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

Rich Widmann
Head of Strategy Web3

Zoe Cruz
Founder & CEO
Menai

Neil Desilva
EIR
IC3 at Cornell Tech

Katie Burke
COO
Harvey

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

Rich Widmann
Head of Strategy Web3

Zoe Cruz
Founder & CEO
Menai

Neil Desilva
EIR
IC3 at Cornell Tech
Discover how AI & Blockchain are
transforming the global economy
through its leading institutions & innovators
Discover how AI & Blockchain are transforming the global economy through its leading institutions & innovators
AI is transforming how work and decisions happen; blockchain is transforming how value moves and gets verified. Together, they are creating new infrastructure for a new economy, and NYC is where these technologies meet real use cases, real deployment environments, and real market opportunities.
On April 24th, join leaders, builders, and researchers from AI, blockchain, Wall Street, and academia coming together to understand the impact of these frontier technologies. The conference is taking place in Manhattan at Cornell Tech, New York City’s own high-tech engine for innovation, new ventures, and technologists. Expect 60 speakers from AI, blockchain, finance, and government, along with 1,000+ attendees.
AI is transforming how work and decisions happen; blockchain is transforming how value moves and gets verified. Together, they are creating new infrastructure for a new economy, and NYC is where these technologies meet real use cases, real deployment environments, and real market opportunities.
On April 24th, join leaders, builders, and researchers from AI, blockchain, Wall Street, and academia coming together to understand the impact of these frontier technologies. The conference is taking place in Manhattan at Cornell Tech, New York City’s own high-tech engine for innovation, new ventures, and technologists. Expect 60 speakers from AI, blockchain, finance, and government, along with 1,000+ attendees.
Agenda
AI & Organizational Reinvention
Tokenization
Stablecoins
Agentic Commerce
The OpenClaw Moment
How Markets Fund Transformations
AI & Healthcare
Digital Assets & Wealth Management
Institutional Blockchain
Verifiable Digital Content & Culture
Innovation at Scale
Managing Technological Disruption
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.
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.
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.

Cornell Blockchain
Cornell Blockchain

Blockchain @ Cornell Tech
Blockchain @ Cornell Tech

Blockchain Builders
Blockchain Builders

Cornell Tech AI Society
Cornell Tech AI Society
Partners
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The Programmable Economy
The Programmable Economy
AI & Blockchain
Redefining Markets
AI & Blockchain
Redefining Markets