Blockchain Valley Conference 2017 | Swiss Finance + Technology Association | 13 June 2017 | Zurich, Switzerland, DI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Langhaldenstrasse 21 CH-8803 Rüschlikon/Zurich

Blockchain is revolutionising transactions, just as the Internet has revolutionised communication. It will drastically change industry, society and everyday life. That is why IBM Research, Swiss Re and the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, which are at the forefront of blockchain research, development and prediction, have joined forces to approach the topic from different points of view at the Blockchain Valley Conference. At the conference, the following topics will be discussed:

Technology and Innovation: As a pioneer in advancing the science of blockchain for business use, IBM Research explains the principles behind the technology and shows how domains such as the supply chain, Internet of Things and healthcare are poised for dramatic change
Business: Swiss Re, founding member of the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, illustrates the potential impact of distributed ledger technologies on the financial services sector
Society: GDI, one of Switzerland’s leading think tanks for economics, society and consumption, takes a look at how blockchain is transforming the concept of trust and predicts new concepts and ideas for future transactions after blockchain.

Speakers from 2016:

John Wolpert
IBM, Global Blockchain Offering Director

Joyce Shen
Thomson Reuters, Director Emerging Technology Partnerships and Investments

Jeremy Drane
PWC, Director- FinTech Blockchain/Smart Contract Practice Lead

Kelly Olson
Intel, Director- Distributed Ledger Technology

Judd Bagley
Overstock, Director of Communications

Yorke Rhodes III
Microsoft, Blockchain Business Strategist

Spencer Bogart, CFA
Needham & Company, Equity Research Associate(Blockchain & SaaS)

Tone Vays
BraveNewCoin, Head of Research

Christa Steele
Boardroom Consulting LLC, Founder & Managing Member

Matt Slater
Hedgy, Co-Founderr & CEO

Noel Lovisa
Code Valley Founder

Lisa Cheng
VANBEX, Founder

Scott Bambacigno
AlphaPoint, VP at Worldwide Sales

Colin Platt
DPactum, Founder

Sergei Lonshakov
DAO, Decentralized Autonomous Organization

Jae Kwon
Tendermint, CEO & Founder

Aldo Carrascoso
Align Commerce, Founder & COO

Luis Carranza
Blockchain Conference Founder & Entrepreneur

Sponsors from 2016:

IBM
Intel
PWC
Thomson Reuters
Bloomberg
Barclays
UBS
Ripple
Index Ventures
Tendermint
Bitcoin Foundation
Ethereum
Tally Sticks
SETL
Applied Blockchain
Consensys
Insilium
Everledger
BBC News
Sky News
Computer Weekly
Tech City News
The Wall Street Journal
FT Financial Times
Payments Compliance
CoinDesk
The Observer
Cointelegraph
Business Insider
DowJones
The New York Times
Forbes
Tech Crunch
Brave New Coin