Paris Blockchain Week Summit

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Written By Paul Kontonis

First International Conference Held in France Dedicated to the Professionals of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets

CommPRO Editorial StaffParis Blockchain Week SummitA few weeks after the PACTE law, which will regulate the crypto-asset industry in France, is voted, the Paris Blockchain Week Summit will gather 3,000 French and international professionals of the industry. The summit will be the flagship event of the Paris Blockchain Week.The goal of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit is to showcase the French regulatory framework and ecosystem in order to:

  • Nurture vocations and foster the development of the blockchain scene in France and in Europe
  • Encourage the best international blockchain projects to set up their activities in France and in Europe

Organized by the French Digital Asset Association Woorton, Chain Accelerator, Datalents and Havas Blockchain, the event will take place in Station F and will be opened by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Finance."The Paris Blockchain Week Summit will be an exclusive opportunity to show Paris as the European capital of blockchain and crypto-asset fundraising. Broadly speaking, this event will give the chance to gather the French and international tech ecosystem around these topics which are still undervalued in Europe and for which we are proud to be among the first movers", said Kat Borlongan, Director of La French Tech.

Agenda

During two days, on the main stage, renowned speakers from the most prominent international blockchain and crypto-asset organizations will present the latest advances in the industry and their sentiment on three main topics: Technology, Regulation and Investment.Among the topics addressed:

  • Technology
    • Governance: the path to actual decentralization
    • Public and private keys management
    • Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake
    • Integrating AI in distributed algorithms
    • IoT: wallets for people vs. wallets for objects
    • Strategies for decentralized data storage
    • Interoperability and scalability
    • Zero Knowledge Proof: beyond pure privacy applications
    • Sharding
  • Regulation
    • How the French regulated crypto-assets
    • Security Token Offerings: the next frontier
    • Self-regulation: a solution for secondary market players
    • The regulator’s conundrum: protecting the investor and fostering innovation
    • The future of currency in a digital world
    • International cooperation for the development of blockchain and crypto-assets
    • Attractivity and competitivity in the race for innovation
    • KYC-AML solutions for law enforcement agencies
  • Investment
    • Building the European digital asset market infrastructure
    • The role of exchanges in the democratization of crypto-assets
    • The OTC market chimaera
    • Investing in decentralized organizations
    • The rise of DEX
    • On-chain funds: the future of investing
    • Stable coins

A room dedicated to workshops and demos will also allow to showcase the French ecosystem and event partners in a more interactive format.

Speakers

More than 100 international speakers will attend the event. The first 30 announced are:

  1. Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Finance
  2. Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs
  3. Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament
  4. Kat Borlongan, Director of La French Tech
  5. Bibop Gresta, Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
  6. Wei Zhou, CFO of Binance
  7. Dominik Schiener, Co-founder of IOTA
  8. Edward Moncada, CEO of Blockfolio
  9. David E. Rutter, Co-founder and CEO of R3
  10. Arthur Breitman, Co-founder of Tezos
  11. Nicolas Cary, CEO of Blockchain.info
  12. Leonard Schrank, Former CEO of SWIFT
  13. Pascal Gauthier, Chairman of Ledger
  14. William Mougayar, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of JM3 Capital
  15. Jenna Zenk, CTO of Melonport
  16. François-Xavier Thoorens, CEO of Ark Ecosystem
  17. Muneeb Ali, CEO of Blockstack
  18. Philipp Pieper, Co-founder and CEO of Swarm
  19. Henri Pihkala, CEO of Streamr
  20. Ambre Soubiran, CEO of Kaiko
  21. Matan Field, Co-founder of DAOStack
  22. Mark Smargon, Co-founder of Colu and Bitgo
  23. Ouriel Ohayon, Co-founder of ISAI
  24. Angie Lau, Founder of Narramur and former Bloomberg TV lead anchor
  25. Aleksei Antonov, Co-founder of SONM and SCDE Ventures
  26. Jonathan Benassaya, CEO of IronChain Capital
  27. Michael Waitze, Founder of BlockchainLabs.ai
  28. Thomas Power, Board member of BICRA
  29. Zaki Manian, Founder of Skuchain
  30. Jill Carlson, Founder of Juno

 

Paul Kontonis

Paul is a strategic marketing executive and brand builder that navigates businesses through the ever changing marketing landscape to reach revenue and company M&A targets with 25 years experience. As CMO of Revry, the LGBTQ-first media company, he is a trusted advisor and recognized industry leader who combines his multi-industry experiences in digital media and marketing with proven marketing methodologies that can be transferred to new battles across any industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kontonis/
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