Utilising Blockchain Technology in Financial Markets

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