Ryan MacLeod

Ryan MacLeod

Lab technologist - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
I have been in nuclear for 12 years and Bitcoin for 6. I have positioned myself as an advocate for the integration of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining with nuclear power.
Speaker’s stage appearances
Panel discussion
How Is Bitcoin Changing the Energy Game?
Learn how Bitcoin mining is turning "waste" into a gold mine, and how you can capitalize on the most significant infrastructure shift of the century.

Bitcoin is no longer just a consumer of energy — it's becoming a vital tool for grid stabilization and renewable energy development. This panel examines how Bitcoin is "changing the energy game" by incentivizing the build-out of stranded energy resources, reducing methane emissions, and providing the flexible load necessary for a modern and more resilient power grid.
Main stage
Thu, 11:30
Lang EN
Panel discussion
The Energy Renaissance: How Bitcoin Mining Is Re-Engineering the Global Grid
This panel will explore how Bitcoin mining is changing the industry with energy and how you can benefit from mining Bitcoin and use the heat produced by the hardware for heating your home or whole districts. Also, we will discuss how Bitcoin is changing the energy markets and if nuclear energy will join the mining ecosystem.
Expo stage
Sat, 10:30
Lang EN
Fireside
How Bitcoin Mining Can Go Nuclear
Fireside chat with Hubertus Hofkirchner and Ryan MacLeod — Ryan shares a common interest in the Czech Republic aligns with the nation's positive attitude towards Bitcoin and the state's intention to expand its nuclear power capacity.

Ryan will share some ideas about the use of Bitcoin mining to maximize the utility of nuclear reactors, and a novel idea about how to finance them using structured credit.
VIP stage
Sat, 14:00
Lang EN
Q&A
Q&A with Hubertus Hofkirchner and Ryan MacLeod
VIP stage
Sat, 14:30
Lang EN
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