07:30 - 09:30 - REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:30 - KEYNOTE ADDRESSES FROM THE BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT
Speakers: Lilyana Pavlova
09:30 - 09:45 - KEYNOTE BY MS. MARINA NIFOROS, CEO OF LOGOS GLOBAL ADVISORS - OVERVIEW ON GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND KEY FINDINGS FROM THE IFC REPORT BLOCKCHAIN: OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN EMERGING MARKETS
Speakers: Marina Niforos
09:45 - 10:45 - EU COOPERATION IN SETTING A SHARED BLOCKCHAIN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE ADOPTION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, TAXATION FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES, VALIDITY OF BLOCKCHAIN IDS. PANEL MODERATED BY GUENTHER DOBRAUZ, PARTNER AT PWC SWITZERLAND
Speakers: Dr. Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna, Daniël Du Seuil, Karina Angelieva, Manuel Machado, Omourtag Petkov
10:45 - 11:00 - IBM EXPERT KEYNOTE ON BLOCKCHAIN
Speakers: Miroslav Iwachow
11:00 - 11:30 - COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12:30 - IBM PANEL DISCUSSION - BEST CASES OF BLOCKCHAIN FOR ENTERPRISE AND BLOCKCHAIN FOR GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS
Speakers: Peter Geršak, Anna Shugol, George Ganev, Ivaylo Alexandrov, Laszlo Boa
12:30 - 14:00 - LUNCH
14:00 - 14:15 - BLOCKCHAIN FOR NON-TECHNICAL DECISION MAKERS - PRESENTATION BY IVO RUSSEV AND OGNYAN YUSKESELIEV, TELELINK
Speakers: Ognyan Yuskeseliev, Ivo Rusev
14:30 - 14:45 - BUILDING ON BLOCKCHAIN
Speakers: Kalin Dimtchev
14:45 - 15:45 - BLOCKCHAIN REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES - MODERATED BY MARINA NIFOROS
Speakers: Marina Niforos, Richard Clegg, David Suomalainen, Bozhidar Bozhanov, Dobromir Ivanov, Silvan Mifsud
15:45 - 16:15 - COFFEE BREAK
16:15 - 16:30 - BEST PRACTICES AND USE CASES FROM THE PUBLIC/ADMIN SECTOR IN EU MEMBER STATES AND EXAMPLE OF ALASTRIA PROJECT IN SPAIN / MANUEL MACHADO, GLOBAL HEAD OF BLOCKCHAIN SOLUTIONS AT WORLDLINE (AN ATOS COMPANY) & EU BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY AND FORUM
Speakers: Manuel Machado
16:30 - 17:00 - THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN TECH: TRENDS, MOVERS & SHAKERS - FIRESIDE CHAT
Speakers: Nicolas Brien, Ivan Vasilev
17:00 - 18:00 - FINTECH PANEL - WHAT COULD THE FUTURE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOOK LIKE WITH THE GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY?
Speakers: Petko Karamotchev, Daniel Tomov, Dimitris Litsikakis, Kalin Radev, Radoslav Tsonov
18:00 - 19:30 - NETWORKING COCKTAIL
09:00 - 10:00 - PRESIDENT'S PANEL ON CYBER SECURITY AND BLOCKCHAIN MODERATED BY PRESIDENT PLEVNELIEV (2011-2016)
Speakers: Rossen Plevneliev, Alex Behar, George Ganev, Dr. Petar Tsankov, Dr. Krasimir Simonski, Visnja Rados
10:00 - 11:00 - ACADEMIA & BLOCKCHAIN FROM RECOGNIZED EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES' PERSPECTIVE
Speakers: Denitsa Sacheva, Evgeniia Filippova, Hristian Daskalov, Todor Yalamov
11:00 - 11:30 - COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12:00 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARIYA GABRIEL, EU DIGITAL COMMISSIONER
Speakers: Mariya Gabriel
12:00 - 12:15 - EU BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY AND FORUM – BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION IN EUROPE REPORT
Speakers: Tom Lyons
12:15 - 12:25 - SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC BLOCKCHAIN USE CASE PRESENTED BY DANIËL DU SEUIL, PROGRAM MANAGER & BLOCKCHAIN ARCHITECT, VLAAMSE OVERHEID, AGENCY INFORMATION FLANDER
Speakers: Daniël Du Seuil
12:25 - 12:35 - SUCCESSFUL SWEDISH LAND REGISTRY BLOCKCHAIN CASE PRESENTED BY DAVID SUOMALAINEN, LANTMÄTERIET (SWEDEN’S MAPPING, CADASTRAL AND LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY). DAVID IS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST EXPERIENCED LAWYERS ON BLOCKCHAIN, A MEMBER OF THE EU BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY AND FORUM
Speakers: David Suomalainen
12:30 - 14:00 - LUNCH
14:00 - 15:00 - HEALTHCARE AND PHARMA DIGITALIZATION FOR PATIENT’S EMPOWERMENT
Speakers: Dr. Rosen Dimitrov, Dr. Konstantinos Votis, Miroslav Ivanov, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Stantchev, Venelin Dimitrov
15:00 - 15:45 - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND EVOLUTION INTO BLOCKCHAIN, AI, VIRTUAL REALITY, ROBOTICS
Speakers: Rosanna Nazir, Ekaterina Marinova, Momchil Alexiev, Prof. Ivan Dimov, Tadej Slapnik, Todor Kolev, Tom Lyons
15:45 - 16:15 - COFFEE BREAK
16:15 - 17:15 - UNDERSTANDING NEW FUNDING DYNAMICS: CROWDFUNDING, VENTURE CAPITAL OR ICO – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. PANEL MODERATED BY ELVIN GURI, FOUNDER OF EMPOWER CAPITAL FUND
Speakers: Elvin Guri, Irina Encheva, Rossen Ivanov, Leeor Groen, Maria Angelova
17:15 - 17:30 - WRAP UP ANOUNCING THE START U PITCH WINNER
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