Pi Network’s co-founder, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 6. Her presentation, titled “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility,” will take place at the Convergence Stage from 11:15 to 11:35 AM EDT. This appearance comes just six days before the much-anticipated Protocol 23 upgrade goes live on May 11.
During her talk, Dr. Fan will emphasize that as artificial intelligence lowers the barrier for product creation, the real competitive edge lies in authentic human data and verified user engagement. Pi Network, with its 18 million verified users, has been building this infrastructure since 2019. The network has completed over 526 million human KYC validation tasks and currently runs more than 421,000 active Mainnet nodes.
Protocol 23, described as Pi’s most significant upgrade to date, will introduce full smart contract functionality on May 11. This will unlock decentralized applications, exchange integrations, and real-world asset tokenization on the Pi blockchain for the first time. The timing of Dr. Fan’s presentation at Consensus 2026 ensures maximum visibility immediately before this milestone launch.
In addition to Dr. Fan, Pi Network’s other co-founder, Nicolas Kokkalis, will participate in a panel on May 7 titled “How to Prove You’re Human in an AI World (Without Doxing Yourself).” Pi Network is also an official sponsor of the conference. Following the announcement that both founders would speak at Consensus 2026, Pi’s token price rose over 5% to approximately $0.187.