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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 of ForumDao and leads the efforts to bridge the gap between web 2.0 and web3.
• DAOs and the future of communities
• How to Grow your Sales and Marketing
• How To Create An Award-Winning Brand
• How To Launch An Award-Winning Product and Get a Ton of PR
- 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
The Juilliard School
2023 TBD
Speaker: Arts Education and Entrepreneurship
University of Oxford
March 2023
Speaker: Blockchain and Education
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
PAST
Draper University - International
2022 (Nov)
Guest Lecture: Sales & Marketing : web 2 to web3
Blockchain in Education
2022 (Oct)
Speaker: MIT Bitcoin Club and the future of blockchain education
Charted Accountants Worldwide
2022 (Sept)
Keynote Speaker: web3 in 2022
Draper University/NEO
2022 (July)
Speaker: Sales and Marketing in web3
SCGTS
2022 (May)
Keynote Speaker: Web3 and Supply Chain
MassChallenge - Israel
2022 (April)
Featured Speaker: How to tell your story, launch your brand, and land free PR.
Autodesk Research
2022 (April)
Speaker: web3 and the future of Manufacturing, Construction, and Media/Entertainment
Suffolk University
2022 (April)
Speaker: Speaker: Intro to Blockchain/Bitcoin
Yale University - International Alliance
2021-22
Keynote Speaker: Blockchain, Bitcoin, NFT's, DeFi, web3
Nov '21: Understanding Blockchain
Dec '21: NFT's
Jan '22: DeFi
March '22: web3 and The Future of Blockchain
MIT SLOAN
2021 (December)
Speaker: Understanding Bitcoin
Draper University/Algorand
2021 (December)
Speaker: Sales/Marketing for Blockchain startups
Draper University/Algorand
2021 (Oct)
Speaker: Sales/Marketing for Blockchain startups
Suffolk University
2021 (Oct)
Lecture: AI, Blockchain, and the Future of Fintech
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
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
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.
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.
Stanford University
2015
Speaker: Creative Entrepreneurship
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