Blockchain Live

9:30 am - 9:40 am
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Dr Garrick Hileman

9:40 am - 10:10 am
Strategic Partner Keynote: The Future of Blockchain
EOSIO – The evolution of free open source public blockchain
Defining the next generation of blockchain powered applications and smart contracts
The governance, transparency and security benefits of  blockchain
Brendan Blumer
Daniel Larimer

10:10 am - 10:40 am
Blockchain Leader 2018 Fireside Chat: Bracing for Blockchain’s Next Wave
Moving beyond traditional market infrastructures and the reality of implementing industry agnostic, blockchain powered workflows
Post-hype mindsets: How end-user focused solutions should drive blockchain’s application, not technological evangelism
Investing in developer communities through the provision of Software Development Kits (SDKs) to help cultivate a broad and resilient ecosystem of products and services
Blythe Masters
Simon Taylor

10:40 am - 11:00 am
Business Blockchain Keynote: Unlocking the Real Value of Decentralised Business Models
Automated business transactions: Driving efficiency, reducing risk Heralding a new era of trust: Securing data and networks through Blockchain
Reaping the benefits of new decentralised Business Models Making a move towards Tokenisation: rethinking funding and liquidity
Oliver T. Bussmann

11:00 am - 11:20 am
Coffee Break

11:20 am - 11:40 am
Smart Contracts Keynote: Building Blocks for the Future of Blockchain
Secure and self-executing: The potential scope of smart contract usage
Achieving basic contractual objectives: Observability, verifiability, privity and enforceability
Smart contracts the Peer to Peer (P2P) and Machine to Machine (M2M) economies
Nick Szabo

11:40 am - 12:00 pm
The Birthmarks Of Good Blockchain
Challenging the status quo: The projects and platforms to watch in the blockchain and DLT ecosystem
Embracing bitcoin and why enterprise blockchain depends on its crypto-cousins
A new era of challengers and why blockchain represents a fundamental step change for incumbents.
Simon Taylor

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Overcoming Blockchain’s Trust Problem
Reflections on PwC’s global survey of trends and attitudes
Where are the barriers to adoption and how do we need to think about those
Why regulation is important
Steve Davies

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Coffee Break

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
Token Alliance: An Initial Step Towards Self Regulation
Blockchain technology will fundamentally improve many aspects of business, government and society. That future will be fueled through the distribution and use of digital tokens, however these new networks and applications have proved challenging for regulators. Perianne Boring will discuss the work of the Token Alliance, an initiative of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, which brought together 350+ global blockchain stakeholders to issue best practices and guidelines for tokens and ICOs — and an initial step towards building a self regulatory framework for this emerging ecosystem.
Perianne Boring

1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Pioneering Blockchain Education
Being the first accredited University in the world to accept Bitcoin
Launching the first MSc Degree in Digital Currency
Innovative learning: Establishing a unique combination of education and enterprise as an exemplar
Antonis Polemitis

1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Lunch & Exhibition Break

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
Building A Network Of Networks: Connecting Business With Blockchain
Enabling new opportunities for cross-industry collaboration
Re-inventing the digital business process through transparency, timeliness and trust
Taking advantage of technology innovations: Registries, APIs and Tokens
Anthony O’Dowd

2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Panel Discussion: How Stable Is The Platform Market And Do Tomorrows Giants Yet Exist?
Defining the taxonomy of platforms and working together to ensure a user-led adoption of blockchain technology
Predicting the future platform landscape: Blockchain behemoths or agnostic utopias Unpacking the differences: Will platforms suit functions or can one platform serve all?
Joseph Lubin
Daniel Larimer
Kevin Hobbs
Marcus Treacher

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Coffee Break

3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Future Of Investment In The Blockchain Marketplace
Blockchain and Crypto: Is this the most exciting time to be an investor?
Providing liquidity and compliance to markets previously hamstrung by weak currencies
The future of finance: More open, accountable and distributed
Future predictions for the blockchain marketplace
Tim Draper

3:55 pm - 4:10 pm
Empowering Decentralization With Next Generation Blockchain Technology
Overcoming the difficulties of current blockchain technology: cost inefficiency, waste in resources, lack of interoperability, and transaction latency
Unveiling blockchain’s next step: blocklattice and to know the consensus algorithm
Building an ecosystem to make the revolutionary shift of blockchain implementation in the era of DApps
Hsuan Lee

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote: Blockchain and Britain’s Digital Future
Margot James MP

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Keynote: Harnessing The Power Of The 2nd Digital Age
Alex Tapscott

5:00 pm - 5:05 pm
Closing Comments From The Chair
Dr Garrick Hileman