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Welcome & Introduction I Aubree Galbiso (ETHGlobal) at ETHConf

ETHGlobalSun, Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM

In this welcome and introduction, Aubree Galbiso from the operations team at ETHGlobal opens the third and final day of ETHConf, calling it a full circle moment to be on stage after months of planning the event from behind the scenes. She frames ETHConf as an ambitious but needed event centered around Ethereum in the US, hosted at the Javits Center, the largest convention center in New York, which she thanks along with its team. She explains why ETHGlobal chose New York City, the center of global finance, as the home for its first ever ETHConf: it is where institutions live and where the energy to move the industry forward feels alive. Aubree thanks the event's 2,000-plus attendees, over 600 companies, 150 speakers, and 30 sponsors who made it possible. She previews a day three filled with talks, panels, and firesides touching on three major themes: onchain at scale, institutional adoption, and protocol updates. She stresses the conference is designed to deliver real insights from the companies, founders, and protocols shaping the industry, meaning real things happening right now rather than ideas, since every speaker on stage has already shipped something. She encourages attendees to connect directly with speakers walking the event and with fellow decision makers and key players to network, hear hot takes, and discuss the future, before jumping into the day three schedule. 00:00 Introduction 00:07 A Full Circle Moment on Stage 00:38 Thanking the Javits Center Team 00:59 Why New York City Was Chosen 01:21 Thanking Attendees, Speakers, and Sponsors 01:44 The Three Major Themes of the Day 02:06 Why Every Speaker Has Already Shipped 02:27 A Home for Decision Makers to Connect 02:48 Jumping Into the Day Three Schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Transcript

Hello everyone. My name is Aubrey Galbiso. I work on the ETH Global operations team. For me, the stage is now full circle after months of planning this event from behind the scenes. Welcome to the third and final day of ETHCOM.

It was an honor and pleasure for me to help create this obviously very ambitious, but much needed event centered around Ethereum in the US. We are here at the beautiful Javit Center. Since this is our last day, I just want to thank the entire Javitz team. Javit Center is the largest convention center in New convention center in New York. I can't imagine a better place for our first ETHCOM.

Our ETH Global team has gathered everyone here in New York, the center of global finance. Whether it's your third or first day here, after you listen to our speakers and walk through the event, I'm sure it will be quite obvious to you why we chose this beautiful city as the first city for our conference. This is where institutions live. This is where we feel the energy lies to further move our industry forward. She is here.

She is alive. And it is on ETHCOM. Uh, this is also a great time to thank our 2,000+ attendees, the 600+ companies that attended, of course, our 150 incredible speakers incredible speakers who also believed in the ETHCOM vision, and our 30 sponsors who made it all possible. We literally couldn't have done it without you. So thank you very much.

Well So thank you very much. Well , like the last two days, today will be filled with a variety of presentations, panel discussions, and discussions covering three main topics: large-scale institutional implementation and protocol updates on the blockchain network. This conference, uh, is designed to provide real-world insights from the companies, founders, and protocols that are shaping our industry. What does this mean? More real things.

You will hear about what is happening now, not just ideas about what people want to see happen. Every speaker you see on stage has already done something. We want to connect you directly with the people who drive our industry. All our speakers are walking around the event. Uh, please, they are eager to hear from you and discuss the future of our industry.

We also wanted to provide a place for decision makers or decision makers and key players to connect and network with like-minded people and potentially hear some hot thoughts. Uh some hot thoughts. Uh , we know that both are important for the future of this network. So we have an incredible schedule ahead of us on day three. I am so grateful to introduce you to some of the brightest minds and leaders in our industry.

So let's jump right into our schedule.

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