1. Swiss Symposium: Blockchain Research
14may10:0017:001. Swiss Symposium: Blockchain ResearchUniversität Zürich

Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Programme:
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Time
Speaker
Title
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10:00-10:10Prof. Dr Claudio Tessone
Universität ZürichIntroduction And Welcome -
10:10-10:40Dr Paolo Tasca
University College LondonTBA -
10:40-11:10Coffe Break
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11:10-11:50Prof. Dr Aleksander Berentsen
University Of BaselA Game-Theoretic Model of Proof of Stake -
11:50-12:30Prof. Dr Rolf H. Weber
Universität ZürichOn the Regulatory Framework of Switzerland -
12:30-13:00Prof. Dr Bryan Ford
EPFLDecentralized Data Protection and Next-Generation Blockchains -
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
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14:00-14:40Prof. Dr Roger Wattenhofer
ETHZDoes a Blockchain Need Altruism? -
14:40-15:10Dr Massimo Morini
Università Della Svizzera ItalianaTBA -
15:10-15:40Coffee Break
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15:40-16:20Michael Lustenberger
ZHAWOvercoming Current Supply Chain Challenges with Blockchain -
16:20-16:50Jörn Erbguth
Université de GenéveIs GDPR a Roadblock to Blockchain? -
16:30-16:45Luca Ambrosini
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Time
(Tuesday) 10:00 - 17:00 CEST
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