hey Salsacz.. I looked at that site, its a disaster of an unorganized mess. They want to have EVERYCOIN represented. 
It seems like they are more into charging people the entrance fee and seeing who will show up.
There is ANOTHER NYC event on April 7,8  that is the real deal
http://www.mediabistro.com/insidebitcoins/new-york/oh thanks, this is same event like in Berlin, so you are right, pls concentrate on insidebitcoins.
You can buy networking pass for $10 now. It would be nice to make an interview with Forbes and Lets Talk Bitcoin, as I can see they have attendants between speakers. 

PS: but still, even if it cost $200 to have a speaker at the cryptocurrencyconvention, it might be worth it. And would be paid from the conf fund.