TOKYO / JULY 24-25 2024
24-25 July 2024
Tokyo
The Funding the Commons Conference and Hackathon Series brings together communities in web2, web3, academia, and philanthropy, to address:
A community to make public goods funding a reality…
conferences, hackathons, hacker houses, and asynchronous working groups, we are creating a community, a movement, and an incubator to build and integrate open source public goods funding infrastructure for deployment across EVM-compatible ecosystems.
Through a hybrid virtual-physical
approach of
A Unique Event Series:
Our Objectives
Create a decentralized funding ecosystem for public goods in web3 by integrating public goods funding infrastructure, that is permissionless and replicable across EVM-compatible chains
Allocate resources effectively to EVM-compatible public goods funding infrastructure developers and incubate projects that are developing new innovative tooling
Establish focused working groups to establish industry standards, and maintain momentum between conferences and hackathons
Foster collaboration among partner organizations and stakeholder communities
Organize conferences to bring together innovators in public goods across web3, web2, academia, and philanthropic funding
The Ingredients of
Funding the Commons
Why Tokyo?
Tokyo has presented unique cultures and ideas internationally though Tokyo has been affected by global challenges (e.g. population decline).
We will introduce organizations and research projects that are regeneratively revitalizing regions and communities by presenting and supporting new forms of public goods and commons in the midst of the great challenge of a declining population.
Through these efforts, we would like to present a regenerative vision from the cosmopolitan city of Tokyo.
Tokyo hosts Ethereum EDCON on 26-30 July, and we’ve selected dates immediately preceding this for the convenience of speakers & participants already planning their trips on these dates.
Venue
Annex Space & Annex Terrace at United Nations University Center in Shibuya, Tokyo
Agenda
FtC - Berlin Builder Residency
FtC - Paris
September 1-30
July 15-16
FtC - Hackathon
FtC - Berlin
August 11-31
September 8-9
FtC - Taipei
December 9-10
FtC in Istanbul
November 15-16
2023
FtC - Chiang Rai, Thailand Builder Residency
FtC - SF Bay Area
April 13-14
FtC - Tokyo
FtC - Bangkok
July 24-25
November 8-9
2024
October - November
FtC - Virtual Hackathon
FtC - In-Person Hackathon
November 6-7
Partners:
Target Partners, Sponsors & communities:
Confirmed Sponsors:
Target Speakers:
Vitalik Buterin
Aya Miyaguchi
Ethereum Foundation
Scott Moore
Gitcoin
cheeky-gorilla
Protocol Guild
Ken Suzuki
SmartNews
Mari Urabe
Uzawa Kokusai Gakkan
Yosuke Yasuda
University of Osaka
Gather builders, protocol developers, academics, and funders to discuss innovative funding mechanisms and collaboration
Provide a platform for panels, workshops, breakouts, and keynotes related to public goods funding
Document the event and its conferences to provide free online distribution of the ideas to further discuss on digital platforms.
Conferences
to inspire solutions
Upcoming 2024 conferences held in San Francisco, Devcon Asia, Other countries TBD
Organized to produce new public goods funding infrastructure for the distributed web, and integrate existing public goods funding infrastructure
Sponsor challenges, prizes, and mentorship to directly engage with hackathon participants
Collective expertise of partner organizations will be leveraged to support projects
Existing public goods funding infrastructure will be leveraged to fund and incubate winning hackathon participants
Hackathons & Residencies
to fuel innovation
Pilot Hackathon & Residency from July 16-September 8 2023, culminating with presentations in Berlin
Continuous collaboration and progress between conferences and hackathons with dedicated working groups focused on specific aspects of public goods funding to ensure standards are being created to facilitate compatibility across new infrastructure being built.
First proposed working groups:
Working Groups
to ensure progress
Building a Community of…
Web3 protocols and teams building, funding, and relying on public goods
Individual builders, developers, researchers, and contributors with design ideas and tools
Philanthropic and venture funders focused on the public goods ecosystem
Academics engaged in research on public goods funding and mechanism design
Tokyo July 2024
Tenth event in a series with loyal attendee base
ANTICIPATING
300-400
ATTENDEES
40+
SPEAKERS
Main track of keynotes and panels focusing on audience engagement, multiple breakouts and workshops, un-conference open work sessions, and dedicated networking activities.
Previous Speakers and
Organizations Participating
Vitalik
Buterin
Tom
Kalil
Jaan
Tallinn
Sara
Horowitz
Ela
Madej
Kevin
Owocki
Tim
Roughgarden
Allison
Duettmann
Juan
Benet
Keynotes, Workshops and panels
Hackathon prize sponsorships
Networking event or social activity sponsorships
Exclusive branding opportunities, such as conference swag or venue branding
Contribute directly to new models of how public goods are developed for the benefit of society
Sponsoring Funding
All the benefits of Builder level, plus:
(conference presentation screen)
All the benefits of Donor level, plus:
All the benefits of Funder level, plus:
DONOR
* 5K USD *
10 available
BUILDER
* 10K USD *
5 available
FOUNDATION
* 40K USD *
1 available
FUNDER
* 20K USD *
3 available
Sponsoring Extras
DIVERSITY
* 2K USD *
20 available
INTERNET
* 10K USD *
2 available
CUSTOM
* open for ideas *
Get in Touch
We’re happy to work with you to create a unique sponsorship package that makes the most sense for everybody involved, and can’t thank you enough for your continued support of Funding the Commons.
For additional information and to begin the conversation, please send all inquiries to info@fundingthecommons.io