Blockchain Economic Event!

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Interested in the economic impact of Bitcoin, CryptoAssets and Blockchain technology? Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from global leading thinkers in the blockchain ecosystem! Keynote: Don Tapscott
Book singing: Chris Burniske
plus 20 Blockchain/Crypto/Economic industry leaders

full list of speakers: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blockchain-economic-event-tickets-41985814702?aff=eac2

‘Blockchain Economic Event’ will be comprised of a two part event:

1. Training Sessions – Morning & Afternoon (9am – 5pm): an all day multi-track series comprised of technical, legal, education and business workshops

2. Panel Discussions – Evening (6pm – 9pm): an evening series of engaging panel discussions and fireside chats among industry thought leaders.

To purchase a ticket using a credit card, click here: http://bit.ly/2EnxjtO
To buy a ticket with bitcoin or ethereum, send an email to: tickets@fintechcan.ca

Full day ticket price includes food, beverages and 2 books: Blockchain Revolution and CryptoAssets.

Blockchain Speakers & Panelists:

Don Tapscott: Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. Don is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He is the author of 16 books, including the bestseller Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World

Meltem Demirors: Vice President at Digital Currency Group | WEF Blockchain Council | MIT MediaLab. She brings a wide range of international, multi-sector experience to her leadership in building Digital Currency Group's global network.

Adam Draper: Founder and Managing Director of Boost VC. Co-Founded Xpert Financial while still in his senior year at UCLA. Has recently launched Boost Incubator an incubator mentoring startups.

Chris Burniske: Author of “Cryptoassets”. Formerly led @ARKInvest’s cryptoasset efforts.

Paige Peterson: User Education & Communications at Zcash Company, Paige is an advocate for open standards, user privacy and decentralized technologies.

Adam Back: Architect - Bitcoin, Cryptography, Security, Cloud, Internet, Open Source Blockstream. cryptography consultant - Specialties: cryptography protocols, bitcoin, electronic cash, privacy enhanced technology, distributed file systems, anonymity, distributed publishing systems, p2p systems; protocol design, review, implementation, CC/FIPS certification, security architecture.

Max Keiser: is the co-presenter and producer of Keiser Report, the first international financial news program to cover bitcoin when the cryptocurrency was still under $3. Keiser was awarded a US patent for his virtual specialist technology patent for trading virtual securities and currencies. Keiser was the keynote at the first ever bitcoin conference in 2011 in Prague.

Stacy Herbert: is the co-presenter of Keiser Report. Herbert is the CEO of Heisenberg Capital founded by Max Keiser. The company is an early investor in many bitcoin related startups.

Paul Snow: CEO at Factom currently working within the cryptocurrency world to build new solutions to persistent problems.

Alena Vranova: Cofounder of Satoshi Labs / Trezor Hardware Wallet.
Simon Dixon: CEO & co-founder of BnkToTheFuture.com, the online investment platform for investing in the future of finance. An active FinTech angel investor & author of the book 'Bank to the Future'.

Andrei Poliakov: President and Co-Founder at Coinberry + 10 years of operations and strategy development experience in various corporate settings with leading global multinationals

Oliver Gale: Executive Director at Bitt. Bitt is a Financial Technology company that utilises distributed ledger technology to improve speed, efficiency and significantly reduce the costs of the payment system.

Hartej Sawhney: Co-Founder at Hosho.io, a global leader in blockchain security.

Mike Gord: Founder & CEO at MLG Blockchain Consulting I am an entrepreneur and full stack software developer focused on building next generation decentralized applications using blockchains and smart contract technology.

Preethi Kasireddy: Founder & CEO at Schelling. Previously at Coinbase, a16z and Goldman Sachs.

Connie Gallippi: Founder and Executive Director of BitGive, the first government recognized 501(c)(3) Bitcoin nonprofit, bridging the gap between an innovative technology and its practical applications for nonprofits and humanitarian work in the developing world.

Dilip Ratha: Head, KNOMAD, World Bank - working on market-based financing solutions for poor households, small businesses, and poor countries. Currently I'm developing a low-cost remittance platform originally proposed in my TED Talk.

• Team Fintech Canada