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# [DFR](http://digitalfamilyinc.com/) is $50 to attend (-discount), LA is Playing Big in Cryptocurrency, ICOs & Blockchain with many speakers and attendees to network with

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Come join @virtualgrowth and many others for a great evening of speakers, sponsors, networking, and more!  Please read below from DFR sources stating the information better than I could and shared in my post for those interested in reading.

>In honor of our 10th annual [Digital Family Reunion](http://digitalfamilyinc.com/), we selected "All Roads Lead To DFR" as our theme because it's our intention to bring the many technology stakeholder groups in LA together to cross-pollinate possibilities for 2018 and the decade ahead. 

>Whether you're in digital media, blockchain, e-commerce, mobile, marketing/advertising, VR/AR, social media or other tech sectors, we believe there's tremendous value in hosting the mash-up event of the year!

>The roots of DFR go back nearly 20 years, and we believe embracing the next generation of technology professionals can create a multi-generational dynamic that will inspire new connections and opportunities for all in attendance.

>This year we chose downtown LA as our location to honor how exciting the new DTLA tech scene has become. We've partnered with more than 30 community organizations who are inviting their members to join us.

>To encourage you to come downtown early, we're starting the event at 4 pm and will present three dynamic content panels:

4:35 pm - 5:15pm: Envisioning LA 2027: Going for the Gold!

#### Envisioning LA 2027: Going for the Gold!
Looking back at the digital transformation in the past 10 years, what will our region look like in 2017 - on the eve of the 2028 Olympics in LA? What are the advancements that the region would be smart to pay attention and what are the initiatives that the LA Mayor’s office and LA County Economic Development Corp could use our help with? This panel will explore not only civic engagement but also significant commercial business opportunities for our regional technology sector.

**Chris Rico** - Executive Director, Center For Innovation - ‎Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)
**Kurt Daradics** - Emerging Business Group Team Lead at Esri & Co-Founder at CitySourced
**Peter Marx** - Civic Innovation Leader & Former CTO of City of LA
**Rachel Horning** - Sr. Acct Executive at Rally & Co-Founder of Startups in the Sky, Moderator

5:25 pm - 6:05pm: Media and Technology in the Digital Future

#### Media and Technology in the Digital Future
Media and ad technology has completely transformed in the past decade. The world of platform dominance has brought data and scale that allows for continuous brand engagement with customers. Where do we see media dollars moving to in the next few years and what are the technologies that will get us there? How are brands and digital media responding to the ever-changing consumer behavior?

**Raj Chauhan** ​–​ Moderator, ​CRO, Spaceback
**Eric Dahan**​ ​-​ Founder & CEO, Total Influence
**Alanna Gombert** - CRO, MetaX Open Open
**Todd Steinman**​ ​-​ Managing Partner, Digital Lead, Maxus, GroupM
**Samir Ahmed** - VP of Technology & Chief Architect, Fandango

6:15 pm - 6:45pm: The Sky Is The Limit! LA is Playing Big in Cryptocurrency, ICOs & Blockchain

#### The Sky Is The Limit!
LA is Playing Big in Cryptocurrency, ICOs & Blockchain
BILLIONS are traded daily, financing is being reinvented, and global innovation is skyrocketing. Find out how LA is playing big, and how this phenomenon could change the world.

**Brock Pierce** - Co-founder of Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Partner Distributed Network Advisors (DNA)
**Christopher Marston, Esq.** – CEO, Exemplar Companies, Inc.
**Emily Bush** - Advisory Lead, Distributed Network Advisors
**Michael Terpin** - Founder, Transform Group (50+ ICOs), CoinAgenda, BitAngels
**Ryan Scott** - Founder & CEO at ICO Advisory Group
**Juston Brommel, Moderator** – Founder & CEO, Paper Lantern

6:45 pm DFR Outstanding Achievement Honor – Brock Pierce

# DFR Outstanding Achievement Honor

#### Brock Pierce ~ Co-founder of Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Partner Distributed Network Advisors (DNA)

>Brock Pierce is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with an extensive track record of founding, advising and investing in disruptive businesses. He pioneered the market for digital currency in games and has raised more than $500 million for companies he has founded. He is the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, co-founder of Blockchain Capital, co-founder and Head of Strategy at Block.one, founding board member of Mastercoin (inventor of the ICO), and an advisor to Bancor.

Block.one was created in 2017 and has sold over $300M tokens in the first month of EOS crowdsale making it the largest ever. Bancor sold $150M tokens in it’s crowdsale in June of 2017. Blockchain Capital was founded in 2013 and is the first sector-focused venture fund that invests solely in Blockchain technology companies and the Bitcoin ecosystem. Pierce led the firm through the first ICO of a venture fund. Blockchain Capital has made more than 75 investments in the sector across its first three funds. The firm was recently named the most active FinTech Venture Fund by Pitchbook. 

Pierce is an early investor in Bitcoin and one of the largest investors in the Ethereum crowdsale. He is the founder of IMI Exchange, the world’s leading digital currency marketplace for games, with annual sales exceeding $1 billion and investors such as Goldman Sachs, which was sold in 2016 for more than $100 million. Pierce founded ZAM, one of the world’s largest media properties for gamers, which was acquired by Tencent in 2012. He founded IGE, the pioneer of digital currency in online games, achieving revenues exceeding $100 million in 2006 and sold in 2007. Pierce is also a co-founder of Tether, D10e, GoCoin, Blade Payments, Five Delta (sold NASDAQ: SRAX), Xfire 2.0, Playsino, Evertune, GamesTV, and DEN. He also advises BitGo.

Pierce is faculty at the Singularity University and is a sought-after speaker who has spoken at the Milken Global Conference, Mobile World Congress, Wired, INK, Stanford, USC, and UCLA.

>After presenting our DFR Outstanding Achievement Honor to Brock Pierce, Expert Dojo will present Mentoring Sessions and there will be several sponsor showcase tables (including upcoming ICOs). Combined with music, digital art, beer tasting from The Dudes' Brewing Co. and Indie Brewing Co. and Fuegorita pepper tasting with Butler's Pizza , DFR17 is shaping up to be one magical night in DTLA.

>Use promo code DFR17 to save $20 on admission. We will send an update to all registered guests prior to the event, including parking information and other logistics for getting to Wells Fargo Center. Purchase your ticket now at http://dfr17.eventbrite.com and please help us spread the word -- this is your party too, so let's make it our best DFR yet!

>Sincerely,
Kurt Daradics, Dave Leighton, Brad Nye, Tony Winders, Rachel Horning, Zach Sekar

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# History of DFR

>Founded by Kurt Daradics, David Leighton, Brad Nye and Tony Winders in 2008, the Digital Family Reunion is produced in association with Women in Technology International and Startups in the Sky. DFR is an event for the community and produced through a volunteer effort of individual contributors and more than 50 community partner organizations.

>For the past nine years, the Digital Family Reunion has existed to celebrate the technology and digital media industries in Los Angeles and across Southern California. What began as a networking event to connect the Web 1.0 and 2.0 generations has become a annual holiday tradition to showcase all that binds LA's technology community during one dynamic night of networking and celebration.

>In the early 90s, Los Angeles' nascent digital industry was the purview of professional associations like IICS, AIP and LAwNMoweR. As the dot-com boom exploded on the scene, networking groups such as the Venice Interactive Community and the Digital Coast Roundtable shaped LA's regional social and professional networks. Today, Silicon Beach is a thriving community full of meetups and professional organizations, from Digital LA and METal to Built In LA and WeAreLATech --and so many more. Digital Family Reunion binds LA's tech community together in person as well as through its social media channels and provides a forum to reconnect and make new connections for the year --and the decade --ahead.

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>Don't miss the 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. If you've attended before, you already know the magic of DFR...and if this is your first, get ready to experience what happens when LA's entire tech community convenes to celebrate all that connects us. From Silicon Beach to DTLA and across So Cal, please join fellow digital media, entertainment and technology professionals for the event of the holiday season -- and the decade. See [digitalfamilyinc.com](http://digitalfamilyinc.com/) for more details. Head to [DFR17.eventbrite.com](http://dfr17.eventbrite.com/) and use code: DFR17 at checkout for $20 off ticket prices! @DigitalFamily #DFR17

_Credit to [DFR](http://digitalfamilyinc.com)_

Lastly a big thank you to Tony Winders for letting me know about the event, Michael Terpin for hosting CoinAngenda and some dinners I have been fortunate to be invited to and attend, and Brock Pierce for giving me an EOS pendant and inviting me to hang out with him one day and more with what so many ofthem and us do for the whole crypto community!

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