Blockchain Solutions for Enterprise
09:30am
Blockchain Solutions for Enterprise Day 1: Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:50am
A year in review – Blockchain in Enterprise
10:10am
Enterprise-to-enterprise collaboration with blockchain
10:30am
Keynote: Blockchain solutions in cyber and data security
11:00am
Networking Break
11:40am
Panel: Blockchain solutions for transparency, customer loyalty and profitability
Financial holding and transactions transparency with unnecessary intermediaries remove, adding a degree of accountability to businesses.
Supply chain transparency and traceability – products you trust
Reducing risks of fraud, building trust through immutable and incorruptible platforms and improving customer experience
The co-existence of privacy and transparency
Long term profitability increase
12:20pm
Case Study: The Revolution in Container Shipping
12:40pm
Re-imagining enterprise-to-enterprise collaboration with blockchain
01:00pm
Networking Break
02:30pm
Afternoon Keynote: Security and Regulations with adopting blockchain for your Enterprise
03:00pm
Panel: What blockchain technology brings to the Utilities and Energy Market
How Blockchain will contribute to a change in the business models within the energy sector, and how can it build credibility
Examining how blockchain technology can provide some upgrades existing systems or can replace legacy ones.
Blockchain applications for energy trading – and selling energy from your own systems
Supporting community energy models, electricity termination, verification of green electricity certificates, and automates reading of smart meters
03:40pm
Blockchain scalability: The Technical Aspects, in Business Terms
04:00pm
Networking Break
04:40pm
Panel: The role of blockchain in the advertising, marketing and media world
The state of online advertising and marketing today
Improving data management to allow for less Intrusive and more effective adverts
Increasing targeted advertising and engagement
Decentralisation of media buying and selling – blockchain enabling publishers, advertisers, musicians and artists to buy and sell with fewer intermediaries, or even directly.
05:00pm
Case Study – Blockchain enabling the next generation of trade & logistics
05:30pm
Interoperability of Different Blockchain Solutions
06:00pm
Session Close
BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORMS & STRATAGIES
09:30am
Blockchain Platforms & Strategies: Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:50am
Hurdles to overcome moving from Pilot to POC
10:10am
Developing prototypes for blockchain services
10:30am
Keynote: Leveraging the correct platform for your business needs
11:00am
Networking Break
11:40am
Panel: The benefits and challenges of incorporating blockchain platforms into your business model
What competencies can blockchain technology deliver to business?
Implementing a successful strategy
What other hurdles must be overcome for full adoption?
12:20pm
Unravelling the maze of providers – what works for your business
12:40pm
Permissioned and permissionless ledgers
01:00pm
Networking Break
02:30pm
Afternoon keynote: Building and operating an enterprise ready blockchain platform
03:00pm
Panel: Governance and regulation in Blockchain business networks
Challenges blockchain technology presents for legislators and governments
The establishment of regulation and standards for interoperable blockchains – case examples
How will these address issues blockchain technology may present?
Examining the regulation and compliance challenges of deploying blockchain technologies across industry
03:40pm
Blockchain as a service (BaaS) platforms
04:00pm
Networking Break
04:30pm
Panel: The race towards Interoperability
Achieving the balance – discussing the trade-off between blockchain platforms security, privacy, efficiency, flexibility, ease of use, reliability and governance
What is Interoperability and how will it benefit blockchain users?
The ability to interoperate between blockchain platforms to achieve the balance– challenges and benefits.
05:10pm
Closing the Strategy gap – what next?
05:30pm
Session Close
Blockchain for Business
09:30am
Blockchain for Business: Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:50am
Blockchain for business processes
10:10am
Case Study – Blockchains application in the energy sector
10:30am
Morning Keynote: Blockchain driving positive changes across business, communities and society
11:00am
Networking Break
11:40am
Keynote panel: The Role of Blockchain within your business model
Introducing blockchain and its application for businesses
Revolutionising business processes, including smart contracts, cloud storage, paying employees and voting
Blockchain increasing traceability and transparency in the supply chain – benefits for the supplier and customer
Reducing or eliminating fraud and errors in the supply chain
Case studies – success stories of using blockchain for business
Limitations?
12:20pm
The Strategic Role of Blockchain Partnerships
12:40pm
Improving productivity and quality using Blockchain
01:00pm
Networking Break
02:30pm
Afternoon keynote: The future with blockchain
03:00pm
Panel: Cyber-security and the blockchain- technology for our safety
Current issues with Cybersecurity
Blockchain’s potential for security applications due to decentralized storage and traceability
How blockchain can eliminate the human factor from authentication
03:40pm
Blockchain Technology as a Solution for GDPR Compliance
04:00pm
Networking Break
04:40pm
Panel: Blockchain for public services & social good
Solutions for social innovation – unlocking the power of decentralization
Blockchain in education
The use of blockchain in charity fundraising
Government’s role in supporting and influencing the development of blockchain technologies and its potential uses
Blockchain beyond business – worldwide public service projects
05:20pm
Understanding Blockchain Technologies & Markets
05:40pm
Large scale adoption of Blockchain for Business, when & how?
06:00pm
Session Close
Investors & Innovation Zone
09:30am
Innovations & Investors Zone: Chair’s welcome and opening comments
09:50am
Panel: An investors Q&A – The secrets to a successful start-up
• The VC process and what each investor looks for
• How do you find the right investor for you and what questions should you be asking them?
• Discussing different strategies to enable Investment into your start-up and the velocity of the market
• Evaluation of the current ecosystem
• Geographic hot spots and regulatory risk
10:30am
How to kick start your innovative idea
10:50am
The token economy
11:10am
Networking Break
11:30am
Launching Blockchain start-ups 1
This session will explore some cutting edge Blockchain companies and their launch propositions
12:00pm
Panel: The rise of Crypto Capitalism – Equity or Coins?
Examining the difference in ‘terms’ and relationships between VC’s and token sales
What do investors look for in a start up?
Shaping the information to attract high calibre investors
Crypto Capitalism – Challenging the VC model
VCs starting to tokenise
Moderator: Jonny Fry, CEO, TeamBlockchain
2:40pm
Two-year review – The rollercoaster of Crypto
01:00pm
Start- up 1
01:10pm
Start- up 2
01:20pm
Start- up 3
01:30pm
Networking Break
02:30pm
Afternoon Keynote – Current trends and issues with Crypto Finance
03:00pm
Launching Blockchain start-ups 2
03:30pm
Networking Break
03:50pm
Panel: Understanding the market dynamics for token sales and crowd funding
Self-Regulation in Crypto financing
Tools for a token sale
Equity Vs. Coins – risks and challenges
Liquidity in digital tokens – how these are traded for other digital currencies, and then into fiat currency through a digital exchange
Communicating your blockchain project effectively
04:30pm
Security Tokens Vs. Utility Tokens
04:50pm
The Mining Boom
05:10pm
Innovations in Blockchain
05:30pm
Session Close
