Speaker Applications

Ethereum Zürich

10 April 2026
Zürich, Switzerland

Ethereum Zürich is a three-day gathering for builders, researchers, founders, and thinkers shaping the future of Ethereum and adjacent technologies.

The event brings together the Swiss Ethereum ecosystem and an international audience for deep technical exchange, rigorous discussion, and thoughtful exploration of where the space is heading technically, economically, and socially.

We are now accepting speaker applications for the 2026 edition.

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in talks and sessions that offer real insight, not surface-level narratives. Strong proposals typically do one or more of the following:

• Teach something concrete or technically rigorous
• Share hard-won experience or lessons learned
• Advance a serious debate or research direction
• Challenge assumptions or introduce new ways of thinking

We value clarity over hype, substance over status, and original thinking over recycled takes.

Speaker Tracks (Headline Themes)

When applying, select the track that best fits your proposal. These are broad lenses, not rigid categories. Cross-cutting and interdisciplinary talks are welcome.

Core Ethereum & Scaling

Protocol research, consensus, clients, MEV, validator experience, L2s, interoperability, modular architectures, roadmap discussions.

Financial Systems, Economics & Real-World Assets

Onchain markets, DEXs, stablecoins, RWAs, monetary and token economics, ReFi, risk frameworks, cross-chain liquidity, sustainable and regenerative financial

Privacy, Security & Cryptographic Infrastructure

Zero-knowledge proofs, MPC, privacy-preserving systems, identity and attestations, censorship resistance, security engineering.

Public Goods, Governance, Coordination & DAOs

DAOs, RetroPGF, plural voting, treasury management, coordination technologies, legitimacy, collective accountability.

Frontier Tech, d/acc & Societal Resilience

Defensive acceleration, AI safety, decentralized compute, cryptographic infrastructure for aligned AI, existential risk, legitimacy economy.

Culture, Builders, Network Societies & Ecosystem Growth

Developer tooling, education, open-source sustainability, DeSci, permanent hubs, network states, crypto culture, community formation.

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN)

DePIN x RWA, physical AI, verification, incentives, market structures, scaling lessons, mechanism design, unit economics, go-to-market, use cases, new directions

DeSci & Academia

Decentralized research funding, open and verifiable data, reproducibility, research publishing and peer review, IP and licensing models, scientific public goods, and studies on blockchain adoption and socio-economic impact.