THE AGENDA
An inspiring 2 days of content discussing the impact of blockchain technologies on financial services.
TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
1000 - 1045 GMT | For Your Local Time Click Here
How is Blockchain Revolutionizing Financial Services?
- Where are we seeing tangible impacts of blockchain across FS?
- What are the challenges of moving from PoC to large-scale roll-out of a blockchain project?
- How do the costs of large scale blockchain implementation stack up against the real-world benefits?
- Can any lessons be learned from Blockchain use cases in other sectors?
- Future or Fad: Is blockchain a genuine game-changer and how will DLT usage develop over the next 5-10 years?
Speakers:
- Juan Jiménez Zaballos, Head of Financial Industry Transformation, Santander Group
- Andra-Maria Maute, Head IT Strategy, AXA
- Søren Mortensen, Director Global Financial Markets, IBM
- Radoslav Albrecht, Founder & CEO, Bitbond
- Elisabeth Noble, Senior Policy Advisor, European Banking Authority
1400 - 1445 GMT | For Your Local Time Click Here
The DeFi Difference: How will Decentralised or Open Finance Continue to Disrupt?
- Why is decentralised or open finance so exciting? What impact could it have?
- What are the stumbling blocks that might prevent mainstream adoption?
- Is there still a place for traditional fiat currency in the future?
- What are the challenges surrounding DeFi regulation?
- Can a decentralized system even be regulated? What is the next stage of DeFi evolution?
Speakers:
- Michele Curtoni, VP Digital Product Development & DLT, State Street
- Jannah Patchay, Director & Regulatory Advocacy Ambassador, London Blockchain Foundation
- Mariana Gomez de la Villa, Distributed Ledger Technology Program Director, ING
- Lex Sokolin, CMO & Global Fintech Co-Head, ConsenSys
- Kate Baucherel, Blockchain Author & Digital Strategist, Galia Digital
WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
1000 - 1045 GMT | For Your Local Time Click Here
Are Cryptocurrencies Finally Going Mainstream?
- What challenges are still holding back widespread crypto adoption?
- How will CBDCs change the landscape and will every country soon have their own digital currency?
- How does cryptocurrency regulation need to develop to control this rapidly growing sector?
- How has Covid-19 helped the case for cryptocurrencies?
- Where next for crypto and digital currencies? How will things change in the next 5 years?
Speakers:
- Jillian Godsil, Editor in Chief & Founder, BlockLeaders
- Eva Lawrence, Chief Operating Officer, Arcane Crypto AS
- Patrick O’Donnell, Vice President of Digital Consumer Solutions, Mastercard
- Jan-Oliver Sell, Head Of Operations - Germany, Coinbase
- Chris Aruliah, Global Business Development, Bitstamp
1400 - 1445 GMT | For Your Local Time Click Here
Blockchain and Digital Identity: The Decentralized Identity Revolution
- How is blockchain changing today’s identity systems and processes?
- What impact could a digital identity system have on financial inclusion and reaching the unbanked?
- How is biometric technology improving authentication and protecting against fraud?
- How far off are we from widespread digital identity usage? Is this still just a pipe dream?
Speakers:
- Kate Baucherel, Blockchain Author & Digital Strategist, Galia Digital
- Shiv Aggarwal, European Lead, Government Blockchain Association
- Ivar Wiersma, Head of Venture Development, r3
- Harish Naik, Head of Innovation Labs, Ally
- Simon Gooch, Global Digital Identity Lead, Accenture