Tuesday, February 14, 2023
10:00-10:30am
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Building Your Own Web3 Healthcare Solutions without Knowledge of Blockchain
BC-01 
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10:30-11:00am
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Enhancing Your Traditional Web2 Business with Web3 for Additional Revenue
BC-02
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11:00-11:30am
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
The Blockchain Breakdown: The Tech, The Risks, The Applications
BC-03
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11:30am-12:00pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
While there is plenty of hype around NFTs, the truth is the industry is struggling to achieve mass adoption. Is it the lack of education? Or a lack of projects that appeal to the average non-NFT consumer? is the process of becoming an NFT holder too complicated for the average individual? To encourage mass adoption, people need to be taught that NFTs are more than digital art. The truth is the underlying technology provides many useful applications in various industries. This session discusses why adoption isn’t as strong as many expected it to be, and what needs to happen to truly bring NFTs into the mainstream, so businesses in various industries can leverage NFTs with their customers.
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12:00-12:30pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Decentralized marketplaces are platforms that use blockchain technology to facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers, without the need for a central authority or intermediary. These marketplaces offer several advantages over traditional eCommerce platforms, such as increased security and privacy for users, reduced fees and middlemen, and greater autonomy for sellers. Decentralized marketplaces are being used for a variety of transactions, such as buying and selling goods, peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding, and sharing and renting assets. However, decentralized marketplaces still face challenges such as lack of mainstream adoption and understanding, complexity, scalability, and regulatory challenges. Despite these challenges, decentralized marketplaces are worth keeping an eye on as they continue to develop and evolve.
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1:30-2:00pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Blockchain use continues to evolve in real estate. This session looks at the how blockchain technology is used in global land registry systems, including U.S. County Recorders Offices, along with other global use cases and strategies for implementation. How is government responding to this new technology for record keeping? When and where is mainstream adoption? What are the challenges to mainstream adoption? What are legal or regulatory or government constraints? The discussion will also take a look into the the evolving future of this technology and related technologies such as the Metaverse, AI, Digital Twins.
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2:30-3:00pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
DAOs are the latest buzz in the blockchain community and represent a fundamental shift from traditional business. They espouse democratic participation, transparency in decision-making, and group empowerment. The question is, is the economy ready for DAOs? This session discusses the idea of creating DAOs for general users to participate and become engaged in various aspects of the DAO ecosystem, from token flow to governance to network upgrades and other decisions. What is a DAO and how will they fit into the economic and business landscape?
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3:00-3:30pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Global supply chains are complex networks involving multiple stakeholders. Today, many supply chains are strained and lack the transparency needed to track materials as they travel from suppliers to producers and on to customers. This journey requires ongoing data integration from multiple sources, often resulting in inconsistencies. Without a single “source of truth” there are inevitable trust and verification issues. Blockchain technology solves these problems by providing all stakeholders with access to immutable, transparent, data in real time. This session will showcase active case studies from businesses leveraging blockchain to improve visibility and accountability within their supply chains. For example, Boeing, uses blockchain to track and trace F/A-18 wing parts with one integrated system; and TOKs, a fast-casual restaurant chain with over 200 locations across Mexico, removed 9 intermediaries from its coffee supply chain and increased farmers’ wages by over 600%.
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3:30-4:00pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
As cryptocurrency continues to grow in popularity, blockchain technology is becoming an increasingly common choice for storing and securing sensitive data, supply chain information, and more. That , inherently, brings with it legal questions, ramifications, and claims – a new area for HR departments, legal firms and professionals, and both individual and corporate blockchain users. Most crypto users are not legal experts and don’t understand the legal implications of blockchain and crypto – but they should. This session will explain legal fundamentals of blockchain and cryptocurrency, specifically for non-legal professionals to help them understand laws and regulations as they apply to crypto.
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4:00-4:30pm
Tuesday - 2/14/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
How Municipalities Like Miami, Denver, and Utah City Are Embracing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
BC-11 Cities across the country are starting to explore how blockchain technology and cryptocurrency can help them become more efficient, transparent, and secure. Miami, Denver, and Utah City have all implemented pilot programs that use distributed ledger technology for a variety of services. For example, Miami has partnered with BitPay to allow residents to pay taxes with Bitcoin, while Denver is using blockchain technology to store public records such as birth certificates and marriage licenses. Utah City has also implemented blockchain technology for its voting system, allowing citizens to cast their votes securely online.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency are providing new opportunities for municipalities to improve services in areas such as taxation, record keeping, and voting. By leveraging the power of these technologies, cities can ensure that their services remain secure and efficient for years to come. From tokenizing municipal debt to using blockchain for identity management and voting systems, these cities are showing the potential of DLT in public service applications. This session will discuss the varying levels of success achieved, community response, pitfalls to avoid and potential for wider adoption.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
9:00-9:30am
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Faster and more secure banking settlements are now achievable using distributed ledger technology. DLT is revolutionizing the way banks settle payments, clear transactions, and manage securities, offering numerous benefits such as reduced counterparty risk, lower costs, and improved efficiency. By leveraging DLT, banks can reduce settlement times from days to minutes and ensure a more secure and reliable system. In this session, speakers will address the key factors in platform and partner selection during initial assessment and planning as well as share success stories, strategies and best practices detailing how DLT provides more transparency, reliability, and speed compared to traditional processes and how the results benefit the entire financial ecosystem.
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9:30-10:00am
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Although there is no standard for commercial rights licenses, each NFT project may have various restrictions on the usage of intellectual property that can create potential issues for creators, issuers, and owners. This session discusses the rights one may acquire when buying an NFT, what benefits and features they might receive, and how it can help them grow their business.
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10:00-10:30am
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
While there are so many questions around cryptocurrency, the blockchain ecosystem continues to evolve and innovate to solve real business problems. Not only are new uses cases emerging constantly, but they are being applied and implemented by businesses to improve operations, communications, security, and other elements key to business success. This session will look at how real businesses are leveraging blockchain to solve real problems, despite the volatility of cryptocurrencies.
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10:30-11:30am
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
There’s revolution happening in the way the web is used. What we have come to know as the internet is becoming a multi-dimensional metaverse that gives new meaning to “experience.” But it’s not a simple as upgrading PCs, laptops, or smartphones for a business. There’s a development process and strategy that has to happen to make the Web3 business successful. This discussion explores how businesses can succeeed in a Web3 world. What is the size and potential of the Web3 and Metaverse market? What does the transition from Web2 to Web3 look like? What business models are working? What is the role of NFTs, crypto, DeFi, and DAOs in Web3?
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12:30-1:00pm
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
As with any investment, cryptocurrency carries its share of risk – and, inevitably, lawsuits. Over the past several years, many notable crypto promoters have faced lawsuits due to alleged fraud, deceit, or malpractice of some form. It’s not surprising, given the lack of maturity of the crypto market and its volatility. But, it brings up questions when businesses or individuals are looking to invest, or to raise capital. This session looks at the scope of litigation in the crypto space, what it means to the industry, and what lessons have been learned about investing and raising capital to avoid issues that can derail your operations.
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1:00-1:30pm
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Much like the early internet, current blockchains live in different ecosystems with limited, if any, interoperability. To truly realize the promise of blockchain, cross-chain interoperability must be realied to deliver the scalability and wide-reaching benefits blockshain can deliver. This session discusses the challenges in the current blockchain ecosystem model and how universal interoperability will help drive the next phase in blockchain evolution, adoption, and monetization.
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1:30-2:00pm
Wednesday - 2/15/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
The so-called “Right to be forgotten” is part of many data privacy regulations, including EU’s GDPR. Though it has yet to be mandated or widely implemented in the U.S., most Americans support the concept. Can blockchain be used to support Right to Be Forgotten regulations? How does that impact immutability? What other implications do data privacy requirements and blockchain hold for one another and what do they mean for businesses?
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
1:30-2:00pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Web3 and Blockchain in 2023: The Inextricable Link Between Diversity and Scalability
BC-07 Blockchain and Web3 businesses are reaching a critical juncture. They need to grow and scale, yet that isn’t always as simple as it seems. Scale isn’t just about the technology. Many firms say, “Once we grow, we will focus on diversity." But, that may not be the most successful approach. Growth requires a positive culture and this discussion will consider why the opposite may actually drive better results: “If you want your company to scale quickly, focus on diversity as early as possible.” Discussion topics will include what is DEI in 2023, how diversity and growth/scalability are interconnected, what are obstacles to mass adoption and what are some steps towards a solution, and how these are important to businesses in emerging technology markets, like Web3 and blockchain.
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1:00-1:30pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Despite the advanced security built into secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC), blockchain and other technologies to support digital finance, assets and wallets, there is a fundamental gap that can expose cryptographic private keys and put systems and resources at considerable risk. This encryption gap widely exists but is usually not discussed or even understood, and the immutability and separation utilized by MPC can be undermined if the encryption gap is not addressed. This session will discuss the existing gap, how it is exploited and how it can be effectively closed.
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1:30-2:00pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Web3 and Blockchain in 2023: The Inextricable Link Between Diversity and Scalability
BC-07 Blockchain and Web3 businesses are reaching a critical juncture. They need to grow and scale, yet that isn’t always as simple as it seems. Scale isn’t just about the technology. Many firms say, “Once we grow, we will focus on diversity." But, that may not be the most successful approach. Growth requires a positive culture and this discussion will consider why the opposite may actually drive better results: “If you want your company to scale quickly, focus on diversity as early as possible.” Discussion topics will include what is DEI in 2023, how diversity and growth/scalability are interconnected, what are obstacles to mass adoption and what are some steps towards a solution, and how these are important to businesses in emerging technology markets, like Web3 and blockchain.
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2:00-2:30pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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The Blockchain Event (Room 203)
Web3 and Blockchain in 2023: The Inextricable Link Between Diversity and Scalability
BC-07
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2:30-3:00pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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3:05-3:30pm
Thursday - 2/16/23
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