Time：
April 3-4th，2018
Location：
Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul，Korea
Description：
During April 3rd and 4th, Deconomy will hold its first annual blockchain forum in Seoul, South Korea, the critical hub of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Amidst high interest in the field, Deconomy 2018 will gather the brightest entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, developers, academic and policy groups, and blockchain enthusiasts. The forum consists of a two-day program, with keynote presentations and panel discussions about major topics surrounding the industry.
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Theme：
1. Pardigm Shift to open Protocols
2. Bitcoin, Controversy over Principle
3. Ethereum, The Future of World Computer
4. State of Blockchain and Market Trends
5. Regulation and Mainstream Adoption
6. Industry Evolution through Distributed Ledger
Host：
Deconomy is an organization that strives to develop the concept of distributed economy, in which every economic participant performs one’s role based on financial incentives and achieves consensus without the need for central authority or intermediary. Deconomy believes that the invention of blockchain technology will drive the paradigm shift toward open financial protocols and evolution of traditional industry to gain efficiency. Deconomy’s primary purpose is to educate the public and create a platform for intellectual discussion and debates.
Agenda：
Day 1 – April 3rd
Opening Remark 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Ash Han – Co-organizer, Deconomy
Special Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“Distributed Computation”
David Chaum – Cryptographer
Paradigm Shift to Open Protocols 9:30 AM – 12:00 AM
Break 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“The Future of Identity; A Paradigm Shift to Small Group”
Ian Grigg – Financial Cryptographer
“Consensus and Cryptoeconomic Incentive Mechanisms”
Joseph Poon – Author, Lightning Network
“Ripple: Building the Internet of Value“
David Schwartz – Chief Cryptographer, Ripple
“The Future of Global Trade: Why Blockchain Is Absolutely Necessary to the Future of the Global Economy.“
Vinay Gupta – Co-founder, Mattereum
Panel Presentation – Vista Hall
“The Journey to a Peer-to-Peer Cash System”
David Chaum – Cryptographer
Vinay Gupta, Co-foundaer, Mattereum
Dr.Craig S. Wright – Chief Scientist, nChain
Ian Grigg – Financial Cryptographer
Tyler Evans – CTO, BTC Media (Moderator)
Lunch Break 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
State of Blockchain and Market Trends 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Break 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Bitcoin, Controversy over Principle 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“The rise of Digital Money: Bitcoin and the Future”
Samson Mow – CSO, Blockstream
“How Digital Currency will Change the World”
Roger Ver – CEO, Bitcoin.com
Bitcoin, Controversy over Principle 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“The rise of Digital Money: Bitcoin and the Future”
Samson Mow – CSO, Blockstream
“How Digital Currency will Change the World”
Roger Ver – CEO, Bitcoin.com
“A Visual Depiction of Bitcoin Scaling and Enterprise Growth”
Dr. Craig S. Wright – Chief Scientist, nChain
Panel Discussion – Vista Hall
“Can Bitcoin Scale?”
Roger Ver – CEO, Bitcoin.com
Day 2 – April 4th
Opening Remark 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Jeff Paik – Co-organizer, Deconomy
Special Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“As A Player In The Distributed Economy”
JungA Lee – Vice President, Bithumb
Industry Evolution through Distributed Ledger 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“Central Bank Digital Currencies: Painting the Landscape”
Antony Lewis – Director of Research, R3
“Desirability and necessity of a central bank digital currency for blockchains“
Stanley Yong – Global Lead for CBDC, IBM
“Issuance of Securities on Ethereum – The Coming Crypto-finance Evolution”
John Lilic – Managing Director, Consensys
Panel Discussion – Vista Hall
“Central Bank Digital Currency and its Future”
Stanley Yong – Global Lead for CBDC, IBM
Antony Lewis – Director of Research, R3
Ian Grigg – Financial Cryptographer
Clark Thompson – Solution Architect, Consensys
Jeff Paik – Co-organizer, Deconomy (Moderator)
“Use-cases of Distributed Ledger Technologies”
Tom Tao – Vice President, Wanxiang Blockchain
Alexander Yakovlev – Head of Solution direction, NSD (National Settlement Directory)
Makoto Takemiya – Co-CEO, Soramitsu
Alex Baltin – CEO, Trustology
Colin Platt – Co-host, 11FS (Moderator)
Lunch Break 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Regulation and Mainstream Adoption 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“Cryptic Messages: Deciphering the Global Regulatory Response to Blockchain”
John Collins – Head of U.S, Red Flag Consulting
“Opportunities and Challenges for financial services in the cloud”
Tim Swanson – CEO, Post Oak Labs
Panel Discussion – Vista Hall
“Regulating Cryptocurrencies”
Samuel Yim – Attorney, Kim&Chang
Danny Yang – CEO, Blockseer
John Collins – Head of U.S, Red Flag Consulting
Tim Swanson – CEO, Post Oak Labs (Moderator)
Break 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Ethereum, The Future of World Computer 2:50 PM – 6:30 PM
Keynote Presentation – Vista Hall
“Casper and Sharding”
Vlad Zamfir – Research Scientist, Ethereum
“What is the Ethereum Foundation?“
Ayako Miyaguchi – Executive Director, Ethereum
“Protocol Economics and Governance”
Jon Choi – Research Scientist, Ethereum
“Vision for Ethereum”
Vitalik Buterin – Founder, Ethereum
Panel Discussion – Vista Hall
“Building on Ethereum”
Thomas Greco – Advisor, OmiseGo
Rune Christensen – CEO, MakerDAO
Jutta Steiner – CEO, Parity Technologies
Ayako Miyaguchi – Executive Director, Ethereum (Moderator)
“Scaling Ethereum”
Justin Drake – Research Scientist, Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin – Founder, Ethereum
Karl Floresch – Research Scientist, Ethereum
Joseph Poon – Author of Lightning Network (Moderator)
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