Blockchain Revolution!
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Attend the leading Bitcoin & Blockchain event series in Canada and meet like-minded people in one of the fastest growing industries in the world. We're hosting the next event at the MaRS auditorium on May 8th and is titled: 'Blockchain Revolution!'
Don Tapscott, the best-selling author of Blockchain Revolution (http://dontapscott.com/books/blockchain-revolution/), will be our keynote speaker for the evening. Following Don's keynote, the following blockchain industry leaders will speak: James Gonzalez (Unsung (http://www.unsung.org/) & Blockchain Association of Canada (http://blockchainassociation.ca)), Francis Pouliot (Bitcoin Embassy (https://bitcoinembassy.ca/), Satoshi Portal (https://angel.co/satoshi-portal) & Bylls (https://bylls.com/)), Perianne Boring (Chamber of Digital Commerce (http://digitalchamber.org/)), Josh Crumb (GoldMoney (https://www.goldmoney.com/)), Charlie Shrem (Intellisys Capital (http://www.intellisys.ai/)), Andrew Flip Filipowski (SilkRoad Equity (http://www.silkroadequity.com/) & Tally Capital (http://tallycapital.com/)), Bill Barhydt (Abra (https://www.goabra.com/)) and Sathvik Vishwanath (Unocoin (http://unocoin.com)).
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AGENDA:
5:30pm (30 minutes):
Networking (food & beverage)
Host: Sunny Ray; Unocoin (http://unocoin.com), Co-founder & President
6:00pm (35 minutes):
KEYNOTE: Don Tapscott; best-selling author of Blockchain Revolution (http://dontapscott.com/books/blockchain-revolution/): How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World. This is the first book to explain why blockchain technology – a truly open, distributed, global platform – will fundamentally change what we can achieve online, how we do it, and who can participate.
Don is one of the world's leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impacts of technology. He is CEO of the Tapscott Group, a think tank that regularly advises business and government leaders. Don is also the Founder and Executive Director of Global Solution Networks, a multi-million dollar program investigating networked models for cooperation, problem solving and governance. In 2013, Thinkers50 listed him as the 4th most important business thinker in the world.
6:35pm (10 minutes):
James Gonzalez - Unsung (http://www.unsung.org/); Executive Director of Unsung Canada, CEO of Crypto Consultant & on the board of directors of Blockchain Association of Canada (http://blockchainassociation.ca). He has been working as a private equity investor and consultant for over 17 years. Since late 2012, James has been involved in the Blockchain industry gaining entry through Bitcoin, which further spread to countless other crypto currencies, consulting and venture capital endeavours. In late 2016, James teamed up with Jason King and Dean Masley of Unsung.org to create the same distributed network for people to help people called Unsung Canada. Unsung harnesses the power of a mobile application to connect the abundance of food, clothes, and essential items to the people who need it the most, delivered through a distributed network of volunteers. He will speak about the history of Unsung.org, explain how the mobile app works and how they are using distributed networks to empower people to be the change in their communities.
6:45pm (15 minutes):
Francis Pouliot - Bitcoin Embassy (https://bitcoinembassy.ca/), Satoshi Portal (https://angel.co/satoshi-portal) & Bylls (https://bylls.com/); Fransic is the director of public affairs at the Bitcoin Embassy in Montreal and is also the CEO of Satoshi Portal. The Portal develops, implements and operates Bitcoin services software and applications which aim at increasing the accessibility and adoption of cryptocurrency at the retail, end-user level. The Bitcoin Embassy's mission is to drive the adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and to provide resources for individuals and groups whose projects revolve around decentralized / open technologies that will promote privacy, liberty and decentralization on the internet.
7:00pm (15 minutes):
Perianne Boring - Chamber of Digital Commerce (http://digitalchamber.org/); Perianne built the Chamber of Digital Commerce into the world’s largest trade association representing the blockchain industry. Under her leadership, the Chamber leads several key industry initiatives including the Blockchain Alliance, the official public-private forum between industry and law enforcement; the Global Blockchain Forum, an international initiative developing industry best practices to help shape global regulatory interoperability; and the Smart Contracts Alliance, which promotes real-world applications of smart contracts technologies, among others.
7:15pm (15 minutes):
Josh Crumb - GoldMoney (https://www.goldmoney.com/); Josh is the Founder of Goldmoney, A mission-driven, client centered financial technology company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Goldmoney operates the world’s largest 100%-reserved gold-based savings and payments network. Goldmoney provides financial services as a trusted third-party, combining the unique attributes of gold with technology-driven innovation. Goldmoney Inc. has over 1,100,000 user signups from more than 150 countries and $1.8 billion in client assets under administration.
7:30pm (15 minutes):
Charlie Shrem - Intellisys Capital (http://www.intellisys.ai/); Charlie is founder of the Bitcoin Foundation and worked on the standardization, protection and promotion of Bitcoin. As co-‐founder and former CEO at BitInstant LLC, an early Bitcoin start-‐up that provided a secure, fast and convenient way of globally buying and selling Bitcoin, Charlie led the company during its infancy to innovate and provide services aligned with the needs of the fast-‐growing Bitcoin community.
7:45pm (15 minutes):
Andrew Flip. Filipowski - Compound Cataclysmic Disruptors (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewflipfilipowski); CEO, COO of Cullinet, the largest software company of the 80's and founder & CEO of Platinum technology, inc., 8th largest global software company at time of sale to CA for 4 billion dollars. 'Flip' is a successful high-tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, and industry visionary. He is Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad Equity, the premier investment and venture firm supporting companies and technologies related to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
8:00pm (15 minutes):
Bill Barhydt - Abra (https://www.goabra.com/); The Abra smartphone app is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet that allows you to see the value of your funds in any world currency you choose. Abra is backed by Amex and Tata. Goal at Abra is to be the WhatsApp of Money. A single app in 200 countries that enables a consumer to send money from any phone number to any other phone number, anywhere, in the world. To do this Abra has built the first global, peer-to-peer, digital cash, money transfer App. Abra uses Blockchain technology for secure money transfers and payments while protecting the value of deposits in local currency.
8:15pm (15 minutes):
Sathvik Vishwanath - Unocoin (http://unocoin.com), CEO; India's leading bitcoin blockchain company. Started in 2013, Unocoin (http://www.unocoin.com/) is a Bangalore based technology startup and is India’s first entrant into the bitcoin industry. The company operates India's largest BTC-INR trading platform which enables users to buy, sell, store, use and accept bitcoin. In just 3 years since inception, the company has drawn more than 30 top investors including Digital Currency Group (http://dcg.co), Boost VC (http://boost.vc), Funders Club (https://fundersclub.com/), Bank to the Future (https://bnktothefuture.com/), Blume Ventures (http://blume.vc/) along with many others.
8:30pm (30 minutes):
Networking (food & beverage)
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Bitcoin, the first application of blockchain technology, is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money. It uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls it and everyone can take part. Through many of its unique properties, Bitcoin allows exciting uses that could not be covered by any previous payment system.
Below is a short 1 minute video of our previous event, titled 'Power of Decentralization (https://www.meetup.com/CanadaBitcoin/photos/27603513/)':
Speaking & Sponsorship Opportunities:
If you're interested in learning more about speaking at or sponsoring one of our upcoming events, please check out the sponsorship presentation (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ls5KiH_T6dWemUNU0dwmrhHvHKatAiVllhQiym_isJI) and information package (https://docs.google.com/document/d/13KElpNNeteK_vQsYquDqWN8w5sS0LKWFxij26ldMJJg/edit?usp=sharing).
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We'll be serving food and beverages at this event. To help cover basic costs, we will accept a nominal payment of $20 at the door and the following modes of payment are accepted: cash, bitcoin, ether and credit card. Please RSVP well in advance to book yourself a seat.
- Team FinTech Canada