Announcing the Agenda for the Sodium Network Launch Event
It’s time to get tactical about how the Internet Computer restores ownership of the internet back to the people.
Join DFINITY on Sept. 30 for Sodium, a free virtual event marking the last milestone before the public launch of the Internet Computer later this year, when it spins out as part of the public internet.
Secure your status as an early adopter of the new internet by registering for Sodium here.
The Sodium launch event will unveil the Network Nervous System (NNS), an open algorithmic governance system that controls the Internet Computer.
- Presentations will explore breakthroughs in cryptography, DeFi, and the token economics behind the Internet Computer.
- Sodium will familiarize entrepreneurs and developers with the Internet Computer network.
Full Sodium Agenda
Tune in on September 30 from 9 a.m. PT – 1 p.m. PT
Welcome to the Sodium launch event, with Dominic Williams (Founder and Chief Scientist, DFINITY)
Announcing the Tungsten Demo Day winner
Talk: New Business Models on the New Internet, with Jake Brukhman (CoinFund)
The Internet Computer represents an enormous economic opportunity to reboot the web — applying advancements in blockchain technology to create the world’s first web-speed, internet-scale public blockchain, which enables smart contracts to securely serve interactive web content directly into the browsers of end users. Jake Brukhman will explain how CoinFund, one of the most prominent investors in crypto, identifies teams and technologies that leverage new business models to build the next big thing.
Talk: Lessons Learned from the DeFi Boom and Gas Crisis, with Wilson Withiam (Messari)
The rapid growth of DeFi — $1B in April 2020 to $15B in August 2020 — is an example of the massive potential of decentralized apps. Wilson Withiam will share how Messari, one of the most respected research firms in crypto, draws comparisons to the ICO boom of 2017 while also exploring what went right this time around.
Talk: The Internet Computer: Token Economics Overview, with Dominic Williams (DFINITY)
Demo: Internet Computer Token Wallet for Cycles and ICP Tokens, with Enzo Haussecker (DFINITY)
Talk: Building Open Internet Services — Autonomous Software with Tokenized Governance, with Dominic Williams and Saša Tomić (DFINITY)
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Discussion: Reinventing the Computer Using Advanced Cryptography, with Jan Camenisch (DFINITY) and Maria Dubovitskaya (DFINITY)
Presentation: The Holy Grail of Crypto — One Public Key for the Internet Computer, with Jens Groth (DFINITY)
Presentation: The Internet Computer’s Revolutionary Consensus Protocols, with Manu Drijvers (DFINITY)
Presentation: Introducing Canisters: An Evolution of Smart Contracts, with Johan Granström (DFINITY)
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Special Announcement: Airdrop Update and Community-Building on the Internet Computer, with Andy Bromberg (Co-founder and President, CoinList)
Sodium marks the last milestone before the Internet Computer’s Mercury release, which will herald the network’s public launch as well as the subsequent distribution of governance tokens. Andy Bromberg will be giving a special presentation regarding next steps for airdrop recipients. Tune in to learn how you can collect your governance tokens when the network goes live.
Discussion: Swiss Luxury Watch Industry Reinvents a $35 Billion Dollar Market on the Internet Computer, with the ORIGYN Project
Starting with luxury watches, ORIGYN enables the universal identification and exposure of counterfeits where the object itself constitutes its own unique identity. In this panel, ORIGYN founders Vincent Perriard, Mike Schwartz, and Gian Bochsler will discuss how ORIGYN is leveraging the Internet Computer to deliver an industry-governed solution to stop brand dilution and create new revenue opportunities.
Demo: ORIGYN
Demo: Why Not Open Source TikTok as an Open Internet Service? with Alexa Smith (DFINITY)
Special Announcement: Investing in open internet services and DeFi startups on the Internet Computer, with Olaf Carlson-Wee (Polychain Capital) and Artia Moghbel (DFINITY)
In this panel, Olaf Carlson-Wee will make a special announcement about funding into the entrepreneurs and startups building open internet services and DeFi applications on the Internet Computer.
AMA: Dominic Williams (DFINITY)
How to Access the Sodium Release of the Internet Computer (aka Developer Network II), with Michael Hunte and Alexa Smith
Register for access to the Internet Computer’s Sodium Developer Network at dfinity.org/sodium.
Join our developer community and start building at forum.dfinity.org.
