Blockchain SME at IBM , Thailand

My first venture was inspired by the idea of making medicines affordable and accessible to everyone. My friends and I built a digital platform on Blockchain technology to make the idea a reality and named it as Credible. Uganda’s National Malaria Healthcare Program used Credible for providing 1 million malaria patients access to low-cost medicines at their National Medical Stores. This helped Uganda reduce the malaria deaths from 7500+ in 2017 to 3500 in 2018. I sold my venture to Ajanta Pharma for $1.2 million

In January 2020, I joined IBM Thailand to kick off the Blockchain unit. Thailand taught me the art of applying “knowledge of right traditions” for managing a team with diverse cultures and winning deals in a complex market. Today, we are a unit delivering platforms for the Central Bank of Thailand and the National Banks to achieve financial inclusion for 7 million Thais below poverty line.

I have a dream that 2+ billion low-income groups get easy on-line access to banking and social security.

Session:Achieving Financial Inclusion with Blockchain transformation

Banks are becoming technology companies themselves and applying the huge data generated to best use cases. I believe that the data being created with each of these Banks are a jigsaw puzzle to the real value that can be created in the economy. The right understanding of the very concept shall trigger widespread application of Blockchain in fintech.

The epicenter of the Banking ecosystem is the Central Bank and when they plan to build a connected digital infrastructure for the country the need for Blockchain technology will be natural. I believe Thailand had a great understanding of this idea, way early in 2016. The country is building a financial infrastructure on Blockchain technology with a three-point goal of:
a. creating a unique trade record
b. creating unique retail and corporate ID in the country
c. provide trusted digital infrastructure for payments & trade finance

These are essentially first principles of achieving financial inclusion & this is exactly what I want to communicate as part of the session.

Learning outcomes:

• Application of Blockchain technology in Fintech/li>
• Application of digital transformation to achieve Financial Inclusion

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Co-Founder & COO,South Africa

My management consulting focus across nearly a decade ushered me into an industry disruption through the co-founding of Coronet Blockchain – an emerging technology solution geared to shift how hair exchanges hands across Africa’s ZAR 100 billion per year sector. A responsibility that sees me reshaping the future of this sector.

Session:Blockchain application to solve real painpoints across African Economies

The top 3 Blockchain solutions most likely to succeed in 2021 and across this decade (2020-2030) are those applications that solve real African problems which are defined by:
Restorative: African legacy issues (problems), c
Reactive: solve current problems (most pressing points and pain points made worse by COVID) and
Proactive: responses to problems Africa is about to have (like a cyclone building up on the horizon in the post Covid world that is unfolding).

The solutions in this space must be restorative, reactive and proactive in their approach, through a full immersion inside knowing into what keeps Africans awake.

Learning outcomes:

• Know how to configure our solution around key pain points: given that Blockchain is a solution looking for a problem.
• Pay careful attention to the economies of scale: if what your solution is solving is a problem not faced by many people, you will hit growth brickwalls.
• Put great efforts into scenario planning and design thinking probabilities: then select the simplest, cost effective appproach to solve a complex problem, at scale.

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Project Consultant,Czech Republic

Born in the Czech Republic, I set off for Australia in my teens and fell in love with business education there. I enthusiastically completed my high school with straight A+ in Business & Enterprise subject and got awarded an A+ Merit award at the house of the Governor of South Australia. I continued to university where I studied finance, economics and entrepreneurship.

I am a project consultant at Tatum. I help blockchain developers, predominantly in the African fintech space, develop blockchain apps super fast and seamlessly. I have been passionate about facilitating financial inclusion: communicate with leading researchers of financial inclusion in Africa and run a youtube channel.

I am a big believer in the future of blockchain and its possibilites. I help create the blockchain future now.

Session: Facilitating Financial Inclusion in Africa through Blockchain

Statistical look at the financial inclusion in Africa
Real life examples – what it means and how does that compare to the developed world.
Filling the gap and the opportunity: The Mobile Money revolution & The Blockchain revolution
Developing a blockchain wallet with ease

Learning outcomes:

• The past decade have seen a massive increase of financial inclusion in Africa, mostly driven by the adoption of Mobile Money.
• There is still a significant number of people excluded from the financial system and blockchain can help fill the gap.
• Developing a blockchain wallet is easy – take part in the revolution.

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Blockchain developer, India

Born on 15/06/1995 in borno state Nigeria named ibrahim i went to moddibo adam university of technology yola to enroll in information technology branch, after i finish my primary school and secondary school and after my graduation i went to India to further my education by enrolling in bachelor of technology ,information technology branch ,with curiosity of learning technical skills along my universities study i special in some field out of my school curriculum such as block graphic design, digital ,marketing , and deep learning also interacting with people of different culture and background begin where I become a professional fashion designer at age of 19. I devote many time in research papers on various issues and problem solving technically and socially, locally and internationally

Session: Counterfeits detection using blockchain

The content will explore the potential ability of blockchain for being able to solve the contemporary counterfeit product in markets especially in Africa where allot of counter product are flowing massively ,the content demonstrate also the weakness of barcode and other system of counterfeit detection and present the solution that blockchain can offer with both technical and general term.

Learning outcomes:

• The content will give an statup ideas
• It will offer the abilities of blockchain with regards to detection from developers
• It will open a door for more research and tips to innovation

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Co-founder of Whrrl, India

Abhishek is a Co-founder at Whrrl and was a Product Owner for Policybazaar.com’s service product. A 3x Entrepreneur and a 2x Author, he has been in Blockchain for about 3 years, commercially, and academically prior to that. At Whrrl, he’s building India’s first Agri-Lending blockchain that can save 25-40% of farmers’ income, and protect banks from millions in frauds. He has been an Advisor to several startups such as eSports.com (who raised 5.8 Million EUR in their ICO), Vayla, Blockchain Advisory Council, NafCoin et. al. His second book (Secure Chains: Cybersecurity and Blockchain-powered Automation) has been published by BPB Publications – Asia’s Largest Publisher of IT Books.

He is a regular speaker in Blockchain and mostly gives 2-day (10-hour) workshops in Universities to students in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year, in an attempt to show them a path to choose a career in Blockchain when there’s still time, apart from taking Lectures in Blockchain for faculty with a global audience. He’s an Educator with ODEM. He has also advised the Certified Blockchain Professional (CBP) Course by IIB-Council that’s present across 145 countries.

Lastly, he was nominated for the “Top 50 Tech Leaders” award by InterCon Dubai. He had been invited as a Speaker at one of Europe’s biggest Blockchain conferences – Decentralized 2019 in Athens, Greece; as a Speaker at The Blockchain World Forum in Shenzhen, China; and as a Panelist/Speaker at Next Block Asia 2.0 in Bangkok, Thailand last year.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhib3012

Book on Blockchain: https://amzn.to/38w2YDw

Public speaker profile: https://blockchainconferences.io/speakers/abhishek-bhattacharya

Session: Decentralized Finance

Internet of Magic: Decentralized Finance at Scale for a Better Mañana

DeFi has been the talk of the town whole of 2020 yet, and the growth in numbers is humungous. This talk clearly lays out why is it that Decentralized Finance has similar financial products as in the conventional financial system, but still exodus of people are coming to DeFi. We answer three primary questions that are most important to understand the viability of DeFi, and what kind of impact some of the use cases have had till now. Ultimately, what the better mañana, or the better tomorrow looks like.

Learning outcomes:

• Understanding of Decentralization
• Familiarity with the concepts behind this new set of financial products
• Being able to apply blockchain and decentralization to their existing infrastructures and projects

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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CEO of AMLBot.com, Ukraine

I am an entrepreneur with a technical background. Me and my team have been building crypto products since 2016. A year ago we launched the most popular AML service among small-to-medium crypto businesses in the CIS region.

Session: Anti-Money Laundering Trends and Challenges

Anti-Money Laundering Trends and Challenges

– why it’s important today?

– who dictates rules of AML policy in Europe.

– how small-to-medium companies can implement requirements.

– how crypto screening works (basic principles)

– practical tips for automation AML checking.

Learning outcomes:

• What is FATF?
• What is AMLD5 for your business?
• How blockchain analytics works?
• How to setup AML screening on the go?

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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Blockchain Consultant at Smart Chain, Saudi Arabia

Raneem is an emerging technology enthusiast working as a Blockchain Consultant at Smart Chain based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

She is also associated with Pearson Professional as Emerging Technology Course Instructor, collaborates with wiseHer platform as a blockchain expert and is a community advocate at Chainlink. Raneem is a Certified Blockchain Solution Architect, IBM Blockchain and R3 Corda certified.

Extensively involved in designing many blockchain solutions and being part of decision making of platforms, she appeared on several media platforms and conferences globally for sharing insights on 4IR (Blockchain/AI/IoT/Big Data), career in blockchain, design thinking for blockchain and blockchain use cases around the world.

As a proud ambassador of Women-in-tech initiative, she brings diversity through her all-round prowess and skills in Project Management, Software Development, Content-writing for emerging tech courses and Public Speaking.

Session: Design Thinking for Blockchain

Learning outcomes:

• Learn about the importance of design thinking.
• Will be able to map the design thinking principles with a blockchain solution.

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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Managing partner and Legal advisor at Vesta Consult, Bulgaria

My name is Marina Muchakova. I am a managing partner and a legal advisor at Accounting company Vesta Consult, which has more than 30 years professional experience. My team is over 20 top accountants, specialists in the field of employment relations and tax consultations. Our special products are posting employees abroad with A1 certificate, accounting and book-keeping plus tax optimizations for deals with cryptocurrencies and application of Double tax treaty agreements.

Session: Cryptocurrencies are not under any special regulations in Europe and EU, yet. Why it is profitable to start dealing with them in Bulgaria?

Cryptocurrencies are not under any special regulations in Europe and EU, yet. Why it is profitable to start dealing with them in Bulgaria?

We will take a look into the EU court practice according to the taxation under VAT of the deals with cryptocurrencies, and the regulations according to measures against money laundering. Also we will take a detailed view on the taxation regulations in Bulgaria for these deals.

Learning outcomes:

• What is the practice in EU in general?
• What is the taxation in BG?
• How to declare deals with cryptocurrencies if you are a person?
• How to declare deals with cryptocurrencies if you are a corporate body?

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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CEO of Blockchain Academy, Brazil

Co-founder of the Blockchain Academy, the first Brazilian educational project focused on the development and formation of an innovative ecosystem of entrepreneurs, new business models and initiatives using Blockchain infrastructures and DLTs. It started in Brazil in October 2016 and is made up of experienced professionals in their respective areas of activity – Developers, Lawyers, Economists, Business and Innovation.

Lawyer for 13 years at Pinheiro Neto Advogados. Specialized in Banking Law. Graduated in Law by PUC-SP and postgraduate in LLM – Financial Market and capital by INSPER-SP. MBA – Banking and Financial Institutions at FGV / SP.

A pioneer in the study of bitcoin, blockchain and related issues, promoting since 2014 the dissemination of knowledge and debate on the subject through organizing and curating events, participating in dozens of panels, articles, radio and television, and having integrated panels in public hearing for discussion.

Among the participants of her courses are authorities such as the Central Bank of Brazil, the Securities and Exchange Commission, foreign authorities such as the Financial Intelligence Unit of Mauritius, as well as large banks and other companies such as Banco Bradesco, Santander, Banco Votorantim, Caixa Econômica Federal, Bancolombia, Mc Kinsey, TIVIT, Provider, Produban, and students from universities such as FGV, Insper, USP and Mackenzie as well as members of most of the companies of the local cripto ecosystem.

Session: Bitcoin as an instrument of financial sovereignty

Expose my view that Bitcoin is an instrument for financial sovereignty.

Bitcoin is a complex project, often misunderstood. I will expose my view that it is an instrument for financial sovereignty.

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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Partner / PHD Candidate at University of Szeged /Gurcan Partners, Hungary

Bedrettin Gürcan is founding partner of Gurcan Partners, which is an international law and consultancy firm located in Warsaw, Prague, İstanbul, Düsseldorf, Budapest, NYC, Tallinn, Kuwait, and Belgrade.

He is a lawyer and entrepreneur who is working on legal tech.

He is an advanced level English Speaker and also can speak Italian, Turkish and Hungarian. He is working mainly in IT Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law and working several fields of law as well.

He continues his Ph.D. research on the legal framework of blockchain technology.

He completed his International Relations Master from Budapest Business School and continued his LLM (Private Law Master) at İstanbul University.

He is an active entrepreneur. He is the founder of Hukuk Deposu (First AI lawyer in Turkey), Blockchain Law Lab (International Consultancy Firm, focuses on the legal framework of Blockchain Tech) and LawInOnline, which is an international incorporation platform, especially for start-up companies.

He has a strong academic background and researchers.

He believes that the world is changing irresistibly, a however law should make into contribution positive.

Session: Private Arbitration on Blockchain

Blockchain-Based Online Dispute Resolution

Blockchain technology has been changing the way of data transactions. It disintermediates governmental institutes and licensed entities like banks and influences society in many ways. With the developments in the internet, daily business shifts from physical trade to online trade. It brings new challenges for dispute resolutions either for B2B or B2C and C2C. 

Private dispute resolutions as arbitration are raising its popularity day by day. Alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes (ADR Directive) was adopted by EU Policy Makers in 2013. It was followed by Online Dispute Resolution (ODR Regulation), which came into force in January 2016. Both regulations aim to efficiently and fast dispute resolution for consumers. EU consumers are addressed to ADR to solve their dispute with an EU trader over the purchase of a product or a service on the quality-certified ADR entities. ODR is an institutional opportunity for dispute resolutions. What if we discuss the dispute resolutions without any 3rd party interference?

Blockchain was developed through the combination of several technologies including peer-to-peer networks, asymmetric (public key) cryptography, time stamping, and the proof of work consensus mechanism. Blockchain provides an infrastructure for smart contracts to be executed in decentralized, without 3rd party presence.

With the developments of smart contracts, parties can devise a mechanism whereby disputes on the agreement can be resolved by private adjudicators through self-enforcing decisions, the enactment of which does not depend on state-controlled recognition and enforcement procedures.

We will discuss the possibilities of blockchain-based Online Dispute Resolutions.

Learning outcomes:

• Blockchain and Regulations.
• Arbitration.
• Online Dispute Resolution.
• Law

Additional information and International Crypto Finance & Blockchain Technologies Conference programme – here

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