Day 1 – Blockchain for enterprises

09:30
Chairman’s greeting – an introduction to blockchain in the enterprise
Chairman’s greeting and opening remarks.

09:45
Presentation: What’s in store for enterprise blockchain in 2023?

  • Projects to watch out for in the next 12 months.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions – Is the technology and industry capable of handling ownership transactions?
  • Unexpected successes and unexpected failures – what are the conclusions from the past year?

10:15
Keynote presentation: Blockchain evangelization process – a macroeconomic perspective

  • Blockchain for the masses – which industries will be able to adopt blockchain in 2022?
  • What obstacles might we see to blockchain adoption?
  • Recent use cases and societal benefits

10:45
Presentation: The new notion of ownership

  • Does blockchain allow people to have more legal rights to their creations?
  • How can this be translated into commercial patents?
  • Market impact – does the capitalist economy need more or less property to thrive?

11:15
Break

11:30
Presentation: Actualizing blockchain in the marketplace – partnerships, sponsorship, and controversy

  • Blockchain project success – what are the metrics?
  • Formula 1, PSG, UFC and Lega Serie A – all a step in the right direction?
  • Stages of conflict resolution in an under-regulated world

12:00
Panel: Blockchain for Growth

  • A look at enterprise expansion through the lens of blockchain’s utility
  • Macro and micro initiatives in the blockchain space
  • Is there a ceiling for blockchain expansion?

12:40
Presentation: Enterprise Resource Planning – the next big thing

  • The benefits of being able to communicate across the supply chain
    From ERP to NRP – massive networks for growth
  • Efficiency and its trade-offs – potential drawbacks of blockchain-based ERP

13:10
Lunch break

14:10
Afternoon keynote presentation: the blockchain scalability problem

  • An overview of the problem: what are the contributing factors that impede scalability?
  • The bottom line in great detail – technical modifications that could help solve these problems.
  • How relevant is the need for scalability and what projects could be successful?

14:40
Presentation: Comparing public, private, and permissioned blockchains

  • Is public blockchain a purist approach to consensus technology?
  • Community or individual control – which is in the best interest of business?
  • Providing connectivity between stakeholders – what does this mean for the enterprise?

15:10
Panel: Blockchain privacy

  • Is there such a thing as complete anonymity with pure transparency?
  • Are private blockchains a step toward centralization?
  • Blockchain and GDPR – a walk in the park or a minefield?

15:50
Break

16:10
Presentation: Out-of-the-box thinking – what are the most exciting blockchain opportunities in 2022?

  • Filecoin and decentralized data storage – taking power away from companies profiting from data
  • The financial world – decentralized derivatives and the liquidity of crypto-assets
  • Defying convention – will we see new and more innovative ways to implement DLT?

16:30
Presentation: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

  • How can DAOs complement traditional companies?
  • Transition from a shareholder to a stakeholder system – pros and cons.
  • Struggling workforce – are DAOs a better alternative to traditional work environments?

16:50
Presentation: Web 3.0 – the building blocks of the new corporate landscape

  • Why decentralize? Reserves of a centralized data infrastructure system.
  • What does the third generation Internet bring to business?
  • From an industry perspective – who stands to gain the most?

17:20
Conclusion of the first day.