Funding the
Commons
Commons
LabWeek22
October 26th 2022
Watch us in action


Image credit: Binhai library by Wikipedia user Muzzleflash
Funding the Commons, Lisbon featured engaging keynote sessions, collaborative workshops and opportunities to network and build relationships with other members of the community who were driven to find solutions to public goods funding.
October 26 2022In-person Event
A special Funding the Commons that was hosted in Lisbon. We are individuals and organizations building new models of sustainable public goods funding and value alignment in open source networks. Our goal with Funding the Commons is to bridge the public goods community across Web2, Web3, research, philanthropy and industry.

Image credit: Edwin-Andrade, Palacio Fronteira - Lisbon, Portugal
Funding the Commons, Lisbon featured engaging keynote sessions, collaborative workshops and opportunities to network and build relationships with other members of the community who are driven to find solutions to public goods funding.
Lab Week Speakers

Juan
Benet
Benet
Protocol Labs

Evan
Miyazono
Miyazono
Protocol Labs

Matt
Frehlich
Frehlich
Protocol Labs

Ben
Illies
Illies
Protocol Labs

Holke
Brammer
Brammer
Protocol Labs

Karola
Kirsanow
Kirsanow
Protocol Labs

Cathy
Mulligan
Mulligan
University of Lisbon

Jonathan
Dotan
Dotan
Starling Lab

Oliver
Sauter
Sauter
Memex.Garden

Kelsie
Nabben
Nabben
BlockScience

Joel
Thorstensson
Thorstensson
3Box Labs

Vaughn
McKenzie-Landell
McKenzie-Landell
Butter
Schedule
October 26, 2022
10:00
Welcome to Funding the Commons!
Main Room
Ben Illies, Protocol Labs
10:00
Funding the Commons - A Look Ahead
Main Room
Ben Illies, Protocol Labs
12:30
Lunch Break
Main Room
2:00
Fireside: DataDAO primitives and a discussion on governance
Breakout Room
- Deep Kapur & Ariana Fowler
3:00
Impact evaluators over Ceramic data
Breakout Room
Joel Thorstensson
3:30
Hijacking Speculative Dynamics to Preserve Our Planet
Main Room
Primavera De Filippi
3:30
Active Inference for Common Good Valuation, and Other Legos of Collective Action
Breakout Room
Rafael Kaufman
4:00
Workshop
Breakout Room
Vaughn McKenzie-Landell
4:30
An Innovation Engine for Science
Breakout Room
John Fletcher
6:00
Closing + Social hour
Event
Information
Events took place at Convento Do Beato in Lisbon, Portugal.

Convento do Beato
Alameda do Beato 40, 1950-042 Lisbon, Portugal.
Alameda do Beato 40, 1950-042 Lisbon, Portugal.
COVID Info
All venue Covid safety and vaccination requirements, where in place, are set by local authorities and cannot be altered by Protocol Labs. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon!
Venue
Location
Alameda do Beato
1950-042 Lisboa
1950-042 Lisboa
Venue Access
Access to venue begins at 9am
Previous Speakers
Previous speakers included public goods thought leaders such as Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Kevin Owocki (Gitcoin), Karl Floersch (Optimism), Jaan Taalin (Future of Life Institute & CSER). See our list of growing speakers below.

Vitalik Buterin
Founder, Ethereum

Juan
Benet
Benet
Protocol Labs

Sara
Horowitz
Horowitz
Freelancers Union

Tim
Roughgarden
Roughgarden
a16z

Tom Kalil
CIO, Schmidt Futures

Ela
Madej
Madej
Fifty Years

Katrin
Tinn
Tinn
McGill University

Kevin Owocki
Founder, Gitcoin

Karl Floersch
CTO, Optimism

Jaan Tallinn
Founder, Future of Life
Institute & CSER
Institute & CSER
And many more
Check out select sessions from our event:
- Fireside chat with Juan Benet, Jaan Taalin (Future of Humanity Institute)
- Network Funds - funding the public goods for fun and profit, Juan Benet (Protocol Labs)
- Fireside chat with Evan Miyazono, Tom Kalil (Schmidt Futures)
- Focused Research Organizations, Adam Marblestone (Convergent Research)
Past partners of FTC include