WHAT’S GOVERNING WEB3? Public Conference

Web3 has produced a wave of governance experimentation with consequences for how protocols evolve and whose interests they serve. At this public event, leading researchers will come together to present field-defining findings arising from current work, and provide policy-oriented insights and solutions on blockchain-enabled Web3 governance.

Web3 is a  "decentralized online ecosystem based on blockchain” Gavin Wood, 2014

A wave of governance experimentation is occurring within web3, which will shape how protocols evolve and whose interests they serve.

This full-day public conference will feature international and local speakers discussing field-defining research on the question of ‘what’s governing web3?’

Why should you attend?

You will gain a greater understanding of web3 governance including:

  • Why DAOs matter and where they are headed
  • The regulation pressures on web3 tech and vice versa
  • Hear from high end global researchers on the importance of #decentralisation

Tickets are free (but limited) and include catering and some awesome networking opportunities with top name international speakers in the blockchain research world such as Primavera De Filippi, Michael Zargham, Morshed Mannan, Joshua Tan, Eric Alston and our very own Jason Potts.

Highlights

  • Live podcast recordings
  • Disconnect episode on Indigenous blockchain governance
  • Mint & Burn interview on constitutionalism in web3, hosted by Kelsie Nabben

Opening talk

Jason Potts, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub on “Field-building Web3”

Keynote address

Primavera De Filippi, Harvard and Paris University

“Web3, Metaverse and our digital future"

Panels

DAO governance and regulatory issues facing web3

Featuring speakers from RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Societyand international guests.

Related events

This public conference is part of a 4-day Symposium, which includes fully subscribed research workshops and an open invitation community meet-up (featuring a panel discussing DAOStar).

View more information and registeration details for the Community Meetup.

About web3 governance

Web3 governance broadly describes the rules and processes that are used for decision-making over platforms and applications that are ‘permissionless’ - meaning anyone with the required resources and capital can take part. It occurs through the software and infrastructure choices of node operators who are unknown to each other, yet whose decisions influence the security and direction of blockchain protocols.

Governance at the application layer typically involves decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), which automate some governance processes through smart contracts. Legal and policy frameworks are being developed worldwide that attempt to accommodate or constrain web3.  

Organisers

The event is presented by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), the Cooperation Through Code project — a Future Fellowship project funded by the Australian Research Council, the BlockchainGov project of the European Research Council (ERC), Metagov, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub and the Digital Asia Hub.

Contact us: For further information about this event, please visit the event site or contact us!

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.