Utilising Blockchain Technology in Financial Markets
22junAll DayUtilising Blockchain Technology in Financial Markets
Event Details
Utilising Blockchain Technology in Financial Markets – New York, 22nd June 2016 Whole will be day delivered by Ron Quaranta, Chairman, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance 8.30 Welcome and Registration 9.00 Understanding Blockchain What is Blockchain?
Event Details
Utilising Blockchain Technology in Financial Markets – New York, 22nd June 2016
Whole will be day delivered by Ron Quaranta, Chairman, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
8.30 Welcome and Registration
9.00 Understanding Blockchain
- What is Blockchain? Definition and features
- Origins of Blockchain – bitcoin and digital currencies
- How a blockchain works: Consensus, Mining, Cryptography and more
- How Blockchain consensus is different: Byzantine Generals problem
- Other Blockchains: Ethereumm, Factom; how are they different?
- Compare existing distributed databases with blockchain
- Proof of Work and Other Methods
- Limitations of blockchain: Speed, Cost, Latency, Storage
- Public vs private blockchains
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Preparing your firm for Blockchain
- Evaluating Blockchain Technology
- Blockchain Use Case Examples
- Coloured Coins and „Asset Backed“ Coins
- Decentralized Applications and „Smart“ Contracts
- Barriers to Blockchain Adoption
- Industry Collaboration
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Risk and Regulation
- Who regulates it?
- Currently regulatory landscape
- Regulatory challenges and future frameworks
- Blockchain as a tool for regulatory compliance
- Future regulatory challenges
15.00 Coffee Break
15.30 Blockchain and financial markets in the future PANEL DISCUSSION
- Public vs private Blockchains
- Sidechains and interoperability
- Use cases now and in future
- Blockchain and permissionless commerce
- „Blockchain as a Service“; Consortia and other platforms
- Smart Contracts
Moderator:
Ron Quaranta, Chairman, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Panellists:
Elliot Noma, Managing Director, Garrett Asset Management
Christopher Burniske, Analyst & Blockchain Products lead, ARK Investment Management
Jared Harwayne-Gidansky, Blockchain SME
Christopher Boivin, CFA, Vice President, Markets Strategy, BNY Mellon Markets
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Time
22. Juni 2016 All Day(GMT+00:00)
Ort
Downtown Conference Centre
157 William Street, New York