World Blockchain Congress 2018 | TraiCon | 29 July 2018 | Hotel Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa, 105 Zallaq Highway,Building 2015, Block 1055, Zallaq, Manama 555, Bahrain

For many People, Blockchain has been synonymous with Bitcoin. Although Bitcoins were one of the Primary reasons for Creation of Blockchain. There have been a lot of Developments in this Technology and now, this Technology has the Potential to impact and boost Operational Efficiencies of large number of Organizations across the Globe. While the Financial Services may be at the Forefront of these changes. This Opportunity has presented itself with increased urgency across a wide range of Sectors. Such as Government and Ministries, Advertising, Hospitality, Healthcare, Energy, Food and Agriculture and more - if there’s a Business there’s a transaction, and wherever there’s a transaction there is an opportunity for Blockchain.

However, many of the Industries Players are working in an Uncoordinated or Fragmented Manner. This Event will bring together the Key Stakeholders working in Diverse fields creating an exciting Cross-Industry Pollination of Ideas and Approaches that will yield New Insights and explore even more New Opportunities for Growth and more importantly help in shaping the Future Blockchain Technology Policies for the Middle Eastern organizations.

Why attend?
• One Massive Disruptive Platform to Meet and Network with the Top Investors, Advisors, Founders, Thought Leaders, and Stake Holders of the Industry and Explore Blockchain Use Cases, Implementation, Roadblocks and much more
• Hear from Top Speakers & Blockchain Experts on Blockchain Technologies.
• Learn how to leverage Blockchain Technology in your Business or Economy from the Industries Top Blockchain Experts.
• Learn everything about Blockchain Business Models which will take this Distributed Ledger Technology into every Market imaginable from Shipping to Commerce.
• Learn how ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and Crypto Currencies can be leveraged to gain Customers, Add Value to Company Offerings and differentiate Products and Services.
• Meet Startups using Blockchain to Innovate and Disrupt Industries.
• Get a Hands-on Experience of Innovative Technologies and use Case Studies.
• Finally, we will focus on what the Future holds for Blockchain and Electronic Currency in General.

Who should attend?
• CISOs, SISOs, CIOs, COOs, CEOs, CTOs & Senior Executives
• Business Heads
• Managing Partners
• Principals/Managing Directors
• Vice Presidents/Directors
• FinTech Professionals
• Head of Digital Transformation, & Heads of Business Transformation
• Heads of Innovation, Heads of Data Science, & Heads of Application
• Heads of IT & Information Security, and Heads of Engineering
• Heads of Governance, Risk & Compliance
• Architecture
• Technical Advisors
• Software Engineers
• Research Managers
• Development Managers
• Heads of Emerging Technology, Heads of Development, & Heads of Strategy
• Marketing Managers & Developers
• Investors, Blockchain Start Ups, Venture Capitalists and more

2018 Speakers

Fawaz M. Shakralla
Managing Director, Btech Blockchain Group

Markus Dold
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, eCharge.work AG

Hamid Rashid
Chief Executive Officer, Finterra

Alex Corral
Headmaster, preCharge Blockchain eXchange

Anthem Hayek
Co-Founder, Hercules SEZC and AnthemGold

Qing Yi
Chief Executive Officer, SilkChain

Iman Mutlaq
Founder, Ingot Coin

Mario Vojvoda
CIO, Tolar

Mart Parve
Chief Operating Officer, Black Insurance

Matej Michalko
Founder, Decent

Baybars Altuntas
Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum & Director

Narayanan Ganapathy
Chief Executive Officer, Angivest Ventures

Hans Henrik Christensen
Vice President, Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre

Peter O’Doherty
Detective Chief Superintendent, Head of Crime, Cyber and Counter Terrorism, City of London Police

Mohammad Shaheed Khan
President Bahrain Chapter, Harvard Business School Club of GCC

Suzanna Kalendzhian
Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Legal Advice Middle East

Kevin Allen
President, Africa Crowdfunding Association

Anshul Srivastav
Chief Information Officer & Digital Officer, Union Insurance

Maryam Taghiyeva
Chief Systems Architect, Centre for Citizenship Enterprise and Governance

Hoda A. Alkhzaimi
Director, Center for Cyber Security

Latifa Alabbasi
ITIL Expert, COBIT5, Professional Cloud Service Manager, Acting chief of IT Service Management - Information & eGovernment Authority

Terry Chan
Chairman, Hong Kong Ecommerce Supply Chain Association

Pavel Shoust
Executive Director, Russian Electronic Money and Remittance Association

Wajeeha Awadh
FinTech and Digitalization Initiatives, Al Baraka Banking Group

2018 Sponsors

CO-HOST:
• Etoro

GOLD:
• Charge
• Finterra
• PreChange

SILVER:
• Hercules
• SilkChain
• Grapevine World

STRATEGIC:
• IngotCoin

ASSOCIATE:
• Metahash

BRONZE:
• Espeo Blockchain

KEYNOTE:
• Tolar

PIONEER:
• Black Insurance
• Decent
• Aix

SUPPORTING:
• International Decentralized Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
• FinTech Connector
• Bahrain Technology Companies Society
• Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre
• Electronic Money
• African Crowdfunding Association
• Dutch Blockchain Network
• IIB Council

REGIONAL BROADCAST:
• Bahrain
• Cnbc
• 4pm News
• Gdn Online
• Janam Tv

OFFICIAL PRINT:
• Middle East Forbes

ADVISORY BOARD:
• Mercator Advisory Group

MEDIA:
• Arab Bit
• Arabic Broker
• Blockchain Advisor
• Beyond Bitcoin
• Bitnews Today
• Brave New Coin
• Btc Manager
• Bitcoin Insider
• Live Bitcoin News
• BahrainWeek
• Bitcoin Vietnam
• Bitcoin News
• Bitcoin Chaser
• Bitcoinist
• Blockchain Healthcare Review
• Blockchain Magazine
• BloggersIdeas
• Banking Technology
• The Bitcoin News
• Casino News Today
• Chipin
• Coinspeaker
• Crypto World Journal
• CoinStaker
• Cointelegraph
• CryptoAcademy
• Crypto Canucks
• CryptoLook
• CryptoPotato
• Crypto News
• Coin Delite
• CoinGape
• CoinGecko
• CoinMarketPlus
• Coinsmoon
• CryptoCoin.News
• Digital Notice
• Economic Journal
• Ein News
• Eye of Riyadh
• Eventchain
• EventChain.io
• Fintech Weekly
• FintechTime
• Fintech Singapore
• Financial IT
• Legal Entity Identifier
• Global Banking & Finance Review
• Great Middle East
• Ico Holder
• Incrypts
• Ico Buffer
• IcoTop
• Invest Foresight
• InvestFuture
• UEmag
• Junni.cn
• KryptoMoney
• Market Inspector
• Middle East Business
• Mind Commerce
• News.Bitcoin.com
• NexChange
• Payments Journal
• Peer2Peer Finance News
• Top TokenSales