Ken Chapman’s Post

🔸Welcome Alana Ackerson. On March 3, CryptoMondays STAMFORD hosts its growing community at Sign of the Whale for an another great CM event sponsored by XDC Network. Alana is a technology entrepreneur, venture investor, and theologian. Alana has founded and led multi-billion-dollar technology ventures and asset management firms, blending entrepreneurial vision with strategic execution. As an Investment Partner at Connecticut Innovations – the strategic venture arm of the state of Connecticut – she deploys capital and expertise to fuel early-stage companies. Previously, Alana founded HQ Digital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, where she collaborated with leading innovators in digital assets, blockchain, and decentralized finance. She also co-founded Figure Technologies, a multi-billion-dollar consumer fintech company. As CEO of the Thiel Foundation, Alana championed initiatives that empowered visionary entrepreneurs and advanced early-stage investments in transformative science and technology projects. Alana will speak about her view on investing in Web3 as well as be available to sign her recently released book "Creative Humans: How Technology is Transforming Human Nature and Possible Futures" Event location: 6 Harbor Point Road, Stamford, CT Free Parking: a large lot around the corner: Washington Blvd and Atlantic St, Stamford, CT. The event is free, but you must RSVP to reserve a limited spot here: https://lu.ma/ypqv62qs Schedule: 6:00pm: Arrive + Networking 6:30: Welcome from our host/sponsor Ken Chapman, Intro by Emily Goodman Keynote by Alana Ackerson 7:00 Book signing and networking continued Can't wait to see you there! Your CM-STM hosts: Keith Styrcula David Mikulecky Jason Cabral Emily Goodman Sebastian Bea, OLY and Ken Lou Kerner CryptoMondays Collective Sophia Shluger Evan Malanga Gabriella Kusz Anthony B. Richard Walker Peter Glyman Rhonda Eldridge, CPA, CA Kristin (Cole) Rames Randy Tokar Michelle Noyes, CAIA Julie Fellows Joshua Frank Mike Belshe Annelise Osborne Greg Feibus Angus O'Callaghan Atul Khekade Ritesh Kakkad Nadine Chakar May Michelson Jen Berry Ryden Holman Joana Gapuz Sean White André Casterman Matthew Archuleta XDC Foundation Brandi Reynolds, CAMS-Audit, CCAS #crypto #technology