{"id":11,"date":"2026-05-05T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fintech.local\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:41:26","slug":"conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a1d27 hero-home e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13a1d27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790bf31 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"790bf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual National HBCU<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165e649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"165e649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BLOCKCHAIN, FINTECH, AND AI CONFERENCE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ca2f7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70ca2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The longest-running HBCU-led gathering, bringing together a niche interdisciplinary community at the forefront of blockchain, fintech, and AI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3987947 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3987947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936ba42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"936ba42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/conference\/register\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-55291bf split-chars-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55291bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 8-10, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcacc0 split-chars-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dcacc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">nashville, Tennessee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d122c90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d122c90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0393ab7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0393ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81293dc split-chars-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81293dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore the transformative applications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c3709 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53c3709\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5570ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5570ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of financial technology, blockchain, digital assets, and artificial intelligence<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4f197 blue-bullet orange-bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4f197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2026 Conference Theme<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac0969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac0969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineering Trust: Scalable, Intelligent, and Secure Financial Systems with Blockchain and AI<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ead56 e-con-full max-width-530 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9ead56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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