April 24, 2026
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Cornell Tech, New York City
April 24, 2026
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Cornell Tech, New York City
The Programmable Economy
AI & Blockchain
Redefining Markets
AI & Blockchain
Redefining Markets
AI & Blockchain
Redefining Markets



April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
Cornell Tech
Cornell Tech
New York City
New York City





Speakers

Jed Finn
Head of Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley

Hans Tung
Managing Partner
Notable

Vasant Prabhu
Former CFO
Visa

Sandy Kaul
EVP and Head of Innovation
Franklin Templeton

Denise Leonhard
GM, Zelle
Early Warning

Jon Herrick
Chief Product Officer
New York Stock Exchange

Zoe Cruz
Founder & CEO
Menai

Neil DeSilva
EIR
IC3 at Cornell Tech

Katie Burke
COO
Harvey

Nicola White
VP Institutional Crypto
Robinhood

Jed Finn
Head of Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley

Hans Tung
Managing Partner
Notable

Vasant Prabhu
Former CFO
Visa

Sandy Kaul
EVP and Head of Innovation
Franklin Templeton

Denise Leonhard
GM, Zelle
Early Warning

Jon Herrick
Chief Product Officer
New York Stock Exchange

Zoe Cruz
Founder & CEO
Menai

Neil DeSilva
EIR
IC3 at Cornell Tech

Katie Burke
COO
Harvey
AI is transforming how work and decisions happen; blockchain is transforming how value moves and gets verified.
Discover how AI & Blockchain are transforming the global economy through its leading institutions & innovators
On April 24th, 2026, over 1,000 leaders, builders, and researchers from AI, blockchain, Wall Street, tech and academia came together to understand the impact of these frontier technologies. The conference took place at Cornell Tech, New York City’s own global research powerhouse in AI, blockchain and healthtech.
This convening was co-hosted by Blockchain @ Cornell Tech, Cornell Blockchain, Blockchain Builders, and Cornell Tech AI Society.
90+ speakers spoke at this convening, including leaders from Morgan Stanley, Robinhood, NYSE, Zelle of Early Warning, J.P. Morgan, Citi, EY, Coinbase, RBC, PayPal, Franklin Templeton, Financial Times, Mastercard, Weill Cornell Medicine, Visa, Sui, Monad, Optimism, Ethereum Foundation, Solana Foundation, Notable Capital, and Harvey, as well as a dozen AI start-up founders. See the Agenda for details.
On April 24th, 2026, over 1,000 leaders, builders, and researchers from AI, blockchain, Wall Street, tech and academia came together to understand the impact of these frontier technologies. The conference took place at Cornell Tech, New York City’s own global research powerhouse in AI, blockchain and healthtech.
This convening was co-hosted by Blockchain @ Cornell Tech, Cornell Blockchain, Blockchain Builders, and Cornell Tech AI Society.
90+ speakers spoke at this convening, including leaders from Morgan Stanley, Robinhood, NYSE, Zelle of Early Warning, J.P. Morgan, Citi, EY, Coinbase, RBC, PayPal, Franklin Templeton, Financial Times, Mastercard, Weill Cornell Medicine, Visa, Sui, Monad, Optimism, Ethereum Foundation, Solana Foundation, Notable Capital, and Harvey, as well as a dozen AI start-up founders. See the Agenda for details.
Location

Cornell Tech is on Roosevelt Island one subway stop from Midtown Manhattan.
Cornell Tech is on Roosevelt Island next to Midtown Manhattan.
Cornell Tech is NYC's global research powerhouse in frontier tech, making it the ideal location for our AI & Blockchain conference.
You can reach Cornell Tech via subway, taxi, or tram. 10 minutes by subway & tram from Midtown Manhattan; 35+ minutes driving from Midtown with traffic. Parking is highly limited.
2 West Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044
Cornell Tech is NYC's global research powerhouse in frontier tech, making it the ideal location for our AI & Blockchain conference.
You can reach Cornell Tech via subway, taxi, or tram. 10 minutes by subway & tram from Midtown Manhattan; 35+ minutes driving from Midtown with traffic. Parking is highly limited.
2 West Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044
cornell tech map
For those traveling to NYC for this convening, the organizers arranged room blocks at the following Manhattan properties: Sofitel New York, Lotte New York Palace, and Concorde Hotel New York.
For those traveling to NYC for this convening, the organizers arranged room blocks at the following Manhattan properties: Sofitel New York, Lotte New York Palace, and Concorde Hotel New York.
Co-Hosts
The 2026 AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets conference is co-hosted by a group of students, operators and technologists dedicated to frontier technologies and the NYC tech ecosystem.
The 2026 AI & Blockchain Redefining Markets conference is co-hosted by a group of students, operators and technologists dedicated to frontier technologies and the NYC tech ecosystem.
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Redefining Markets
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