build it. Where today’s systems extract value and treat privacy as an afterthought, we’re creating new ones grounded in people-first design, open participation, and opportunity for all.

Join us at TOKEN2049 as we write the next chapter of blockchain alongside 20,000+ builders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors. From mainstage presentations to workshops, podcasts, and speaker sessions at our booth, the IO Village, we’ll showcase how our systems and solutions are laying the groundwork for a future that serves everyone, everywhere.

Here’s a run down of what our schedule looks like for day one of the conference:

Ton stage:

Midnight: Moving Blockchain from Promise to Mass Participation with Fahmi Syed, President of Midnight Foundation at 4:15 p.m.

Speakers' Corner, at the IO Village

Redefining a Workforce: A Conversation with Women in Blockchain featuring Karmel Elshinnawi, Head of Product for PartnerChains at IO, Pei Chen, COO & Executive Director at Theoriq, and Rena Shah, COO at Trust Machines from 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Who Writes the Rules? Project Catalyst: A model for our Society with Kriss Baird, General Manager, and Margarida Mendes, Head of Product, for Project Catalyst at IO from 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Podcast Studio, at the IO Village

The End of Gatekeepers: How Wallets Redefine Who Gets to Participate in the Future of Finance featuring Ian Cross, Head of Product, Rhys Bartels-Waller, Head of Software Engineering, and Michael Monro, Engineering Manager for Lace from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Accessibility of Innovation: Trym Bruset, Venture Builder at IO, and Marcus Vess, Biomedical Engineer at IO will explore how technical limitations are a thing of the past, with imagination and creativity driving innovation at 11:30 a.m.

EMURGO’s Cardano Booth

Bridging Trust and Innovation: Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano: learn how Bitcoin DeFi unlocks new cross-chain opportunities for the ecosystem at 1:00 - 1:20 p.m with Omer Husein, GM for Bitcoin DeFi at IO, Torben Poguntke, Technical Architect at IO, and Hans Lahe, Product Manager for Bitcoin DeFi.

A Journey Through the Funds and an Introduction to Fund15: a look back on what we’ve delivered as a community and where we’re going in the future from 2:00 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Your resource to building on Cardano: By the many, for the many explore how the Mastering Cardano eBook can serve as your guide to building on Cardano 3:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. featuring Dr. Lars Brünjes, Director of Education at IO, and Professor Joshua Ellul from the University of Malta.

On Thursday, October 2nd expect a keynote from Charles Hoskinson on the Main Stage, and another packed schedule at the booth. Here’s a look at just some of things you can expect from us on day two:

Main Stage

Midnight from Charles Hoskinson, CEO and Founder of Input | Output at 10:10 a.m.

Speakers' Corner, at the IO Village

Introducing Sun Haven: Quantum Hosky is reimagining what’s possible. Learn about Sun Haven, a soap opera consisting of all autonomous agents, from Trym Bruset, Venture Builder at IO, and Ross Plummer, Director of Brand Marketing for IO from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Behind the Repo: A New Era of Open Source Development: A look at the Leios Dashboard, featuring Kathryn Stacy, Software Engineer at IO from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

The Future of Bitcoin: Beyond Store of Value: Learn from Omer Husain, GM of Bitcoin DeFi at IO, how we’re creating access and opportunity for everyone, everywhere at 2:00 p.m.

Scaling Unlocked: Transactions You Can Touch: Hear about how Hydra is powering the future with Sam Leathers, Head of Product for Core Tech at IO, and Adam Dean, Co-Founder of DripDropz at 3:30 to 4:00pm.

Podcast Studio, at the IO Village

Breaking Free with Midnight: A discussion between Fahmi Syed, President of Midnight Foundation, and Bob Blessing-Hartley, Chief Technology Officer of Shielded Technologies, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Continuous Innovation: The IO Way: hear about how our 24/7 development cycle powers innovation from Tim Harrison, IO’s EVP, Community & Ecosystem Tim Harrison and Sam Leathers, IO’s Head of Product for Core Tech from 12:00 to 12:30pm. 

Learning Through Decentralized Communities: learn about the Mastering Cardano eBook with Niamh Ahern, Education Manager, and Luka Kurnjek, Education Specialist at IO from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Cardano Stage, EMURGO Booth

Voltaire: The New Rules of Participation: discover how transparent, community-led decision-making can rewrite the rules of how digital systems are governed with Danielle Stanko, Program Coordinator, and Ben O’Hanlon, Director of Community and Developer Relations at IO from 13:30 - 13:50

The wallet that connects users beyond Cardano: learn how Lace is expanding the capabilities of Cardano by connecting its users to other communities with Ian Cross, Head of Product for Lace from 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

We’re not here to predict the future - we’re building it.

Unable to join us in Singapore? We’ll be livestreaming our time there, so even if you can’t attend, you can still be part of the journey. And of course, changes may be made to this agenda, so be sure to follow us on X, LinkedIn, and YouTube to ensure you never miss a moment of the event.