VeeCon 2023 Announces Another 30 Speakers!

VeeCon 2023 announced a list of 30 new speakers today for this year’s event. The list includes Hollywood celebrities, NFT artists, and executives from leading Web3 companies. Who is on the list?

Who are the new 30 speakers added to VeeCon 2023?

The 30 new speakers added to VeeCon 2023 are:

• Nick Adler, Founder of MNTGE

• Ed Balloon, Artist and Founder of Ed Balloon 

• Drew Barrymore, Talk Show Host, Actress, and Founder of Barrymore Brands

• Matthew Berry, Senior Fantasy Sports and Sports Betting Analyst for NBC Sports

• Bryan Brinkman, Artist

• Peter Chun, Global Head of Platform for VaynerX

• Coldie, Artist, Collector, and Curator

• Danny Cole, Artist and Creator of Creature World

• Chris Denson, Innovation Advocate, Host, and Author

• Dr. Shefali, Clinical Psychologist and 3x NYT Bestselling Author

• Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Professional Athlete with LA Galaxy

• Melody Hildebrandt, President of Blockchain Creative Labs

• Melissa Hobley, Global CMO of Tinder

• Shae Hong, Founder and CEO of Made By Gather 

• Jesse Itzler, Serial Entrepreneur and NY Times Bestselling Author

• Andy Krainak, President of VeeFriends

• Marc Lasry, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group

• Sunny Madra, Co-Founder and CEO Speaker of Definitive

• Mary Kate McGrath, Chief Brand Officer of Gallery Media Group

• MIKA, Web3 Advisor and to Seed Group

• Cesar Milan, Artist, CEO, and Dog Behaviorist

• Jim Mollica, Chief Marketing Officer of Bose

• May Niu, Director of Media Operations for VeeFriends

• OSF, Artist and Co-Founder of Canary Labs

• Nicole Parlapiano, CMO of Tubi

• Brennan Russo, Founder of MNTGE

• Constance Schwartz-Morini, Co-Founder and CEO of SMAC Entertainment 

• Myles Shear, Co-Founder and CEO of Palm Tree Crew

• Max Siegelman, Founder of Siegelman Stable 

• Thankyoux, Artist

• Gail Tifford, Partner of True Search

• Danny Winer, CEO and Co-Founder of HexClad

• Sean Wotherspoon, Founder of MNTGE

• Erik Zettersten, Head of Technology for VeeFriends

What is VeeCon 2023?

VeeCon 2023 is a multi-day conference taking place in Indianapolis from May 18-May 20. The event brings together business leaders, artists, pop culture icons, and many others on the cutting edge of innovation. Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk created the conference series, and last year’s inaugural VeeCon was a major hit with attendees.

VeeCon is also the first conference to use NFT technology for ticketing. Holders of VeeFriends, an NFT collection created by Vaynerchuk, have first access to purchase NFTs that function as tickets. After that, they can attend the conference or opt to sell their tickets on secondary NFT marketplaces. As of today, tickets cost .125 eth or $230.

Instructions on the VeeCon website give buyers instructions on how to create a MetaMask wallet, buy Ethereum, and purchase NFTs that function as tickets. This approach fits in with Vaynerchuk’s larger vision of how NFT technology will disrupt our current technology. Ahead of last year’s event, Vaynerchuk predicted, “We will all interact with NFTs because they will be our airline tickets.  They will be our receipts, they will be our tickets to US Bank Stadium, they will be our membership cards. Right now, we use plastic, QR codes, and email confirmations for many things I think the blockchain will eat up because it is better technology.”

By using NFTs to sell tickets to VeeCon 2023, Vaynerchuk is providing a real-life example of how NFTs can help simplify our lives. This year’s event features over 140 speakers and panelists and promises to be a rallying point for the Web3 community to push the mainstream adoption of crypto and NFTs forward.