Featuring Golem, Streamr, Flixxo, LAToken and Snip
Details
Our 51st Blockchain conference will be held on 6 September 2017.
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See ticket information below.
RSVP without a ticket doesn't guarantee you a spot.
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PROGRAM
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Adrián Garelik (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/adrian-garelik-flixxo/) is CEO of Flixxo, the decentralized, cryptocurrency-driven video sharing platform he is launching with Popcorn Time creator Federico Abad. He previously teamed up with Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar, one of Argentina's Internet pioneers, to help launch RSK (also known as Rootstock), a smart contract platform on top of Bitcoin. This will be Flixxo's world premiere!
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Grzegorz Borowik (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/grzegorz-borowik-golem/) is Senior R&D Engineer at Golem, widely known as a decentralized AirBnB for computers. Grzegorz has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and draws from more than 15 years experience as a scientist and professor focused mainly on Machine Learning and Big Data. He was previously a postdoc at Auckland University of Technology, where he worked on advanced problems of neuroscience.
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Risto Karjalainen (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/risto-karjalainen-streamr/) is COO of Streamr, a blockchain startup that aims to tokenize the value of real-time data. An engineer by background, he received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he studied behavioural finance, machine learning and evolutionary computation.
He previously worked as a quant for J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch as well as for a few hedge funds.
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Joining Risto is Streamr's CEO, Henri Pihkala (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/henri-pihkala-streamr/), a software engineer, serial entrepreneur, and ex algorithmic trader. Those who attended Bitcoin Wednesday's 4-year anniversary two months ago will recall the excellent demo he gave. This time he'll talk about Streamr's recently-announced partnership with the decentralized supercomputer, Gollem.
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Ran Reichman (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/ran-reichman-snip/) is the CEO of Snip, a content publishing and distribution platform that aims to bring blockchain technology to the news industry. Ran was previously a major in the Israel Intelligence Unit 8200 and was among a handful of people tapped to lead some of the top research and development initiatives in the Israeli defense community.
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Valentin Preobrazhenskiy (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/valentin-preobrazhenskiy-latoken/) is the CEO of LAToken, a blockchain-based platform for asset tokenization for illiquid properties such as real estate, bank loans and works of art. He previously founded the home equity marketplace Zalogo and worked for Avega Capital, Marcuard Spectrum, IHS CERA, Sberbank and VTB.
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Rico Brouwer (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/not-like-gold-rico-brouwer-pirate-party/) was third on the candidate's list of the Piratenpartij in the Tweede Kamer parliamentary election held on 15 March, 2017. He didn't win, but he did write this very enjoyable song, Not Like Gold, which he will perform for Bitcoin Wednesday.
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Rik Esselink (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/speakers/rik-esselink/) will be the Session Chair for this conference. Rik is the former marketing director of Philips and MD EMEA for Axon. He is currently MD Europe for one of the world’s fastest growing connected home startups, Ring.com.
He has been an active member of the Amsterdam blockchain community for many years.
The rest of the lineup will be announced as soon as possible. Or check here (https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/event/bitcoin-wednesday-51/) for the full program as soon as it is available.
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ENTRANCE
Doors open at 1730, including drinks and networking. Cash bar.
We start at 1830.
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TICKETS
STANDARD
• 15,- in advance with Bitcoin or last-minute at the door with Bitcoin or cash.
• For advance tickets send a blank mail to tickets AT BitcoinWednesday DOT com to get our Bitcoin address.
• Limited numbers of tickets are available.
• Buying advance tickets saves time at the door.
• Please pick up your advance tickets before 19:15.
• Both euro and bitcoins accepted at the door. No credit cards. No PIN.
• Entrance and seating is first come, first served. Please arrive early in case we sell out.
• These suggested amounts help keep Bitcoin Wednesday running and go 100% into producing more events like these.
• Feel free to donate more if you like. Or volunteer to help us: hello AT BitcoinWednesday DOT com
• No refunds. Your order is a non-refundable contribution to the non-profit Bitcoin Foundation of The Netherlands.
• Sale of Early Bird tickets has concluded.
Sold Out?
• Not yet. If and when we do, we'll post it here first.
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Bitcoin Wednesday
One of the best and longest-running regular Bitcoin and Blockchain conferences in The Netherlands.
Always held on the first Wednesday of every month.
An open and informal program for anyone interested in digital currency and the blockchain.
For Bitcoin novices and experts alike. Beginners, investors, entrepreneurs, developers, miners, traders, legal professionals -- all find value in this event.
Brings together a diverse group of people from all levels and backgrounds without any barriers in order to give this important new technology a prominent role in Dutch society.
One of the goals of Bitcoin Wednesday is to promote the industry, to spread the word about Bitcoin (and related technology) in the Netherlands by raising the overall level of awareness and knowledge.