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TIME
Doors Open: 18:00, including drinks and networking (cash bar).
Program Begins: 19:00
PLACE
ABN Amro Bank, Circl Pavilion, Gustave Mahlerplein 1 B
PROGRAM
Jasper van der Marel, council member of Grin / Mimble Wimble
The anonymous-by-default cryptocurrency Grin is the first implementation of the infamous Mimble Wimble protocol. It's mainnet release is planned for 15 January 2019, so it's perfect timing for an introduction. https://bit.ly/2E6fSgQ
Lefteris Kokoris-Kogias, lead developer of Calypso
Calypso is a solution to one of the most intractable issues of the Internet era: securely sharing private data over blockchains. https://bit.ly/2PqUEAl
Samater Labin, CEO of Africa SunTec
Africa SunTec brings decentralized solar energy to Africa's rural communities. https://bit.ly/2qMQDri
Michael van den Berg, Business Analyst at ABN Amro's Blockchain Lab
Michael will give us a look at some of the bank's work on decentralized ecosystems and will talk about some of the Blockchain Lab's recent activities. He is involved in helping the bank identify opportunities to use blockchain technology and then decide how and where to deploy it. https://bit.ly/2KK3Muo
Marcello Palazzi, Chairman of SIX and Solaris Sunpower and Co-Founder of the B-Corp Movement
Marcello is a leader in sustainability and impact investing and chairman of SIX, an international social innovation exchange that applies technology to solving global challenges. https://bit.ly/2TL9r7L
Abraham Cambridge, CEO of The Sun Exchange
The Sun Exchange is the sharing economy for solar energy. It is a platform that combines cryptocurrency and renewable energy to create a solar-powered financial system that streams monetized sunshine across the world in Bitcoin. https://bit.ly/2RZeob3
Frans Kempen, who leads IBM’s Blockchain Practice for the supply chain industry in The Netherlands and Belgium, will be the session chair for this evening. https://bit.ly/2NUkQTg
