Serial entrepreneur, VeeFriends founder and NFT thought leader Gary Vee announces the first round of VeeCon 2023 entertainment speakers and headliners. The three-day VeeFriends super-conference features rap legend Busta Rhymes as his featured headlining artist on this year’s opening night! Furthermore, the event will take place on May 18 and is set to host a plethora of esteemed guests from industries such as business, technology, and art. So, let’s take a look at the starting lineup for VeeCon 2023.
Veecon 2023: Everything you need to know
VeeCon 2023 is the second annual NFT ticketed conference hosted by Gary ‘Vee’ Vaynerchuk. Essentially, the annual conference is a celebration of the NFT/Web3 ecosystem brought to you by your successful NFT project ‘VeeFriends’. The event also offers attendees the opportunity to participate in programming on a variety of topics. These include business, marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation, ideas, creativity, and competition.
This year, rap icon Busta Rhymes headlines the entertainment at VeeCon’s opening night on May 18. This multi-day super conference takes place at the TCU Amphitheater in White River State Park and also at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Furthermore, the multi-day event will take place from May 18 to 20, 2023. Furthermore, Vaynerchuk has revealed the growing list of entrepreneurs, artists and influencers from around the world. The esteemed guests participate in speeches, panels and also fireside chats. Topics covered include business, innovation, technology, marketing, and pop culture.
Holders of VeeFriends Series 1 tokens will receive their VeeCon 2023 tickets directly to their wallets via airdrop in the coming weeks. Additionally, non-VeeFriends Series 1 token holders can still attend the event by purchasing a ticket on secondary marketplaces such as OpenSea. More information on ticket sales can be found here.
The VC23 line so far
The extraordinary first lineup of iconic keynote speakers, innovative and educational talks, and panels at VeeCon 2023 is as follows:
- Adam Brotman, CEO and Co-Founder of Forum3
- AJ Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of VaynerSports
- Andy Krainak, President of VeeFriends
- Andy8052, Founder of Tessera
- Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital
- Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3
- Betty, CEO and co-founder of Deadfellaz
- Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia Inc.
- Bozoma Saint John, Hall of Famer Marketing Executive, Author, and Entrepreneur
- brilliant artist
- Carly Reilly, founder and host of Overpriced JPEGs
- Carolyn Everson, Permira Senior Advisor
- Cathy Hackl, Director of Metaverse at Journey Luxury and Fashion Innovator
- Chris Lyons, President of Web3 Media at a16z crypto
- Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn
- Cordell Broadus (Champ Medici), founder of Welcome To The Block
- David Rodolitz, Founder and CEO of Flyfish Club
- Daymond John, Star of ABC’s Shark Tank, CEO of The Shark Group, CEO and Founder of FUBU
- Deepak Chopra, Founder of the Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global
- DeeZe, Director of Vibes at Tessera
- Eric Thomas, #1 Motivational Speaker in the World
- Eric Wattenberg, CEO of VaynerWATT
- Erik Zettersten, VeeFriends CTO
- Fonz, CEO of tokenproof
- Gfunk, CEO and founder of Pixel Vault
- Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer at LEDGER
- !llmind, music producer for Squad Of Knights
- Imari Oliver, Founder and CEO of Bond and Play
- Jackie Woodward, director of branding and marketing for Bojangles Restaurants, Inc.
- Jaiden Stipp, Artist and Creator of Jastidesigns LLC
- Jasmine Maietta, founder and CEO of round21
- Jeff Carvalho, Founder of Burrata / Highsnobiety
- Jeff Staple, Founder of STAPLE and Reed Art Department
- Jen Stark, artist and creator of The Vortex Collection, Cosmos and more
- Jenny from blockchain, content creator, head of evaluation.xyz marketing, co-host of NFT Catcher Pod
- Jimmy McNelis, CEO of Unnamed
- John Henry, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of LOOP
- Julie Pacino, filmmaker and photographer, creator of Keepers of the Inn
- Lisa Mayer, CEO and Co-Founder of Boss Beauties
- Maha Abouelenein, CEO and Founder of Digital and Savvy
- MaryRuth Ghiyam, Founder and CEO of MaryRuth Organics
- Matt Van Horn, June Co-Founder
- May Niu, VeeFriends Director of Media Operations
- Miguel Patricio, CEO of Kraft Heinz
- MUMBOT, artist and creator of MUMBOT WORLD
- Nyla Hayes, Artist, Founder and CEO of Long Neckie Ladies
- Peter Chun, Global Head of Platform at VaynerX
- Pop Wonder, Artist
- Rachel Tipograph, Founder and CEO of MikMak
- Rafael Ilishayev, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Gopuff
- Rich Kleiman, co-founder of Boardroom
- Richard Dickson, President and COO of Mattel
- Richerd, co-founder of Manifold
- Sam Hysell, co-founder and chief strategy officer at nft now
- Sara Baumann, Artist and Founder of Women and Guns
- Scooter Braun, Founder of SB Projects, CEO of HYBE America
- ¡Shonduras, Founder of the Space Station!
- Sian Morson, founder of The Blockchain
- SLOTH, Artist and Founder, Creator of Chilled SLOTH
- Snowfro, founder of Art Blocks, creator of Chromie Squiggle
- Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Author, and Host of “Diary of a CEO”
- Swan Sit, consultant and creator of Web3
- Tom Bilyeu, CEO of Impact Theory
An exciting VeeFriends event
We spoke with Andy Krainak, president of VeeFriends, about today’s announcement. This is what he had to say:
“It is beyond exciting for VeeFriends to be able to host this event again and set it up with the ambition and framework of delivering value to attendees. For entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives to come together, network and build potential business opportunities with a lifelong impact – that’s what VeeFriends is all about. Specifically for this year’s event, I am very excited to see the level of diversity and impact our speakers will bring to the audience; It’s going to be a great opportunity to learn and get insights from the top minds in the world.”
For more information about VeeCon 2023, you can refer to your official website and stay tuned for the latest news via the official VeeCon Twitter.
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