Blockchain Now 2017
AGENDA
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MORNING
OPENING SESSION – BEYOND CRYPTOCURRENCIES: MARKET, INDUSTRY DRIVING FACTORS AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Evolution scenarios and available solutions for the implementation of the Blockchain technology in vertical markets
Key Takeaways
- Global market overview , technology trends and driving factors
- Key technology enabling distributed and cryptograpic services
- State-of-the-art of experiences, projects and solutions in the various vertical markets
- Perspectives related to Internet of Things, after finance the “next big thing” for the blockchain diffusion
THE END-USER PERSPECTIVE: ROUND TABLE WITH VERTICAL END-USER COMPANIES
Key Takeaways
- Available and emerging blockchain applications in the various sectors
- Best practices: from strategy to execution, the “how to” for successful projects
- State-of-the-art of the training for multidisciplinary knowledge that companies need to face blockchain projects
- The startups role in the market development and in the spreading of blockchain within enterprises
AFTERNOON
IMPLEMENTING THE ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAIN, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS
Key Takeaways
- Analysis of the DLT – Distributed Ledger Technology
- Blockchain integration in legacy systems
- Data integrity and reliability
- Scalability and energy consumption, the challenges in distributed architectures
ROUND TABLE – OPEN INNOVATION & INVESTMENTS: STRATEGIES, BUSINESS MODELS AND TOOLS TO FOSTER THE INNOVATION PROCESS
Open discussion on policies, methods and tools for supporting innovative enterprise, as well as on selection and assessment criteria for projects and startups.
STARTUP SPOTLIGHT: Selected startups and scaleups pitch their business projects to corporate ventures, corporate accelerators, incubators and professional investors
THE REGULATION FRAMEWORK
Key Takeaways
- Regulation scenarios in the spreading of the blockchain technology: regulatory interventions needed for business applications
- Harmonization of rules and initiatives, beyoind the national borders; the EU role in the development of a common framework
- Blockchain and privacy, remarks for end-users, service providers and software developers.
HOSTED SESSION: IBREA Meetup
Meeting of the International Blockchain Real Estate Association
Chairman: Alessandro Dell’Orto, in charge of the IBREA Italian Chapter
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