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  Invite-Only Summit

  If you received an official invitation, please register, at no cost to you, via the link here (additional guidance provided below).

  Please note that the eGOV registration is at no cost (subject to approval) and a promo code will not be needed. Once you have submitted your information, our team will approve and confirm your registration.

  Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us at egov@emergeamericas.com.

  **For mayoral registration, please contact us at egov@emergeamericas.com.

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  Leveraging Technology To Transform Communities

  eMerge Americas, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will be hosting the eMerge Government (eGOV) Summit 2022, presented by Galaxy Digital. The eGOV Summit will convene mayors from across the nation and will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on April 19, 2022. Since 2014, the eGOV Summit has been an annual convening for public and private sector leaders to discuss and showcase innovative technologies and public-private partnerships that are transforming communities.

  Past participants include:

  • Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
  • Colin Powell, Former U.S Secretary of State
  • Maria Contreras-Sweet, Former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Julian Castro, Former U.S. HUD Secretary
  • Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
  • Alvaro Uribe, Former President of Colombia
  • Leonel Fernandez, Former President of the Dominican Republic

Agenda

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  Monday

  April 18th

  5:30pm – 7:00pm
  eGOV Summit Private Reception in partnership with the US Conference of Mayors and presented by Galaxy Digital at The Nautilus Hotel (Bridge Room), 1825 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

  Immediately following the private reception, Mayors welcomed to join VIP guests for a poolside reception

  7:00pm – 8:00pm
  VIP Poolside Welcome Reception sponsored by Florida Funders, Cyxtera and City National Bank at The Nautilus Hotel, Miami Beach – 1825 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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  Tuesday

  April 19th

  9:15 am
  Mayors escorted to reserved seating at the eMerge Americas Main Stage for Opening Keynote with Serena Williams

  9:30am – 10:15am
  Keynote fireside chat between Serena Williams & Okcoin CEO Hong Fang on eMerge Americas Main Stage

  10:15am
  Immediately following the keynote, Mayors escorted to the Ocean Drive ballroom for the eGOV USCM Crypto Summit

  10:20am-10:30am
  Official US Conference of Mayors eGOV Summit Welcome

  10:30am – 11:15am
  Session I – Ask Me Anything (“AMA”) session Crypto Foundations 101 – curated by Crypto.com

  Description: Demystifying the basic elements of crypto.

  Moderator: Justin Wales, Counsel, crypto.com

  Mayor Francis Suarez, City of Miami

  Mayor Jane Castor, City of Tampa

   11:15am – 12:00pm
  Session II – Cities and Crypto: Where do cities go to for solutions for crypto challenges? How can crypto close the opportunity divide? What frontier technologies are out there? – curated by Anchorage Digital

  Moderator: Mike Sarasti, former CIO of the City of Miami

  Georgia Quinn, General Counsel, Anchorage Digital

  Staci Warden, Chief Executive Officer, Algorand Foundation

  Francesca de Quesada Covey, Tech Advisor to Miami-Dade County Mayor and Partner at TheVentureCity

  Mayor Hillary Schieve, City of Reno

  12:00pm – 12:45pm
  Break for Mayors to visit the eMerge Americas expo floor

  12:45pm – 1:45 pm
  eGOV Summit Luncheon with welcome remarks by with sponsor remarks by FPL Irene White

  Fireside chat between City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Galaxy Digital CEO & Founder Michael Novogratz on the current state of affairs around crypto in the U.S. 

  Session curated by Galaxy Digital and luncheon sponsored by FPL

   1:45pm
  Immediately following the luncheon, Mayors escorted to the eMerge Americas Main Stage for a keynote fireside chat with Blockchain.com CEO & Cofounder Peter Smith 

  2:00pm – 2:30pm
  Keynote fireside chat with Peter Smith, Blockchain.com CEO & Cofounder, and Jim Messina, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, moderated by CNBC Technology Reporter, Kate Rooney, on eMerge Americas Main Stage

  2:30pm
  Immediately following the keynote, Mayors escorted back to the private ballroom for the eGOV USCM Crypto Summit

  2:45pm – 3:30pm
  Session III – How is crypto & blockchain being used to better  communities? In crypto we trust – the future of policy making and blockchain in America – curated by Galaxy Digital 

  Moderator: Saif Ishoof, eMerge Americas Advisory Board Chair 

  Neal Katyal, former U.S. Solicitor General and Senior Advisor to Galaxy Digital

  3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
  Session IV – Crypto and community building – NFT utility tokens – curated by Coinbase 

  Moderator: Maya Vujinovic, Ogroup

  David London, State & Local Policy, Coinbase

  Erick Gavin, VentureMiami

  Samir Mayekar, Deputy Mayor, City of Chicago

  4:15pm – 5:00pm
  Session V – “Crypto Framework for America” 

  5:00pm – 5:30pm
  Closing remarks by City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Tom Cochran, CEO of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Galaxy Digital.