Blockchain Storm Zurich
Event Info
Description
Zero Field Labs
Presents
in collaboration with
Swiss Finance Institute
University of Zurich
Blockchain STORM Switzerland
A Full Day Conference - Blockchain & Banks
Register here: http://blockchainstormzurich.eventbrite.com
20 January 2017
Path-breaking, Aspirational, Invigorating !
Hey adventurers, what’s on the menu this New Year?
Blockchain Storm Zurich
“The yet unexplored potential of Blockchain Technology -
What hasn’t been conjured up yet? What has missed the imagination of Blockchain adventurers so far? “
What : Blockchain Storm Zurich
Visit website http://blockchainstorm.co
Full Day Sessions
with the most influential thinkers , movers and shakers , talent force of tomorrow in Blockchain
Venue : Zurich , Switzerland (TBC)
When : 20 January 2017 9 am to 6 pm
What’s cool this New Year: Blockchain in Zurich
You can join us for a weekend skiing break in the Alps near Davos after the Conference on Friday!
We successfully hosted Blockchain Storm Geneva 30 Sep 2016
Agenda & Key Themes
1. Blockchain & Banking
Title: Blockchain Banking 2020 vision
Disruption or Seamless integration?
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2. Blockchain’s Potential to transform
The future of Financial Services Infrastructure
Title: The changing landscape & new services to emerge
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3. Blockchain & Regulation
“Countries Blockchain Readiness”
“Regulation – The untold story”
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4. Blockchain & Capital Markets
What Blockchain solutions are in the making?
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5. Blockchain & Investment Management
Automated Compliance & Proxy Voting
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6. Blockchain & Deposits/Lending
Syndicated Loans & Trade Finance
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7. Blockchain Stacked with other Key Tech trends
– Cloud
– IoT
– Big Data
– VR/AR
– Robotics
– Cyber Security
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8. Blockchain Startup Showcase
Tomorrow’s Ideas : New Product Demo Zone
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30 minute Sessions
1. The Mega trends unleashed by Blockchain
2. Industrial Mashups
3. Blockchain & the Sharing Economy
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Watch our Video
2 Years of.. Fintech Storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCBB0x1nfVc
Our Distinguished Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Charles Hoskinson
CEO, Input Output
Charles Hoskinson is a Colorado based technology entrepreneur and mathematician. He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado at Boulder to study Analytic Number Theory prior to moving into cryptography via industry exposure.
His professional experience includes founding three Cryptocurrency related start-ups- Invictus Innovations, Ethereum and IOHK- and a variety of colorful positions in the public and private sector. He was the founding chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation’s education committee and established the Cryptocurrency Research Group in September of 2013.
His current projects focus on education of cryptocurrency topics, evangelism of decentralization and making cryptographic tools easier to use for the mainstream.
Andreas Kubli (TBC)
Group Managing Director, UBS
Arifa Khan
CEO Zero Field Labs
Arifa Khan is a London based Blockchain Researcher, a seasoned Banking & finance, strategy and
operations executive, with over 15 years experience in Investment banking,
Leveraged Finance/ Financial Sponsors Coverage/ Debt Products & Credit.
She has worked with two suisse banks Credit Suisse & UBS.
She currently advises Government of India on infrastructure financing.
Her profile features in Femtech Leaders. (http://www.femtechleaders.com/europe/arifa-khan/ )
Arifa's latest project is setting up a Blockchain eco-system in India through a Blockchain Excellence Centre,
a Blockchain Startup Accelerator, and a fund for Blockchain Startups.
Arifa is Member Wharton UK Alumni Club Committee, Founder Europe-India Conclave & Fintech Storm.
http://europeindiaconclave.com
Alex Leverington (TBC)
Ethereum Core
Bruce Pon
CEO BigChain DB
BigchainDB unlocks the promise of blockchains.
BigchainDB enables the tokenization of any asset, which can then be stored and transferred
without the need for trusted intermediaries.
Our blockchain database is for enterprises that want to implement trading systems, clearing and settlement,
decentralized energy grids, IoT and supply chain use cases, without sacrificing scale, security or performance.
With 200,000 transactions per second, petabytes of capacity, sub-second latency and a rich query language,
BigchainDB looks, acts and feels like a database but has blockchain characteristics.
BigchainDB brings the key features of blockchain; decentralized control, immutability
and asset autonomy to databases.
Eddy Travia
CEO Coinsilium
Eddy Travia is a pioneer investor in blockchain technologies and CEO of Coinsilium,
the first London-quoted blockchain investment firm.
In 2013, following nine years as a private equity fund manager in Greater China,
Eddy co-founded Seedcoin, the world’s first global incubator of digital currency startups,
and was recognized a year later as one of the ‘Top 3 Most Influential Investors’ in Blockchain
along with Marc Andreessen and Roger Ver at the Blockchain Awards 2014 in Amsterdam.
Eddy has led investments in more than 16 cutting-edge blockchain startups world-wide
including Factom, RSK Labs, Magnr and SatoshiPay.
He is also the co-founder of Block Chain Space, the first blockchain startup accelerator
in Europe which launched in February 2016 in Barcelona.
Mathias Bucher
CEO, Diamond Coin
Dr. Mathias Bucher holds a PhD in finance from the University of Zurich
and a Masters in Economics from HEC Lausanne and Universidad Carlos III Madrid.
He lectures Blockchain Technology and Investment Strategies at
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
He is also the founder and CEO of Blockchain-Innovation.com,
a company specializing in blockchain solutions and -consulting.
The flagship product of Blockchain-Innovation.com is Diamond Coin,
the globally first digital currency fully collateralized by high-grade diamonds.
Mathias was the co-founder of AllMountain Capital, where he managed over USD 100m.
AllMountain Capital’s flagship fund won the Investors Choice Award
for the Best Emerging Managed Futures Fund 2012.
Before, he was a Portfolio Manager for the Alternative Investment Company Horizon21.
Mathias started his career as a Consultant for for the Strategy Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co.
Spiros Margaris
Margaris Advisers
Simon Ousager
Chainalysis
Prior to joining Chainalysis in July 2016 Simon did independent blockchain consulting
out of Copenhagen where he consulted, presented and held conferences for clients
such as The Danish National Bank, The Danish Parliament, and several of the largest
Danish banks and financial IT infrastructure providers as well as
The Danish Financial Services Union and the Danish Bankers Association.
Simon comes from a background in natural science.
He holds a Bachelors degree in genetics and biotechnology from the University of Copenhagen.
Prof Willi Brammertz
Author Unified Financial Analysis
Brammertz Consulting
More Speakers to be announced soon..
Event Overview
Switzerland is the Mecca of Banking!
Britain & Europe bring together the best of many worlds, some of which intersect.
World leaders preside here over trillions of dollars of investment
Fortune 500 companies, the mighty firms in Banking & Finance
World’s strongest workforce in Accountancy, Finance and Legal industries
The most thriving fintech community, a nurturing eco-system of Technology companies
Investment funds, accelerators, incubators, academia, inventors
Thought leaders, researchers, coders, designers
and all those pushing at the frontier of human of development.
And a very friendly Government and Regulator.
The confluence of several conducive conditions make London a global launchpad
for the new race of Blockchainers!
We at Fintech Storm have brought together stakeholders in Banking, Finance, Payments
Fintech and Blockchain over the past two years.
In our continued tradition of celebrating excellence and presenting the most avant-garde technologies
We are bringing together Blockchain brains at Blockchain Storm in Zurich right after Davos!
Where you meet key players from around the world in a relaxed atmosphere
to catch the last glimmer of summer at exquisite swiss locales
While debating, ideating, shaping, imaging, and creating all things Blockchain.
Come to the Origin of Banking – Switzerland!
This year we have chosen the very swiss and pristine Zurich.
With Swiss Alps of Bernina Diavolezza enticing us over the weekend.
We will meet you at our next exotic destination!
Coming Soon!
Blockchain India Summit 6 Dec 2016 New Delhi Shangri La Hotel
http://blockchainindia2016.eventbrite.com
Blockchain Storm calls for Academic Papers for the competition
“Blockchain and Man 2016”
Is another industrial revolution afoot, in the form of Blockchain ?
In the ongoing relationship between Man and Machine, what are the catalysts ?
Will man be able to leverage blockchain to the collective advantage of humanity?
– Mystery Prize for the winning paper submission – Sponsored by Knowledge Sponsor
Papers to be submitted by 25 September 2016
Shortlisted entries will be invited to present at Blockchain Storm Zurich!
Want to sponsor or exhibit at the most though-elevating day
you will see over the most refreshing debate on Blockchain?
Get in touch today!
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Let’s go to Blockchain Storm Zurich !
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At Blockchain and Banking – the theme for September 2016 in Geneva
We explore how Blockchain is reshaping strategy of Banks across the world
How can Banks respond better to the Blockchain Effect?
Have questions about Blockchain STORM Zurich 20 January 2017 ? Contact Blockchain Storm
