V4V Chicago 2026

Doors Open (Full Stack Pass holders)

Introduction to Value for Value and V4V Chicago (Jon, Brady and Kevin — 30 min)

V4V: Food and Culture (Host: Avi Burra; Panelists: Chef Foise, Stephen Brass, RevHodl — 45 min)

V4V Music: Meet the Artists (Host: Brandon Karpeles; Panelists: Noa Grumen, Abel James, OpenMike — 45 min)

Bitcoin Bodega Introduction (Jon, Brady, Julio — 30 min)

Dinner at Fork & Coin

Doors Open at Avondale Music Hall (First charter bus departs Fork & Coin)

Second Bus to Avondale Music Hall

Big G Live Performance (until ~8:10 PM)

Abel James Live Performance (until ~9:00 PM)

Scardust Headline Performance

DJ Set and End of Show

• •DAY 2 — TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Doors Open, Bitcoin Coffee and Light Breakfast (Jon, Brady, Julio, Kevin)

Introduction: The V4V Freedom Tech Stack (Jon — 15 min)

Open Protocols and Why Freedom Tech Matters Now (Vitor Pamplona, NosFabrica — 15 min)

The Mathematical Layer of Bitcoin Sovereignty (Brian Hirschfield, Magic Internet Math Academy — 15 min)

Bitcoin Self-Custody and Securing Payments in Practice (Host: Kevin Pallikunnel; Panelists: Keith Mukai, SeedSigner; Keith Gardner, Branta — 30 min)

Introducing Wavelength: AI Meets the Lightning Network (Hannah Rosenberg, Lightning Labs — 30 min)

Coffee and Snack Break

Brainstorm: Your Personalized Web of Trust (David Strayhorn, Avi Burra, Vitor Pamplona — 30 min)

Building a Nostr-Based Marketplace (Eric FJ, Conduit Marketplace)

Lunch Break and Bitcoin Bodega

Parallel Workshops Begin

Mesh Networking Workshop (Paul)

SeedSigner Workshop (Keith Mukai)

Punk Solved Everything But the Money (Shadrach Smith, Archipelago Foundation)

Wavelength Workshop (Hannah Rosenberg)

The Nine Forms of Capital: A V4V Perspective (RevHodl, Reed)

Brainstorm Workshop (David Strayhorn)

Building Open Community and V4V Circular Economies (Host: Staci Costopoulos, Conduit Market; Panelist: Phil Gomez, Fedi)

Branta Workshop (Keith Gardner)

V4V in the $5 Trillion Healthcare Industry (Host: Jon Gordon; Panelists: Ronnie Samuel, SOUND HSA; Dr. Victor Levitan)

Fedi Workshop (Phil Gomez)

Bitcoin, Energy, AI and Compute (Brandon Karpeles, HODL Tarantula — To be confirmed)

Happy Hour in the Courtyard and V4V Closing

Fork & Coin Bar Remains Open / Official Program Ends