Blockchain World Congress - Presented by Infocast

How Will Blockchain Revolutionize the Flow of Payments and Data Across Global Markets?

The underlying technology behind Bitcoin has the potential to be one of the most exciting technological advances of our time. Blockchain is disrupting the financial sector and has the ability to disrupt all major markets, including supply chain, logistics, retail, legal, entertainment, energy and power, and many more. Fortune 500 companies are starting to take notice.
However, blockchain technology remains nascent. During its continued rapid development, significant obstacles are arising even as minor and major advances are being discovered by companies on a regular basis.
Don’t miss your chance to learn about this game-changing technology at Blockchain World Congress, September 13-14, 2016, New York, NY.

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The “go-to place” to gain valuable insights into the rapid development of the new world of digital finance.


For a sample of the great content heard at the event, listen to our free webinar:

Beyond Bitcoin: Transforming Global Supply Chains Using Blockchain
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Hear from a member of our Blockchain Advisory Board, Featured on PFR:

Changing Everything Again: Applying Blockchain Technology to the Power Industries Will Be Exciting

Featured Speakers

Participating Organizations

  • AMERICAN EXPRESS
  • ARCADE CITY
  • BBVA COMPASS
  • BITGO
  • CHROMA
  • D&H
  • DELOITTE
  • DEUTSCHE BANK
  • DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP
  • ENTERPRISE ESTONIA
  • ERNST & YOUNG
  • FILAMENT
  • FLUENT
  • FUNDERBEAM
  • FUTUREPERFECT VENTURES
  • GELI
  • GEM
  • HUB CULTURE
  • IBM
  • IDEO
  • INTERNATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
  • KOMPANY
  • LO3 ENERGY
  • MICROSOFT
  • OVERSTOCK
  • SKRY
  • SPITZBERG PARTNERS LLC
  • STATE OF DELAWARE
  • STEEMIT
  • TECHSTARS
  • TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • UJO MUSIC
  • VERIZON WIRELESS
  • WALL STREET BLOCKCHAIN ALLIANCE
  • WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM USA

Sponsors

 
 

Media Partners

Articles

Top

Willem Buiter

CITI

Joe Ciccolo

BITAML

Nitin Gaur

IBM

Nathaniel Karp

BBVA COMPASS

Kaspar Korjus

ENTERPRISE ESTONIA

Atul Kshirsagar

GE DIGITAL

Zaki Manian

SKUCHAIN

Gene Neyer

D+H

Yorke Rhodes

MICROSOFT

Oscar Roque

BMO FINANCIAL GROUP

Tahnee Singh

AMERICAN EXPRESS

Sarab Sokhey

VERIZON WIRELESS

Andrea Tinianow Esq.

STATE OF DELAWARE

Shishir Vadhavkar

DELL

Graham Warner

DEUTSCHE BANK

BitGo

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Solutions
Based in Palo Alto, BitGo launched the first ever multi-signature Bitcoin wallet in 2013, and continues to create innovative security services on top of emerging industry standards. The company operates a security-as-a-service platform that powers the industry’s most secure, enterprise Bitcoin wallet with solutions for corporate treasury and key management.

People

BitGo was founded by veterans in online security, digital currency, and financial technology. Investors and advisors include elite Silicon Valley venture capitalists and angels, and Bitcoin industry insiders who have backed successful companies like PayPal, Netscape, Red Hat, Proofpoint, Verisign, Juniper Networks, Yammer, and Tesla.

Hogan Lovells US LLP

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Straight talking. Thinking around corners. Understanding and solving the problem before it becomes a problem. Performing as a team, no matter where we’re sitting. Delivering clear and practical advice that gets your job done.

Our 2,500 lawyers work together, solving your toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centers. Expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes – we help you stay on top of your risks and opportunities. Around the world.

Chain of Things

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Chain of Things is a think tank and blockchain IoT consortium. CoT was formed by a group of technologists at the nexus of IoT hardware manufacturing and alternative blockchain applications. At the base of the chaotic IoT supply chain and manufacturing stack, we saw a clear threat to the future stability of IoT. Chain of Things is set up to explore all security applications within blockchain IoT and look at the development of open-standards for the industry to use. Additionally, our strategy is to organize global events involving industry participants and case studies to test the existing technology and explore practical applications within various verticals.

Our core competencies range from sensors, end to end manufacturing, communication protocols, and data analytics, to blockchain, open protocol hackathons, crypto law, global macroeconomics, and design. We launched some of the first Blockchain hackathons in the world and have produced a large number of globally deployed industrial & environmental IoT sensors.

B2BWebinars.net

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B2Bwebinars.net (previously known as “Infocast” Webinars) provides the cutting edge information and key intelligence that business leaders use to drive growth in the numerous industries that we serve. Our production team works closely with senior industry leaders to design and produce the most informative, knowledge based business events available anywhere. Whether you are attending, speaking, moderating or sponsoring, being part of one of our 90-minute online seminars will raise your industry standing, introduce you to vital business connections and position you and your firm as a leading industry voice.

Bitcoin Magazine

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A subsidiary of BTC Media LLC, Bitcoin Magazine is the oldest and most established source of news, information and expert commentary on Bitcoin, the blockchain and the digital currency industry. Since 2012, Bitcoin Magazine has provided analysis, research, education, and thought leadership at the intersection of finance and technology.

Bloor Group

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The Bloor Group is a New Media Analyst Firm that specializes in the ABCs of enterprise computing: Analytics, Big Data and Cloud. Through in-depth white papers, live-action webcasts and detailed executive interviews, we educate our audience about the technologies that drive the information economy. With more than 150 clients, including over 100 enterprise software clients, plus top-tier organizations like the United Nations, SXSW and others, we’ve helped companies articulate the value of their services. We also help spread the word via a broad social reach of 100,000+ Twitter followers, 40,000 email addresses and 20,000 LinkedIn Connections.

 

BTC Media

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We provide the insights and connections to unlock the Internet of Value.

Distributed ledgers have ushered in a new paradigm, disintermediating trusted institutions and creating a new way to share and protect our data. From capital markets and insurance to supply chains and healthcare, blockchains play a critical role in solving legacy problems around interoperability, data integrity and work flow automation.

As the first dedicated media outlet for digital currency, BTC Media has been providing that mission-critical intelligence since 2011 for hundreds of companies, from Fortune 500 corporations to Silicon Valley startups. We gather, validate and route the critical information today’s decision makers need to evaluate this complex and evolving industry. Our unparalleled insights provide you with the context, connections and relationships to drive innovation and explore the Internet of Value.

CoinTelegraph

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Cointelegraph was founded in 2013 when cryptocurrency was about to hit a peak. We could see clearly the market for information in this vertical would be growing and understood the potential for our media group to establish ourselves as the trusted information source for this niche. In 3 years, we have become a known leader in the cryptocurrency information market.

Distributed

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Distributed provides professionals with the intelligence, support and expertise they need to understand the far-reaching impacts of blockchain technology. We explore the business cases, technical considerations, regulatory approaches and projects that will shape the future of industry. Our global team combines critical information with authoritative insight, bringing you closer to the people, projects and perspectives behind this digital revolution.

Distributed is published by BTC Media, which also publishes Bitcoin Magazine and yBitcoin. The Distributed Ledger is the cornerstone of a family of Distributed branded offerings, including a print magazine, a conference series, regular online webinars and periodic research briefings.

Lux Research

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Lux Research provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Leaders in business, finance, and government rely on Lux Research to help them make informed strategic decisions. Through their unique research approach focused on primary research and their extensive global network, Lux delivers insight, connections, and competitive advantage to their clients.

yBitcoin

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A free quarterly print and digital guide to the Bitcoin ecosystem, yBitcoin magazine showcases the best of Bitcoin to a global audience of businesses, financial leaders, investors and enthusiasts. yBitcoin demystifies the digital currency revolution for a general readership by delivering news, feature articles and profiles of Bitcoin’s most innovative companies and thought leaders, eloquently showcasing Bitcoin’s utility and value in a modern economy. yBitcoin and its sister publications Bitcoin Magazine and The Distributed Ledger are owned by BTC Media LLC, based in Nashville, TN.

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