MaryLand Blockchain Association

Day 1: Monday, July 13 | The New Decentralized World

Focus: Foundations of Blockchain and Global Impact

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote - The Making of the BlockchAIn Bootcamp - (Jacqueline Cooper)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Introduction to Blockchain Technology - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

MiCA & the DLT Pilot Regime: From Authorisation to Market Entry - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 1 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Record Management Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Using Blockchain In The Art of Story Telling - (Anthony Diaz & Lani Dizon)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Brief Review of Blockchain Technology Basics - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 2 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Record Management Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

The New Financial Literacy: The Stablecoin World - (Arzye Team)

Future Careers With AI Agents - (Bourne Collier)

Asset-Referenced Tokens (ARTs) under MiCA - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

The Story of Chainlink - (Dave Isbitski)

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

The Story of Ethereum & The Science of Blockchain Career Paths: Nodes, Hashes, & Consensus

Introduction to Cryptocurrencies - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Regulatory Sandboxes for Digital Assets - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Federal Blockchain: From Secure Communications to Sensor Integrity, Blockchain Provides Mission Critical Proofs - (Benjamin Diggle)

How to become a Crypto Bug Hunter - (Dmytro Matviiv)

Cross-Border Payments: Stablecoins vs. Traditional Wire - (Keith Lawhorn)

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break: Book Signing of The Bitcoin Cinderella Blockchain Adventure Series

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Legal Systems Overview - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Non-Profit Boot Camp Curriculum: Launching Your Non-Profit & Keeping It There! - (Patrina Pelton-Smith, JD, GPC)

Beyond the Classroom: How AI Powered Robots Prepare Students for the Future - (Sunitha V Kumar)

Digital Assets, ESG & Sustainability - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

How To Decide On Cold Wallet Storage - (Emmet Robins)

What Do You Need To Know About Crypto Wallets? - (Gilberto Nazario)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Blockchain Applications In Art, Music, Sports, Law, Health, Real Estate & More

Blockchain Series (Part 3 of 4) - Future-Proof Your Properties: Blockchain Strategies for Real Estate Documentation For Owners & Renters (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Introduction to ESG and its Relevance in ESMA Regulated Markets - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Tedco: The Tedco Talk

Stablecoin Trends - (Jim Holbein)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

A Conversation with SEC Commissioner Peirce & High School Students - (Hester M. Peirce)

How To Create A DAO - (Adam Miller)

Sandboxes regulatorios para activos digitales - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 4 of 4) - Future-Proof Your Properties: Blockchain Strategies for Real Estate Documentation For Owners & Renters (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

EU Taxonomy in Action - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Bitcoin Reserve & What South Carolina Is Doing To Lead The Way - (Dennis Fassuliotis)

4:00 PM

Endnote - (Dale Chrystie, Fed Ex)

Day 2: Tuesday, July 14 | The Next Gen Builders: Talent & Tech

Focus: Data Integrity and Digital Self-Sovereignty

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote - (Dr. W. Scott Stornetta)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Jurisdiction - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 1 of 2) - Real Estate & AI in Social Media: Compliance Tips - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

How Is Artificial Intelligence Being Used With Cryptocurrency - (Anthony Diaz & Lani Dizon)

How To Be A Lawyer With AI Agents - (Bourne Collier)

African Task Force Round Table - (Dr. Sylvester Okere CIPM ll, FIIM, MCI)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Accountability - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 2 of 2) - Real Estate & AI in Social Media: Compliance Tips - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

The Stablecoin & Token Technology For Builders - (Arzye Team)

Asian Task Force Round Table - (Lani Dizon & Anthony Diaz)

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Hardware Wallet Deep Dive: Ledger, Trezor, and Coldcard

Remedies - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Eyes Wide Open: Blockchain and FinTech Basics - (Tejwansh Anand)

Latin America Task Force (DARA) - (Wayne Mercel)

Tokenization, Not a New Asset Class; A Foundational Shift in Technology - (Wayne Mercel)

Programmable Trust: The Missing Layer in Commodity Tokenization - (Audrey Nesbitt)

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break: Book Signing of The Bitcoin Cinderella & The Spirit of the Shiba Inu

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Review of Applicable Case Law - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Non-Profit Boot Camp Curriculum: Board Building - (Patrina Pelton-Smith, JD, GPC)

Crypto Alliance Round Table - (Lisa Cameron)

From Campus to Career: Preparing Students for the New Era of AI Powered Robotics Economy - (Sunitha V Kumar)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Class Exercise 2 - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 3 of 4) - Smart Property Records: Using Blockchain to Organize, Secure, and Simplify Real Estate Documentation For Property Managers (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain 101 - (Gerard Daché)

UK & Europe Task Force Round Table - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

Taxonomy of Digital Assets - (Dr David Utzke, PhD, MBA, MSc CFE, CFI, CBD, CBA, CSCD, CDFE)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

College Career Planning: Skills Needed For AI, Blockchain & DeFi: What The HR Person Does Not Know

The Intersection of AI and Blockchain - (Dr. Najam Hassan, Ph.D., PMP, CISA)

Blockchain History & AI Trends With Deep Fakes - (Stuart Haber)

Blockchain Series (Part 4 of 4) - Smart Property Records: Using Blockchain to Organize, Secure, and Simplify Real Estate Documentation For Property Managers (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Tedco: The Tedco Talk

The Story of Shiba Inu & More - (Russ Davis)

4:00 PM

Endnote - (Senator Ron Watson)

Day 3: Wednesday, July 15 | The Digital Economy (Legislative Day)

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote - (TBA)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

MiCA y el Régimen Piloto DLT: de la autorización a la entrada en el mercado - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

How the pan-European blockchain regulatory sandbox helped bridging the gap between innovation and regulation - (Kuba Ruiz (moderator) Patrick Azzopardi, Valentyna Kondratenko, Marjolein Geus (panelists))

Securities and Exchange Commission - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 1 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Client Management: Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

The Japanese Regulations & The Business of Crypto ATMs - (Anthony Diaz & Lani Dizon)

Virginia Blockchain Council Round Table

Beyond the Security Asessment: How SSDLC Works in Practice - (Grzegorz Trawiński)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Tokens referenciados a activos (ART) en el marco de MiCA - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Commodities and Futures Exchange Commission - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Stablecoins Around The World - (Arzye Team)

Blockchain Maturity Model Overview - (Gerard Daché)

Perfected on the Ledger — the Uniform Commercial Code Enters the Blockchain Era - (Steven N. Leitess, Esq.)

AI Series (Part 2 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Client Management: Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

StatePay & How States Can Earn To Fund Their Budget - (Michael Fesi)

Department of Treasury - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

MDA Task Force on Blockchain & Innovative Tech - Cohort 2 - Planning Working Session (Open To Public) - (Matt and Jacqui)

Building in a Regulatory Gray Zone? Your 2026 MTL Roadmap Starts Here - (Allisson Maffitt)

Entornos de pruebas regulatorios para activos digitales - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break & Task Force on Blockchain & Innovative Tech Anniversary Celebration

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Activos digitales, ESG y sostenibilidad - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Why We Need a USA SRO & Legislative Sandboxes!

Internal Revenue Service - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Crypto Tax Obligations: What Every Holder Needs to Know for 2026 - (James Knape, CPA)

Non-Profit Boot Camp Curriculum: That B Word! Budget & Accounting - (Patrina Pelton-Smith, JD, GPC)

From Automation to Acceleration: How AI Powered Robots Drive Business Growth - (Sunitha V Kumar)

How To Do A Web3 Business - (Gliberto Nazario)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Introducción al ESG y su relevancia en los mercados regulados por ESMA - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Legal Frameworks for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - (Adam Miller)

Department of Justice - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 3 of 4) - From Paper to Chain: Revolutionizing Property Records with Blockchain For Title Companies (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Acquiring Trusted Blockchain Solutions - (Gerard Daché)

The International Trends of AI Agents & Commerce - (Bourne Collier)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

La Taxonomía de la UE en la práctica - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Review of Applicable Case Law (Class Exercise 3) - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 4 of 4) - From Paper to Chain: Revolutionizing Property Records with Blockchain For Title Companies (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

How Different Jurisdictions Treat The DAO Community - (Adam Miller)

Bermuda: Creating the Trends of the Future - (Anthony Howell)

E-Delivery Service for Legal Documents - (Dr David Utzke, PhD, MBA, MSc CFE, CFI, CBD, CBA, CSCD, CDFE)

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Endnote - (Delegate Adrian Boafo)

Day 4: Thursday, July 16 | The New Business, Tech Code & Profit

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote - (Graham Dodge)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

EU Green Bonds & ESMA Supervision - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Panel Discussion with Selected Blockchain/DLT Applications from Different Industry Sectors - (Marjolein Geus & Valentyna Kondratenko)

Legal Issues with Scams - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 1 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Customer Service: Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

The Importance of the Life Wallet - (Anthony Diaz & Lani Dizon)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Legal Risks of ESG Non-Compliance - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

The Mechanics To Profit with Bitcoin, Stablecoins & Crypto In Your Business & Banking

Legal Issues with Real World Assets - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 2 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Customer Service: Tips To Save Time & Money - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

How To Build Your Own Stablecoin - (Arzye Team)

Digital Asset Security Trends & Best Practices - (Bryn Bennett - Head of Business Strategy at Hacken)

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Tokenisation of Transferable Securities in Spain - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Legal Issues with Non-Fungible Tokens - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

How to Sell Web3 to Governments - (Gerard Daché)

Mastercard: Stablecoins, Digital Assets & What You Need To Know About Payrails - (Sulaiman Javed)

The Digital Chamber Round Table

Blockchain Security In the Defense Supply Chain Community - (Ian Taylor)

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break: Book Signing of the Bitcoin Cinderella & The 7 Dwarves

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

DAOs: Study Guide - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

North American Blockchain Association Round Table - (Wade Preston)

From Paper to Code: Modernizing Your Automation - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

1099-DA is Here: How the New IRS Reporting Rules Affect You - (James Knape, CPA)

Non-Profit Boot Camp Curriculum: Human Capital - (Patrina Pelton-Smith, JD, GPC)

Legal Issues with Metaverse - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Tokenisation in Europe: What You Can Actually Launch — and What Will Get You Stopped - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Legal Issues with Class Exercise 4 - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 3 of 4) - Blockchain for Real Estate: Secure, Transparent Document Management for Real Estate Agents (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Reducing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Blockchain - (Gerard Daché)

What Governments Should Know about AI Agents - (Bourne Collier)

Darkest Before The Dawn: The Coming Bitcoin Supercycle - (Michael Terpin - BitAngels Founder)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Side Events - MDBA & BLI Foundation BitAngels Maryland/DC Pitch Event - (BitAngels)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wyoming Stable Tokens: Implementation for Businesses & Government - (Wyoming Stable Token)

ESG & Digital Assets: What Will Get You Sanctioned — and How to Avoid It - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

AI Agents & Ethics For Business Leaders - (Carmen Pangilinan)

Blockchain Series (Part 4 of 4) - Blockchain for Real Estate: Secure, Transparent Document Management for Real Estate Agents (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Bermuda: Putting Government Operations On Chain - (Anthony Howell)

4:00 PM

Endnote - (Delegate Pam Queen)

Day 5: Friday, July 17 | Building the Future

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote - (Blockchain for Good Alliance)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Bonos Verdes de la UE y supervisión por ESMA - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

You are Unique: How To Protect From Online Scams (AI Deep Fakes, Crypto & Other Scams)

Tokenizing Real Estate: A Case Study

Part 1: Applications & Legal Issues Related To Day 1 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Advanced Strategy: Where Your Real Regulatory Risk Sits — and How to Defend It - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

AI Series (Part 1 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Property Management: How To Run A More Efficient Office - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain for Supply Chain Transparency in Agriculture - (Chris Light)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Riesgos legales del incumplimiento ESG - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Fintech Founders: Are You Sure You Don't Need an MTL? - (Allisson Maffitt)

Part 2: Applications & Legal Issues Related to Day 1 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

What Every Consumer Needs To Know About Stablecoins - (Arzye Team)

AI Series (Part 2 of 2) - Real Estate, AI & Property Management: How To Run A More Efficient Office - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Prepping for the First Year of GENIUS, CLARITY & Crypto IPO's - (Chris Cousins - Managing Partner / Co Founder of Hacken Advisory)

The Future of Ownership: How Tokenization is Transforming Capital Raising, Investor Management, and Business Growth - (Vernon Jay)

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Legal & Accounting: Questions To Ask Advisors For You, Your Family & Business on the New Age of Divorce, Wills & Money

Institutional Custody Solutions: Fidelity, Coinbase, and Beyond

Part 3: Applications & Legal Issues Related to Day 2 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain In Agriculture & Livestock - (Chris Light)

Decentralized Identity (DID) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs - (Adam Miller)

Tokenización de Valores Mobiliarios en España - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break: The Book Signing of the Bitcoin Cinderella & The Pink Sands Treasure of Bermuda

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Guía de estudio: DAOs - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Digital Asset Estate Planning: How to Pass on Your Keys - (Jacqueline Cooper)

Part 4: Applications & Legal Issues Related to Day 3 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

From Wallet to Tax Return: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crypto Tax Compliance - (James Knape, CPA)

Non-Profit Boot Camp Curriculum: Fundraising Using Cryptocurrency - (Patrina Pelton-Smith, JD, GPC)

AI, Blockchain & More: You Don't Have to Code to Build at the Frontier - (Carmen Pangilinan)

F1R3FLY.IO — The AI‑Native Execution Layer for Verifiable Transactions - (Ralph Benko & Greg Meredith)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Tokenización en Europa: qué se puede lanzar — y dónde se detienen los proyectos - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

IRS Updates: How To Track Crypto & Business Deductions In the USA & Abroad - (James Knape, CPA)

Part 5: Applications & Legal Issues Related to Day 4 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 3 of 4) - Smart Homes: Using Blockchain Principles to Organize and Protect Real Estate Documents For Real Estate Investors (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend

Impact of AI, Blockchain and Quantum on Financial Systems - (Gerard Daché)

Blockchain Forensics, Cybersecurity & OSINT For Law Enforcement - (Larry Cameron)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

ESG en activos digitales: qué te puede sancionar un regulador — y cómo evitarlo - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE Europe Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain-Verified Property Records: What Real Estate Attorneys Need to Know - (Enrique Aznar, MA)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

The Business of Blockchain - (Kyle Langham)

What Lawyers Need to Tell Their Clients About AI Agents - (Bourne Collier)

Part 6: Applications & Legal Issues Related to Day 4 CLE - (Eric Guthrie, Esq)

CLE USA Ticket Required To Attend

Blockchain Series (Part 4 of 4) - Smart Homes: Using Blockchain Principles to Organize and Protect Real Estate Documents For Real Estate Investors (Real Estate Ledger) - (Mona Hall McKenzie, Esq)

CE Real Estate Ticket Required To Attend
4:00 PM

Endnote - (Honorable Premier of Bermuda David E. Burt)

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