Join us for our 10th Funding the Commons conference in Tokyo Summer 2024!
In a program curated by our partners from DeSci Tokyo and Plurality Tokyo, we’ll explore organizations and research projects revitalizing communities and civic infrastructures by defining new forms of support for public goods.
In the midst of complex interdependent global challenges, and regional issues like declining population, defining needs, mechanisms, and coordination pathways around shared common resources can provide hope and tangible solutions.
Amidst Japan's environmental and demographic shifts, this conference emerges as a crucial platform for inspiring new strategies in public goods support and presenting a regenerative vision from the cosmopolitan city of Tokyo. Over two days, engage, share, and collaborate to forge paths toward effectively funding and sustaining public goods in our dynamic world.
This event is held in close partnership with DeSci Tokyo at the United Nations University Center in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Ethereum EDCON Tokyo begins the day following our conference, allowing for cross-pollination of ideas within a larger international blockchain conversation, as well as the attendance of influential speakers, sponsors, and guests in a hyper-relevant context.
Themes explored will include:
Innovation in Support for Public Goods in Japan
Mechanisms for Design of Public Goods
AI Alignment
Learning from Population Decline & Urgency of Public Goods Reinvention
Regional Development Cases for Global Replicability
Open Source Culture
What to expect?
Funding the Commons Tokyo 2024 brings together presentations, panel discussions, and collaborative sessions, welcoming both in-person and virtual participants. It's a chance for builders, protocol developers, academics, and funders to talk, create, and share new ways to fund public goods. Whether you're looking to add your knowledge, learn from the experts, or meet others in the field, this event is where you can help shape the future of public goods funding.
Register now to secure your spot at Funding the Commons Tokyo 2024, and stay tuned as we announce the speaker lineup!
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Speakers
Alan
Ransil
Operad
Allison
Duettman
Foresight Institute
Beth
McCarthy
Curve Labs / Funding the Commons
David
Casey
Funding the Commons
Dan
Kammen
UC Berkeley
Jerry
Lin
ClimSim
Jessica
Abkarian
Denver Arts & Venues
Orin
Ayodele
Earth Commons
Samantha
Power
Finance for Gaia
Stuart
Cowan
Buckminster Fuller Institute
Tony
Lai
CodeX Stanford Blockchain Group
William
Collins
LBNL
Xochitl
Cazador
Celo Foundation
Recent Events
Taipei 2023
Funding the Commons made its Asia debut in Taipei from 9-10 December 2023. In partnership with da0, the web3 branch under g0v, Funding the Commons created a unique experience focused on public goods discussions.
Berlin 2023
DeSci.Berlin and Funding the Commons joined forces during Berlin Blockchain Week, set to in the city's vibrant tech landscape. This combined event ignited the development of new partnerships, projects, and initiatives with each day providing a distinct platform to engage with the wider blockchain and decentralized science communities.
Video coming soon!
Paris 2023
Funding the Commons, Paris was unique in its incorporation of open space technology and other unconference-style programming, in addition to engaging keynote speakers, panel discussions, and interactive workshops. This format enabled even more connection amongst participants, and led to the formation of new collaborations and projects.
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