SHIFT NYC 2025

​🎤 Sonic SVM Presents: SHIFT @ NYC Accelerate

​​📅 May 19, 2025
- SHIFT Keynotes & Panels 12PM - 5PM ET
- Happy Hour 5PM - 7:30PM ET
📍 Classic Car Club Manhattan, New York City

​Hosted by: Sonic SVM, Metaplex, MetaMask, OKX Wallet
Sponsored by: Donut, Studio B, IVC, WonderStruck, Solayer

​​Please note: This is an invite-only event. Registration is subject to approval.

​​Full Agenda:

​12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Check-in & Light Networking (Optional)
Classic Car Club Manhattan

​1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
Moderator: Michael Marcantonio, Head of DeFi at Galaxy Digital
Panelists:

• ​Cindy, Co-Founder at Drift
• ​Kash, Cat Herder at Jupiter
• ​Ray, Core Contributor at aPriori
• ​Aric, GP of Venture at Manifold

​1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
Moderator: Arif Kazi, Head of BD at Sonic SVM
Panelists:

• ​Christian Montoya, Network Expansion Product Lead at MetaMask
• ​Ann Chien, Partner at IVC
• ​Shreyas Hariharan, Consumer Lead at Monad
• ​Brandon Goss, Head of Research at Injective

​2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Keynote: Stephen Hess, CEO at Metaplex

​2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
Moderator: Tanthai, Founder & CEO at Wonderstruck
Panelists:

• ​Naman Kapasi, Partner at Big Brain Holdings
• ​Viktor Fischer, Managing Partner and CEO at Rockaway X
• ​Carlos, GP at Bitkraft
• ​Diego, Co-Founder at Frictionless Capital

​3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Keynote: Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM

​3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Moderator: Jiani, Growth at Solana
Panelists:

• ​Rizvi Haider, Product Lead New Networks, MetaMask
• ​Andrew Thurman, Contributor at Jito
• ​Dioni Vasquez, Business and Innovation Lead at Saga DAO
• ​Troy Zhou, Partnership Lead at OKX Web3

​4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
Moderator: Josh, Partner at Wonderstruck
Panelists:

• ​Yash Agarwal, Co-Founder at SendAI
• ​Bury, Head of US at Virtuals Protocol
• ​Tim Fan, AI Research Lead, previously at Meta
• ​Saneel Sreeni, Founding Member at Ritual

​4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
Fireside Chat:
Chris, CEO at Sonic SVM and Tim Fan, NYU Prof & ex-Meta’s AI

​5:00 PM – 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks

​5:20 PM – 7:20 PM
Happy Hour
Classic Car Club Manhattan

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Hosted by: Sonic SVM & Studio B

This intimate gathering is EXCLUSIVE to speakers, sponsors, and panelists to connect over curated dining and drinks—including MetaMask, Metaplex, OKX, Galaxy Digital, Solana Foundation, Jito, Studio B, Jupiter, Drift, aPriori, Manifold, Big Brain Holdings, Rockaway X, Bitkraft, Frictionless Capital, Ritual, and more.

​​Details:
📍 Private location in NYC (disclosed upon RSVP)
📅 Date: May 17th 2025
🕖 Time: 7:45 PM EDT
🎟 By invitation only