Day Two Conference - 2 March

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You can attend APAC Blockchain Conference in-person or virtual, though in-depth learning workshop sessions are in-person only.

 

08:15
Registration and Welcome coffee

08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair

Kim Hoang
Co-Founder
Limitd Marketplace

Governance, regulation and security in the blockchain industry

09:00
Policing the blockchain – a regulatory perspective
  • What does the future of regulation for emerging technologies like blockchain look like?
  • Understanding the economic and social impact of blockchain technology
  • How to overcome the challenges raised by distributed ledger technology and the next steps for regulators

Senator Andrew Bragg
Chair - Select Committee on Australia as a Technology & Financial Centre
Australian Government

Blockchain technology and digital identity management protocols

09:30
The Digital Asset Revolution: Every Organisation Needs a Web3 Strategy
  • Case studies of how traditional businesses are investing in significant Web3 strategies, including crypto, NFTs & the Metaverse
  • A simple explanation of the key technologies involved. Not enough to build your own smart contract but enough to sound smart at a dinner party
  • Overview of which industries are getting impacted fastest and need to move now
  • Simple strategies for how your business can benefit from the digital asset revolution

Nick Abrahams
Global Head of Technology and Innovation
Norton Rose Fulbright

Legal updates: Insights into smart contracts

10:00
Splitchain: Breaking open the world of Blockchain, Smart Contracts and the law
  • ​Unlocking key terminology: smart contracts, smart legal contracts, and the law
  • Addressing misconceptions in the metaverse: NFTs & IP rights
  • Horizon-watching & legal solving: strategies for successful commercialisation of digital assets

Lisa Fitzgerald
Partner
Lander & Rogers

10:30
Morning Tea and Networking
Blockchain in practice: how innovation and change are becoming a way of life for Australian businesses

11:00
Panel Discussion: Examining how Australian industry can capitalise on new emerging blockchain technology
  • What are some of the inherent opportunities presented by blockchain technology for Australian businesses?
  • What is the potential for blockchain technology to support and streamline diverse industries such as supply chain and health
  • Beyond increasing efficiency in existing business processes, what do you see as the next main area of disruption blockchain technology will bring to traditional business models

Moderator:

Lindy Chen
Founding President
Australian Blockchain Alliance

Panellists:

Tim Bos
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ShareRing

Victoria Richardson
Chief Operating Officer
Meeco

Lisa Wade
Chief Executive Officer
DigitalX

Beverley Honig
Director
First Nations Blockchain®

11:50
THE NEXT BIG TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION (WEB3) & WHY BUILT UPON ZKTUBE - THE FUTURE PLATFORM FOR PLATFORMS
  • World's first vertual cloud mining - from your PC and mobile devices, reducing energy costs, maintenance and creating new working communities.
  • Minting your NFTs with much cheaper Gas costs
  • Built upon zkTube for cheaper and faster transaction throughputs
  • Metaverse compressing data solutions - save time and money

John Sajadi
Chief Executive Officer
zkTube

12:10
Lunch and networking

Cross chain technology and its role in large-scale adoption

13:10
Cross chain interoperability and what this means for digital assets
  • Discussing why is cross chain interoperability inevitable
  • Uncovering what it looks like
  • Examining how interoperability is technically achieved

Michael Cotton
Managing Partner - Meld Ventures, Co-Founder – Algomint,
& Founder – Meld Gold

Bitcoin and it’s role in the future of day-to-day business

13:40
The new battle of the banks: how crypto is competing with traditional finance
  • The new players in the finance world: decentralised finance (defi) that cut out intermediaries, and centralised finance (cefi) with new fintechs leveraging crypto
  • The real-life applications of cryptocurrency
  • What does the future look like for the traditional banking system

Fred Schebesta
Co-Founder
Finder

14:10
Afternoon Tea and Networking

14:40
Highlighting critical blockchain infrastructure vulnerabilities and what you can do about them (virtual)
  • Listing the critical vulnerabilities, you need to be aware of when setting up your ledger and how you can ensure your blockchain is protected
  • Understanding the essential differences in security aspects blockchain technology exposes your organisation to
  • Taking the time to assess which type of network best suits your needs and allow for maximum mitigation of risks

Dr Zubair Baig
Associate Professor, Cyber Security Division Lead, IoT, CPS and Critical Infrastructure Security, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI)
Deakin University

Addressing blockchain security and vulnerability issues

15:20
Examining the increased risks quantum computing poses to blockchain security (virtual)
  • How does quantum computing affect Proof-of-Work based (e.g., Bitcoin), Proof-of-Stake based (e.g., Algorand) and private (e.g., Monero) blockchain systems?
  • Discussing MatRiCT: a novel quantum-safe private blockchain payment protocol
  • Highlighting the inefficiencies MatRiCT addresses and how it protects user privacy and against cyber-attack exposure

Dr Muhammed Esgin
Research Fellow – Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Monash University and
Research Fellow, Data 61|CSIRO

15:50
CONFERENCE WRAP UP WITH CHAIRPERSON
16:00
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