In this lunchtime fireside chat, David will explore Rob's long experience in Crypto and the emerging elements of Web3. Time will be allocated for Q&A, so there will be great practical takeaways for both product folks, Web3/blockchain enthusiasts and also people new to crypto.

Key Takeaways:
- What does Web3 mean to you?
- Is there any good non-defi examples of Web3 that are competing with Web2?
- DAOs vs corps
- How Hedera is playing in
- About the HBAR Foundation - Defi and Web3- How you can get started in blockchain

About the speakers:

David Jones is the Founder/CEO of Contextual and defi dilettante. David will be asking the questions; a product-obsessed founder whose last company, ThreatMetrix, exited in March 19 for over $1B. His previous company exited to Surfcontrol (now Websense) and his current company is Contextual, which delivers a codeless SaaS Onboarding and Product Adoption platform for mobile and web applications.

Rob Allen is a value-driven entrepreneur, engineer, technologist, startup founder, conservationist and author. After 30 years in enterprise technology and consultancy in the banking, technology and military sectors, he now builds and advises sustainability-focused startups looking to use emerging technology to solve real world problems. He is the SVP for Ecosystem Acceleration at the HBAR Foundation, owns the consultancy nodl.io, and co-authored "Fintech Revolution: universal inclusion in the new financial ecosystem".

About Fishburners

Fishburners is much more than a co-working space. We are a not-for-profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier! We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our weekly lunch & learn workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.