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Malta led the blockchain regulatory front in 2018. This time around, the Blockchain Island is also looking to be a top 10 leader in procuring ethical A.I. legal frameworks. What developments are on the horizon for these exciting tech sectors in the grand scheme of things? Let's find out.
Welcoming Remarks
Rick Goddard
Sigma
Eric Van Der Kleij
Beverly Tonna
Max Studennikoff
A European approach to A.I.
Beverly Tonna
Lydia Barbara
Ludovic Bodin
Wayne Grixti
Mariella Baldacchino
Fintech, Securities & Regulation
Beverly Tonna
Kenneth Farrugia
Benjamin Griscti
Jacek Czarnecki
Worth the risk: The global state of chains
Brock Pierce
Will IoT reinvent the 21st century business model?
Marc Taverner
Malta's Role in the Digital World Economy
Joseph Borg
WH Partners
Ian Gauci
Caledo
Stephen McCarthy
Ramona Azzopardi
Deborah Chappell
Innovating for Tech Opportunities across the Commonwealth
Lord J. Marland
Towards a common Sandbox Environment
Eric Van Der Kleij
Lord J. Marland
Minister Carmelo Abela
Dr Amanda J Sharkey
A.I. Framework Initiatives: How Should We Regulate AI?
Monty Munford
Alexiei Dingli
Olga Finkel
Dinis Guarda
Gagandeep Singh
The Current Status of the DLT Regulatory Framework
Jonathan Galea
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10 AI Startups with innovative projects will pitch on stage in front of established entrepreneurs and savvy investors. Set your sights on the moon and battle it out in a shark-tank environment with some tough love from a select panel of stern judges.
AI Startup Pitch
A.I. Start-up Pitch
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Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence pose life changing possibilities as well as fresh 21st century verticals. As data continues to accumulate on public blockchains, a merge in these technologies is not only inevitable, but eminently desirable. It’s time to navigate this uncharted territory and beyond!
Blockchain and the Future of Humanity
Vinay Gupta
How does Blockchain bring social benefits to Emerging Economies?
Monty Munford
H.E. Khurram Shroff
Vinay Gupta
Neyma Jahan
The Future of Digital Money
Bobby Lee
Is a Global Decentralised Financial System a Possibility or a Utopia?
Bobby Lee
Eric Van Der Kleij
Bitcoin: a 21st century Currency Renaissance?
Tim Draper
How can we reconcile blockchain security with rampant hacks?
Pascal Gauthier
Hacking the DNA of Humanity by A.I. & Blockchain
Dinis Guarda
How will A.I. shape an evolving job market?
Francina Moisa
Thomas Power
Jorge Sebastiao
Data mining: Your online identity
Max Studennikoff
Miko Matsumura
John Calian
Dr. Alexandra Mikityuk
Jimmy Zhao
How Will Blockchain, AI and IoT Converge in the Next Decade?
Wesley Ellul
Quizando
Larry Sanger
Fernando Martinho
Mike Rosner
Francesco Andreoli
David Pulis
Decentralised AI: an Existential Risk or an Auspicious future?
David Orban
David Hanson Ph.D.
Cryptocurrency exchanges: opportunities and challenges
Game theory: how do we incentivise good behaviour?
Dr. Lars Brünjes
How Will Digital Currencies Change the World
Closing remarks
Eric Van Der Kleij
Beverly Tonna
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Introductory Keynote
Regulations, Rights and Responsibilities for AI
Dr Amanda J Sharkey
Massimiliano Caruso
Towards Legally and Politically Savvy AIs
Dylan Seychell
James Hughes
Vitaly Gumirov
Ani Sachdev
Advanced General Intelligence and the job market
David Orban
Toufi Saliba
David Hanson Ph.D.
James Hughes
Ani Sachdev
AI in Malta
David Hanson Ph.D.
Massimiliano Caruso
Vitaly Gumirov
Conclusion and Next Steps
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Whether it's standard fiat, cryptocurrencies or 1:1 stablecoins, the time for electronic cash has come. Let's get into the disruptions, challenges and opportunities on the horizon.
The future of money
Parth Detroja
Aditya Agashe
Market sentiment, mixed emotions and crypto fundamentals
Bobby Lee
Financial Disruption: Opportunities and Challenges
Max Kantelia
STO to finance a startup: the first steps to launch a security token
Max Kops
21st century risks: Banking and Cybersecurity
Chris Grech
Sean Salloux
Paul Warren
Dr. Stefan Beyer
Jean-Michel Azzopardi
Payment Processors and the Need to Adapt
Yanki Önen
Jovan Gavrilovic
David Gold
Calvin NG
Ivan Bolonikhin
S Block
Traditional Currency Vs Cryptocurrency
Dushan Spalevich
Arnaud Salomon
Andrea Castiglione
Matthias von Hauff
José Maria Macedo
Bridging the gap: crypto and Fiat currency
Oliver Prock
Addressing vulnerabilities for next generation cryptocurrency wallets
Robert Rhodin
Pascal Gauthier
Brad Bulent Yasar
Dr Malcolm Falzon
Vitaly Gumirov
FinTech: Are trust layers and increased efficiency enough for mass adoption?
Blockchain based FinTech still faces several challenges when it comes to mainstream recognition and use. What can be done?
Change and exchange: is a crypto market recovery in sight?
Pawel Kuskowski
Blockchain and the global banking system
There are many paths towards a sustainable future with blockchain technology, but while still in the ‘work in progress stage’, DAOs have the potential to be game changers. From intellectual property to actual governance, DAOs give power to individuals by allowing for a true democracy - enhancing a struggling social layer, engendering business collaborations and creating accountability.
State of the DAOs
Beth McCarthy
Collective organisation and production in the DAO era
Daniel Shavit
TokenSpace: A Visual Approach to Understanding Regulatory Properties of Cryptoassets
Wassim Alsindi
Kelsen: Tackling corruption with Ethereum software
Louis Margot-Duclot
Blockchain partnerships in the real world, financial inclusion, DeFi (decentralized finance movement).
Gustav Arentoft
Open DAO: Prototyping DAO solutions
Beth McCarthy
Daniel Shavit
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The Blockchain Advisory Workshop
Opening Keynote
Running an exchange in a regulated environment
ICOs & STOs – friends or foes?
Dr. Jeppe Stokholm
Miko Matsumura
Jor Law
Hirander Misra
Keynote speech by the Prime Minister of Malta
Hon. Joseph Muscat
Know your blockchain: compliance in DLT
Adam Vaziri
Delving into learning & technology: the importance of educative initiatives
Dr. Lars Brünjes
COFFEE BREAK
Tax or no tax: how cryptos are taxed in Malta
Antoinette Scerri
Security tokens from the perspective of stock exchanges
Abdalla Kablan
The use of smart tokens in securities field
Georgiy Gukasyan
Blockchain, DLT and Innovative Technology Assurances
Dr. Joshua Ellul
Closing address
Anton Dalli
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Fasten your seatbelts for an all-inclusive B2B matchmaking haven at best summit in town.
- Identify technology partners to develop new services & products in A.I. & Blockchain technology.
- Partner with commercial entities to offer existing A.I. & Blockchain applications.
- Exchange knowledge and expertise by networking with public and private experts on the latest disruptive technologies.
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It is estimated that nearly 2.9 billion people will own a smart phone by 2020. Over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated each day, with ninety percent of world data being generated in the last two years. The scale and magnitude of A.I., IOT and Big Data is both unprecedented and a testament to the human desire to achieve the impossible. The question is: what’s next on the horizon?
Enough is Enough: The Power of Blockchain to End the Era of Big Data Breaches
Alain Falys
Demistfying A.I.: The transition is closer than you think
Our relationship with A.I. and robots
Noel Sharkey
When emerging tech collides: a stabilising future for iGaming
Juliet Adelstein
A.I.: Lessons Learned and Prospects Ahead
Tugce Ergul
Dinis Guarda
Toufi Saliba
Angelo Dalli
How will blockchain affect today's charities?
Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria
Emerging economies, credibility crises and cryptocurrency
Michael Nye
Tech trio: The social significance of A.I., IoT and Big Data
Miguel Francis Santiago
Anthea Greco
Omaid Hiwaizi
Abdalla Kablan
next steps: malta's role as the quantum island
Andre Xuereb
Deterministically combating DeepFake A.I. using blockchain and cryptography
Toufi Saliba
A.I. technology: out with the old, in with the new
Towards a tokenised culture of borderless harmony
Gordon G.E. Wang
A nuanced fundraising mechanism for tech startups
David Orban
Institutional and Private Investment in AI
Is crypto making the world more flat?
Garrett Jin
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15 STO's with the most promising crypto and/or blockchain projects will pitch on stage in front of established entrepreneurs and savvy investors . Set your sights on the moon and battle it out in a shark-tank environment with some tough love from a select panel of stern judges.
STO Battle
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Payments and investments are on an evolutionary fast track. From user-friendly value-transfer applications and innovation in outdated exchanges, to the massive boom in data verification protocols, a digital renaissance is undoubtedly inching towards the masses. How will traditional structures face up to this impending technological leap?
Debunking the myths and fallacies of blockchain
Miko Matsumura
A $500 Trillion Tokenised Economy
No breaks on the crypto roller coaster
Alex Batlin
Steve Kelso
Dennis O’Neill
Evan Luthra
Patrick Lowry
Sam Lee
Investment: crypto equity and security tokens
Simon Dixon
The Ultimate showdown: BTC vs BTC Cash
Monty Munford
Tone Vays
Global Banking in the Digital Age
Gregory Klumov
STASIS
Monty Munford
Eloisa Marchesoni
Simon Dixon
Kenneth Farrugia
Blockchain Investment: Has the Industry Matured for Institutional Investors?
Dennis O’Neill
All you need to know: STOs - IPOs - IEOs
Ransu Salovaara
Giacomo Arcaro
Gordon Einstein
CryptoLawPartners
Ruslan Gavrilyuk
Max Kops
Kokila Alagh
What will the Future of the Fintech Industry Look Like?
Alexander Borodich
Alex Alexandrov
Blockchain and the transaction revolution
Mariela Tanchez
Traxalt
365 days later: which crypto projects are building this budding space?
Alexander Borodich
Dotun Rominiyi
Tone Vays
Yagub Rahimov
Marwan Alzarouni
Ivan Bolonikhin
S Block
Money, gaming and blockchain technology
Erwin Dickman
Beyond banking: What happens when we merge artificial intuition with DLT?
Alex Alexandrov
A paradigm shift: Understanding Decentralised Finance
Jimmy Zhao
Eric Zhang
security tokens on a Bitcoin layer two sidechain
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The dependance on third-party verifiers in property markets may be at an end.
As its intended use, the blockchain could act as an innovative, trustless safety-net that ensures both parties keep their end of the deal - reducing the risk of fraud in the process. By using a distributed database to prove authenticity, home owners could transfer ownership through a DLT-network, reducing costs as a consequence. The rental space could also be affected, as agents and buyers will be able to make use of an incorruptible resource that secures data by ensuring digital ownership.
This transformation wouldn't happen over night, but one can see how families and individuals would benefit as property innovations came to fruition. Let's discuss.
From proof of ownership to proof of work
Antonio Giannino
How to accept crypto without investing in new POS hardware
Martin Glettler
Machine learning in real estate marketplaces
Dr. Gege Gatt
When Blockchain meets retail
Thibault Verbiest
Real Estate and Blockchain: Best use case or all hype?
Yael Tamar
Alexandra Levin Kramer
Thibault Verbiest
Dr Henry Balani
Dr. Jeppe Stokholm
Streamlining B2B payments and cross border transactions
Gabriele Lipniute
Brad Bulent Yasar
Uldis Teraudkalns
Haroun Moula
Jack Nikogosian
Islamic finance missing link Blockchain
H.E. Khurram Shroff
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Tech and media giants like Youtube and Twitch took the entertainment and marketing industries by storm. As the onset of blockchain and increased automation bring about the next disruptive phase in this landscape, how can entrepreneurs and visionaries orient themselves to capitalise on these exciting new trends?
The bitcoin network effect and blockchain adoption rates
Anna Frankowska
Web 2.0 vs Web 3.0
Marco Calicchia
Jean-Philippe Beaudet
Daniele Monteleone
Dr. Alexandra Mikityuk
Personal Branding: Growth hacking your way to prominence
Giacomo Arcaro
Assets on the block: Understanding Virtual Ownership
Caty Tedman
Consumer demands and web traffic in the crypto era
Maya Middlemiss
Sébastien Borget
Gamification and engagement in affiliate marketing
Franco Bondi
Denise De Gaetano
Benjamin Boyle
Ray Davies
From conflict resolution to administrative efficiency and order tracking, blockchain holds the key to problems that have been plaguing the transport and logistics industry for decades. Let's explore some of these issues.
Uncovering blockchain use-cases: supply chain traceability
Giuseppe Perrone
Supply Chain 4.0: Redefining the relationship between Human and Machine
Antonio Giannino
Gabriele Bernasconi
Eleonora Mulas
Premindra Rajaram
How blockchain will change the world of logistics
Guido Schmitz-Krummacher
LOGISTICS AND BLOCKCHAIN AT SCALE
Richard Parris
A.I., blockchain and Big Data: The trinity driving us to the future
Gagandeep Singh
Smart Crypto Cities
Maksym Vysochansky
Eloisa Marchesoni
Ryan Burleson
How circular economy principles, blockchain and IoT help smart supply chains
Gabriele Bernasconi
Eleonora Mulas
Understanding the utility of Non-fungible tokens
Blockchain Revolution - Breakthroughs in Efficiency and Transparency with Distributed Ledger Technology
Sergio Stephano
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The healthcare industry is drowning in data - clinical trials, patient medical records, complex billing, research and more. Being notorious for its administrative inefficiencies, particularly when transferring patient data across private healthcare providers, can data-handling be streamlined across the industry while ensuring increased security and privacy? Now is the time to discuss.
Keynote by Hon. Chris Fearne
Hon Chris Fearne
A.I. and Blockchain - the ideal relationship for success in Healthcare
Stefan Buttigieg
Blockchain in Healthcare: the Ultimate case
Stefan Buttigieg
Zain Rana
Denise De Gaetano
Henry Ines
Maria Marenco
Blockchain, A.I. and Medical Record Management
Stefan Buttigieg
Jake Azzopardi
Dr. Gege Gatt
Tomaz Gornik
Adrian Pisani
A.I. in Public Health: Shifting from reaction to anticipation
Maria Marenco
Conrad Attard
Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Stefan Buttigieg
Free Health in The world
Fernando Chacón
Closing remarks
Stefan Buttigieg
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The Blockchain and Risk Seminar creates a meaningful opportunity for people to explore these crucial topics. We know the burden of managing risk does not fall to a single area, so we have invited experts and thinkers from a wide variety of disciplines including data protection, cybersecurity, ethics, and from sectors such as finance, gaming, and law to share their insights and views on the future of risk management in blockchain.
The BAR seminar's purpose is to spark new ideas, to share practical steps, tips, and helpful methods and techniques. The aim is to assist people and their organisations in taking calculated risks and making intelligent decisions to decrease the disruptive element of blockchain and increase opportunities.
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Control, Alt, Delete
Dr. Terence Cassar
Regulating new techology frontiers
iForgot
Howard Poston
Coffee Break
Blockchain - The Game Changer
Carla Vella
Smart Contracts
Fabio Hidlebrand
Ethics by design
Ivana Bartoletti
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The same way poles oppose and compliment each other, so too could blockchain and artificial intelligence. As the IOT (internet of things) is setting us up for a revolution of connectivity, the advent of decentralised blockchain and centralised artificial intelligence could take societal organisation to a new level.
As demonstrated by IBM’s India Lab, food supply chain processes could be overhauled, accounting for everything from farming to the grocery store. IoT sensors on harvest fields could also provide the bedrock for innovative and efficient farming insurance that takes severe weather into account. In the pharmaceutical sector, medicine storage climates on the blockchain could optimise delivery conditions.
The social ramifications, particularly in emerging economies, are massive. Let’s discuss the social impact of these technologies together
Creating Next-Generation Digital Courses for Learners from ‘Global South’
Roy Saurabh
Opening remarks
Chris Vassallo
Nature2.0: Insights towards the unimaginable ecosystems of tomorrow: Frozen mindsets, existing technology and the commons
From waste to resource
Chris Vassallo
Tabata Mussone
Neal Camilleri
Francesco Vauban
Consolidity
Lewis William
Utilising Blockchain Technology to Empower People
Martijn Hekman
Fraser Brown
Liliana Carrillo
Duncan Murray
Claude Ebejer
Making Governments Compete for You
Titus Gebel
A “Sharers Initiative” for Open Governance?
Beth McCarthy
Eduardo Javier Muñoz
Francesco Carbone
Remigio Maradona
Social Impact, sustainable development and financial inclusion
Severiyos Aydin
Barbara Lang
Lucas Zaehringer
Daud Zulfacar
Doing well by doing good
Kenneth Reece
Startup investors should prioritize social impact over ROI
Jan Brody
Can tech tip the scale towards change?
Juliet Annerino
Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria
Liliana Carrillo
Blockchain and Tech for Food Security
Steve Cachia
Incubating ecosystems that solve complex problems through mass collaboration
Victoria Ous
Conclusion and next steps