PROGRAM

Following ambition of last year BLOCKWALKS to focus on the future of the public sector using blockchain technology, we are taking step further to open discussions about technology trends driving smart cities.

Hlavná sála
08:00 - 09:00
Registration + Breakfast
09:00 - 09:10
Openning remarks by His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
By Richard Raši | Deputy Prime Minister | Slovakia
09:10 - 09:20
Opening remarks by His Excellency Vice-President of the European Commission
By Maroš Šefčovič | European Commissioner | Vice-President for the energy union, Slovakia
09:20 - 09:30
Opening remarks and presentation of the work of the European Commission in the European blockchain partnership for public sector services
By Helen Köpman | Deputy Head of Unit Digital Innovation and Blockchain | European Commission, Belgium
09:30 - 09:50
Opening remarks and keynote speech of the 14-year old CEO on Application that is improving the lives of all people with disabilities
By Alexander Knoll | CEO | Ability App, USA
09:50 - 10:10
Real examples of the utilization of blockchain technology within Swedish public sector
By David Suomalainen | Advisor | Ministry of Infrastructure, Division for Digital Development, Sweden
10:10 - 10:30
Real examples of utilization of biometrics within Public Sector
By Aarti Samani | Product and Marketing Director | iProov, United Kingdom
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:00
Openning remarks to Panel discussion
11:00 - 12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION

How can be blockchain and other smart solutions used in Public Sector
Moderator of panel discussion - David Stancel

By Michal Loveček | Sales Manager | OMEXOM GA Energo, Czech Republic
By Helen Köpman | Deputy Head of Unit Digital Innovation and Blockchain | European Commission, Belgium
By Lukáš Hatala | Director of International Affairs | Blockchain Slovakia, Slovakia
By Tadej Slapnik | Director | Tolar HashNET, Slovenia
By Blaž Golob | President and CEO European Blockchain Hub & EUNEX | E (Eunex Group) at EUNEX, Slovenia
By Tibor Vincze | Project Coordinator | BLOCKWALKS, Slovakia
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 13:20
Keynote speech on the topic blockchain for governance and smart cities
By Stefan Junestrand | CEO, Co-founder | Grupo Tecma Red, Spain
13:20 - 13:40
Showcases of blockchain utilization within the public sector
By David Butcher | Partner | BDO Technology sector, United Kingdom
13:40 - 14:00
EMURGO's Strategic Focuses To Drive Blockchain & Cardano Adoption
By Manmeet Singh | CFO & CIO | EMURGO, Singapore
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break
14:30 - 14:40
Opening remarks to Panel discussion
14:40 - 15:30
PANEL DISCUSSION

What are the main challenges and obstacles for Blockchain and other smart solutions in Public Sector
Moderator of panel discussion - Yiannis Menelaou

By Jerome Grilleres | General Manager | VeChain, France
By Alexis Nicolaou | CEO | Block.co, Cyprus
By Anouk Pinchetti | Technologist and educator | Blockchain Centre, Australia
By Marten Kaevats | National Digital Advisor | Government Office, Estonia
By Stefan Junestrand | CEO, Co-founder | Grupo Tecma Red, Spain
By Robert Auxt | CEO and Founder | ETERBASE, Slovakia
By David Suomalainen | Advisor | Ministry of Infrastructure, Division for Digital Development, Sweden
By František Imrecze | Executive Secretary | IOTA
15:30 - 15:50
Application of Blockchain technology in Chinese Social Credit Systems
By Zhu Yongxin | Professor | Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
15:50 - 16:10
How IoT enabled a revolution in waste management
By Martin Basila | Founder & CEO | Sensoneo, Slovakia
16:10 - 16:40
Closing remarks and Keynote speech on blockchain in democracy and fate of the future
By Andrew Keen | writer, speaker, entrepreneur | USA

* The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event program

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