The University of Zurich Blockchain Center is proud to organise Switzerland’s first Blockchain Symposium. The event is a full-day scientific programme, with the widest representation of Swiss institutions. Our goal is to connect practitioners with cutting edge researchers from the fields of Economics, Law, Technology and their interface.

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INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY

Our speakers are from various fields including Economics, Technology and Law.

REASEARCH
DRIVEN

All presentations are held by academic professionals from various fields.

ACROSS
INSTITUTIONS

We unite the leading Swiss research institutions on the topic of blockchain.

Invited Speakers:

PROF. DR ALEKSANDER BERENTSEN

Aleksander Berentsen is Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Basel. Currently, his research focuses on the analysis and the practical implementation of Distributed Ledger Technology (blockchain and cryptoassets) and on how central banks should use monetary policy instruments.

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PROF. DR ROGER WATTENHOFER

Roger Wattenhofer is a full professor at the Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Department, ETH Zurich, Switzer­land. His research interests are in computer science and information technology, e.g., distributed systems, positioning systems, wireless networks, mobile systems, social networks, deep neural networks.

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DR PAOLO
TASCA

Paolo Tasca is a Digital economist specialising in P2P financial systems. He has been an advisor on blockchain technologies for different international organisations including the EU Parliament and the United Nations. Paolo is founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT) at University College London.

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MICHAEL
LUSTENBERGER

Michael Lustenberger is a research associate at the ZHAW School of Management and Law with an interest in blockchain technology and its application in the field of supply chain management.

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PROF. DR BRYAN
FORD

Prof. Bryan Ford leads the Decentralized/Distributed Systems (DEDIS) lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He focuses on building secure decentralized systems, specifically on scalable, privacy-preserving blockchains. He earned his B.S. at the University of Utah and his Ph.D at MIT.

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PROF. DR ROLF
H. WEBER

Rolf Weber holds a Chair for Private, Economic and European Law and is a director of the Center for Information Technology, Society and Communication Law at the University of Zurich. His main fields of research are internet and IT law, international business law, media law, competition law and international finance law.

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DR MASSIMO
MORINI

Massimo Morini is head of Rates and Credit Modelling at Banca IMI, he has been a consultant to the World Bank, was professor at the Bocconi University and currently teaches at the Università della Svizzera italiana. Additionally he was board member for the R3 banks’ consortium and is a on the scientific committee of the Swiss blockchain lab.

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JÖRN
ERBGUTH

Jörn Erbguth is has a double diploma in law and computer science and works as a lecturer at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

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Prof. Dr Claudio Tessone
Assistant Professor Of Network Science
University Of Zurich
Event Lead

Jan Bühlmann
University Of Zurich
Event Support

Following a grass-root initiative by several Professors in 2017, in January 2019 the University of Zurich established a Competence Center on Blockchain. The aim of the center is based on the three pillars of research, education and collaboration.

RESEARCH

We coordinate and consolidate research activities and their fund raising processes.

EDUCATION

We offer a full range of educational programs to students and professionals.

COLLABORATION

We are a single point of contact for academic, industry and societal stakeholders .