Blockchain Technology Conference, Johannesburg

About Blockchain Technology Conference, Johannesburg

09:00AM – 09:15AM
Conference Overview
Archana Akhaury, CTO and Founder, 1.21GWS

09:15AM - 10:00AM
Session 1 : Blockchain Beyond Financial Services

Session 2 : Blockchain in the Enterprise 
Thavash Govender, Solution Specialist - Data and AI, Microsoft

10:00AM – 10:45AM
Session 1 : Investments in Blockchain Startups and Initial Coin Offering (ICOs)

Session 2 : Demystifying Bitcoin 
Rolf Deppe, Blockchain architect IQ Business, South Africa

10:45AM – 11:15AM
Tea/Coffee Break

11:15AM - 12:00PM
Session 1 : Empathy Driven Product Strategy for the Blockchain Era

Session 2 : Culture and Blockchain Adoption 
Justin McCarthy, CEO, projectUBU

12:00PM - 12:45PM
Session 1 : Commodity Trade Finance on Blockchain

Session 2 : Enterprise Blockchain Solution for Global Payments

12:45PM – 01:45PM
Lunch Break

01:45PM - 02:30PM
Session 1 : Blockchain Adoption

Session 2 : Why Cryptocurrencies Are The Future of Money.. Especially in Africa 
Candice Lee Reeves, Chief Communications Officer, IMELLIO

02:30PM – 03:15PM
Session 1 : Blockchain Use Cases in Finance, Supply Chain, Energy & Retail

Session 2 : Blockchain Use Cases 
Fabian van der Merwe, Principal Lead - Hyperledger Course Content Development & Instruction, Blockchain Academy (Pty) Ltd

03:15PM – 03:45PM
Tea/Coffee Break

03:45PM – 04:30PM
Session 1 : The Future of Sporting Interactions

Session 2 : Harnessing the Power of Blockchain Technology to Prosper Africans 
Nasreen Saunders, Independent Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Consultant, South Africa

04:30PM – 05:15PM
Session 1 : How to Launch an ICO - Learnings

Session 2 : Theories of Blockchain and Its Evolution