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Member Summit 10th Anniversary

Celebrating a decade of building decentralized trust

 

Member summit is our annual members-only event to direct the activities of our community for the next year. This gathering brings together all community stakeholders to learn and collaborate across both technical and business topics.

 

Date: January 28-29, 2026 

Time: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Location: DTCC Headquarters

570 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ

 

The Member Summit is free to attend for all member organizations. Each membership tier includes a designated number of complimentary tickets:

  • Premier Members: 4 tickets

  • General Members: 2 tickets

  • Associate Members: 1 ticket

Please coordinate internally to determine which team members will attend. If additional spots become available closer to the event, we will open a waitlist.

 

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Check your member weekly email or reach out to ecosystem@lfdecentralizedtrust.org for the link to register.
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Maintainer Days

Invite-only event for maintainers of LF Decentralized Trust projects to gather for two days and share knowledge, collaborate, and strategize project roadmaps.

Date: January 26-27

Location: 300 Kent Avenue, Suite 707, Brooklyn, NY

If you aren't yet a maintainer but are interested in becoming one, contact community-architects@lfdecentralizedtrust.org. We can help you with the process. Find more information here.

 

Member Summit

AGENDA Overview

Pre-event - Tuesday, January 27th

6:00-8:00pm - Welcome Happy Hour in JC

Join us to kick off Member Summit with drinks & bites!

Location: Battello 502 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310

Sponsored by Dfns

 

 

DAY 1 - Wednesday, January 28th

8:00-9:00am - Networking Breakfast

9:00am-5:30pm - Presentations, Panels, Breakouts

6:00-8:00pm - Trust on Tap Evening Reception 

Location: Lokal Eatery & Bar 2 2nd St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(5 min drive/15 min walk from DTCC)

 

DAY 2 - Thursday, January 29th

8:00-9:00am - Networking Breakfast

9:00am-5:30pm - Presentations, Panels, Breakouts

 

 

 

Sessions

SESSION

The Privacy Stack Explained

Adi Ben-Ari, Founder & CEO, Applied Blockchain

Yashvanth Kondi, R&D Lead, Silence Laboratories

 

SESSION

Designing Privacy for Regulation: Institutional Requirements and Real-World Constraints

Jay Prakash, Co-Founder & CEO, Silence Laboratories

Bob Blessing-Hartley, CTO, Shielded Technologies

Peter Broadhurst, Co-Founder & Head of Engineering, Kaleido

Elli Androulaki, Distinguished Engineer, IBM

Michal Zajac, CSO, Nethermind

SESSION

Trust Under Pressure: Security Best Practices in Real World Deployments

Clarisse Hagège, CEO & Founder, Dfns

Pradeep Singh, Co-Founder & CEO,  gateway.fm

Michal Zajac, CSO, Nethermind

SESSION

Advancing Interoperability: Lessons, Gaps, and What’s Next

Simon Baksys, VP, Business Development, LayerZero Labs

Nitin Gaur, Senior Advisor, DTCC Digital Assets, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Joonyi Sung, Head of Digital Currency Tech R&D Team, Bank of Korea

Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao, 
President, Banking and Capital Markets,  Chainlink

SESSION

Identity in the Age of AI: Trust, Verification, and Accountability

Shyam Nagarajan, COO, Hedera

Mrinal Manohar, CEO, Prove AI

Eran Haggiag, Founder and CEO, Glide Identity

SESSION

Tokenization at Scale: Building Market-Ready Infrastructure

Lior Glass, Director of Product Management , Oracle

Rob Dawson, CTO, Consensys

Marcello Gracietti, CEO, Cheesecake Labs

 

SESSION

Trust over IP and the Future of Digital Identity

Wenjing Chu, Senior Director Technology Strategy, Futurewei Technologies

Karla McKenna, Managing Director/Head of Standards, GLEIF

Nicholas Racz, Senior Partner, Key State Capital

SESSION

Different Paths to Scale: EVM, Fabric X, and L2 Approaches

Rob Dawson, CTO, Consensys

Elli Androulaki, Distinguished Engineer, IBM

SESSION

Bringing Code to LF Decentralized Trust

Bob Blessing-Hartley, CTO, Shielded Technologies

Alejandro Dovale Padrón, Head of R&D,  ioBuilders

Diane Mueller, Strategic Advisor, Hedera

Sophia Lopez, Founder & President, Kaleido

 

SESSION

The Evolving Role of Public Chains in Trust Infrastructure

Rob Dawson, CTO, Consensys

Raja Chakravorti, CBO, Stellar Development Foundation

Bob Blessing-Hartley, CTO, Shielded Technologies

Andrew Stakiwicz, Head of Solutions, Hashgraph

 

SESSION

Production Deployments: Building and Operating Real Systems

Samuel Venzi, CTO, GoLedger

Gen Nakajima, Director, Strategic Planning for Clearing IT Innovation, JSCC

Juan José Miranda, Director Digital Technology Innovation Lab web3, NTT DATA

SESSION

CBDC Design and Implementation: Lessons from Europe and Asia

Besfort Shala, Senior Technology Expert & Tech Lead, Bundesbank

Joonyi Sung, Head of Digital Currency Tech R&D Team, Bank of Korea

Thomas Martignon, Ingénieur blockchain,  Banque de France

 

SESSION

Trusted Identity for Payment Systems

Alexandre Kech, CEO, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

Sunil Madhu, Founder and CEO, Instnt Inc.

Nicholas Racz, Senior Partner, Key State Capital

 

KEYNOTE

Post-Quantum Readiness

Hart Montgomery, CTO, Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

 

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat with Martha Bennett

Martha Bennett, VP Principal Analyst, Forrester

Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director, LF Decentralized Trust

 

FIRESIDE CHAT

Fireside Chat on Code Neutrality

Marta Szluinska, Chief of Staff, Shielded Technologies

Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director, LF Decentralized Trust

Shyam Nagarajan, COO, Hedera

 

 

Speakers

Adi

Adi Ben-Ari

Founder & CEO, Applied Blockchain

 

 

Pradeep Singh

Pradeep Singh

Co-Founder & CEO, gateway.fm

 

Bob

Bob Blessing-Hartley

CTO, Shielded Technologies

 

Elli

Elli Androulaki

Distinguished Engineer, IBM

 

Simon B

Simon Baksys

VP, Business Development, LayerZero Labs

 

Martha-Bennett

Martha Bennett

VP Principal Analyst, Forrester

 

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Peter Broadhurst

Co-Founder & Head of Engineering, Kaleido

 

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Jay Prakash

Co-Founder & CEO, Silence Laboratories

 

 

Wenjing

Wenjing Chu

Senior Director Technology Strategy , Futurewei Technologies

 

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Clarisse Hagège

CEO & Founder, Dfns

 

Diane

Diane Mueller

Strategic Advisor, Hedera

 

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Shyam Nagarajan

COO, Hedera

 

Jason

Jason Rozovsky

General Counsel Head of Policy, Interop Labs/Axelar

 

Besfort

Besfort Shala

Senior Technology Expert & Tech Lead , Bundesbank

Alexander

Alexander Shcherbakov

Head of Decentralized Systems, DSR

Joonyi

Joonyi Sung

Head of Digital Currency Tech R&D Team,  Bank of Korea

Nico

Nicholas Racz

Senior Partner, Key State Capital

KArla

Karla McKenna

Managing Director/Head of Standards,  GLEIF

Daniela

Daniela Barbosa

General Manager of Decentralized Technologies at the Linux Foundation and Executive Director of LF Decentralized Trust

Nitin

Nitin Gaur

Senior Advisor, DTCC Digital Assets, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Mrinal

Mrinal Manohar

CEO, Prove AI

Eran

Eran Haggiag

Founder and CEO, Glide Identity

Lior

Lior Glass

Director of Product Management, Oracle

RobDawson

Rob Dawson

CTO, Consensys

Marcello

Marcello Gracietti

CEO, Cheesecake Labs

Alejandro

Alejandro Dovale Padrón

Head of R&D, ioBuilders

Hendrik

Hendrik Ebbers

Director of Open Source, Hashgraph and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Member, LF Decentralized Trust

Raja

Raja Chakravorti

CBO, Stellar Development Foundation

Andrew S

Andrew Stakiwicz

Head of Solutions, Hashgraph

Thomas M

Thomas Martignon

Ingénieur blockchain, Banque de France

Sunil

Sunil Madhu

Founder and CEO, Instnt Inc.

Alexandre

Alexandre Kech

CEO, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

Michal

Michal Zajac

CSO, Nethermind

Yashvanth Kondi

Yashvanth Kondi

Principal Scientist, Silence Laboratories

Fernando

Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao

President, Banking and Capital Markets, Chainlink

Sophia

Sophia Lopez

Founder & President, Kaleido

Samuel

Samuel Venzi

CTO, GoLedger

Juan Jose

Juan José Miranda

Director Digital Technology Innovation Lab web3, NTT DATA

Gen Nakjima

Gen Nakajima

Director, Strategic Planning for Clearing IT Innovation, JSCC

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Hart Montgomery

CTO, Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

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Sponsorship opportunities

Sponsoring LFDT's 10th Anniversary Member Summit gives you the opportunity to reach a diverse and multi-faceted global audience of open source practitioners who are supporting members of LFDT. All sponsorship packages are first come first serve, so please reach out to ecosystem@lfdecentralizedtrust.org. View the Sponsorship Prospectus for more details.

All sponsor packages include:

  • Combined Sponsor stand up banner at SF Mint venue entrance
  • Mention in pre-event and post-event communications
  • Logo and link on conference website.
  • Logo recognition on rotating slides before and after keynotes.

 

 

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Hotel Information

LF Decentralized Trust has not contracted rooms at these properties and cannot guarantee rates or availability. We often find that booking.com offers a better rate. Here are a few suggested hotels that are nearby the venue.

Courtyard Jersey City
3 Min Walk

Courtyard Jersey City Newport

540 Washington Blvd

Holiday Inn
11 Min Walk

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jersey City

180 14th Street

 

Westin
7 Min Walk

The Westin Jersey City Newport

479 Washington Boulevard

 

Hilton
10 Min Walk

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Jersey City

455 Washington Boulevard
Hyatt
22 Min Walk

Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson

2 Exchange Place
Hyatt House Jersey City
22 Min Walk

Hyatt House Jersey City

1 Exchange Place

 

Event info

Visa letter request

  • Please visit this page if you require a letter for your visa application. If you have questions about the visa letter request, contact ecosystem@lfdecentralizedtrust.org.
  • Provision of a visa letter by The Linux Foundation does not guarantee visa approval, which is made at the sole discretion of the government of the event’s host country.
  • Visa letter requests should be made well in advance of an event, 6 weeks at a minimum.
  • You must be registered for the event before requesting a visa letter. It can take up to an hour for our registration system and visa letter system to sync.
  • The Linux Foundation processes most visa letter requests within 3 business days.Visa Letter Request

Health and safety

Check this page for updates about health and safety recommendations.

Our community’s well-being is extremely important to us, and creating a safe, worry-free event is our top priority. We will adjust our health and safety protocols as needed while updating this page with information about plans for our attendees onsite. We continue to look to local municipality guidelines to make the best and most informed decisions around onsite safety and requirements. All in-person attendance requirements are subject to change based on local guidelines.

Covid-19 masks and vaccinations

Masks are optional. There are no vaccine or testing requirements to attend this event. These are both subject to change based on local municipality requirements and any changes in COVID-19. If you are traveling from abroad, review the entry requirements from your country of origin here. Currently, there are no vaccination or testing requirements to enter the US. Requirements may change so check back regularly. We encourage all attendees to take a COVID-19 self-test prior to traveling to the event and when they return home. Remain at home if you test positive or feel ill.

  • If you feel ill while at the event, please take a COVID-19 self-test and isolate as needed.
  • Hand sanitizing stations will be available throughout the event venue and a limited supply of face masks will be available upon request at Registration.
  • We respectfully remind all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and staff to: Stay home if you experience any cold or flu-like symptoms and wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.

Code of conduct

By attending or participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Linux Foundation Code of Conduct. Event is held under Chatham House Rule. No media.

Please contact Angela Brown, SVP & GM of Events, at angela@linuxfoundation.org if you believe you’ve observed or experienced a violation of the Code of Conduct.

Diversity and inclusion

Education and collaboration are vital to the future of the open source ecosystem, and it is imperative to us that everyone in the community that wants to participate feels welcome to do so regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, age, religion or economic status. Our Code of Conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in our community, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

Venue accessibility

If you need any assistance locating an elevator, or have other questions about accessibility onsite, please speak to a member of the Linux Foundation event staff at any of the registration or information desks onsite. If you have questions prior to the event, please email events@linuxfoundation.org. If you have ideas on how we can create a more inclusive event, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any questions or concerns please contact ecosystem@lfdecentralizedtrust.org.

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Thank you to our Premier Members

Our members are committed to the LF Decentralized Trust's principles of open development and open governance, and are recognized globally for their commitment to driving the development and adoption of open source LF Decentralized Trust technologies. 

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We look forward to seeing you!

For any further questions please email ecosystem@lfdecentralizedtrust.org