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On December 6, the international company Smile-Expo will conduct the second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Philippines, a large-scale event about DLT and cryptocurrencies. The conference will gather top industry experts who will talk about the relevant issues regarding the technology.
Why the Philippines?
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference returns to Manila for the second time as the Philippines has a big potential for DLT development.
The country has an established Blockchain Association of the Philippines (BAP), which aims at educating the population about the technology and connecting crypto businesses to enhance further innovations.
More than that, Philippines’ Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) has already given licenses to 19 different crypto exchanges. One of the DLT-based companies is an advanced crypto payment app – Coins.ph.
What is Waiting for Guests at the Conference?
The event will be visited by technology developers, entrepreneurs, investors and miners. Among the participants, there will be representatives of the leading organizations and top industry specialists.
Speakers
Professionals in the DLT sector will deliver presentations on the main issues regarding the crypto sphere.
The event will be attended by Arvie de Vera, the Head of Fintech Business Group at UnionBank of the Philippines. The financial organization is one of the largest banks in the country. It has already integrated DLT into different internal processes and plans to expand technological applications.
The speakers will also include James Florentino, CEO at MergeCommit – a company that plans to become the first DLT-based organization in Southeast Asia by 2025.
Lito Villanueva, Chairman at FinTechAlliance.ph – a collaboration of digital finance experts who plan to improve the country’s economy, will talk during the conference.
Luis Buenaventura, CTO of BloomSolutions, will emphasize topical DLT issues in his presentation as well. His company allows its clients to transform remittance business in a unique way. Its total volume processed since inception has exceeded $125,000,000 as of March 2018, making it one of the most successful DLT remittance startups in the world.
The event will also be joined by the Business Owner at crypto wallet provider Tagcash – Mark Vernon.
The conference’s program will also feature the panel discussion where professionals will talk about smart and legal contracts. One of the discussion’s participants will be Rafael Padilla who has been one of the founders of BAP.
Exhibition Area and Pitch Sessions
Innovative developments will be presented in the exhibition area. Visitors will have a chance to discover new mining hardware, crypto payments solutions and DLT-based apps.
Startups will get a unique opportunity to find investments, as they will share ideas and introduce their brands during the pitch sessions. The most interesting initiative will get the capital for further development of the project.
Event’s guests will be able to find new business partners to cooperate in the future. They can use this opportunity during networking.
Results of the Previous Event in the Philippines
The first Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Philippines was attended by 300 visitors, and 12 top companies introduced their projects.
Professionals from major corporations delivered speeches. Business Group Lead at Microsoft Philippines, Herns Hermida, was among them.
The unique feature of the event was the focus on DLT applications apart from financial sphere. Experts discussed technology’s integration into business, marketing and government.
Organizer
The event will be coordinated by Smile-Expo, an organizer of 47 successful Blockchain & Bitcoin Conferences in 25 countries.
More information about the event and registration are on the official website of the conference.
24 Countries included into our Blockchain World Events network
500+ Globally renowned crypto experts among our speakers
500+ Companies participated in our events
1000+ Media partners highlighted our events
10:00 - 10:15
JOY CATHERINE ALAMEDA
Сorporate secretary of CEZA
Opening speech
10:15 - 10:30
BRUCE JEONG
Investor
Deputy CEO at Fundshing
Smart crypto city
defining a smart city;
reasons to make a city smart;
smart crypto city services – traffic, environment, agriculture, drone projects, VR, local currency;
problems in building a smart city
10:40 - 11:00
MIGUEL CUNETA
Co-Founder, Chief Community Officer at Satoshi Citadel Industries
You probably Don’t need Blockchain for it
how to define whether your company needs blockchain;
examples when blockchain is not needed
11:00 - 11:40
PANEL DISCUSSION
Smart Contracts and Legal Contracts/Taxation, Securities Law and Regulating the ICO/ Token Launches
influence of blockchain on taxation;
legal aspects of ICOs and smart contracts;
GDPR compliance;
future forecasts and regulatory trends;
tokenization of tangible and intangible assets;
what business models of tokenization exist;
legal aspects of tokenization
EDSEL TUPAZ
Technology Law and Blockchain Initiatives. Infrastructure, Government, and Special Projects. Professor of Law.
LORYBETH BALDRIAS-SERRANO
CPA Lawyer and Consultant: Tax, Tech and Data Privacy | "Techie Tax Lawyer"
Moderator of the discussion panel
RAFAEL PADILLA
Co-Founder, Blockchain Association of the Philippines
YULIYA SPORYSH
Co-Founder, CEO at CoinIndex.agency
11:40 - 12:00
MARIO JORDAN (MAGELLAN) FETALINO III
Founder & CEO at Acudeen Technologies, Inc.
How Blockchain Impacts Financial Inclusion
How Blockchain Impacts Financial Inclusion
lack of trust between financial institutions and MSMEs;
how blockchain can help to fill the gap between banks and SMEs;
cases from Acudeen Technologies Inc.
12:00 - 12:30
LUIS BUENAVENTURA
Chief Technology Officer at BloomSolutions
Is Bitcoin Bad for the Environment?
What is Bitcoin mining and the PoW algorithm
Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than Ireland! Does that mean it's harmful to the environment?
Misconception: The electricity used for mining could be powering homes in Africa.
Bitcoin is the most efficient way to convert waste directly into money
Case study: UpstreamData.com uses waste methane to mine bitcoins in Alberta
12:30 - 13:00
EDSEL TUPAZ
Technology Law and Blockchain Initiatives. Infrastructure, Government, and Special Projects. Professor of Law.
Emerging Regulatory Frameworks for ICOs
emerging legal and regulatory frameworks & trends around the globe;
Philippine laws and rules applicable to token generation events;
impact of banking and financial regulations on DLT initiatives, exchanges, and e-money.
13:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
YANG YANG ZHANG
Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer at PDAX | Philippine Digital Asset Exchange
Cryptocurrencies - the emergence of a new asset class and development of the banking industry under the influence of blockchain
how to assess digital assets;
which asset class do digital currencies belong to;
how cryptocurrencies will change banking
14:40 - 15:00
MARK VERNON
Business Owner at Tagcash
Blockchain use cases with permissioned Blockchains Multichain and stellar
equity crowdfunding and secondary stock exchange;
shared KYC;
interbank settlement and API replacement;
international remittance via Stellar;
distributed data storage on chain;
supply chain tracking
15:00 - 15:20
JORGE AZURIN
CEO and the Founder at MediXserve
Blockchain in healthcare
How distributed ledger technology transforms healthcare;
Challenges of healthcare in developing economies, solutions;
Advantages and challenges of implementing DLT;
What is the future of healthcare with blockchain?
15:20 - 15:30
DUSHAN SPALEVICH
Founder & Host – ICO TV, Blockchain & Tech Startup's adviser
How to position and present your ICO project correctly
How success of the project depends on the presentation;
How to describe the idea in three sentences understandable by everyone;
Orientation towards the consumers and their needs rather than technologies;
Main characteristics of the project and how many of them you should have;
Why to monitor competitors and run trials.
15:30 - 15:50
EUGENIO GONZALEZ
Head of Blockchain and Crypto Business Development at UnionBank of the Philippines
Banking application on the Blockchain
the projects and initiatives of Unionbank;
blockchain as a bank and as a corporate enterprise
15:50 - 16:15
ARIFA KHAN
CEO at HCX
Blockchain in IoT, AI and AR
crypto assets in capital markets – unified token taxonomy;
blockchain use cases for enterprises: financial services;
blockchain for IoT: self-driving cars, wearables, etc;
DLT in governments: personal ID, anti-corruption, etc;
blockchain & media: ID, social networks, digital rights management;
iPhone disruption
16:15
Pitch session
16:30
Afterparty and evening networking
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