Take the black pill:
Decentralize your digital identity

At HandyCon 2025, we’re giving you the black pill — a clear look at the internet’s centralized flaws and how Handshake (HNS) offers the decentralized solution.

Discover the freedom, security, and innovation of HNS, and leave ready to help build a truly decentralized web.

this
March 5-7,
2025

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Speakers

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Sessions

Explore cutting-edge insights in our meticulously curated sessions, propelling you light-years ahead of the curve.

The Speakers:

Andrew Lee

Co-founder, Handshake

Chjango Unchained

Cosmos/Shaker

Alex Neto

Product Design, Namebase

Alex Migliarini

Owner, NFTs Are Stupid

Santiago

Decentralizers, HNS Canada

Scott Florsk

.wallet

Handshake Jesse

Mike Michelini

Founder, SkyInclude

Jehan Chu

Co-Founder, Kenetic

Rithvik Vibhu

Bob Wallet, Kyokan

Nathan Woodburn

Founder, Handshake AU

Brian Buckles

Professor of Money & Banking, UTA

John Mc Keown

Owner, 9ja Cosmos

Alani Kuye

Advisor & Early Stage Investor

Kauri Hero

Project Lead & Co-Founder, MASQ

Beau Troxclair

CTO, Hamza

Todd Ryan

ABC Productions

Chad Folkening

Leader, RealtyDAO

Paul Singh

e.link

Sajan Nair

Founder, Agaamin Technologies

Marcus Andrews

Founder at I❤️Domains

Yos Riady

Founder, Formo

Cymon

Tom Barrett

Peter Farbey

Alexander Shevtsov

Jammy Creamer

Arrene Ng

Cofounder, Augury/

Vetta Ridgeway

Maurice Stolk

Dan /

Nam Le Tuan

Nguyen Truong

We Empower Change Through Cryptography and Privacy

day
one

13:00 - 13:20 PST

Welcome

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Mike Michelini

Jehan Chu

13:20 - 13:40 PST

Handshake - The Year That Was

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Arrene Ng

Nam Le Tuan

Nguyen Truong

13:40 - 14:00 PST

Panel: Essential Tools for HNS Domains and Discovery

Cymon

Maurice Stolk

Hnswhois

14:00 - 14:30 PST

Panel: Applying for the gTLD .hns in ICANN's next round

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Todd Ryan

Chad Folkening

Paul Singh

14:30 - 15:00 PST

Web3 Growth Execution Strategies

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Alani Kuye

15:15 - 15:35 PST

The Upgrade Trap: How to Stay Ahead of Risky Contract Changes

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Margie Feng

15:35 - 16:00 PST

Investing in Web3 Domains – Value, Vision, and the Privacy-Security Edge

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Marcus Andrews

Vetta Ridgeway

16:00 - 16:30 PST

.wallet AMA and simple login with Handshake SLD tokens

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Scott Florsck

Tom Barrett

16:30 - 17:00 PST

Firewallet Updates & How to Resolve HNS Sites

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Nathan Woodburn

day
two

12:00 - 12:10 PST

Welcome

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Migs Machine

Santiago

12:10 - 12:35 PST

HNS Explorer

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Cymon

12:35 - 13:00 PST

SANE deep dive

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Alexander Shevtsov

13:00 - 13:30 PST

Web3Privacy Academy

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Peter Farbey

13:30 - 14:00 PST

Hamza Market

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Beau Troxclair

14:10 - 14:35 PST

Masq Privacy Browser

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Kauri Hero

14:35 - 15:00 PST

Dprofile. Censorship resistant self sovereign ID

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Santiago

15:00 - 15:30 PST

3 Project Updates

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Sajan Nair

15:30 - 15:55 PST

Formo: Product Analytics for Decentralized Apps

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Yos Riady

15:55 - 16:15 PST

Building the Future of Handshake: Advancing Wallets & Ecosystem Development

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Rithvik Vibhu

Nathan Woodburn

16:15 - 16:35 PST

Naming and Development in the Age of AI

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Mike Michelini

day
three

12:15 - 12:25 PST

Welcome

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Mike Michelini

Migs Machine

Santiago

12:25 - 12:45 PST

PylarAI

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Miguel Gargallo

12:45 - 13:10 PST

'9jacosmos' '.det0x' Web3 names and 'Det0xant' tokenized artworks (NFTs)

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

John McKeown

13:10 - 13:40 PST

Naming infra applications in the Advent of AI

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Chjango

13:40 - 14:10 PST

ALT: Attention Liquidity and Tech

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Andrew Lee

14:10 - 14:40 PST

Namebase Presentation

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Alex Neto

14:40 - 15:20 PST

Handshake’s Future – Navigating Fork Proposals and Next Steps

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Handshake Jesse

Brian Buckles

Andrew Lee

15:30 - 17:00 PST

Flamingo Handshake Auction 28

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Marcus Andrews

17:00 - 17:10  PST

Closing

HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

Scott Florsck

Tom Barrett