TechCrunch is coming to Zug, Switzerland, to discuss all things Blockchain.
This is going to be one of the most important events we&ve ever held in Europe and one of the most important ever.
You&re not going to want to miss this.TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 features an impressive lineup of fireside chats and panels with icons of the global blockchain and crypto tech scene.We&re thrilled to bring accomplished founders and chief executives to the stage.
Among others, this includes, Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin, IBM/Hyperledger Brian Behlendorf, as well as Changpeng Zhao of Binance and Galia Benartzi of Bancor.Tickets are still available for purchase.
We&re thrilled to make it to Zug for this show and hope you can make it.AGENDA9:00 AM & 9:05 AMOpening Remarks9:05 AM & 9:10 AMWelcome Remarks: Dolfi Müller (Mayor of Zug)9:10 AM & 9:30 AMComing soon!9:30 AM & 9:50 AMFireside Chat with Brian Behlendorf (Hyperledger)The Executive Director gives an inside look at the technology powering The Hyperledger Project.9:50 AM & 10:15 AMIn Conversation with Nicolas Brand (Lakestar) and Colin Hanna (Balderton)Tokenising VC & the Venture Capitalist perspective on Blockchain.10:15 AM & 10:40 AMComing soon!10:40 AM & 11:10 AM BREAK11:10 AM & 11:50 AMFireside Chat with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Foundation)A conversation with Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin.11:50 AM & 12:15 PMIn Conversation with Galia Benartzi (Bancor) and Jun Hasegawa (OmiseGO)Benartzi and Hasegawa discuss successful ICOs & are they made or born 12:15 PM & 12:35 PMFireside Chat with Jim Fruchterman (Benetech)Release the chains! Can Blockchain be a force for social good12:35 PM & 1:00 PMIn Conversation with with Patrick Berarducci (The Brooklyn Project), Mona El Isa (Melonport) and Pierre-Edouard Wahl (PwC Switzerland)The Wild West of regulating crypto.1:00 PM & 1:15 PMINNOVATION BREAK1:15 PM & 2:15 PMLUNCH2:15 PM & 2:35 PMFireside Chat with Roham Gharegozlou (Axiom Zen)The CEO of CryptoKitties discusses the story behind its smash success.
2:35 PM & 3:00 PMIn Conversation with Hope Liu (Eximchain) and Gert Sylvest (Tradeshift)The Co-founders of Eximchain and Tradeshift explore the push from blockchain to the supply chain.3:00 PM & 3:25 PMIn Conversation with Kris Marszalek (Monaco), Joshua Stein (Harbor) and Hanna Zubko (IntellectEU)Banking on Blockchain: Can established banks keep up with the new world order3:25 PM & 3:45 PMFireside Chat with Balaji Srinivasan (Coinbase)The new CTO of Coinbase and Board Partner of a16z discusses keeping pace with new players.3:45 PM & 4:25 PMBREAK4:25 PM & 4:45 PMFireside Chat with Joe Lubin (ConsenSys)The Founder of ConsenSys shares his story and whether his company can become the Alphabet of Blockchain.4:45 PM & 5:10 PMIn Conversation with Sam Cassat (ConsenSys), Phil Windley (Sovrin Foundation) and Guy Zyskind (Enigma)Cassat, Windley and Zyskind explore the emergence of self-sovereign identities.
5:10 PM & 5:30 PM Fireside Chat with Changpeng Zhao (Binance)Can exchanges…change 5:30 PM & 5:50 PM Fireside Chat with Leanne Kemp (Everledger)On the blockchain once, on the blockchain forever.
Kemp discusses the opportunities and challenges in building Everledger.5:50 PM & 6:00 PMWRAP