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Yuri Cataldo is an award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and emerging tech strategist who combines the mindsets of an artist and a technologist.
Named one of the 40 under 40 business leaders in Indiana, Yuri brings years of experience in the arts, design, entrepreneurship, marketing, innovation, and publicity to his advising of founders and startups.

He is a classically trained set/costume designer (Juilliard/Yale/IU) turned entrepreneur with credits on Broadway, Dance, Film, and Opera, the founder of IndigoH2O, the only multiple award-winning bottled alkaline water in the world and the 2015 best tasting water in the world, the co-author of the internationally best selling book about Bitcoin/ Blockchain: Be Left Behind - Discover Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Before Your Grandmother beats you to it, and a mentor at Yale Tsai City, MassChallenge, Fintech4Good, and Tech Stars.

The startups he founded have been featured at the Oscars, Golden Globes, the Emmy's, the MTV VMA's, and in 260+ magazines and articles. (Forbes, CNN, PBS, Indy Star, Boston Globe) and the startups he advises are on track to do even more.

He is also a frequent speaker on Blockchain, PR/Media Relations, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Innovation at universities, conferences, corporate events, and with high-ranking government officials from all over the world.

Currently, he is the co-founder/GP of Athenian VC and leads the fund investment strategy within construction, robotics, AI, manufacturing, and
blockchain.

Speaking Topics:
• What is Bitcoin and Why does it matter?

• Artist and AI - A shared vision of the future

• What are NFT's and why should artists/musicians pay attention to blockchain.

• A Vision of the Future of Money with AI and Blockchain

• How To Create An Award-Winning Brand

• How To Launch An Award-Winning Product and Get a Ton of PR

Please email me for opportunities.
yuri@athenian.vc
Speaking
Video Clips
Driving Diversity and Inclusion in Blockchain (Panel)
Boston Blockchain Week (2021)

Why Diversity is the Mother of Innovation
Autodesk University (2020)
What Organizations are Saying About Yuri's Talks:

"That was an outstanding webinar. The content was insightful, easy to understand, and extremely useful. It took me from being clueless to understanding the basics of cryptocurrencies. Absolutely one of the best "sessions" I've heard in years. Thank you very much.... is it possible to get a copy of this presentation? I think one benefit is to study and learn from it so that I can build what I've learned to the next level?"
- Yale University

" Excellent storytelling by lively Yuri! I look forward to the rest of the series"
-Charred Accountants Worldwide

"Yuri is someone we always learn something from and in a positive way. We are excited to learn and don’t feel small for not knowing. "
-Autodesk Research

"Yuri just gave us a masterclass in how to present a complex idea in a way that is easily understood."
Wentworth Innovation + Entrepreneurship

"One of the top 5 speakers we've heard this year out of 120, and the most memorable."
- MassChallenge Israel

"Yuri provides clear and specific strategies on how to be a successful artist/entrepreneur, how to generate multiple streams of income, and how to develop a skill set designed to pursue opportunities in both theatre and business."
- Valparaiso University)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Upcoming

Yale University - International Alliance
2021/2022
Speaker: Blockchain, Bitcoin, NFT's, DeFi

Nov '21: Understanding Blockchain
Dec '21: NFT's
Jan '22: DeFi
Feb '22: The Future of Blockchain
MIT Sloan School of Management
Dec 2021
Speaker: Blockchain, DeFi, NFT's, Web 3 and the Metaverse
Draper University/Algorand
2021 (Dec)
Speaker: Sales/Marketing for Blockchain startups
The Juilliard School
2022
Speaker: TBD
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
PAST

Draper University/Algorand
2021 (Oct)
Speaker: Sales/Marketing for Blockchain startups
Suffolk University
2021 (Oct)
Lecture: AI, Blockchain, and the Future of Fintech
Disrupt - The FinTech Initiative at Northeastern University
2021 (Oct)
Speaker: What are Blockchain and Cryptocurrency and how will this technology change industries.
Draper University
2021 (Sept)
Speaker: Sales and Marketing for EdTech
Chartered Accountants Worldwide
2021 (Sept)
Featured Speaker for 2 nights: What is bitcoin/blockchain and what is the future of digital currencies.
MassChallenge - Mexico
2021 (Aug)
Individual startup coaching for 25 LatAm startups
Goethe Institute
2021 (July)
Speaker: Bitcoin, NFT's, and DAO for artists
Boston Blockchain Association
2021 (June)
Speaker: How to get involved in blockchain even if you're not a programmer
BILT Virtual 2021
2021 (June)
Speaker: Why Blockchain is the future of AEC
MassChallenge - Isreal
2021 (May)
Speaker: PR for Startups
Boston Blockchain Week
2021 (May)
Speaker: Speaker: How to get involved in blockchain even if you're not a programmer
Yale - School of Drama
2021 (May)
Speaker: How to create your own path to a rewarding career
Chainreaction - Boston
2021 - February + March
Speaker: Bitcoin 101 (Feb) and 102 (March)
Suffolk University
2021 (March)
Lecture: AI, Blockchain, and the Future of Fintech
Bryant University
2021 (Feb)
Speaker: Entrepreneurship and Funding Your Project (VC, Bootstrapping, ICO's/Crowdfunding
Draper University/Tezos
2021 (Feb)
Speaker: DeFi
Draper University
2021 (Feb)
Speaker: Marketing and Entrepreneurship
World Boston
2021 (Jan)
Speaker: Open Innovation
Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle - NYC
2021 (Jan)
Speaker: Open Innovation
Babson University/CES Boston
2020 (Dec)
Speaker: Open Innovation
Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle Boston.
2020 (Nov)
Speaker: Open Innovation and the future of work
Autodesk University
2020 (Nov)
Speaker: Why Diversity is the Mother of Innovation

Draper University
2020 (Oct)
Speaker: Business Strategy
Suffolk University
2020 (October)
Speaker: The Future of AI in Finance
Draper University
2020 (July)
Speaker: Marketing 101
Accelerate Yale
2020 (June)
Panelist - Transformative Technologies: How COVID-19 Forced Change in Technologies Old and New

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3PXR3OTZxg
AIBC Summit - ASIA DIGITAL
2020 (June)
Panel Speaker: Emerging Technolgy: Asia vs the US
Masschallenge - isreal
2020 (June)
Featured Speaker: PR/Marketing
Autodesk
2020 (May)
Speaker: Personal Branding
Yale University
2020 (Feb)
Entrepreneurship event - Build It and They Will Come.

Panelist - Finance
Innovation Leadership Panel
2020 (February)
Panelists speaking on corporate innovation to executives from Mitsubishi.
SEA Conference
2020 (Feb)
Featured Speaker
Tufts - Innovative Social Enterprises
2020 (Feb)
Guest Lecturer - Social Enterprises
Malta Ai AND Blockchain Summit
2019 (Nov)
Making widespread adoption a reality. How start-ups should design their business model to attract users and investors.
longy school of music
2019 (Oct)
Startup Coach
MIT
2019 (Oct)
Speaker: Future of Work
Accelerate, Wentworth Innovation + Entrepreneurship Center
2019 (Sept)
Featured Luminary Speaker
MassChallenge
2019
Judge and Mentor
135 Startup Battle, Boston
2019
Judge
Syracuse University - School of architecture
2019 (April)
Master Class lecture: Materiality: From Frocks to Fabrication
Syracuse University - School of architecture
2019 (April)
Speaker: Inside-out Innovation - The Future of the Design, Building, and Construction Industries
Tufts - Innovative Social Enterprises
2019 (March)
Speaker: Social enterprises and why startups fail.
MassChallenge
2018
Judge
PRSA Boston Social Media Summit
2018 (May)
Speaker: Cryptocurrency Marketing Strategies
Longy school of music
2018 (March)
Startup Judge
tufts - Innovative Social Enterprises
2018 (Feb)
Speaker and Substitute Professor
Bryant University
2018 (Feb)
Guest Lecturer - PR/Marketing strategies for launching an award-winning product
THINK TANK:
Future of our Cities: Converging Generations
2018 (Feb)
Participant
yale - Entrepreneurship initiative
2017 (Nov)
Speaker: How artist can connect the dots between art and entrepreneurship
Venture Café
2016 (April)
Lead Panel of 5 women on a discussion of Artistic Innovation and the struggles they face in the workplace.
ISPIM
2016
Featured Panelist about the Boston creative economy and education

SEA Conference
2015, 2016 (Feb)
panelist and speaker on the following subjects:

-Speaker – Shift Happens: What do you do when your plans fall apart
- Panelist: How to find and work with clients
-Panelist: Faculty Best Practices
-Round Table leader: How to make money in Independent Film
-Panelist: 1st steps in starting an artist business
-One-on-one mentoring leader

http://www.selfemploymentinthearts.com/
Art Entrepreneurship Educators Conference
2015 (Sept)
Speaker: How to use fear setting as a way to boost the productivity of your students.
Princeton Univesity
2015 (April)
Speaker: Creative Entrepreneurship and How to Build an Incubator with Design Thinking
Stanford University
2015
Speaker: Creative Entrepreneurship