APAC Blockchain 2019 | Quest Events | 21 July 2019 | Novotel Sydney Central, 169-179 Thomas St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

3rd edition of the biggest and only blockchain event in Australia supported by industry body the Australian Digital Commerce Association.

In 2018, the APAC Blockchain Conference brought together over 500 attendees from over 250 companies, representing the leading blockchain brains in the region and highlighting the enterprises on the path to adoption.

Simply - it’s where people who are serious about developing blockchain technology in the Asia-Pacific region meet. Where they can focus on real world examples and practical use cases, where they can create networks and new connections and be at the forefront of leveraging blockchain innovation.

Why you need to be at the APAC Blockchain 2019:
• Engage with the largest number of senior level industry end-users of blockchain technology in Australia
• Influence business strategies and create new opportunities for your organisation
• Be part of real world discussions around blockchain challenges and opportunities
• Showcase your capabilities and expertise, and position your company as a partner of choice

Why attend APAC Blockchain 2019:
• Be part of the largest, most established blockchain event in Australia
• Meet the companies and individuals making waves, in an interactive and inspiring set up
• Join in the inaugural ADCA Excellence in Blockchain Innovation Awards and celebrate leading projects and individuals
• Experience an iconic Sydney venue - the Australian Technology Park - with innovative networking, learning and exhibition spaces
• Learn from start-ups, scale-ups, enterprise and government sharing case studies from across the region
• Choose the content most relevant to you with 6 application and industry focused streams
• Visit the expo showcase to meet some of the most exciting start-ups, software and technology disruptors

2019 Speakers

Darcy Allen
Academic Fellow, RMIT University’s Blockchain Innovation Hub

Robert Allen
Member Board of Director, Australian Digital Commerce Association

Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Blockchain Center

Henrik Andersson
Chief Investment Officer, Apollo Capital

Daniel Bar
Leader, Bitfwd community

Ivan Bolonikhin
CEO, S BLOCK

Nathan Burns
Co-Founder, Blockchain Collective and FreeMarketToken.io

Blathnaid Byrne
Group Treasurer, AGL Energy

Thanh Le
NEM Australia Lead, NEM.io Foundation

Simon Cant
Managing Director, Reinventure

Siriboon Chaisawat
Research Assistant, Thailand's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)

Rupert Colchester
Head of Blockchain & Practice Leader A/NZ, IBM

Grant Colthup
Chief Executive Officer, Mine Digital

Lucas Cullen
Co-Founder & CTO, Civic Ledger

Nigel Dobson
Banking Services Business Domain Lead, ANZ

Katrina Donaghy
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Civic Ledger

Manav Doshi
Director, Technology and Architecture APAC/MEA, Travelport

Lachlan Feeney
Co-Founder & Director of Technology, Labrys

James Ferguson
Chief Executive Officer, Fuel Games, Full-Stack Developer and Entrepreneur

Paul Fox
Managing Director, Blockchain Pacific

Sophie Gilder
Head of Experimentation - Blockchain, Embodied AI & Emerging Tech, Innovation Labs, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Nick Giurietto
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Australian Digital Commerce Association

Vincent Gramoli
Founder and CEO / ARC Future Fellow and A/Prof. / Committee Chair, Red Belly Blockchain / University of Sydney / ACS Blockchain

Peter Hiom
Deputy Chief Executive Officer , ASX

Sam Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Blockchain Global

Mastura Ishak
Programme Director – Blockchain, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology

Bruce Jeong
Founder & CEO , FOI Group

Raja Jurdak
Professor of Distributed Systems & Chair in Applied Data Sciences, Queensland University of Technology

Salil Kanhere
Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales

Lina Lim
Managing Director & Co-Founder, TempusAdventus Advisory

David Lu
Founding Partner & Venture Partner, 256 Ventures & Virgil Capital

Joshua Marriage
Global Spokesperson & Australian Coordinator, Cloak Coin

Toshikazu Masuyama
Former Senior Official, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Japan’s Trade and Industry (METI)

Louise Mercer
Chief Experience Officer, Everledger

Vaibhav Namburi
Director, Five2One

Cindy Nicholson
Board Member, Australian Digital Commerce Association

Jason Potts
Director of Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University

PK Rasam
Researcher, Whole-brain

Mark Staples
Senior Principal Researcher, CSIRO's Data61

Steve Torso
Managing Director, Wholesale Investor

Carolyn Trickett
Head of Business Technology, JLL

Ron Van Der Meyden
Professor School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales

Tom Wilkinson
Head of MI & Analytics and Cambridge Policy Fellow, United Kingdom Department for International Development

Yang Xiang
Dean of Digital Research & Innovation Capability Platform, Swinburne University

Chris Zhong
President, Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation

Liming Zhu
Research Director, Data 61, CSIRO / Standards Australia blockchain and DLT standardisation committee

Mike Zhuang
Chief Strategy Officer, VeChain

2019 Sponsors and Partners

EVENT PARTNER:
• ADCA

EDUCATION PARTNER:
• RMIT Online

5 BLOCK SPONSOR:
• IBM

3 BLOCK SPONSORS:
• Vechain
• S Block

1 BLOCK SPONSORS:
• Bitcoin Australia
• Blockchain Finance

2 BLOCK SPONSOR:
• FPT

4 BLOCK SPONSOR:
• Secure Logic

NETWORKING DRINKS SPONSOR:
• Worlwide Blockchain Innovation Association

PARTNERS:
• Wholesale Investor
• Australia Unlimited

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• CryptoNewsZ
• Asia Blockchain Review
• Crypto Clothesline Podcast
• Micky
• Brave New Coin
• AMB Crypto
• Top Market
• KOIN POST
• COIN Choose
• My Security Media
• My Security Marketplace
• Wallet Investor
• Regulation Asia