🕰️ March 14th, 2025 12PM-6PM
đź“Ť Mechanics' Institute 57 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94104
Hosting our workshop at the historic Mechanics’ Institute aligns with our mission of knowledge-sharing and intellectual engagement. Founded in 1854, it has long been a hub for learning, innovation, and community, making it the perfect setting for meaningful discourse.
The Human-Aligned Tech Workshop is an immersive, interdisciplinary session that brings together thinkers, builders, and creatives to explore the principles of self-sovereign digital personhood, decentralized governance, and trust-minimized authentication. Through structured discussions, creative exercises, and hands-on ideation, participants will engage with The Covenant, a framework that envisions a future where human agency remains at the heart of technological evolution.
| Time Slot | Company | Speaker | Keynote Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00PM | WELCOME | ||
| 12:40pm-1:00pm | human.tech by Holonym | Shady El Damaty | The Covenant of Human-Aligned Technology |
| 1:10pm-1:30pm | Ethereum Foundation | Devansh Mehta | Deep Funding |
| 1:40pm-2:00pm | Eval.Science / GainForest | David Dao | DeepGov: Governing the Commons in the Intelligent Age |
| 2:10pm-2:30pm | Edge City | Timour Kosters | Evolution of Identity: Past, Present & Future |
| 2:40pm-3:00pm | human.tech by Holonym | Nanak Nihal Khalsa | Using Oblivious Pseudorandom Functions for digital rights |
| 3:10pm-3:20pm | Clinamenic LLC | Spencer Saar Cavanaugh | Plausibly Permanent Syndication: A Circulatory System for the Knowledge Commons |
| 3:30pm-3:50pm | proteus.photos / zk.email | Aayush Gupta | Provenant data, proofs, and why advanced cryptography matters more with AI, not less |
| 4:00pm-4:20pm | Para | Nitya Subramanian | |
| 4:30pm-4:50pm | X | Jay Baxter | <> |
| 5:00pm-5:20pm | Bitgpt | Lia | Vitalik’s D/Acc: The New Playbook for Decentralized AI Governance |
| 5:30pm-5:50pm | Viva.city & VitaDAO | Laurence Ion | The fundamental human enhancement: ending aging |
Shady El Damaty
David Dao
Devansh Mehta
Jay Baxter
Aayush Gupta
Lia
Laurence Ion
00-D-ACC-Covenant-Workshop.pdf
Timour Kosters, Co-founder Edge City
Timour Kosters is the co-founder of Edge City, an organization that convenes people working at the frontiers of tech, science, and society in popup villages across the globe. He was a partner at the leading web3 investment fund Seed Club Ventures. Prior, he helped to build Artsy, the largest online art marketplace, and Impact, an impact-focused social media channel. His academic background is in Mathematics and Economics.
David Dao, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Eval.Science / GainForest
David Dao is the Co-Founder of GainForest.Earth, a decentralized science non-profit leveraging emerging technologies to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. His work earned him the XPRIZE Rainforest Prize, and he is a leading contributor to research on data valuation in machine learning. David completed his postdoctoral research in environmental and computer science at ETH Zurich and conducted research at MIT, UC Berkeley, and Stanford. He holds a doctorate in computer science from ETH Zurich.
Spencer Saar Cavanaugh, Clinamenic LLC
Spencer Saar Cavanaugh is a governance researcher and consultant with operational experience in DAO leadership and peer-to-peer philanthropy. He is passionate about digital public infrastructure and community knowledge management.
Lia Müller Peña, Chief Strategy Officer & Foundign Partner of BitGPT.network
Lia Müller Peña, Chief Strategy Officer of BitGPT.network, is bridging the worlds of Al and Web3 to unlock the potential of decentralized networks. With a background in data architecture, Al ethics, and blockchain, Lia has developed innovative platforms that simplify complex web 3 ecosystems, empowering users with seamless Al-driven interactions. As C-level of multiple tech ventures and a pioneer in frontier technologies, she emphasizes the importance of ethical Al strategies and reducing algorithmic bias. BitGPT, unveiled at Binance Blockchain Week, aims to drive mass adoption by merging Al's power with Web3's promise of digital sovereignty. Lia's work reflects her belief that thoughtful Al development can democratize access and fuel positive societal change.
Aayush Gupta, proteus.photos / zk.email
Aayush is a Hey! I'm an easily-nerdsniped student who loves watching anime and going on spontaneous adventures.
I also deeply care about open education for MIT and Harvard, and give my money away as grants for cool open source work. I work on open source zero knowledge cryptography right now, because I think pseudonymity is a critical unlock for human coordination and provenance is critical d/acc tech in an age of AI. cHe also likes blogging about conviction, cryptography, and movie/travel recs.
Nitya Subramanian, Founder of Para
Nitya’s passion lies in using technology and data to broaden access to the world’s information and resources. She’s committed to magical developer and user experiences, and preserving the heart of why being onchain matters: interoperability, composability, and ownership.