EigenLayer at ETHDenver 2025: Complete Event Guide

ETHDenver 2025, the world's largest Web3 event, brings together builders, researchers, and innovators from across the globe. EigenLayer will be hosting and participating in 30+ events over 10 days, ranging from technical workshops and hackathons to keynote presentations and social gatherings.

This guide organizes EigenLayer's presence at ETHDenver into four main categories: 

• Main Conference Programming
• Co-Sponsored Conferences
• Featured Speaking Engagements
• Hackathons & Builder Events

Many events require pre-registration, and locations will be revealed upon approval. Visit lu.ma/eigenlayer for a preview of EigenLayer-sponsored events. Below is our comprehensive guide to all EigenLayer activities at ETHDenver 2025:

🏟️ Main Conference Programming

EigenLayer Experience

As a Presenting Sponsor of ETHDenver 2025, EigenLayer will be at the center of the action. Here are our main conference highlights:

👋 Interactive Eigen Booth
📍 National Western Complex | 🕒 Feb 27 - Mar 1, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 🔗 Open Access

• For: Builders, investors, and curious minds
• Key Takeaway: Chat with the team, earn top-tier swag (hoodies, shirts, hats, stickers, nails), and learn about EigenLayer.

🎙️ Eigen Podcast Studio
📍 Near Castle Stage | 🕒 Feb 27 - Mar 1, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 🔗 Limited slots, request an interview by emailing podcasts@eigenfoundation.org

• For: Ecosystem partners, community ambassadors, and content creators
• Key Takeaway: Get featured on EigenLayer's content channels and share your story with our global community. 
  

☕ Eigen Coffee Lounge
📍 National Western Complex | 🕒 Daily 10AM-4PM | 🔗 Open Access

• For: Anyone needing a caffeine boost
• Key Takeaway: The only place serving coffee at the conference – fuel up with a coffee on us while networking in quiet work zones.
  

Main Conference Speaker Sessions

🎤 ETHDenver Opening Ceremony Talk
📍 Stage: TBD | 🕒 Feb 27 11:30 AM | 🔗 General admission

• Speaker: Sreeram Kannan
• For: All ETHDenver attendees and crypto enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: A powerful 7-minute vision of how crypto will transform human coordination

🎤 Keynote - Supercharging AI Possibilities: The Next Frontier in Crypto
📍 REGENERATOOOR Stage | 🕒 Feb 28 1:00PM | 🔗 General admission

• Speaker: Sreeram Kannan
• For: AI and blockchain professionals
• Key Takeaway: Exploration of AI-blockchain convergence opportunities
  

🎤 Keynote - EigenLayer: Our Journey to Building Humanity's Coordination Engine
📍 BUIDL Squad Stage | 🕒 Feb 28 4:15PM | 🔗 General admission

• Speaker: Sreeram Kannan
• For: All ETHDenver attendees and crypto enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Comprehensive overview of EigenLayer's vision and roadmap
  

🎤 Keynote - Meta-Settlement: Manifesto for Open Source Builders
📍 REGENERATOOOR Stage | 🕒 Mar 1 1:45PM | 🔗 General admission

• Speaker: Robert Drost
• For: Open source advocates and Web3 builders
• Key Takeaway: A rallying cry for developers to use meta-settlement and blockchain tools in the fight against proprietary software monopolies
  

🎤 Panel - Restaking Revolution: Redefining Infrastructure Efficiency
📍 Captain Ethereum Stage | 🕒 Mar 1 1:45PM | 🔗 General admission

• Speakers: Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer), Jake Hartnell (Layer), Sydney Lai (Gaia)
• For: Infrastructure builders, protocol developers, and anyone interested in Web3 scalability
• Key Takeaway: Panel focusing on the evolution of restaking and how it’s creating new possibilities for protocol development
  

🎟️ EigenLayer Side Events (Co-Sponsored)

(in chronological order)

🔄 Restaking Circle
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 24, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 🔗 Waitlist

• Co-Sponsors: Staking Circle
• For: Liquid staking and restaking professionals
• Key Takeaway: Premier conference with 5 panels, 3 keynotes, and 6 workshops on LRTfi and BTCfi
• Featured Speaker: Nader Dabit - Topic TBD at TBD
  

⚡ Appchains Power Lunch
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 25, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: Syndicate, Alchemy, EigenLayer, Halliday, Hyperlane, Eco, The Rollup, Refraction, Slow Rodeo, Scene Infrastructure, Rarible, Fraxtal, Boost, Amino Chain, and more
• For: App builders and scaling enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Lightning talks and unconference discussions on appchains' role in Ethereum scaling
• Featured Speaker: Sreeram Kannan - TBD at 1:00 PM
  

🔄 Rollup & Prove It
📍 Blanc | 🕒 Feb 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: Polymer Labs
• For: Rollup developers and infrastructure builders
• Key Takeaway: Interactive debates and demos exploring Ethereum interoperability
• Featured Speaker: Nima Vaziri - "Rollups and Verifiable AI" at TBD
  

🧠 Open AGI Summit
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 26, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: AWS, Polygon, Sentient and Polygon
• For: AI and crypto enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Deep dive into AI agents, DeFAI, and DeAI infrastructure
• Featured Speakers: 
  • Sreeram Kannan - Topic TBD at 11:30 AM
  • Nader Dabit - Topic TBD at TBD
    

🔬 The Intersubjective Summit
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 26, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: Hetu, EthStorage, Nethermind
• For: DeAI and DeSci professionals
• Key Takeaway: Exploring human-AI collaboration and decentralized science
• Featured Speaker: Brandon Curtis - "Consensus Design: Does It Have to Be Purely Objective?" at 11:00 AM
  

🏗️ Builder Nights Denver
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 27, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 🔗 Open Registration

• Co-Sponsors: MetaMask, Linea, Gaia, Wormhole, Brevis, and CrossFi
• For: Web3 developers and thought leaders
• Key Takeaway: Technical discussions and networking with industry leaders
• Featured Speaker: Nader Dabit - Topic TBD at TBD
  

🤖 AI Hype(r)House by Hyperbolic + EigenLayer
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 28, 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: Hyperbolic
• For: AI researchers and developers
• Key Takeaway: Full day of AI agent development workshops and panels
• Featured Speakers: 
  • Sreeram Kannan - "Verifiable AI Agents" at 3:10 PM
  • Nader Dabit - On the Blockchain Panel at 2 PM 
  • Wes Floyd- "Developer Workshop: Building AI agents on top of EigenLayer using Hyperbolic" at 12:20 PM
    

🔒 Proof Point
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 28, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• Co-Sponsors: Lagrange, Polygon, Caldera, Hyle, Opacity, The Rollup 
• For: Founders, builders, and ZK enthusiasts focused on the future of privacy, scalability, and security in Web3
• Key Takeaway: Unfiltered discussions on ZK advancements, privacy, and scalability
• Featured Speaker: Sreeram Kannanat 4:10 PM
  

🔗 AltLayer AI Rollup Day
📍 The Curtis Denver, 3rd Floor | 🕒 Feb 28, 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM | 🔗 Open Registration

• Co-Sponsors: AltLayer
• For: Web3 builders, AI developers, and infrastructure enthusiasts interested in scaling solutions and agentic computing
• Key Takeaway: Deep dive into blockchain interoperability, AI infrastructure, and the integration of Agentic Web into Web3 with 30+ industry leaders
• Featured Speaker: Sreeram Kannan - Keynote at 11:30 AM
  

🎤 Featured Speaking Engagements

(in chronological order)

🔒 NoirCon 1: Privacy, AI, and App Building
📍 Catalyst | 🕒 Feb 24, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• For: Privacy-focused developers and ZK researchers
• Key Takeaway: Practical workshops on building privacy-preserving applications with Noir and ZK tools
• Featured Speaker: Wes Floyd at 11:00 AM
  

🔄 Restaking & DeFAI Day
📍 Hilton Garden Inn | 🕒 Feb 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• For: DeFi developers and AI enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: 5th edition featuring 15+ speakers from leading protocols
• Featured Speaker: Nima Vaziri - "AI as DeFi's New Interface: The Abstraction Revolution" at 11:30 AM
  

🟣 Solana Ecosystem Summit
📍 Rise Comedy | 🕒 Feb 26, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM MST | 🔗 Open registration

• For: Solana developers and ecosystem participants
• Key Takeaway: Comprehensive overview of Solana's ecosystem featuring panels on RWA, DeFi, Infrastructure, and AI
• Featured Speaker: Nima Vaziri - Panel on "Staking and Restaking" at 1:30 PM
  

🏢 Innovate Denver
📍 Tom's Watch Bar | 🕒 Feb 26, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | 🔗 Invitation only

• For: Institutional investors and builders
• Key Takeaway: Connecting institutions with blockchain innovators
• Featured Speaker: Robert Drost - "You Get a Chain, You Get a Chain, You Get a Chain" at 12:00 PM
  

🏗️ DePIN Day Denver
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 26, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• For: DePIN founders and researchers
• Key Takeaway: Latest developments in decentralized physical infrastructure
• Featured Speaker: Wes Floyd - "DePin and Web3 Infra" at 3:00 PM
  

🥩 FOMO Factor: EP1 - Re/Staking
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 26, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 🔗 Open Registration

• For: Web3 professionals and staking enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Expert panels with exclusive access to "The Whale's Den" project pitches
• Featured Speaker: Nader Dabit - "Future of Restaking" at TBD
  

🤝 Schelling Point Keynote
📍 Number Thirty Eight | 🕒 Feb 27, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• For: Developers, activists, and blockchain enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Exploring cryptocurrency's impact on social good
• Featured Speaker: Sreeram Kannan - "Humanity's coordination engine" at TBD
  

🌲 BASS Denver 2025
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 27, 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM | 🔗 Open registration

• For: Stanford blockchain community and enthusiasts
• Key Takeaway: Latest developments in blockchain technology
• Featured Speaker: Robert Drost - "Developments with Eigenlayer on AI agents" at 3:00 PM
  

🎓 Cube Summit
📍 TBD | 🕒 Feb 28 | 🔗 University focus

• For: University blockchain clubs and emerging talent
• Key Takeaway: Connecting student innovators with leading projects and investors
• Featured Speaker: Nader Dabit - Topic TBD at TBD
  

🛠️ Hackathons & Builder Events

🤖 The Vault: AI Agent Hacker House w/ ElizaOS
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 22 - Mar 3, 10AM - 9PM Daily | 🔗 Application required

• For: Talented developers worldwide building next-gen AI agents
• Key Takeaway: 9-day builder residency focused on next-gen AI agent development
• Daily Highlights:
  • Morning: Technical workshops with industry experts
  • Afternoon: Collaborative building sessions
  • Evening: Progress demos and networking
    

⚔️ Eigen Games University Hackathon
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2025 | 🔗 Accepting virtual applications

• For: 40+ university blockchain clubs worldwide
• Key Takeaway: The largest university competition in Web3 history, where 40+ universities compete head-to-head for a $100,000 prize pool, culminating in a high-stakes pitch day to industry veterans

Event Schedule:

• Workshop Day 1: Expert-led talks and hands-on technical sessions focused on AI, AVS, DeFi, and ZK-powered applications
• Workshop Day 2: Expert-led talks and hands-on technical sessions focused on AI, AVS, DeFi, and ZK-powered applications
• Workshop Day 3: Expert-led talks and hands-on technical sessions focused on AI, AVS, DeFi, and ZK-powered applications
• Investor Pitching Day: Top 6 teams present their projects to distinguished investors and Web3 industry veterans for final judging

All workshop days are open to all students, regardless of competition participation

🏗️ BUIDL Hackathon
📍 National Western Complex | 🕒 Feb 23 - Mar 1 | 🔗 Open registration

• For: Developers and creators from 125+ countries
• Key Takeaway: ETHDenver's flagship hackathon with $1.5M+ historical prize pool

☕ BuildOnEigen Breakfast
📍 Register to See Address | 🕒 Feb 27, 8AM - 10AM | 🔗 Approval required

• For: Active EigenLayer builders and developers
• Key Takeaway: Private networking breakfast with core team members
  

See you in Denver!

We can't wait to connect with builders, researchers, and innovators from around the world at ETHDenver 2025. Whether you're joining us at The Vault, dropping by our booth, or catching one of our many talks, the EigenLayer team looks forward to exploring infinite possibilities with you in Denver!