In this opening session we will discuss the basic terminology needed to know and understand blockchain.

Distributed ledger technology holds great promise, but to date, financial services adoption has been stymied by the technical challenges of first generation ledgers (blockchain & Ethereum) around speed, security, and fairness. But if distributed ledgers could conduct transactions as fast or faster than the VISA network, charge a fraction of a penny per transaction, and allow KYC and AML requirements to be met, what are the possibilities?
From a credit union consortium (CULedger) building a cross-border payments platform, to MachineZone (MZ) a multi-billion dollar gaming company building smart city AI, to a music industry project from Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses), to Open VMS (the OS that powers critical infrastructure like nuclear power plants & stock markets), people are finding new uses for next generation distributed ledgers, which were not possible with blockchain or Ethereum.
When transactions are blazing fast, cost a fraction of a cent, and can be compliant with regulations, what will you build?

Things are rapidly changing in the blockchain space. In this panel we will explore regulatory legal challenges and opportunities with industry experts.

In this panel we will explore real life blockchain use cases with industry experts.

In this panel we will explore the economic impacts of blockchain technology on the larger financial markets?

Blockchain has many real and theoretical applications. As the space and technology emerges theory and reality are colliding. In this panel we will explore the future applications of the blockchain with experts who are building the future.