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Decentralized. United.

That’s the philosophy we’ve been building, because we know that the future of Web3 is collaborative. Interoperability will be the next critical infrastructure development to ensure a successful and scalable Web3. One that has compliance, and privacy built right in. 

Join us at Rare Evo and get a firsthand look at the work we’ve been doing. Developments not based on hype cycles, but progress built from years of research, based on science and fact. 

We’re bringing keynote speakers, live podcasts, as well as in-depth panels, and product showcases.

We’ll be presenting across the Main Stage, as well as our own Podcast Studio, and Speakers Corner. There will be a range of technical workshops, a Midnight sponsored poker tournament, VIP parties, and the return of our Hydra Doom arcade machine. And if that’s not enough, learn from, interact with, and engage with the minds from Input | Output (IO). Rare Evo isn’t just about what’s next for our industry, it’s a place to simply connect, collaborate, and find avenues to build together. 

So, come find our booth - the IO Village - and learn about how we’re on the cusp of the fourth generation of blockchain. 

Here is the run down of what our schedule looks like, we hope to see you there.

Kicking things off, IO will be hosting a two-day event as a prelude to Rare Evo. The Cardano Governance Workshops on August 5th & 6th are designed to bring together key stakeholders from across the Cardano ecosystem for reflection and forward thinking. The workshops are designed for DReps, SPOs, builders, and governance leaders who are committed to helping Cardano’s decentralized governance evolve and improve. To register for these special workshops and more information, visit the Luma page here. 

We’ll be at the Rare Evo sponsored Rare Dev & Governance Day on Thursday, August 7th to participate in a number of conversations with you, the builders, developers, and innovations from across the industry. Here’s a breakdown of where you can find IO team members:

Welcome & Opening Keynote: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder of IO, at 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. in the Acura Yard

Cardano Budget & Treasury: Charles Hoskinson and Kriss Baird, General Manager for Project Catalyst at IO, will participate in a discussion with external speakers from 9:50 - 10:30 a.m. in the Birdie Bar

Private Smart Contracts: Cardano x Midnight: Dr. Benjamin Beckmann, Chief Technology Officer at Shielded Technologies, will be co-presenting this session from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the TCL Room

Cardano Constitution 2.0: IO’s Chief Legal Officer Joel Telpner will join other panelists in the Birdie Bar from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Funding Cardano’s Future: A discussion featuring Daniel Ribar, Head of Community Operations for Project Catalyst at IO, and other ecosystem collaborators will take place from 11:00 - 11:40 a.m. in the Birdie Bar 

Cardano Growth & Marketing: A Public Workshop: IO’s EVP, Community & Ecosystem Tim Harrison will join others in the Birdie Bar from 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. for a collaborative session

On Friday, August 8th, in the heart of Caesars Palace, Rare Evo’s event exhibition days kick off and you’ll find us everywhere. With presentations, workshops, and a number of podcast interviews and speaker sessions across the IO Village, we’ll be sharing a look at just some of the transformative work we’ve been focused on. Here’s a look at some of the things happening on day one of the conference: 

Main Stage

Welcome Address: featuring Charles Hoskinson from 9:00 - 9:05 a.m. 

Bitcoin DeFi Session: featuring Charles Hoskinson, Brandon Wolf (General Manager for Lace, IO), Torben Poguntke (Technical Architect, IO), Riley Kilgore (Software Engineer, IO), Kasey White (Senior Software Developer, IO), and Lucas Rosa (Tooling Architect, Shielded Technologies) from 9:05 - 9:55 a.m.

Accelerating Blockchain Adoption for Global Asset Management: Privacy & Compliance panel featuring Fahmi Syed, President of the Midnight Foundation and other participants from 10:30 - 10:55 a.m.

A Fireside Chat with Charles Hoskinson and Austin Arnold with Altcoin Daily from 12:30 - 12:55 p.m. 

Growing Ecosystem and Developers Panel: where Kriss Baird will join other external participants from 1:00 - 1:25 p.m.

Podcast Studio, at the IO Village

Catalyst Session: World Class Accelerators, Supercharging Cardano Founders with Catalyst Funding featuring Kriss Baird and others from 10 - 10:30 a.m. 

Mastering Cardano Session: featuring Charles Hoskinson, Director of Education at IO, Dr. Lars Brünjes, and a special guest from 11 - 11:30 a.m. 

Quantum Hosky/Quantum Breakdown with Charles Hoskinson and others from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. 

Lace Podcast: What’s Coming in Lace featuring Brandon Wolf and Rhys Bartels-Waller, Head of Technology for Lace at IO, from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Speakers' Corner, at the IO Village

Governance Drop-In Clinic: a conversation with Marc Gorman, Program Manager, IO, and others from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. *please note that this session will not be livestreamed or recorded as this will be an informal opportunity to connect with the team in person and not a formal presentation

Fireside Chat: Women in Blockchain with Tamara Haasen, President of IO, Beatrice Anihiri, Product Marketing Manager for Blockfrost, and Karmel Elshinnawi, Head of Product for PartnerChains at IO

Beyond the Repo: A New Era of Open Source Development featuring Kathryn Stacy, Software Engineer at IO from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. 

Governance Drop-In Clinic: a conversation with Marc Gorman, Program Manager, IO, and others from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. *please note that this session will not be livestreamed or recorded as this will be an informal opportunity to connect with the team in person and not a formal presentation

Workshops, Pisa Room at Caesars Palace 

Local Development with cardano-testnet and Introduction to Aiken: This technical workshop introduces cardano-testnet, the standard tool for creating local Cardano networks. In this hands-on session, we’ll not only launch a network, but use it to deploy and interact with a smart contract written in Aiken. To join the session from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., please register here.

Demo & Feedback: ‘cardano-node’ native gRPC server: Join the Cardano API team from IO for a technical demonstration of two new tools designed to simplify how developers interact with the Cardano network. To join the session from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., register here.

And as we head into the weekend, what better way to continue the conversations from the week than by wrapping with day two of the main conference. On Saturday, August 9th we’ll be bringing you some of the most exciting announcements from IO at our booth and a number of new innovations will take to the Main Stage. Here’s a look at just some of things you can expect from IO on the final day conference day of Rare Evo 2025: 

Main Stage

Welcome Address: featuring Charles Hoskinson from 9:30 - 9:35 a.m. 

Bridging the Web2 and Web3 Worlds: a keynote from Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies from 9:35 - 10:00 a.m.

Launching Sovereign Chains with Modular Infrastructure: featuring Karmel Elshinnawi, Head of Product for PartnerChains at IO, and Nick Stanford, Technology Product Manager for PartnerChains at IO, from 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. 

Quantum Hosky Keynote: a presentation by Trym Bruset, Venture Builder at IO, and Marcus Vess, Biomedical Engineer at IO from 11:30 - 11:55 a.m.

Podcast Studio, at the IO Village

Quantum Hosky - Dish Brains: a conversation with Trym Bruset and others from 12:00 p.m. 

Treasury Oversight Management: featuring Marc Gorman and others from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Speakers' Corner, at the IO Village

Governance Drop-In Clinic: a conversation with Marc Gorman, Program Manager, IO, and others from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. *please note that this session will not be livestreamed or recorded as this will be an informal opportunity to connect with the team in person and not a formal presentation

Detecting Cyber Threats in Web3: a conversation with Daniel Ribar and others from 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. 

AFV Tool Session: Don’t Trust, Formally Verify: with Romain Soulat, Tech Lead for Cardano HA at IO, and Jean-Frederic Etienne, Senior Formal Methods Engineer at IO, from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. 

Governance Drop-In Clinic: a conversation with Marc Gorman, Program Manager, IO, and others from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. *please note that this session will not be livestreamed or recorded as this will be an informal opportunity to connect with the team in person and not a formal presentation

Workshops, Pisa Room at Caesars Palace 

Getting Started with Real-World Assets on Cardano: Writing and Deploying a CIP-143 Policy in Aiken: If you’re interested in a chance to learn from Jann Müller, Head of Engineering for DJED at IO, please register here - the workshop will run from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

It’s everything from privacy, to Bitcoin DeFi, to the power of interoperability. Because here at IO, we don’t just talk about what comes next, we architect the future. 

Unable to join us in person? We’ll be livestreaming our time there, so even if you can’t attend, you can still be part of this Web3 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.