2024-09-05 –, Baltic Stage
In a rapidly evolving blockchain landscape filled with noise and complexity, how can we determine if a protocol is trustworthy? With the emergence of Layer 2 solutions and zero-knowledge proofs, the stakes have never been higher. This panel will explore the key factors in assessing the security and reliability of blockchain technologies, from new protocols to innovative L2 solutions.
Our expert panelists will share insights on how to sift through the noise to find real, actionable intelligence, and discuss best practices for building safe, secure applications in this dynamic space. Whether you’re a developer, investor, or blockchain enthusiast, join us to uncover the strategies and tools needed to navigate trust and security in the blockchain world.
Let’s find out together how to build and recognize trustworthy and secure blockchain solutions with our distinguished guests.
I'm Omar Espejel, with a background in Blockchain Engineering and Developer Advocacy at Starknet Foundation and Starkware. Previously, I also worked at Hugging Face.
At Starkware and the Starknet Foundation, I helped developers navigate Cairo and Starknet technologies, spearheaded the Starknet Book development, and presented at key conferences in Europe and America, including Devcon 2022 and Devconnect 2023. I've led hackathons and edited the Starknet book, a major resource in the Starknet community. This role deepened my blockchain expertise and honed my ability to demystify complex tech.
At Hugging Face, I developed courses on Transformers and Gradio, focusing on sentence transformers and the fastai library, aiming to make machine learning more accessible and innovative.
Co-founder & CTO at vlayer
Co-organizer at zkWarsaw and Verifiable Summit.
Previously:
👨💻 Created Waffle and useDapp
🏣 Funded & exited two companies
Web3 Security Reviewer & Researcher with over 6 years of experience in Web3Sec. Beginning his journey in 2005 as a backend developer, Damian collaborated with a diverse array of companies spanning multiple industries. By 2009, he pivoted towards cyber security, embarking on an academic pursuit that culminated in a PhD from Warsaw University of Technology.
With a solid foundation in programming, Damian ventured into Web2 security in 2016. His expertise led him to conduct numerous pentests and source code reviews, predominantly for banking and fintech sectors. In 2018, Damian delved into the Web3 security domain, pioneering the Smart Contract Security Verification Standard – the most extensive security checklist for Web3 initiatives to date. Throughout this period, he has been a speaker at various conferences, including EthCC, Web3 Security Conference, ETHWarsaw, OWASP AppSec Global, Confidence and InfoShare.
By 2022, Damian took another significant step by co-founding Composable Security, a firm dedicated to Web3 security assessments and consultations.
Justyna is an engineering leader and co-founder of Wallfacer Labs and ETHWarsaw, with a strong background in DeFi development.
Co-founder and CEO at L2BEAT