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The FinTech Evolution: Banking on the Blockchain
May 30, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Banking on the Blockchain: Since our first FinTech conference in 2015, FinTech has continued to evolve at an astonishing rate. New challenges, big changes, and moonshot possibilities have arisen – and we’re gathering FinTech experts together this May to take look at what has been accomplished so far and what’s coming next. There is still vast potential for innovation – join us as we discover more with industry leaders and insiders, who will deliver a ground-floor view.
Discussions and topics will focus on the blockchain’s role in transforming everything from banks and money to insurance and real estate, as well as alternative financing and global implications of fintech’s evolution.
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Speakers
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Denyse Cardozo Executive Director Silicon Valley Forum @SFDenyse | Spencer Bogart Managing Dir., Head of Research Blockchain Capital @bitcom21 | Michael Dowling Director, Chief Architect, Blockchain Financial Services IBM Research @michaeldowling | Yang Chu Senior Manager of Innovation Deloitte and Touche @Deloitte |
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Thomas France Co-Founder Ledger @totofrance | Asif Alam Global Business Director Thomson Reuters @asifalam | Steven Reading Head of Corporate Innovation & Startup Development Swissnex San Francisco @Ste_ven | Natalia Karayaneva CEO & Founder Propy @ngladkikh |
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Catheryne Nicholson CEO & Founder BlockCypher @Catheryne_N | Haskell Garfinkel FinTech Co-Lead PwC @PwCFinTech | Benjamin Lozano Founder & CEO True North Stock Exchange @BenjaminTNBX | Brett Noyes Managing Partner Unbank Ventures @brettnoyes |
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Scott Robinson Founder & VP Plug & Play FinTech @TheScottRob | Eric Rosenthal VP of Business Dev. ABRA #EricRosenthal | Matthieu Soulé Senior Strategic Analyst L’Atelier BNP Paribas US @matthieusoule | Dominic Williams President/CTO, String Labs Chief Scientist, DFINITY @dominic_w |
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Robert Schwentker Founding President Blockchain University @schwentker | Rebecca Liao VP of Business Dev. SkuChain @skuchain | Veronica McGregor Partner Goodwin Proctor @vkm1 | Mike Lempres Chief Legal and Risk Officer Coinbase Mayor of Atherton, CA @coinbase |
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Daniel Cawrey Cofounder Pactum Capital @danielcawrey | Riaz A. Karamali Partner Pillsbury Law @RiazKaramali | Jack Saba Managing Partner Day One Investments @JKSaba44 | |
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Naveed Sherwani President and CEO Peernova @drnsherwan | Dion Lisle Vice President – Head of FinTech Capgemini America, iIc @DionLisle | Ryan Orr Founder and CEO Chronicled @ChronicledInc |
Agenda
Subject to change
1:00 – 2:00 PM | REGISTRATION & NETWORKING |
2:00 – 2:05 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS: Denyse Cardozo, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Forum Stephen Reading, Head of Corporate Innovation & Startup Development, Swissnex |
2:05 – 2:35 PM | OPENING KEYNOTE: Going Big on Blockchain Michael Dowling, Director, Chief Architect, Blockchain Financial Services, IBM Research |
2:35 – 3:10PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: How Blockchain Technology Will Disrupt The Banking Industry Dominic Williams, String Labs Benjamin Lozano, True North Stock Exchange Eric Rosenthal, ABRA Matthieu Soule, L’Atelier BNP Paribas US Moderator: Jason Zaler; FinTech Partnerships Lead at PwC |
3:10 – 3:25 PM | SPEAKER SESSION: Transforming the Supply Chain Dion Lisle, Vice President at CapGemini |
3:25 – 3:40 PM | SPEAKER SESSION: Is Blockchain the Future of Real Estate? Presented by: Natalia Karayaneva CEO & co-founder of Propy |
3:40 – 4:15 PM | DEMO SHOWCASE, NETWORKING + REFRESHMENTS |
4:15 – 4:55 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: A Disruption in Progress: Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Capital Markets Catheryne Nicholson, BlockCypher Thomas France, Ledger Spencer Bogart, Blockchain Capital Rebecca Liao, SkuChain Moderator: Asif Alam, Global Business Director of Thomson Reuters |
4:55 – 5:10 PM | SPEAKER SESSION: Enterprise Alliances and Consortia Building; from a Swiss Perspective Presented by: Steven Reading, Head of Corporate Innovation & Startup Development, Swissnex |
5:10 – 5:50 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: Decentralized Worlds: Regulations, Policy, & Innovation Veronica McGregor, Goodwin Proctor Yang Chu, Deloitte Mike Lempres, Coinbase Jack Saba, Day One Investments Moderator: Daniel Cawrey, Co-Founder of Pactum Capital |
5:50 – 6:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: Is the Blockchain all hype or the next Industrial Revolution? Brett Noyes, Unbank Ventures Scott Robinson, Plug and Play Robert Schwenker, Blockchain University Naveed Sherwani, Peernova Moderator: Riaz A. Karamali, Partner at Pillsbury Law |
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Closing Keynote: Internet Unchained: How IoT is Disrupting the Blockchain! Ryan Orr, Founder and CEO at Chronicled |
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