About the BlockChainFest
Our goal is to create a blockchain developer community to connect blockchain enthusiasts. The Fest contains a gathering party in the morning and a training workshop on the same day afternoon. All the events will demonstrate cutting edge technology and feature a variety of blockchain experts covering topics including industry trend, real word application, open source software, solution based case study and many others.
FEATURES
AGENDA
TIME | DESCRIPTION | TOPIC/SPEAKER |
09:30-10:00 | REGISTRATION | |
10:00-10:05 | OPENING PLENARY | Jason Geng, Int’l Data Engineering and Science Association |
10:05-10:30 | SESSION | Business Blockchain Adoption and the Importance of Education First
by John Riley III, Co-founder & CEO of C-N-C Blockchain Advisory |
10:35-11:00 | SESSION | Buying, Trading, and Storing Cryptoassets
by Michael Sullivan, Co-founder & CEO of Real Estate Chain |
11:05-11:30 | SESSION | Blockchain and Advertising Transparency
by Tammy Kahn, COO of ClearCoin |
11:35-12:20 | PANEL | AI, Operation Research, and Blockchain
Hong Wan, Director of Purdue Blockchain Lab & Associate Professor at Purdue University Huadong Pang, Founder of Eigen Capital Susan Zhou, Co-Founder & COO at Qlink Foundation |
12:25-12:40 | TALK | How Blockchain will fulfill the broken promise of the internet for creatives
By Janice Shi, The Head of Global Business of Ink |
12:40-13:10 | ||
13:10-13:55 | PANEL | ICOs vs. IPOs: Perspectives from a VC, Startup, and the Media
Kyle R. Chapman, Associate of COSIMO Ventures John Hargrave, CEO of Media Shower Stephen Leahy, MD of Oneiro N.A. Navroop Sahdev, Connection Science Fellow at MIT |
14:00-14:25 | SESSION | Risk Management for Block Chain Infrastructure
by Keith Downer, Managing Partner of Aegeus Risk Consulting |
14:30-14:55 | SESSION | Blockchain Education: Math Magic
by Dr. Darren Tapp, Director of Research at Dash Core Group |
15:00-15:15 | TALK | Qlink – Self-Organized Network on Blockchain
by Susan Zhou, Co-Founder & COO at Qlink Foundation |
15:20-15:50 | EVENT | “One Camera One Vote”- Bytom: Embrace the Smart POW Era
by Xinxing Duan, Founder of Bytom |
15:50-19:00 | BLOCKCHAIN WORKSHOP | Chris Tyler, Sr. Cloud Architect and Cognitive Evangelist at IBM
Xinxing Duan, Founder of Bytom Frank Wang, Oversea Lead & Research Analyst at XToken (The registrant will receive details in the email) |
Speakers

Chris Tyler
Sr. Cloud Architect and Cognitive Evangelist at IBM

Dadi Xing
The Co-Founder of Shuju Technology

Darren Tapp
Researcher at Dash - Digital Cash (Cryptocurrency)

Feng Han
Founder of Elastos

Frank Wang
Oversea Lead and Research Analyst @Xtoken

Hong Wan
Director of Purdue Blockchain Lab & Association Professor of Purdue

Huadong (Henry) Pang
Founder of Eigen Capital

Janice Shi
Head of Global Business of Ink

John Hargrave
CEO of Media Shower

John Riley III
Co-Founder and CEO of C-N-C Blockchain Advisory

Keith Downer
Managing Partner at Aegeus Risk Consulting

Kyle R. Chapman
Associate at COSIMO Ventures

Maomao Hu
CTO of Calculus

Michael Sullivan
Co-founder/CEO of Real Estate Chain

Navroop Sahdev
Connection Science Fellow at MIT

Stephen Leahy
Managing Director at Oneiro N.A.

SUSAN ZHOU
Co-founder and COO at Qlink Foundation

Tammy Kahn
Chief Operating Officer at ClearCoin
