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Launch event: Blockchain Now and Tomorrow: Assessing Multidimensional Impacts of Distributed Ledger Technologies

  • applied sciences
  • Tuesday 8 October 2019, 11:00 (CEST)

Practical information

When
Tuesday 8 October 2019, 11:00 (CEST)
Languages
English

Description

The report "Blockchain Now and Tomorrow" provides multidimensional insights into the state of blockchain technology.

Moving beyond the hype and debunking controversies, the report identifies ongoing and upcoming transformations. It sets out an anticipatory approach for applications in

  • finance,
  • industry,
  • trade and
  • public sectors.

Two panels with European Commission policy-makers, leading experts and international decision-makers will take us into a debate on potential opportunities and challenges of Blockchain.

Registration

Please register onlinefor the launch event.

Agenda

09:00-09:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30-11:15 Report Presentation and Feedback from A Policy Perspective

  • Welcome and Introduction
    • Vladimir Šucha (Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
  • Presentation of the JRC Report “Blockchain Now and Tomorrow: Assessing Multidimensional Impacts of Distributed Ledger Technologies”
    • Susana Nascimento & Alexandre Pólvora, Report Coordinators, JRC
  • What does blockchain mean for digital policy?
    • Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General, department for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)
  • How blockchain is transforming financial systems and industry?
    • Peter Kerstens, Adviser to Director-General, department for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
    • Mark Nicklas Head of Unit, department for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

11:15-12:30 Panel Discussion “Scanning Blockchain Horizons”

Moderation:
  • Xavier Troussard, Acting Director, JRC
Discussants:
  • Marcella Atzori, Expert, Italian Ministry of Economic Development
  • Dominik Heinrich, Director, Innovation and Knowledge Management, UN World Food Programme
  • Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen, Knowledge Lead, Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum

12:30-13:45 Networking Lunch

Venue

European Commission Berlaymont Atrium Level 3 Rue de la Loi 200 1000 - Brussels Belgium

Contact

Please contact JRC-FORESIGHTatec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-FORESIGHT[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) for any request.

Venue

Brussels, BE