Spotlight on blockchain: A new generation of digital services, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli-gebouw (ASP) in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date May 11, 2017 09:00 - 14:00
city Brussels, Belgium
location Altiero Spinelli building (ASP) i Show location
attending (Eva) Kaili i, (Jakob) von Weizsäcker i et al.
organisation Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT) i, Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA)

Webstream available session I

Webstream available session II

#EUBlockchain

Programme

A Joint Event between STOA (European Parliament) & DG CONNECT (European Commission)

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    9.00 - 9.20 Welcoming Address
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    Eva KAILI, MEP and STOA Chair
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    Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, MEP
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    9.20 - 09.50 Introduction to Blockchain Technology

An accessible introductory keynote on blockchain technology and how it works

Vinay GUPTA, Founder of hexayurt.capital

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    9.50 -11.30 Panel 1: Financial Services

Introduced by Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, MEP

Giancarlo BRUNO, Head of financial services industries, World Economic Forum

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    Panel discussion

Moderated by Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, MEP

John WHELAN, Director of Innovation, Banco Santander - Head of Blockchain Lab, member of the EBF Blockchain taskforce

Cécile WENDLING, Head of Foresight, AXA Group

Franck GUIADER, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, France - Head of FinTech, Blockchain, Innovation and Competitiveness Department

Wolfgang BREYMANN, Head of Research Area, Zurich University of Applied Sciences - SmartRegTech project

Urmas PEIKER, Co-founder FunderBeam

Peter KERSTENS, Co-Chair of the FinTech Task Force, Work stream on Distributed Ledger Technologies, Adviser, DG FISMA

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    11.25 11.30 Debrief on standardisation activities

Andreas FUCHSBERGER, Standards Officer in the Corporate Standards Group in MicrosoftDIN - Chair of German Standardisation Body

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    11.30 - 12.15 Networking lunch and coffee
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    12.15 - 13.55 Panel 2: A New Generation of Blockchain-Based Services

Introduced by Eva KAILI, MEP and STOA Chair

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    Panel discussion

Moderated by Eva KAILI, MEP and STOA Chair

Phil Barry - Blokur - Blockchain for Intellectual Property Rights Management

Lionel Dricot - ploum.net - Blockchain for Liquid Democracy

François Sonnet - SolarCoin - Blockchain for Energy

Thibaut Schaeffer - Provenance - Blockchain for supply chains

Marc Taverner - BitFury - Blockchain Infrastructures

Heiko Hees - brainbot technologies - Blockchain for smart contacts

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    13.40 - 13.50 Closing Address

Claire Bury, DG Connect, European Commission

Read the blog:

https://epthinktank.eu/2017/04/27/spotlight-on-blockchain-a-new-generation-of-digital-services/

Contents

  1. Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
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Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)

This Directorate-General supports the development and use of information and communication technologies. The DG focuses on the accessability of ICT applications on a broad scale in order for European citizens to benefit fully from ICT. Also, the use of ICT must improve the competitiveness of the EU and stimulate economic growth.

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