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You can attend APAC Blockchain Conference in-person or virtual, though in-depth learning workshop sessions are in-person only.
Lindy Chen
Founding President
Australian Blockchain Alliance
- Advancing the development of blockchain initiatives and their uptake across Australia’s fintech industry
- Supporting the development of technological innovations to improve the financial wellbeing of Australians
- Outlining the role blockchain will play in Australia’s future economic growth and prosperity
Senator The Hon Jane Hume
Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology
Parliament of Australia (Invited)
- DeFi 101: Explaining what DeFi is and the role it will play in the future of the Australian financial system
- Examining how DeFi is changing the existing financial systems around the world more quickly than originally thought possible
- Developing best practice strategies to ensure you stay up to date with the evolving crypto landscape and ensuring you stay ahead of the curve
Dominic Gluchowski
Chief Marketing Officer
CoinJar
- Has the National Blockchain Roadmap given the Australian blockchain industry the boost it needed?
- What else can the Australian Government do to encourage the development of blockchain technology in Australia?
- What steps can the blockchain industry take to help itself?
Moderator:
Cindy Nicholson
Chief Executive Officer
serendipID
Panellists:
Amanda Robinson
Head of Social Innovation
Australian Red Cross
Lindy Chen
Founding President
Australian Blockchain Alliance
Sharon Hunneybell
Chief Executive Officer
The Gold Coast Innovation Hub
Kaspar Kaarlep
Chief Technology Officer
WePower
- Examining what the future holds for blockchain and what comes next
- Exploring the impact of evolving blockchain technology on Australian industry
- Understanding how Australian businesses can prepare for the disruption of blockchain
Samuel Brooks
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
Standards Australia
- Overcoming the unique risks cryptocurrencies’ present
- Increasing the technical knowledge of potential investors to encourage investment in digital assets such as bitcoin or Ethereum
- Examining potential areas for Government regulation and what that could mean to individual and business investors
Panellists:
Lucas Cullen
Bitcoin Consultant and Developer
Bitcoin Brisbane
Ryan McCall
Chief Executive Officer
Zerocap
Richard Voice
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
CryptoSpend
Evan Gallagher
Principal Specialist – Policy
AUSTRAC
Maximilian Marenbach
Head of APAC Expansion/Head of Banking and Payments
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Glenn Woo
Managing Director, Head of APAC
Ledger
- Partnering with the Government to advance the adoption of blockchain technology
- Developing a compliance strategy for cryptocurrency
- Strengthening risk capability frameworks to minimise risk exposure
Moderator:
Richard McCarthy
Group Executive
Perpetual Corporate and Trust
Panellists TBC
- Examining how cryptocurrencies have the potential to provide a secure parallel financial system
- Determining whether a modern investment portfolio should include investments in cryptocurrency
- Understanding how the growing adoption of bitcoin demonstrates an increased trust in the blockchain economy and what that means for long- and short-term developments in the investment market
- Understanding the legal complication delaying businesses from adopting blockchain
- Blockchain beyond the pilot – what happens next?
- What do businesses need to prepare for blockchain adoption?
Louise Mercer
Chief Experience Officer
Everledger