TALKS & PODCASTS
Selected Talks
T. McConaghy, "Introducing Prediction Feeds [Predictoor]", Dappcon, Berlin, Sep 12, 2023 [Video][GSlides][PDF][blog post]
T. McConaghy, "bci/acc: A Path to Manage AI Risk, then Explore & Reshape the Cosmos", Foresight Institute Meetup, Berlin, Germany, Dec 15, 2023 [Slides - PDF][Glides]
Harvard Business Review / Exponential View Podcast, "Creating the Data Economy", Interviewed by Azeem Azhar, Interview Mar 20, 2019 [audio]
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), Paris, France, Mar 8, 2018 [slides][video][link]
T. McConaghy, "Nature 2.0: The Cradle of Civilization Gets an Upgrade", Keynote, SET Tech Festival (Innogy), Berlin, April 16, 2018 [slideshare][slides-PDF][video][link][blog post]
T. McConaghy, "Starships and Tokens: A Path to Human Self-actualization", Keynote, Convoco Forum 2017, Salzburg, Austria, July 29, 2017 [video][slides:pdf][slides:slideshare][blog post: "The Map"][event]
T. McConaghy, "Data, AI, and Tokens: Ocean Protocol", Keynote, 9984 Summit, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 6, 2017 [slides][video][event]
T. McConaghy, "AI, Blockchain, and Humanity," Keynote, Rise of AI, Berlin, May 11, 2017 [slides] [event] [video]
T. McConaghy, "Estonia E-Residency: Country as a Service", BDB & IPDB meetup, Feb 1, 2017 [slides] [event] [video]
T. McConaghy, "Cognitive Enhancement via Electronics and Artificial Intelligence," Invited Lecture, BrainTalks@UBC, Vancouver, May 10, 2012 [slides]
Podcasts & Interviews
The Jim Rutt Show, "EP 222 AI & Brain-Computer Interface Accelerationism (bci/acc)", Interviewed by Jim Rutt, Interview Jan 31, 2024 [link]
BraveNewCoin Crypto Conversation Podcast, "Ocean Predictoor - Decentralized Prediction Feeds", Interviewed by Andy Pickering, Nov 27, 2023 [link]
The Foresight Institute Podcast, "From Starships to Tokens: Pioneering Futures", interviewed by Allison Duettmann, Nov 22, 2023 [link] [link 2]
Unchained Podcast (Premium Edition), "Ocean Protocol", interviewed by Laura Shin, Jul 26, 2027 [link], [tweet]
T. McConaghy and Z. Austen, "Exploring Startup Society and Network State with Zane Austen & Trent McConaghy", interviewed by Alessandro Palombo, Mar 20, 2023 [YouTube]
History of NFTs Podcast, "ascribe NFT platform and Ocean Protocol data NFTs", interviewed by Jake Gallen on Feb 22, 2023; published Mar 23, 2023 [podcasts.apple.com]
Epicenter Podcast, "Ocean Protocol – AI & the Data NFT Marketplace (V4)", interviewed by Friederike Ernst, Feb 2, 2023 [epicenter.tv][apple podcasts][spotify podcasts][twitter]
DAOlens Twitter Space, "Exploring the Intersection of AI and DAOs", with T. McConaghy, Samantha Marin, Richard Blythman, Ricardo Garcia-Amaya [tweet][space], Feb 2, 2023
Foresight Institute Podcast, "T. McConaghy & Steve Omohundro - Welcome new players: Artificial Intelligences", Aug 12, 2022 [link]
The Adam McBride Podcast, "Ascribe Early Bitcoin NFT Platform", interviewed by Adam McBride, [twitter][Apple podcasts][Spotify podcasts], published Oct 25, 2021
Interdependence Podcast, "Slaying Moloch, starting the first crypto art registry, Bowie Bonds, Data markets and data unions with Ocean Protocol's Trent McConaghy", interviewed by Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon [twitter][interdependence.fm][Patreon podcast][interdependence.fm], published Oct 5, 2021
VitaDAO Podcasts, "Longevity Meets Blockchain", interviewed by Steven Zuber, VitaDAO, May 23, 2021 [video][tweet]
Epicenter Podcast, "Ocean Protocol: The Platform Making Waves in the Data Industry", interviewed by Sebastian Couture Online, published Nov 19, 2020 [epicenter.tv][Apple podcasts][Spotify]
Trusted Seed Spotlight, Interviewed by Jessica Zartler, with Jeff Emmett, interview Oct 12, 2020 [podcast channel]
Founders of Web3 Podcast, "Building a new data economy with blockchains", Interviewed by Jamie Burke, published May 2020 [link]
Cryptoeconomy Podcast, "Ocean Protocol", Interviewed by Mark Kilaghbian, interview Jan 21, 2020 [audio][podcast channel]
YangCast, "Universal Self-Actualization Income (USI) and Nature 2.0", Interviewed by Nima Ashgari, interview Oct 7, 2019
The Brad Laurie Show, "Ocean Protocol", Interviewed by Brad Laurie, with B. Pon and T. McConaghy, 2019 [Podcast interview][Announcement][Channel], Sep 13, 2019
The Jim Rutt Show, "Ocean Protocol", Interviewed by Jim Rutt, Interview Aug 27, 2019 [link]
Pretopia Podcast, Interiewed by Anish Mohammed and Nima Ashgary, Interview June 4, 2019 [audio]
Zlata Sushchik podcast, Interview May 8, 2019 [link]
Harvard Business Review / Exponential View Podcast, "Creating the Data Economy", Interviewed by Azeem Azhar, Interview Mar 20, 2019 [audio]
Coinlist AMA, Interviewed by Richard Muirhead, with B. Pon and T. McConaghy, Interview Feb. 27, 2019 [video]
"Einstein" TV show, Swiss National TV, "Nature 2.0, Ocean, and The Berlin Crypto Ecosystem", Organized by Manuel Stagars, Interview Berlin, Feb 12, 2019, aired Feb 28, 2019 [video 24:00]
"CNA Singapore Tonight" TV show, Singapore TV, Interview about AI Singapore and Ocean Protocol, aired Feb 25, 2019 [link]
CryptoInsider, "Ocean Protocol and Token Engineering", Interviewed by Tristan Roberts at Aracon, Berlin, Jan 30, 2019 [link]
The Bitcoin Podcast, Interviewed by Demetrick Lamarr, Interview Nov 8, Episode #324, 2018 [video][link]
Humancurrent / Complexity Labs podcast, "Complexity Science & Blockchain", Interviewed by Joss Colchester & Haley Campbell-Gross, with M. Zargham & T. McConaghy, Interview Oct 19, 2018 [video]
OST Live, "Ocean Protocol", Interviewed by Jose Mota, Interview Oct 17, 2018 [YouTube][iTunes][medium]
Bulk podcast,"Ocean, Data, and the Future of Freedom", interview by Yuri, Berlin, Sep 7, 2018 [YouTube][YouTube-Russian][twitter]
The Blockchain & Us Podcast, "AI, Data, Ocean, Nature 2.0, and Ben Franklin", interview by Manuel Stagars, Online, Aug. 23, 2018 [audio][audio-YouTube]
Venture Stories Podcast 2, "The Data Crisis and Ocean", interview by Erik Torenberg, Online, July 25, 2018 [audio]
Venture Stories Podcast 1, "ArtDAOs, Curation Markets and Token Curated Registries", interview by Erik Torenberg, with T. McConaghy and Simon de la Rouviere, Online, June 28, 2018 [audio]
Coin Crunch Podcast, "The Future of AI, Privacy & Identity (Without Facebook and Google)", interview by Sia Mohajer and Dan Fries, Online, Apr 24, 2018 [video][coincrunch.io]
Crypto Radio Thought Leaders Podcast, [link][cryptoradio.io], Online, Apr 23, 2018
Blockchain Innovation interview by Frederick Munawa. Online, Apr 17, 2018 [blockchain.global]
#BerlinCryptoCapital interview by Hugo Ansellem. Online, Apr 3, 2018 [tweetstorm]
Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) interview by Daniel Kmak, Chronologic. Ocean, BigchainDB, ethics. Paris, Mar 23, 2018 [video]
Token Daily AMA by Ben Tossell. Ocean. Online, Feb. 27, 2018 [link]
"Office Hour" AMA by Waikit Lau. Ocean. Online, Feb. 20, 2018 [link]
XING Media Hub interview by Caroline Rudelt. Ocean. DLD, Munich, Jan. 2018 [video]
br.de interview by Florian Regensburger. Ocean, sovereign personal data, fake news. DLD, Munich, Jan. 2018 [article]
Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future interview by Rhys Lindmark. Ocean, society. Online, Nov. 7, 2017 [medium][SoundCloud]
Bild (German business magazine) interview by Jan Vollmer. BigchainDB, Ocean, AI DAOs, The Map. Berlin, Nov. 2, 2017
Blockchain Hub interview by Piotr Misiurek. BigchainDB, Ocean. Online, Nov. 2, 2017 [video]
State Change interview by Arthur Falls. T. McConaghy and Kaidi Ruusalepp. Online, June 13, 2017
One World Identity "Block to the Future" podcast interview by Cameron D'Ambrosi. BigchainDB, society. June 13, 2017 [link]
Governing the Future podcast, ep. 1, interview by Hampus Jakobsson. AI DAOs, Blockchains, E-residency. June 11, 2017 [link]
Epicenter podcast, interview by Sebastien Couture, with T. McConaghy and Fred Ehrsam. "Data markets, IPDB." Online, May 23, 2017 [video][link]
Convergence VC podcast, ep. 1, interview by Jamie Burke and Lawrence Lundy. AI DAOs, convergence. Apr 30, 2017 [link]
Future Tech Podcast. BigchainDB, AI DAOs. Jan, 2017
Epicenter Bitcoin podcast, EB126, interview by Meher Royand Sebastian Couture. Scalable Public Distributed Databases With BigchainDB. April 13, 2016 [link]
Epicenter Bitcoin podcast, EB78, interview by Brian Fabian Crain and Sebastian Couture. Ascribe And The Internet Of Ownership. May 11, 2015 [link]
All Tutorials and Invited Talks
(includes upcoming talks)
T. McConaghy, "Two Races: Artificial & Human Superintelligence", Foresight Vision Weekend, Bueckeberg Palace, Bueckeberg, Jul 13, 2024
T. McConaghy, "Zero to Millions in Months: Token Engineering for Ocean Predictoor", EthCC 2024, Token Engineering Track, Brussels, Belgium, Jul 10, 2024 [slides - PDF][GSlides][tweet]
T. McConaghy, "AI World World Models [Predictoor -> ASI]", Berlin, Germany, May 24, 2024 [slides - PDF][GSlides][event link][gist of idea as tweet]
T. McConaghy, "On Decentralized AI", Berlin, Berchain "Blockchain meets AI" event, Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2024 [slides - PDF][event link]
T. McConaghy, "Artificial Superintelligence and Brain-Computer Interfaces: From AI risk to bci/acc", Decentralized Lugano // BIL event, Lugano, Switzerland, May 17, 2024 [slides - PDF][GSlides]
T. McConaghy, "The Data Value-Creation Loop: An Engineering Perspective on Data Flywheels and Supply Chains", Token Engineering Academy, online event, May 2, 2024 [video][Slides - PDF][GSlides][blog]
T. McConaghy, "bci/acc: A Path to Manage AI Risk, then Explore & Reshape the Cosmos", Foresight Institute Meetup, Berlin, Germany, Dec 15, 2023 [Slides - PDF][Glides]
T. McConaghy, "A Solarpunk future from Today's AI, Blockchain, and Brain Technologies", Foresight Institute Vision Weekend, France, Nov 18, 2023 [Video][Slides - PDF][GSlides]
T. McConaghy, "A Solarpunk future from Today's AI, Blockchain, and Brain Technologies", NASA Ecosystem Futures, webinar, Oct 18, 2023 [Slides - PDF][GSlides]
T. McConaghy, "Towards Sovereign General Intelligences", Smartcon by Chainlink, Barcelona, Oct 3, 2023 [video][Slides - PDF][GSlides]
T. McConaghy, "Meet Predictoor: Accountable Accurate Prediction Feeds", Ocean meetup, Berlin, Sep 13, 2023 [Slides - PDF][GSlides w gifs][blog post]
T. McConaghy, "Introducing Prediction Feeds [Predictoor]", Dappcon, Berlin, Sep 12, 2023 [Video][GSlides][PDF][blog post]
Panel with T. McConaghy, Martin Karlsson, Lou de Kerheluvez (moderator), "Tech trees to accelerate science and tech that's too ambitious for legacy institutions to take on: origins, vision, current capabilities", DeSci Berlin, Sep 8, 2023
T. McConaghy, "Token Engineering Verification: from TokenSPICE EVM Simulation to AI-Powered CAD", EthCC, Token Engineering Track, Paris, France, Jul 19, 2023 [tweetstorm] [Video] [Slides - Gslides] [Slides - PDF]
T. McConaghy, "A Token Decentralization Journey Under Fraud, Rug Pulls and Scam Attacks: The OCEAN Story", EthCC, Token Engineering Track, Paris, France, Jul 19, 2023 [tweetstorm] [Video] [Slides - GSlides] [Slides - PDF]
T. McConaghy, "Private User Profiles in Dapps, Via Your Wallet & Data NFTs", Infracon, Paris, France, Jul 18, 2023 [Video] [Slides - GSlides] [pre-event tweet] [post-event tweet]
T. McConaghy, "A Survey of Privacy Approaches for a Novel Blockchain Application", Antalpha zkml Hacker House, Paris, France, Jul 16, 2023
T. McConaghy with Allison Deuttmann, "Tech Trees and Starships and Tokens summary", DeSci Workshop, Paris, France, Jul 15, 2023 [event] [Slides - GSlides]
Panel with T. McConaghy, Illia Polosukhin (NEAR), Penryn (Worldcoin), Charles Okochu (AWS), "AI and Blockchain : Opportunities or Challenges?", Moderated by Sam Reynolds (Coindesk), BUIDL Asia 2023, Seoul, Korea, Jun 29, 2023, [Video]
T. McConaghy, "Decentralized Data Management for AI: A Hands-on Intro to Ocean", AI + Web3 Dev Day, Hosted by AntAlpha Labs at Google Startup Hub Korea, Seoul, Korea, Jun 1, 2023 [GSlides][pdf-slides]
T. McConaghy, "Composable DeSci Flows Via Token-Wrapped Data & Algorithms", DeSci Berlin, Berlin, May 24, 2022 [GSlides][pdf-slides]
T. McConaghy, "Demand-Side of CO2 Reduction" in panel "Crypto-Ecology: Web3 Technologies for Conservation?" with A. Kreitenweis and R. Fletcher, moderated by A. Leiter, at Sovereign Nature Initiative (SNI) Summit, De Ceuvel, Amsterdam, May 21, 2022 [GSlides][pdf-slides]
T. McConaghy, "Introduction to Ocean Protocol", Guest Lecture, University of Michigan, Feb 17, 2022 [slides-pdf]
T. McConaghy, "Smart contract development with TokenSPICE & Brownie", Keynote, PyCon Iran, Feb 17, 2022 [slides-pdf][video-mp4][video-YouTube]
T. McConaghy, "SNI Hackathon: An Intro to Ocean Protocol", Sovereign Nature Initiative, Jan 25, 2022 [slides-pdf]
T. McConaghy, "Edge Computing meets Web3: An Introduction to Ocean Protocol", EVE Summit Berlin, Dec 8, 2021 [slides-pdf]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean & Ocean Ecosystem", Deep Share @ OceanDAO Town Hall, Oct 6, 2021 [slides-pdf][video - starts 1:01:30] [tweetstorm]
T. McConaghy, "GAIA-X and the Web3 Sustainability Loop", GAIA-X, Aug 30, 2021 [slides-pdf]
T. McConaghy, "An Introduction to SPICE & TokenSPICE", Ocean Market Balancer Simulations research group, and Token Engineering Commons (back-to-back), June 24, 2021 [GSlides-short] [GSlides-long]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean Market Balancer Simulations For TE Academy", hosted by Angela Kreitenweis, Token Engineering Academy, May 21, 2021 [video][slides-pdf][slides-GSlides]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean, WISeKey and NFTs", The Leading Trusted NFT Event, panel, May 19, 2021 [video-short][video-full]
Panel with: T. McConaghy, M. Zargham, R. Miller, P. Kohlhaas, "AI DAOs & Flashbots", hosted by Steven Zuber, May 10, 2021 [video][tweet]
T. McConaghy, "Token Engineering for Ocean Protocol V3", hosted by Angela Kreitenweis, Token Engineering Community Workshop, Dec 9, 2020 [video][slides]
T. McConaghy, "Decentralized Data Markets With Ocean & Filecoin", Storage Markets Summit, Dec 11, 2020, online [event][slides]
T. McConaghy, "Data Marketplaces", MoCoBerlin (MOBI Colloqium), Feb 18, 2020, Berlin, Germany [event]
T. McConaghy, "Building Open Data Ecosystems with Ocean Protocol", Odyssey Connect, Feb 4-5, 2020, The Hague, Netherlands [link][slides]
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Global Data Commons", Roundtable on Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons, Jan 30-31, 2020, United Nations International Telecommunication Union HQ, Geneva, Switzerland [event]
T. McConaghy et al., Panel, Blockchain = Collaboration New Year’s Reception, Berchain & Royal Netherlands Embassy in Berlin, Jan 29, 2020, Berlin, Germany [link][event]
T. McConaghy, "Lessons Learned from Tokenization in Practice", Keynote, 2Tokens Workshop on Purpose-Driven Token Engineering, Jan 14, 2020, Delft, The Netherlands [event][link]
T. McConaghy et al., "Quantitative Trading in the New World of Digital Assets", Panel moderated by Michael Arrington, Battle of the Quants, Dec 10, 2019, London [event][pic]
T. McConaghy, "Unlocking AI with Data, for Smart Cities and Health", GCAAI & Ocean Protocol meetup, Dec 5, 2019, Berlin [slides][event]
T. McConaghy, TBD, Odyssey Conscious Cities Track Pre-conference, Jan 9, 2020, The Hague, Netherlands [link]
T. McConaghy, "Radical Markets and the Data Economy", RadicalxChange (RxC) Conference Berlin, Nov 22, 2019, Berlin [slides][link]
Prince Constantijn van Oranje (NL), Justyna Petsch (EU), Trent McConaghy, Arwen Smit (MOBI), "Game-changing Ecosystems", Panel, Odyssey Polaris, Nov 19, 2019, The Hague, Netherlands [video]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean and AI Commons", AI Commons Workshop, Oct 28, 2019, Paris [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Hacking Open the Open Data Economy, Ocean style", Outlier Ventures Diffusion, Oct 19-20, 2019, Berlin [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Nature 2.0", BOMA Summit Germany, Sep 25, 2019, Berlin [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean Protocol and E-Government", Blockchain Association of Ukraine, meetup (remote), July 11, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean Protocol and Energy", Event Horizon, June 19-20, 2019, Berlin [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "#ScalingAIforGood with AI Commons and Ocean Protocol", AI Commons Workshop, AI for Good Global Summit 2019, May 31, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Results of Scaling AI for Good Track", Main Stage, AI for Good Global Summit 2019, May 30, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
T. McConaghy, "Introduction to Scaling AI for Good Track", Scaling AI for Good Track, AI for Good Global Summit 2019, May 29, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland [slides]
T. McConaghy, "About Scaling AI for Good Track", Main Stage, AI for Good Global Summit 2019, May 28, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
T. McConaghy and A. Cadain, Track Co-chairs, "Scaling AI for Good", AI for Good Global Summit 2019, Geneva, Switzerland, May 27-31, 2019 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Towards an AI Commons", Rise of AI, Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "How Do We Spread the Benefits of AI & Data?", Hello Tomorrow, Paris, France, Mar 15, 2019, [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Introduction to Token Engineering Community", Token Engineering Meetup Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Mar 14, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Opportunities in the Web3 Data Economy", Token2049, Hong Kong, Mar 13, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Decentralized Orchestration for Applications in ML", Machine Learning Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Mar 12, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy (with Jernej Pregelj, Marcus Jones, Don Gossen), "Ocean Protocol V1 Product Release", Ocean Protocol Meetup, Berlin, Mar 3, 2019 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Ocean & Health", Panel talk, AI & Health panel, hosted by AI SG, Singapore, Feb. 22, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Scaling Up AI for Good", Ocean Protocol Meetup, Singapore, Feb. 20, 2019 [slides][event]
M. Hearn, A. Breitman, A. Luckow, T. McConaghy, "Mobility & Blockchain", Panel, moderated by C. Ballinger, MOBI Community Event, Munich, Feb 14, 2019
T. McConaghy, "On Decentralizing AI Data & Services", keynote, MOBI Community Event, Munich, Feb 14, 2019 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Nature 2.0", Nature 2.0 Deep Dive Track, DutchChain Odyssey, Feb 5, 2019 [video][slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "Deeper Dive into AI & Data", Workshop Q&A, DutchChain Odyssey, Feb 4, 2019 [slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "Towards an AI Commons", keynote, DutchChain Odyssey, Den Bosch, Feb 4, 2019 [slides - pdf][slides - slideshare][video][conference]
PJ Leimgruber, Jeff Emmett, T. McConaghy, "Token Curated Registries", panel, moderated by Luke Duncan, AraCon, Berlin, Jan 29-30, 2019
T. McConaghy, "How AI & Blockchain Help the UN SDGs", United Nations, Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Role of Public Institutions in the Transformative Impact of New Technologies, NYC, Dec 13-14, 2018 [slides]
Amir Banifatemi, Sean McGregor, and T. McConaghy, "AI for Good In Action", NeurIPS, Montreal, Canada, Dec 2, 2018 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains Infuse Ethical Opinions. Now What?" (keynote), Revision Summit, Berlin, Nov 20, 2018 [slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "Intro to Token Engineering Community", Token Engineering Global Gathering, Berlin, Oct. 25, 2018 [slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "The Web3 Data Economy: Ocean Protocol", Web3 Summit, Berlin, Oct. 22-24, 2018 [slides][slideshare][video][blog post][link]
T. McConaghy, "Intro to AI & AI DAOs: Nature 2.0 Edition", Nature 2.0 hackerspace, Web3 Summit, Berlin, Oct. 22-24, 2018 [slides][link]
Ilya Kirnos, Dr. Tony Jebara, T. McConaghy et al, Data Panel, WorldSummitAI, Amsterdam, Oct 10-11, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, "New Superpowers for Data Scientists: Ocean Protocol", WorldSummitAI, Amsterdam, Oct 10-11, 2018 [slideshare][slides-PDF][blog post][link]
A. Banifatemi, S. Porter, T. McConaghy, et al, "AI Commons" announcement, WorldSummitAI, Amsterdam, Oct 10-11, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy et al, AI panel, Innogy Machine Economy Unconference, Berlin, Oct 4, 2018
T. McConaghy, roundtable, EY Blockchain Night, Berlin, Sep. 13, 2018
T. McConaghy, "An Intro to AI", Future Proptech, Berlin, Sep. 13, 2018 [slideshare][slides-pdf][video][link]
R. Selkis, B. Bollen, D. de Jonghe, T. McConaghy, "Token Engineering", Panel, ETHBerlin, Berlin, Sept. 8, 2018 [video][link]
T. McConaghy, "Free Range Algorithms", StartupNight Wlounge fireside chat, in conversation with Elad Verbin, Berlin, Sep. 7, 2018
T. McConaghy, "[Future of Work edition] Nature 2.0", Dezentral Berlin, Berlin, Sept. 6, 2018 [slideshare][slides-pdf][link]
T. McConaghy, "[AI edition] Nature 2.0", aka "What Happens if an AI Can Own Itself?", IFA+ Summit, Berlin, Sept. 2, 2018 [link]
M. Köppelmann, J. Lubin, J. Hope, J. Brekke, T. McConaghy, "Risks of Blockchain", Panel, Dappcon, Berlin, July 20, 2018
T. McConaghy, "Blockchain & Saskatchewan", Innovation Place, Saskatoon, Canada, June 27, 2018
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Digital Product School of Unternehmer, Technical University Munich (TUM), Munich, June 12, 2018
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Cryptoeconomics Hub, Madrid, June 6, 2018 [video][slides]
T. McConaghy, "Token Engineering Community Update", Token Engineering Meetup Berlin, Berlin, May 28, 2018
T. McConaghy, InfoShare, Gdansk, Poland, May 22-23, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Opportunities for GP Researchers in Blockchain", Genetic Programming Theory and Practice, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, May 20, 2018 [slideshare][slides-pdf]
A. Banifatemi, T. McConaghy, et al, "Towards an AI Commons", AI for Good Global Summit 2018, May 16, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Token Engineering Community", Token Engineering Global Gathering 1, NYC, May 13, 2018 [video][slides]
T. McConaghy, "Complex Systems and Blockchain", Stanford University, May 4, 2018 [slides- pdf][slideshare]
T. McConaghy, "AI, Data, and Incentive Machines" (Brief intro to blockchain and AI*blockchain), EU, Brussels, Apr 25, 2018 [slides][pic]
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Event Horizon, Berlin, May 18, 2018
T. McConaghy, "Nature 2.0: The Cradle of Civilization Gets an Upgrade", Keynote, SET Tech Festival (Innogy), Berlin, April 16, 2018 [slideshare][slides-PDF][link]
T. McConaghy, Panel, "Blockchain: Theory, Practice, and Application", Boao Forum, Haikou, Hainan, PR China, April 11, 2018
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Token Economy - Silicon Valley HK Symposium, Honh Kong, April 8, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, Panel, Nobel Laureate HK Meeting, Hong Kong, April 7, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Curated Proofs Markets and Token-Curated Identities in Ocean Protocol", 9984 Blockchain Meetup, Berlin, Mar 28, 2018 [slideshare][slides-pdf][video]
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", BlockchainUA, Kiev, Ukraine, Mar 23, 2018 [video][slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "Towards a Practice of Token Engineering", Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), Paris, France, Mar 8, 2018 [slides][video][link]
T. McConaghy, "Top Down? Bottom Up? A Survey of Hierarchical Design Methodologies", Machine Learning Group Berlin, Berlin, Feb. 26, 2018 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Token Design as Optimization Design", 9984 Blockchain Meetup, Berlin, Feb 7, 2018 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Data, AI and Tokens: Ocean Protocol", Decentralized AI Summit, San Francisco, Feb 1, 2018 [slides][link]
T. McConaghy, "Tokens and Complex Systems", Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, Jan 31, 2018 [slides][video][link]
S. Waterhouse, T. McConaghy, more (panel). "Blockchains & Token Economy", panel moderated by R. Muirhead, Davos, Jan. 23, 2018
Roman Sulzhyk, T. McConaghy, et al., "Consensus Algorithms", panel moderated by Roman Mandeleil, BIP001 Conference, Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2018 [link][pic]
T. McConaghy, Nicolas Brand, et al.,"Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain", panel moderated by Mike Butcher, DLD Conference, Munich, Germany, Jan. 22, 2018 [link]
T. McConaghy, "A New Data Economy with Power to the People", TedX Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Nov 26, 2017 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "A New Data Economy giving Power to the People: Ocean protocol", Blockchains Berlin, Berlin, Nov 23, 2017 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "A decentralized data marketplace, for applications in artificial intelligence and beyond", Data Natives, Berlin, Nov 16, 2017 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Sunny Days Tech, Rainy Days Law", Internet of Agreements Conference, Digital Catapult, London, UK, Oct. 16, 2017 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Data, AI, and Tokens: Ocean Protocol", Keynote, 9984 Summit, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 6, 2017 [slides][video][event]
T. McConaghy, "Starships and Tokens: A Path to Human Self-actualization", innogy Machine Economy UnConference, Berlin, Sep 28, 2017 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI, from Data Exchanges to Millionaire AIs", keynote, data2day, Heidelberg, Germany, Sep 27, 2017 [slides][event]
T. McConaghy, "Starships and Tokens: A Path to Human Self-actualization", Keynote, Convoco Forum 2017, Salzburg, Austria, July 29, 2017 [video][slides:pdf][slides:slideshare][blog post: "The Map"][event]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI II", PyData Berlin, Berlin, June 30, 2017 [slides][video][event]
T. McConaghy, "A Canadian startup in Berlin", Embassy of Canada, Berlin, June 14, 2017
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI II", Machine Learning Group Berlin, Berlin, June 12, 2017 [slides][event]
T. McConaghy, "Tech is influencing society – for better or worse", #DisruptPopulism, Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2017 [slides][event]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI [incl self driving cars exchange]", Consensus 2017, New York, USA, May 22-24, 2017 [slides][video][event]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Blockchain Database for the Planet", InfoShare, Gdansk, Poland, May 18, 2017 [slides] [video] [event]
T. McConaghy, "AI, Blockchain, and Humanity," Keynote, Rise of AI, Berlin, May 11, 2017 [slides] [event] [video]
T. McConaghy, "A conversation about blockchain for a good planet", Breaking Bright, Berlin, May 9, 2017 [event]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB, Blockchains, and AI", private C-Level enterprise event, Berlin, Apr 20, 2017
T. McConaghy, "AI DAOs", BigchainDB & IPDB Meetup, Berlin, Apr 5, 2017 [event] [slides] [video]
T. McConaghy, "Introduction to AI, By Example", BigchainDB & IPDB Meetup, Berlin, Apr 5, 2017 [event] [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blue Ocean Databases", panelist, OpenOcean CEO Summit, London, Apr 4, 2017 [event]
T. McConaghy, "AI, Blockchain, and Humanity: The Next 10 Billion Years of Human Civilization", Convoco 3.0 - AI and the Common Good, Berlin, Apr 1, 2017 [slides] [video] [Convoco]
T. McConaghy, "Tools to Help *You* Rewire Music: COALA IP | IPDB | BigchainDB", Open Music Initiative, New York City, Mar 10, 2017 [slides] [event]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB - a Blue Ocean, Blockchain Database", BigchainDB Hackfest, Feb 28, 2017 [slides] [video] [event writeup]
T. McConaghy, "Estonia E-Residency: Country as a Service", BDB & IPDB meetup, Feb 1, 2017 [slides] [event] [video]
T. McConaghy, panelist, "Convergence, hosted by Outlier Ventures", Berlin, Jan 31, 2017 [event]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet", MongoDB User Group, Berlin, Jan 18, 2017 [event]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for Real Estate", Berlin Blockchain for Real Estate, Berlin, Jan 12, 2016 [video][slides][event]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet," Riga Blockchain meetup (remote), Riga, Latvia, Jan 10, 2017 [event]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchain + Copyright Panel," USPTO HQ, USA, Dec 9, 2016
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI," Big Data (Data Natives) meetup, Berlin, Dec 15, 2016 [event][slides]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet," BigchainDB // IPDB Meetup, Berlin, Dec 7, 2016 [slides][event]
T. McConaghy, "T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for AI," ESMT, Berlin, Dec 2, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "An Example-Based Intro to AI, and Possible AI Futures", private c-level audience, Nov 29, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet," Blockchain meetup, Geneva, Nov 23, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet," Blockchain meetup, Zurich, Nov 22, 2016 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Big Data Blockchain Databases For the Enterprise," ABBL, Luxembourg, Nov 8, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains for Artificial Intelligence," Machine Learning Group, Berlin, Nov 7, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Unlocking Enterprise Blockchain Applications with Big Data Thinking," EFMA, Barcelona, Oct 24, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Panel on convergence of AI, VR, blockchain", Convergence meetup hosted by Outlier Ventures, London, Oct 17, 2016 [event]
T. McConaghy, "The Blockchain Transformation for the World", emerce eday executive session, Amsterdam, Oct 6, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "A Public Database for the Planet", darefest, Antwerp, Aug 24, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Reflections of a Recovering Bio-Narcissist on the Singularity", riseof.ai, Aug 18, 2016, Berlin [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "Is it a blockchain? Is it a database? When worlds collide", Strange Group, July 28, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains and Open Data", Open Edu Hackathon, July 23, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database", invited talk, Fintech Storm Summit, London, July 14, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains in a Big Data World", invited talk, Tech Open Air (TOA), Berlin, July 13, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "AI, Blockchains, and DAOs", invited talk, Algorithms & Data Challenges, Berlin, July 11, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A scalable blockchain database", invited talk, BIP001, Odessa, July 7, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains in a Big Data World", invited talk, Big Data Beers, Berlin, June 24, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Upgrading the Internet, for Creators", invited talk, DACS, London, June 22, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: a scalable blockchain database", Dutch Blockchain Conference, Amsterdam, June 20, 2016 [video] [slides]
T. McConaghy, "ascribe, BigchainDB, and IPDB in Decentralization Moonshot", panel moderated by W. Hanamura, Decentralized Web Summit, Internet Archive, San Francisco, June 8, 2016 [video]
C. Lundquist, T. McConaghy, J. Benet, "Rewiring the internet for decentralization", panel moderated by L. Siele, Decentralized & Encrypted, Berlin, June 1, 2016 [video]
T. McConaghy, "IPDB: A Public Database for the Planet", invited talk, Decentralized & Encrypted, Berlin, June 1, 2016 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database, in Python" PyData Berlin, May 20, 2016 [slides][video]
T. McConaghy, "A Celebration of Berlin & Blockchain", keynote, GTEC Blockchain Innovation Ceremony, May 17, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database," invited talk, Blockchain Tech Lab, hosted by Coinsilium, Apr 13, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "The Web & Intellectual Property," invited talk, Blockchain Tech Lab, hosted by Coinsilium, Apr 13, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database," invited talk, Bitcoin Wednesday, Amsterdam, Apr 6, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Provenance & Digital Art," invited talk, Blockchain Workshops, NYC, Apr 4, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database," invited talk, Blockchain Workshops, NYC, Apr 4, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database," invited talk, Blockchains Berlin, Mar, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "BigchainDB: A Scalable Blockchain Database," invited talk, d10e Amsterdam, Feb, 2016 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Blockchains and Big Data", invited talk, Data Natives 2015, Berlin, Germany, Nov 20, 2015 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Cognitive Enhancement and Artificial Intelligence", invited talk, Zeppelin University, Berlin, Nov 12, 2015 [link] [pdf]
T. McConaghy, Smart Contracts and Alternative IP Systems", Panel member, Blockchain Workshop, Hong Kong, China, Oct 13, 2015 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Towards an ownership layer for the internet, via blockchain and machine learning", invited talk, AltConvention, Batumi, Georgia, Oct 9, 2015 [link]
T. McConaghy, "The Futurist CTO: Moore’s Law and Cognitive Enhancement as Career Planning Rails", invited talk, CTO Circle, Berlin, Germany, Oct 8, 2015 [link] [pdf]
T. McConaghy, "Fast Design Sweep - A New Approach to Reconcile Manual and Automated Circuit Design", MICAS Seminar, KU Leuven, Belgium, July, 2015 [link]
T. McConaghy, "Rewiring the Internet for Ownership with Big Data and Blockchains", keynote, PyData Berlin, May 30, 2015 [slides] [video]
T. McConaghy,"The Original Hypertext, and the Future Internet", Singularity Meets Self Improvement Berlin, May 5, 2015, Berlin, Germany [link].
T. McConaghy, "Copyright on the Blockchain: SPOOL Protocol Specification and Reference Application", April, 2015 [slides]
T. McConaghy,"Copyright, the Internet, and the Blockchain", Bitcoin Startups Berlin, Mar 24, 2015, Berlin, Germany [slides][link].
T. McConaghy, "MARS: Insights from Carts, Insights for Nets", Berlin Machine Learning Group [link], Feb 2, 2015, Berlin, Germany
T. McConaghy, "Singularity Group: Will Humans Win the Race Against the Machines?", Panel chair and speaker, Online Educa Berlin [link], Dec 4, 2014
T. McConaghy, "Genetic Programming and Symbolic Regression", invited talk, Algorithms & Data Challenges, Nov 27, 2014, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Massively Shallow Learning with FFX", invited talk, Algorithms and Data Challenges, Nov 27, 2014, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy,"Blockchain, Throughput, and Big Data", Bitcoin Startups Berlin, Oct 28, 2014, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Computers that are Creative", SMSI meetup, Berlin, October, 2014.
T. McConaghy, "Driving Moore's Law with Python-Powered Machine Learning", invited talk, PyData Berlin, July, 2014 [slides] [video]
T. McConaghy, "Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Regression", invited talk, Data Science Retreat / Hacker Retreat, Microsoft Ventures, Berlin, July 2014 and Oct 2014 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Positive Singularity Scenarios", SMSI, Berlin, July 7, 2014
T. McConaghy, "A Farmboy's Guide to (Dinging) the Galaxy", invited talk, Data Science Retreat / Hacker Retreat, Microsoft Ventures, Berlin, June, 2014 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Bayesian Global Optimization and Knowledge Extraction for Active Predictive Analytics", invited talk, Machine Learning meetup, May, 2014, c-Base, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Cognitive Enhancement", invited keynote, Data Science Day, May, 2014, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Predicting Black Swans for Fun and Profit: High-Dimensional Estimation of Low Failure Rates for Memory Design", invited talk, Algorithms meetup, February, 2014, co-up Networking, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "The Singularity via Cognitive Enhancement", invited talk, Future-Tensing meetup, January, 2014, co-up Networking, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Analog Behavior in Custom IC Variation-Aware Design", invited talk, International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, November, 2013, San Jose, CA, USA [paper][slides]
T. McConaghy, "AI and Moore's Law", Singularity Meets Self Improvement, October, 2013, Berlin, Germany [slides]
T. McConaghy (with D. Nenni, G. Gielen, Y. Cao, and T. Ku), "Winning in Monte Carlo: Managing Simulations under Variability and Reliability", Tutorial, Design Automation Conference (DAC), June, 2013, Austin, TX, USA
T. McConaghy, "Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust: Trust in Analog Computer-Aided Design", Invited Lecture, Frontiers in Analog CAD (FAC), Berkeley, USA, Feb, 2013 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "Cognitive Enhancement via Electronics and Artificial Intelligence," Invited Lecture, BrainTalks@UBC, Vancouver, May 10, 2012 [slides]
T. McConaghy, "A Unified Methodology for Fast, Accurate, Variation-Aware Design", Invited Lecture, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, April, 2012
T. McConaghy, "A Unified Methodology for Fast, Accurate, Variation-Aware Design", in Tutorial "Advances in Variation-Aware Modeling, Verification, and Testing of Analog ICs", Design Automation and Test Europe (DATE), March, 2012
T. McConaghy, "Fast, Parasitic-Aware PVT Design and Verification", Nanometer Verification Workshop, Sept, 2011
T. McConaghy, "Modern Statistical Methods for Variation-Aware Modeling, Analysis, and Design", CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, Whistler, BC, June, 2011
T. McConaghy, "Solido and variation-aware design", In panel "DAC headaches", John Cooley, moderator, Design Automation Conference, San Diego, CA, June, 2011
T. McConaghy, "Fast and familiar variation-aware design", In panel "Process variability: challenges and solutions", Design Automation & Test Europe (DATE) conference, Grenoble, France, March, 2011
T. McConaghy, "Techniques in industrial-scale variation-aware custom IC design", ESAT-MICAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, March, 2011.
T. McConaghy, "The future of adaptive hardware is what you make it", In panel "Architectures and design in the context of future adaptive hardware solutions", Adrian Stoica, moderator, NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS), Anaheim, CA, June, 2010
T. McConaghy, "Ask the tough questions first", In panel "Real challenges in evolvable hardware", Andy Tyrell, moderator, International Conference on Evolvable Systems (ICES), Prague, Czech Republic, September, 2008
T. McConaghy, "Statistical knowledge extraction in analog circuit design", In tutorial "Robust AMS Design", Design Automation Conference (DAC), Anaheim, CA, June, 2008.
T. McConaghy, "New approaches to hierarchical design methodologies, for design of complex analog circuits," University of Venice ECLT, Venice, Italy, 2007.
T. McConaghy, "The payoff of domain knowledge, with application to industrially relevant analog circuit design", ProtoLife Inc., Venice, Italy, 2007.
T. McConaghy, "How evolutionary algorithms provide a fresh perspective on analog circuit designs", MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), Boston, USA, 2006.
G.G.E. Gielen and T. McConaghy, "Analog CAD research at KU Leuven: Challenges, developments, and outlook", Philips Semiconductor, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2005.
T. McConaghy, "Efficient optimization for industrial analog circuit design", ESAT-MICAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 2003.
T. McConaghy, "Industrial-scale analog synthesis", Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2003.
T. McConaghy, "Efficient optimization for industrial analog circuit design", University of Cincinatti, Cincinatti, USA, 2003.
T. McConaghy, "Efficient optimization for industrial analog circuit design", State University New York, Cincinatti, USA, 2003.
T. McConaghy, "A multi-objective hierarchical methodology for synthesis of large scale electronic designs", 3rd NASA/DoDWorkshop on Evolvable Hardware, Long Beach, CA, 2001
T. McConaghy, "Why Superman is amazing", Melfort, Canada, 1984 (my first speech lol)
T. McConaghy, "Rewiring the Internet, for Creators", invited talk, IFA + Summit, Berlin, Germany, Sept 8, 2015 [link] [report]T. McConaghy, "Towards an Ownership Layer for the Internet", invited talk, Bitcoin Wednesday Conference Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Sept 2, 2015 [link]