NEARCON Sessions: The Onchain Brain

​University Showcase: Demos, Research, and Prototypes

​The next generation of intelligence is being shaped in classrooms and research labs.
From cryptography to AI agents, students and faculty are building the prototypes that will soon power real-world decentralized systems. These ideas are raw, ambitious, and often years ahead of industry adoption.

​Join us for The Onchain Brain, an invite-only evening spotlighting university researchers and student founders. Expect lightning talks, live demos, and prototype showcases at the edge of decentralized AI, alongside networking with the professors, labs, and collectives defining the academic frontier.

​​Run of Show

• ​​4:30 PM: Doors open + Latte bar + Snacks

• ​​5:15 PM: Panel begins with Q&A at the end

• ​​6:00 PM: Networking

• ​​7:00 PM: Doors close

​​Speakers (TBA)

• ​​Moderator: Yadira Blocker, Marketing, NEAR Foundation