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Blockchain is growing. Payments will remain the main application for some time, but use cases in other fields are up and running or will be developed in the near future. A high potential for monetizing can be identified – amongst others – in the fields of IoT/Industry 4.0, supply chains, compliance, certification, legal processes, identity management and security. This networking conference connects professionals from corporates, SMBs, startups and solution providers interested in Blockchain use cases.

The combination of different use cases and processes enables smart contracts. Blockchain solutions are cheap and easy to start with. Compared to classical crypto technologies Blockchains are more pragmatic which means more potential for widespread acceptance. They may well be key in aligning existing and future business models with higher legal or market-driven standards in data security. Blockchains could change the economy because they can change the way business partners evaluate each other. They boost transparency without compromising data protection and privacy. The disadvantages of low speed and high energy consumption can be tackled by smart architecture combining Blockchain with other technologies. A main source of monetization is the elimination of intermediary players so far necessary to enable trust between business partners. The elimination of banks in the process of Bitcoin payments is a good example.

  • Identifying promising Blockchain use cases
  • Aligning Blockchain and strategy
  • Best organizational approaches
  • Blockchain as comprehensive IoT trust protocol
  • Blockchain in SCM and logistics
  • Blockchain in Industry 4.0
  • Payments and cryptocurrency
  • Blockchains in identity and security management
  • Blockchain in certification processes
  • Blockchain in legal processes
  • Blockchain in public sector and e-government
  • New P2P business models
  • Blockchain in customer interaction and KYC
  • Smart contracts and combination of processes
  • Blockchain as trust and transparency enabler

Blockchain Strategy Dialog was a great opportunity to understand various industries Blockchain activities, all set in a relaxed atmosphere.

Dr. Richard Brunner, Global Head of Legal, Dennemeyer Group

Different to other conferences. Selected specialists. Dialog and exchange are indeed the core elements. The better you know what you want the more value you get out of it.

Christian von den Brincken, Managing Director, Ströer Media SE

Inspiring event with delegates from various industries. As a Blockchain newcomer exactly what I was looking for.

Alexander Grages, Head IT Digital Customer Experience, Audi AG

Presentations were of high quality, with real SMEs presenting excellent, thought provoking content.

Brendan Reilly, Head of Product Management, EMEA, Silicon Valley Bank

Thanks a lot for the organization and the great speakers, really a nice and productive conference.

Antonio Cuadros Sanchez, VP Secured and Unsecured Lending, ING España & Portugal

Jags Rao, Director Distributed Ledger Technology, Swiss Re

DLT Networks Driving Business Model Innovation

  • DLT networks enable secure, transparent and efficient business processes. What is the impact beyond efficiency and productivity gains?
  • What does google-scale commercial data aggregation generated by new digital ecosystems mean for Financial Services players?
  • Can cross-industry DLT networks drive horizontal, fully integrated value chains of the future?

Philippe Meyer, Head of Innovation, Avaloq

Integrating Cryptocurrencies into Core Banking Platforms

  • Why there is a need for cryptocurrency issuing
  • Security and compliance challenges
  • Tokenization markets

Hélie d'Hautefort, CEO, Globcoin

Business Case: Blockchain-based Multicurrency Payments Platform

  • Benefits of stablecoins to be used as means of payments
  • What is the added value of a multi-currency backed payment token
  • Some real use cases

Olivier Gazon, CEO, Sustainable Base

Workshop: Solving Blockchain Velocity and Privacy Issues

  • New DLTs now enable to reach performance of 1.000 transactions/second and ensure full privacy of initiator of transactions and transaction content
  • It can now combine GDPR and Big Data
  • Open discussion on new DLT application opportunities with GDPR and velocity

Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard, Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder, HIT Foundation

Community-owned Health Data Exchange powered by Blockchain

  • Benefits of utilizing health data
  • Giving individuals control over their health data
  • Monetization of health data
  • New approaches for treatment research, health education and marketing

Volker Brendel, CTO, KODAKOne

Blockchain and Big Data – Merger of the Future / Use Case KODAKOne

  • For some business models the connection of a central big data hub with a distributed ledger makes sense
  • Blockchain will not replace existing data management solutions, because it is too slow
  • Nevertheless in these key fields DLT applications add enormous value: Auditing, Provenience, Digital Assets, Collaboration
  • All these fields are part of KODAKOne, an image rights management platform
  • Challenges: Integration, scale, trust, privacy, demand and chain
  • Solutions and lessons learned, Recommendations

Jürg Baltensperger, CEO JayBee, Lecturer at HWZ

Blockchain Regulation in Switzerland and other Jurisdictions

  • Compliance for Blockchain companies: AML & sanctions, VQF membership
  • Cooperation between blockchain companies and banks
  • A stable regulatory environment is a driver for Blockchain company hubs
  • Risk-based approach for compliance in Blockchain projects
  • Business Case Utrust

Dr. Jana Essebier, Attorney at Law & Partner, Vischer AG

Challenges when Engaging Smart Contracts to Support Your Business

  • Code is law?
  • Automation and self-enforcement versus flexibility
  • Identity
  • DAOS

Pablo Naicker, Former Head of Adecco Group X

Business Case: Blockchain and the Future of Recruiting

  • Creating a blockchain-based "talent passport" as a holistic and valid view on a person's talents
  • Owned and controlled by the talent
  • Shareable with any employer or intermediary
  • Verified through a federated ecosystem
  • Benefits: Speed, user experience, cost, compliance

Florian Spychiger, Research Associate, ZHAW School of Management and Law

Overcoming Current Supply Chain Challenges with Blockchain

  • Current Challenges in Supply Chains
  • Results & Findings of two ZHAW Case Studies
  • Future Research

Michael Lustenberger, Research Associate, ZHAW School of Management and Law

Overcoming Current Supply Chain Challenges with Blockchain

  • Current Challenges in Supply Chains
  • Results & Findings of two ZHAW Case Studies
  • Future Research

Vivek Anand, Founder, Workonomix

Business Case: Blockchain and the Future of Recruiting

  • Creating a blockchain-based "talent passport" as a holistic and valid view on a person's talents
  • Owned and controlled by the talent
  • Shareable with any employer or intermediary
  • Verified through a federated ecosystem
  • Benefits: Speed, user experience, cost, compliance

Vladimir Petrov, PhD research fellow, University of Zurich

Trading Digital Assets on Blockchain-based Marketplaces

  • The Lykke case: Building a global marketplace for the free exchange of financial assets
  • Current scientific trends in the crypto landscape
  • Future Blockchain ideas at Lykke

Filipe Costa, CIO & Founder, UTRUST

Blockchain Regulation in Switzerland and other Jurisdictions

  • Compliance for Blockchain companies: AML & sanctions, VQF membership
  • Cooperation between blockchain companies and banks
  • A stable regulatory environment is a driver for Blockchain company hubs
  • Risk-based approach for compliance in Blockchain projects
  • Business Case Utrust

TimeActivity17th of September
8:15Start of registration
8:45Blockchain roundtable / Warm-up
9:15DLT Networks Driving Business Model Innovation
  • DLT networks enable secure, transparent and efficient business processes. What is the impact beyond efficiency and productivity gains?
  • What does google-scale commercial data aggregation generated by new digital ecosystems mean for Financial Services players?
  • Can cross-industry DLT networks drive horizontal, fully integrated value chains of the future?

    Jags Rao, Director Distributed Ledger Technology, Swiss Re
    		•
    9:45Integrating Cryptocurrencies into Core Banking Platforms
  • Why there is a need for cryptocurrency issuing
  • Security and compliance challenges
  • Tokenization markets
    Philippe Meyer, Head of Innovation, Avaloq
    		•
    10:15Business Case: Blockchain-based Multicurrency Payments Platform
  • Benefits of stablecoins to be used as means of payments
  • What is the added value of a multi-currency backed payment token
  • Some real use cases
    Hélie d'Hautefort, CEO, Globcoin
    		•
    10:45Coffee Break / Networking
    11:15Community-owned Health Data Exchange powered by Blockchain
  • Benefits of utilizing health data
  • Giving individuals control over their health data
  • Monetization of health data
  • New approaches for treatment research, health education and marketing
    Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard, Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder, HIT Foundation
    		•
    11:45Business Case: Blockchain and the Future of Recruiting
  • Creating a blockchain-bases "talent passport" as a holistic and valid view on a person's talents
  • Owned and controlled by the talent
  • Shareable with any employer or intermediary
  • Verified through a federated ecosystem
  • Benefits: Speed, user experience, cost, compliance
    Pablo Naicker, Former Head of Adecco Group X & Vivek Anand, Founder, Workonomix

    		•
    12:15Blockchain and Big Data – Merger of the Future / Use Case KODAKOne
  • For some business models the connection of a central big data hub with a distributed ledger makes sense
  • Blockchain will not replace existing data management solutions, because it is too slow
  • Nevertheless in these key fields DLT applications add enormous value: Auditing, Provenience, Digital Assets, Collaboration
  • All these fields are part of KODAKOne, an image rights management platform
  • Challenges: Integration, scale, trust, privacy, demand and chain
    Solutions and lessons learned, Recommendations
    Volker Brendel, CTO, KODAKOne
    		•
    12:45Lunch / Networking
    13:45Trading Digital Assets on Blockchain-based Marketplaces
  • The Lykke case: Building a global marketplace for the free exchange of financial assets
  • Current scientific trends in the crypto landscape
  • Future Blockchain ideas at Lykke
    Vladimir Petrov, PhD research fellow, University of Zurich
    		•
    14:15
    Challenges when Engaging Smart Contracts to Support Your Business
  • Code is law?
  • Automation and self-enforcement versus flexibility
  • Identity
  • DAOS
    Dr. Jana Essebier, Attorney at Law & Partner, Vischer AG
    		•
    14:45Overcoming Current Supply Chain Challenges with Blockchain
  • Current Challenges in Supply Chains
  • Results & Findings of two ZHAW Case Studies
  • Future Research Michael Lustenberger & Florian Spychiger, Research Associates, ZHAW School of Management and Law

    		•
    15:15Coffee Break / Networking
    15:45Blockchain Regulation in Switzerland and other Jurisdictions
  • Compliance for Blockchain companies: AML & sanctions, VQF membership
  • Cooperation between blockchain companies and banks
  • A stable regulatory environment is a driver for Blockchain company hubs
  • Risk-based approach for compliance in Blockchain projects
  • Business Case Utrust
    Jürg Baltensperger, CEO JayBee, Lecturer at HWZ & Filipe Costa, CIO & Founder, UTRUST

    		•
    16:15 Solving Blockchain Velocity and Privacy Issues
  • New DLTs now enable to reach performance of 1.000 transactions/second
    and ensure full privacy of initiator of transactions and transaction content
  • It can now combine GDPR and Big Data
  • Open discussion on new DLT application opportunities with GDPR and velocity
    Olivier Gazon, CEO, Sustainable Base


    		•
    16:45End/ Apéro
    TimeActivity17th of September
    8:15Start of registration
    8:45Blockchain roundtable / Warm-up
    9:15DLT Networks Driving Business Model Innovation
  • DLT networks enable secure, transparent and efficient business processes. What is the impact beyond efficiency and productivity gains?
  • What does google-scale commercial data aggregation generated by new digital ecosystems mean for Financial Services players?
  • Can cross-industry DLT networks drive horizontal, fully integrated value chains of the future?

    Jags Rao, Director Distributed Ledger Technology, Swiss Re
    		•
    9:45Integrating Cryptocurrencies into Core Banking Platforms
  • Why there is a need for cryptocurrency issuing
  • Security and compliance challenges
  • Tokenization markets
    Philippe Meyer, Head of Innovation, Avaloq
    		•
    10:15Business Case: Blockchain-based Multicurrency Payments Platform
  • Benefits of stablecoins to be used as means of payments
  • What is the added value of a multi-currency backed payment token
  • Some real use cases
    Hélie d'Hautefort, CEO, Globcoin
    		•
    10:45Coffee Break / Networking
    11:15Community-owned Health Data Exchange powered by Blockchain
  • Benefits of utilizing health data
  • Giving individuals control over their health data
  • Monetization of health data
  • New approaches for treatment research, health education and marketing
    Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard, Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder, HIT Foundation
    		•
    11:45Business Case: Blockchain and the Future of Recruiting
  • Creating a blockchain-bases "talent passport" as a holistic and valid view on a person's talents
  • Owned and controlled by the talent
  • Shareable with any employer or intermediary
  • Verified through a federated ecosystem
  • Benefits: Speed, user experience, cost, compliance
    Pablo Naicker, Former Head of Adecco Group X & Vivek Anand, Founder, Workonomix

    		•
    12:15Blockchain and Big Data – Merger of the Future / Use Case KODAKOne
  • For some business models the connection of a central big data hub with a distributed ledger makes sense
  • Blockchain will not replace existing data management solutions, because it is too slow
  • Nevertheless in these key fields DLT applications add enormous value: Auditing, Provenience, Digital Assets, Collaboration
  • All these fields are part of KODAKOne, an image rights management platform
  • Challenges: Integration, scale, trust, privacy, demand and chain
    Solutions and lessons learned, Recommendations
    Volker Brendel, CTO, KODAKOne
    		•
    12:45Lunch / Networking
    13:45Trading Digital Assets on Blockchain-based Marketplaces
  • The Lykke case: Building a global marketplace for the free exchange of financial assets
  • Current scientific trends in the crypto landscape
  • Future Blockchain ideas at Lykke
    Vladimir Petrov, PhD research fellow, University of Zurich
    		•
    14:15
    Challenges when Engaging Smart Contracts to Support Your Business
  • Code is law?
  • Automation and self-enforcement versus flexibility
  • Identity
  • DAOS
    Dr. Jana Essebier, Attorney at Law & Partner, Vischer AG
    		•
    14:45Overcoming Current Supply Chain Challenges with Blockchain
  • Current Challenges in Supply Chains
  • Results & Findings of two ZHAW Case Studies
  • Future Research Michael Lustenberger & Florian Spychiger, Research Associates, ZHAW School of Management and Law

    		•
    15:15Coffee Break / Networking
    15:45Blockchain Regulation in Switzerland and other Jurisdictions
  • Compliance for Blockchain companies: AML & sanctions, VQF membership
  • Cooperation between blockchain companies and banks
  • A stable regulatory environment is a driver for Blockchain company hubs
  • Risk-based approach for compliance in Blockchain projects
  • Business Case Utrust
    Jürg Baltensperger, CEO JayBee, Lecturer at HWZ & Filipe Costa, CIO & Founder, UTRUST

    		•
    16:15 Solving Blockchain Velocity and Privacy Issues
  • New DLTs now enable to reach performance of 1.000 transactions/second
    and ensure full privacy of initiator of transactions and transaction content
  • It can now combine GDPR and Big Data
  • Open discussion on new DLT application opportunities with GDPR and velocity
    Olivier Gazon, CEO, Sustainable Base


    		•
    16:45End/ Apéro

    Become a Solution Partner

    • Up to 12 1to1 Meetings
    • Detailed Matchmaking
    • Workshop Hosting (first come - first serve)
    • Official Solution Partner with Marketing Package

    Renaissance Zürich Tower Hotel

    Turbinenstrasse 20, CH-8005 Zürich, +41 44 630 30 30

    • The booking becomes valid when confirmed by Cintona.
    • Cintona guarantees for the services stated above
    • Cintona is not liable for damages caused by technical malfunctions or force majeure like e.g. acts of God, war, riots, terrorist threats or activities, political constraints or trade disputes
    • The regular cancellation fee is 25% of the invoice. In a period starting 4 weeks before the event the fee is 100% of the invocie
    • Place of jurisdiction shall be Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

    Ticket price includes

    • Access to all event activities
    • App-powered networking
    • Exclusive Blockchain executive network
    • 9 presentations
    • Up to 3 workshops
    • Hi-class catering throughout the event
    • Apéro
    • Access to Event Online Community with presentations, participants and more (open after the event)