Meet Toucan in Paris 🇫🇷

Get ready for a great experience as the Toucan team gears up to participate in the much-anticipated EthCC week in Paris! This annual event is always a whirlwind of captivating speeches, inspiring panels, informative and enjoyable ReFi side events, and - of course - numerous celebrations that you simply should not miss.

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This year, ETHCC week is happening from July 16 – July 23. 

Toucans à Paris 🦜

We'll have many members of our team in Paris, including Raphaël Haupt (CEO & Co-Founder), John Hoopes (Co-Founder), and our Celo developer advocate Lena. Also, you will have the opportunity to meet Anna (Head of Growth), Nora (Head of Product), Adam (CTO), Ian (Head of Web3), and Ela (Head of Marketing).

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Our schedule at a glance:
July 16: Fund the Commons
July 17: Celo Co:Operate: Panel with Gold Standard
July 17: ReFi x Climate Meetup
July 18: Filecoin Unleashed
July 19: Schelling Point

Sun, July 16: Funding the commons


The 6th edition of Funding the Commons will take place on 15-16 July with the beautiful backdrop of Paris, France. The aim of this event is to bridge the public goods community across Web2, Web3, research, philanthropy, and industry. The event is hosted at the renowned Sorbonne Université, one of the two oldest universities in Europe, dating back to the 12th century.

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Catch Raphaël Haupt on a panel about The Role of DeFi and Blockchain in Regenerative Financing Efforts
15:15 CEST 

Location: Sorbonne Université, 15-21 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
Tickets: here

Mon, July 17: Gold Standard Panel & ReFi meetup

On Monday, everything in the Celo Co:Operate venue is about ReFi, and we're thrilled to have the opportunity to share our thought leadership!

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JohnX will lead a workshop on the language of ReFi
3:30 CEST

Location: Pavillon Rive Gauche; 6 Rue Frédéric Sauton, 75005 Paris
Tickets for Celo Co:Ordinate: here

In the evening, we'll unwind with like-minded friends during a Climate X ReFi meetup.

RSVP & details: here

Tue, July 18: Filecoin Unleashed

Filecoin Unleashed is all about how Filecoin is transforming data storage and unlocking the open data economy. Expect captivating talks and presentations and plenty of networking opportunities with inspiring people.

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JohnX will be on a panel about Web3's Transformative Power: Reshaping the World
4:35 PM

Location: Cyclone Le Studio, 16 Rue Vulpian, 75013 Paris, France
Tickets: here

Wed, July 19: Schelling Point

This year, Gitcoin's flagship event is all about community-led conversations on technology, culture, and positive change for people and the planet.

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JohnX will be leading a workshop on Reforming ReFi's Vocabulary: Choosing Words That Help Us Scale

Location: Gitcoin House (14e arrondissement)
Tickets: here


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Will you be in Paris as well? Meet us at any of the above-mentioned events, or reach out to hi@toucan.earth to set up a meeting!