Virtual Summit: Special Jurisdictions in a Post-Covid World

ABOUT THE EVENT
DON’T ARGUE ABOUT IT, BUILD THE ALTERNATIVE.
 In the aftermath of COVID-19, the world will need to rebuild economically and politically. To prepare for this, the Startup Societies Foundation is hosting a virtual summit that will explore how special jurisdictions can combat pandemics and rebuild governance, institutions and economies in the aftermath of COVID-19.

This conference will explore how small and special jurisdictions have an advantage when dealing with
Coronavirus and similar pandemics.

Their size makes it more manageable for governments to trace goods, and people, as well as implement drastic measures to fight health threats. Successful containment strategies within Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau are evidence of this.

Other special juridisdictions, like Special Economics Zones (SEZ’s), can facilitate trade as states enact policies to reduce transmission. Trade barriers will likely follow recent travel restrictions as states are more motivated to control their own supply chains. Yet, states must still trade. SEZs can provide a bastion of global exchange amid mounting tensions. Also, SEZs that focus on medical technologies can help firms create preventive treatments or vaccines. These innovative Zones can also be administered by Distributed Ledger Technologies, reducing the need physical contact.

At the depth of the pandemic –
was the time to lay the foundation.
Don’t Panic. Build.

On May 1st-2nd, this live virtual event will bring together leaders
in special jurisdictions, policy making, epidemiology, distributed ledger
technology, and data science.

Register

Featured Speakers

HIS SERENE HIGHNESS PRINCE MICHAEL OF LIECHTENSTEIN

GEOPOLITICAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES AG, FOUNDER

TIM DRAPER

FOUNDER OF DRAPER ASSOCIATES

TAAVI KOTKA

COFOUNDER OF ESTONIA’S ERESIDENCY PROGRAM

BALAJI S. SRINIVASAN

FORMER GENERAL PARTNER AT ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ

ROGER VER

CEO, BITCOIN.COM

IBRAHIM NATOUR

MAYOR OF RAWABI

PATRI FRIEDMAN

FOUNDER AND GENERAL PARTNER OF PRONOMOS CAPITAL

MWIYA MUSOKOTWANE

FOUNDER OF NKWASHI PRIVATE CITY

JAMES EHRLICH

CEO, REGEN VILLAGES

MARK BEER

CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE METIS INSTITUTE

SAM CASSATT

FOUNDER ALIGNED CAPITAL

MARQUIS CABRERA

CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STAT ZERO

DR. ANDREAS BAUMGARTNER

CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE METIS INSTITUTE

OLIVER PORTER

FOUNDER, SANDY SPRINGS GEORGIA

ROBIN HANSON

PROFESSOR, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

OMAR M HANNOUN

PARTNERSHIPS AND VENTURES LEAD AT MINE DIGITAL

WADE SHEPARD

AUTHOR OF “GHOST CITIES”

BRITTANY KAISER

CO-FOUNDER AT OWN YOUR DATA FOUNDATION

LOTTA MOBERG

AUTHOR, “THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES”

CLAUDE BAISSAC

FMR. PRESIDENT, WORLD ECONOMIC ZONE ASSOCIATION

JASON POTTS

PROFESSOR, RMIT AND DIRECTOR, BIOCHAIN INNOVATION HUB

TITUS GEBEL

CEO, FREE PRIVATE CITIES

MICHAEL CASTLE MILLER

DIRECTOR, POLITAS

JIM COLEMAN

HEAD OF ECONOMICS, WSP

TOM W. BEL

AUTHOR, “YOUR NEXT GOVERNMENT?”

NATHALIE MEZZA-GARCIA

Affiliation

DINIS GUARDA

AUTHOR FOUNDER CHAIRMAN ZTUDIUM CITIESABC/TECHABC

MICHAEL STRONG

FOUNDER, RADICAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

BRENT TRAIDMAN

CRO / FinTech / Advisor / Consultant

JASON BLICK

CEO OF EQI BANK

RICARDO PLATA

SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF BARRANQUILLA

RICARDO VIVES

PRESIDENT OF PUERTO DE ORO

JOE QUIRK

CEO OF THE SEASTEADING INSTITUTE

MARK FRAZIER

CHAIRMAN OF STARTUP SOCIETIES FOUNDATION AND PRESIDENT OF OPENWORLD

MARK LUTTER

DIRECTOR OF THE CHARTER CITIES INSTITUTE

TRENT LARSON

SENIOR MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT AT MEDICI LAND GOVERNANCE

RICK WILLARD

FOUNDER OF AGENTIC

YANEER BAR-YAM

NEW ENGLAND’S COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

JOEL TELPNER

SENIOR PARTNER AT SULLIVAN AND WORCESTER LLP

CARLOS GERSHENSON

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF COMPLEXITY DIGEST

BRIAN ROBERTSON

PARTNER

DRYDEN BROWN

CEO AND FOUNDER OF BLUE BOOK CITIES

GARY LACHANCE

FOUNDER OF THE DECENTRALIZED DANCE PARTY

DAY ONE

Eastern Daylight Times Provided

10:00 AM – Keynote
Joseph McKinney
Founder & CEO Startup Societies Foundation
Welcoming Remarks

10:10 AM Keynote
Roger Ver
CEO Bitcoin.com
Financial and Political Decentralization in a Post Covid 19 World

10:40 AM – Keynote
His Serene Highness Prince Michael Von Liechtenstein
Local Solutions for Global Problems

11:00 AM – Fireside
Mayor Ibrahim Natour of Rawabi & Omar M Hannoun Mayor City of Rawabi
Head of Venture at Mine Digital
Restarting the Global Economy With New Cities

11:20 AM – Keynote
Wade Shepard
New Silk Road Post Covid 19

11:50 AM – Keynote
Mwiya Musokotwane
Charter Cities to Empower the Global South

12:20 PM – Fireside
Mark Beer, Dr. Andreas Baumgartner, and Kim Siegel
Autonomous Special Juirisdiction Legal Systems

12:50 PM – Keynote
Taavi Kotka
The Emergence of the Governance-as-a-Service Industry

1:10 PM – Keynote
Claude Baissac
Reconstructing Globalism with SEZs in a Post Covid 19 World

1:30 PM – Break
Lunch

2:10 PM – Keynote
Robin Hanson
Variolation as a Strategy to Reduce Transmissions

2:30 PM – Keynote
Michael Castle Miller
Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Special Jurisdictions: Templates for Health, Security, and Prosperity

2:50 PM – Keynote
James Erlich
Self Sustaining Communities During Pandemics

3:10 PM – Panel
Dinis Guarda, Sam Cassatt, Aaron Voisine, Trent Larson, and Bradley Hook
Venture Invetment – Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation of Goverments and Special Jurisdictions

3:50 PM – Break
Networking and Break out Sessions

3:50 PM – Keynote
Balaji S. Srinivasan
Former General Partner – Andreessen Horowitz
Red and Green Zones: The Future of Pandemic Control

4:50 PM – Keynote
Lee Hansen & Lennart Lopin
CEO – Impact Investing
Digital Currency to Enable Markets

5:10 PM – Closing
Joe McKinney  

DAY TWO

Day Two Eastern Daylight Times provided

9:40 AM – Keynote
Mark Frazier
HOAs and Condos Against Pandemics

10:00 AM – Panel
Jim Coleman, Lotta Moberg, Tom W. Bell, Mark Lutter, and Thibault Serlet (Moderator)
Innovative SEZs to Regrow the Global Economy

10:40 AM – Panel
Joe Sanchis, Marquis Cabrera, MonMondher Khanfir, Alexander Kreindler and Early Boykins (Moderator)
Investing in Special Jurisdictions and the Technology That Enables Them

11:20 AM – Keynote
Michael Strong
Zoning for Prosperity rather than Zoning for Poverty

11:35 AM – Intro
Nathalie Mezza-Garcia
Business Case with Social Impact for Floating Zones

11:50 AM – Keynote
Titus Gebel
How a Free Private City Can Address a Pandemic

12:10 PM – Keynote
Oliver Porter
Private industry and Private Jurisdictions to Prevent and Recover From Pandemics

12:30 PM – Fireside
Jason Blick & Brent Tanner
Banks without Borders: Using Special Jurisdictions and Digitally Enabled Banks to Allow for Global Transfers

1:00 PM – Break
Lunch

1:30 PM – Panel
Ricardo Vives and Ricardo Plata
How Muncipalities and Special Districts Can Lead the Charge Against Covid 19

2:00 PM – Keynote
Maria Vadel
FDI in Port Cities

2:00 PM – Break
Networking Session and Breakout Sessions

2:20 PM – Fireside
Carlos Gershenson and Yaneer Bar-Yam
Complex Governance of Pandemics

2:50 PM – Panel
Britanny Kaiser
Data Sovereignty and Pandemic Tracking

3:30 PM – Keynote
Patri Friedman
Investor’s perspective on Startup Societies

3:50 PM – Keynote
Joe Quirk
Seasteading In a Post Covid 19 World

4:10 PM – Panel
Rik Willard, David Johnston, Joel Telpner and Brent Traidman
Digital Transformation for Central Banks and Financial Ecosystems

4:50 PM – Keynote
Jason Potts
Captialism After Satoshi and Covid 19

5:10 PM – Keynote
Gary Lachance
Announcement about Decentralized Dance Party 

Special Events

VIP Welcome Event

Get a full day head start by joining us for our VIP-only event on April 30th from 6-9pm ET. We’ve got all sorts of surprises in store for you, including guests you won’t want to miss!

Special Guest: Tim Draper (of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Draper University) will join us live for the opening ceremony!
Investor Roundtable: Industry experts from NeWay and Pronomos Capital will be present to discuss the hottest issues of the day!
Break Out Session: Industry experts will lead discussion groups that provide an opportunity to learn and network with leaders in the movement.

Start your conference experience off with a bang by reserving your VIP slot now!

Virtual Decentralized Dance Party

What kind of conference would it be if there wasn’t a blowout bash to cap it off? Don’t let social distancing keep you from dancing your heart out on Day Two (May 2nd at 5pm ET) for our Virtual Dance Party!

Your living room is the place to be: Clear out plenty of space! Put up lights, dress your best, this exclusive VIP event is streamed live!
Multi-stream support: No one parties alone on our watch. You’ll be able to show off your moves as dozens of other VIP livestreamers simultaneously join you!
This ain’t your grandpa’s record player: We’ll be spinning the hottest dance and electronic club mixes live on air, so if you’ve got a knob for it, crank your bass up!