Tonya M Evans: Crypto Technology
Crypto expert, law professor, and keynote speaker Tonya M Evans helps organizations navigate blockchain, digital assets, and fintech innovation to build inclusive, future-ready financial systems.
Quick Facts:
- Global expert in blockchain, crypto, and digital assets
- Tenured Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law
- Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree in Investment
- Award-winning leader in blockchain governance and policy
- Formats: Keynote Speaker, Fintech Expert, and Legal Thought Leader
- Audiences: Executives, policymakers, investors, and organizations navigating blockchain, fintech, and digital transformation.
- Outcomes:
- Understand blockchain and crypto regulation.
- Gain clarity on risks and opportunities.
- Develop strategies for responsible adoption.
- Travels from: Carlisle, PA
- **Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000
Talent Services
Keynote Topics:
KEYNOTE TOPICS
- From Cash to Crypto: Financial Inclusion in the New Digital Cash Frontier
- NFTs and Creative Empowerment
- Crypto Assets and the Law: The legal implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain
- Decode the Future of Work and Wealth
- The Digital Property (R)Evolution: Leveraging IP assets in a web 3.0 world
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Talent Short Bio
Tonya M. Evans is a distinguished law professor, author, and global authority on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital asset regulation. With a rare ability to bridge law, technology, and business, she equips leaders to navigate emerging financial frontiers responsibly and profitably.
As a professor at Penn State Dickinson Law and former associate dean of academic affairs, Evans is celebrated for her expertise in intellectual property, financial regulation, and innovation. She is a sought-after voice in policy discussions, having advised governments, regulatory bodies, and global enterprises on blockchain’s transformative potential.
Her groundbreaking book Digital Money Demystified helps demystify complex concepts, making her insights highly accessible. Evans is also a fierce advocate for inclusion in technology, ensuring diverse communities have access to opportunities in blockchain and fintech.
Her dynamic presentations balance strategic vision with legal expertise, offering clarity on both risks and opportunities. By simplifying technical language into actionable frameworks, she empowers executives and organizations to thrive in the digital economy.
Read Full Bio
Tonya M Evans is a global leader on crypto currencies and a technology keynote speaker, accomplished academic and administrator, and world-renowned speaker with over twenty years of experience in law, innovation, academia, and entrepreneurship.
Dr. Tonya M Evans currently serves as tenured Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law School. Beginning July 1, 2022, she will commence a five-year co-hire appointment to the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences to continue her interdisciplinary research.
Her work focuses on the legal, regulatory, policy, and economic justice implications of new technologies and innovation; specifically, distributed ledger technologies, cryptocurrencies, and other cryptographically secured digital assets including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
Tonya M Evans was named to the prestigious Forbes 50 Over 50 List in the category of Investment to honor 50 women who are shaping the future of finance, fueling high-growth businesses and forging a more innovative and inclusive financial future.
SPEAKS ABOUT
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Law & Legal Affairs, Economics & Finance, Education, Politics & Policy, Future Trends, Innovation, Technology, Leadership
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