Conference Blockchain in Finance Changing banking and insurance, one block at a time 14-15 March 2018, Rome, Italy
Our prestigious speakers: Piotr Piskorski Nordea Denmark Head of IT Strategy Chris Huls Rabobank Netherlands Co-Lead of Blockchain Sergey Shayakhmetov SberBank Life Insurance Russia Innovation Advisor to CEO Stephen Moran Bank of Ireland Ireland Head of Research Domagoj Vuković Societe Generale Croatia Head of Operations Paul Kammerer Commerzbank Germany VP Corporate Strategy & DLT Lab Cees Van Wijk (TBC) ING Netherlands IT Team manager Davor Gašparac Erste Group IT Austria Head of Org/IT Group Corporates Mariana Gomez de la Villa ING Netherlands Senior Program Manager Blockchain Mark Simpson Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom Distinguished Engineer Xavier Laurent Crédit Agricole CIB France Blockchain Community Leader Alfonso Calpena Santander Consumer Bank Belgium Head of Technology and Operations Glenn Francois ABN Amro Netherlands Blockchain Specialist Ken Marke Ageas United Kindom Head of Strategic Futures Dr. Sebastian Rath (TBC) NN Netherlands Principal Insurance Risk Officer Edwin Oversteeg Achmea Reinsurance Netherlands Head of Operations Chiara Mazzone European Commission Germany Innovation Policy Officer Our advisory board: Rudi Schmandt Deutsche Bank Germnay Head of Infrastructure Operations Piotr Piskorski Nordea Denmark Head of IT Strategy Jürg Unger Swiss Re Switzerland Head Custody & Vendor Relationship Management
Key takeaways: Royal Bank of Ireland answers: How viable is blockchain compared to other options? Do I really need it? Picking up the right ICO with SberBank Life Insurance and not to get burned Expert panel discussion on how can we contribute for building common ledger for financial sector with ING, Santander and Commerzbank Recognizing smart contracts legally and use them in daily operations Societe Generale, Achmea and Ageas Knowledge partner:
DAY 1 14 March 2018 8:30 Registration desk opening 11:00 Networking break 8:45 Welcoming note from Fleming. 8:55 Opening remarks from the Chair 9:00 Speed networking kick-off 9:15 Keynote Panel: What can be the impact of Blockchain in Financial sector? How usable is blockchain today? Is it ready for its prime? Is blockchain setting up a new standard for all operations or just a possible option? What is the part of fintechs in the new innovative market? Dr. Sebastian Rath (TBC), NN Netherlands Principal Insurance Risk Officer Davor Gašparac, Erste Group IT Austria Head of Org/IT Group Corporates Stephen Moran, Bank of Ireland Head of Research Chiara Mazzone, European Commission Germany, Innovation Policy Officer 9:45 Future use of public decentralized ledger in Financial sector Is the additional strain on your hardware and costs worth it? Will the financial sector ever be ready for public ledger? Alfonso Calpena, Santander Consumer Bank Belgium, Head of Technology and Operations 11:30 Coins and Coins. What will be their use in the future? Challenges of using crypto currency instead of traditional one Is there space for more than one Bitcoin in terms of scale and availability? Impact if countries if and when they introduce own crypto currencies What are basic requirements for banks to introduce bitcoin accounts? Xavier Laurent, Crédit Agricole CIB France Blockchain Community Leader 12:00 Tackling the scalability challenge: building blockchains that work in practice Identifying shortcomings with the technology in its present state How can blockchains capabilities be aligned with the needs of financial services? Permissioned vs non-permissioned blockchains: assessing relative viability Mark Simpson, Royal Bank of Scotland Distinguished Engineer 13:00 Lunch 12:30 Issue Addressing Roundtable: During this roundtable, the attendees will discuss the main issues they have identified. The task is to come up with a solution and present it to the rest of the audience. The team with the best solution wins! 10:15 Business look on Blockchain - Do I need it? Business view on blockchain and other solutions Creating efficient network while maintaining energy consumption costs What are effective processes to try if blockchain if right for you? Stephen Moran, Bank of Ireland, Head of Research tel.: +421 257 272 232 email: monica.jones@fleming.events
DAY 1 14 March 2018 14:30 Blockchain: disrupting of modernizing? Is blockchain game-changer or another tool for better operations? What blockchain means for how we know identity What are the most feasible blockchain use cases for banking nowadays? Chris Huls, Rabobank Netherlands Co-Lead of Blockchain 15:00 Adapting existing architecture for Blockchain use Building private ledger or using existing one? Transforming your older hardware for blockchain as effectively as possible Introducing blockchain to your back office personnel and its operation Piotr Piskorski, Nordea Denmark, Head of IT Strategy 15:30 Networking break 16:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Mitigating fraud and friction in the value chain through smart contracts How can we help ensure recognition of smart contracts as a viable binding contract? Can RPA and blockchain create bulletproof security? Will the fraud department cease to exist? Transforming your lawyers into programer Domagoj Vuković, Societe Generale Croatia Head of Operations Edwin Oversteeg, Achmea Reinsurance Netherlands, Head of Operations Ken Marke, Ageas United Kindom Head of Strategic Futures 16:30 Blockchain and IoT future of insurance? What are technical limitations today? Will there be technical limitations in the future? Should you implement it if it disrupts your business model? Domagoj Vuković, Societe Generale Croatia, Head of Operations 17:00 Closing remarks form the chairman application Use sli.do live application for Q&A, Polls and Slides at our events Ask questions Vote in polls See the up to date agenda View slides in real time and download them Discuss topics via the interactive wall network with other delegates on-line tel.: +421 257 272 232 email: monica.jones@fleming.events
DAY 2 15 March 2018 8:30 Registration and morning coffee 8:50 Opening remarks from the chair 9:00 Implementation of Blockchain in B3i What progress had B3i made since its start? What are the challenges when integrating Blockchain into your legacy systems? How to properly use Blockchain in reinsurance Edwin Oversteeg, Achmea Reinsurance Netherlands, Head of Operations 9:30 ICO bubble and how to not get burned Are we creating another.com bubble for financial sector? Impact of ICOs on blockchain use and general perception How to safely invest in your ICO Sergey Shayakhmetov, SberBank Life Insurance Russia, Innovation Advisor to CEO 10:00 Panel discussion: Future of the ledger: Blockchain in 2020 What is the blockchain ledger? What are the uses ledger in BFSI? What needs to be done for regulators, incubators, fintechs and traditional players to work together to create common financial ledger for the industry? What consensus protocol should it use? Will it still be the best choice in 5 years Mariana Gomez de la Villa, ING Netherlands Senior Program Manager Blockchain Alfonso Calpena, Santander Consumer Bank Belgium, Head of Technology and Operations Paul Kammerer, Commerzbank Germany VP Corporate Strategy & DLT Lab 10:30 Networking break 11:15 Blockchain demonstration: Collaborate to innovate Two DLT use cases Euro Commercial Paper PoC enters CP on DLT for issuing and dealing between involved banks Torch brings together various parties such as real estate investors, appraisers, banks and Dutch central bank DNB and offers them an online platform for validating and exchanging data. The integrity of that data is automatically secured using blockchain technology, which grants authorized parties direct access to the latest version of the appropriate information. The client delivers information via the platform and retains control over the data in terms of who may access it. The result is a more transparent market and reliable real estate data, making it faster and easier to do business. Glenn Francois, ABN Amro Netherlands Blockchain Specialist Merijn Zaat, ABN Amro Netherlands Innovation Manager 12:15 The value chain change based on Blockchain What business values does blockchain bring? Changing your value chain before IT department takes over it How to correctlly stress-test and evaluate your network Paul Kammerer, Commerzbank Germany VP Corporate Strategy & DLT Lab 12:45 Feedback session 13:00 Lunch During this session we will have 10 minutes to leave us a feedback. After lunch we will be choosing from feedbacks winner for very interesting prize! tel.: +421 257 272 232 email: monica.jones@fleming.events
DAY 2 15 March 2018 14:00 Raffle time! Leave us a feedback and win a prize! 14:10 Roundtable discussion: How to tackle blokchain scalability? During this roundtable discussion, we will be divided into 5 groups. Each group will discuss how they can deal with scalability of blockchain and what procedure and actions needs to be implemented for easier and faster scalability. After some tie, each roundtable presents their discoveries to other roundtables. Explore the city you are in! Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus. Roman legend says that Romulus had a twin brother called Remus. As babies they were abandoned in the area which later became Rome. A she-wolf found and raised them, but when they grew up Romulus fought and killed Remus and became the first ruler of Rome! 14:35 Sum-up Hackaton Small groups brainstorm on specific topics, ideas, outcomes and thoughts. Each table will nominate a leader to summarize the findings and key takeaways of the conference. 15:00 Closing remarks form the chairman and farewell coffee I would like to thank everyone who has helped with the research and organization of this event - especially the expert advisers and speakers for their commitment, time and support. Boris Stankovič Conference Producer T: +421 257 272 181 E: boris.stankovic@fleming.events tel.: +421 257 272 232 email: monica.jones@fleming.events
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