Blockchain has been gaining momentum and attention as ICOs and cryptocurrencies make headlines frequently. Entrepreneurs and investors are keen on exploring this technology, since it has a range of applications in financial technologies, security, healthcare, music, supply chains, and more.

We’ve seen many startups launch in the past two years that utilize blockchain as a core part of their tech, and companies from early-stage startups to legacy companies are finding ways to implement blockchain into their products.

But, blockchain is still in its budding stages and faces many unique challenges: complicated technology, slow reception to established markets, future regulations, and issues with scalability and trust.

It’s an exciting time to witness how we can use blockchain! Join us and experts in blockchain technology as we discuss

• What blockchain, ICOs, and crypto are, and how we can use them
• Future trends in blockchain technology
• How to build a blockchain product
• Unique challenges that blockchain and crypto startups face
• Fundraising options (VCs, ICOs, etc.)
• And much more!

About the panelists

• Thomas Rush is building the infrastructure for the ConsenSys Venture Studio, a global formation of technologists and entrepreneurs working to enable a decentralized world. The studio is home to over 40 startups in the blockchain / decentralized application space. He serves as a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers, is a Board Member for the Rutgers Design Thinking Program, and designs impractical 3D products in his spare time.
• Daniel Dewar is the founder of Paperchain, a startup building a decentralized protocols for non-fungible asset trading and data exchange. Media companies can tokenize daily transaction data into tradable asset classes that can be sold instantly to a global buyer network. After working as a freelance record and mix engineer in Brisbane, Daniel moved to New York City where he worked as a sound designer in the film & television industry. While in New York, he transitioned to digital strategy and data roles before moving back to Australia in 2013. Daniel headed up the marketing & strategy team at one of Australia’s leading data and analytics agencies, leading the agency’s transformation from a consultancy to a marketing & ad technology company.
• Naman Srivastava is the VP of Finance & Business Development at RealBlocks, a capital raising platform built on the Ethereum. The platform focuses on raising capital for institutions by allowing people to invest digital/fiat currencies into non-traded REITs and Private Placements. RealBlocks will allow anyone in the world to instantly buy, sell or trade fractional interest in US Real Estate. He comes from a background in the built environment, real estate finance, and technology. He has a passion for working on innovative startups with disruptive potential and positive societal impact.

Schedule:

6:30 – 6:50: Drinks & Networking
6:50 – 7:50: Panel
7:50 – 8:15: Audience Q&A
8:15 – 9:00: More Drinks & Networking