2019 Agenda

Arrivals and Networking Breakfast

Opening Remarks
Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director, Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
Kevin Richards, Business Development Manager, BDA
Hon. Sir John Swan, Real Estate Developer, Political Luminary & Philanthropist

ACCESSING LIQUIDITY IN BLOCKCHAIN CAPITAL MARKETS
Cryptocurrency is a new asset class with remarkable alternative investment opportunities. What products and services are available to help meet individual and institutional investors' needs in this dynamic industry? Our expert panelists will give an overview of the current capital markets landscape and how blockchain technology as a whole could transform investing as we know it by offering greater liquidity and efficiencies.

Moderator: Andrey Krahmal, Chief Compliance Officer, Ven Finance Ltd
Speakers:
• Julien Auchecorne, COO - XBTO International
• Rob Odell, Head of Product & Marketing - SALT
• Liz Rabban, VP, Global Business Development - Celsius (USA) (invited)

INTRODUCTION TO THE BERMUDA FINTECH ADVISORY BOARD
Bermuda has rapidly become a global hub for fintech enterprises and innovation. Building on its reputation as a world-class business destination, the Bermuda government’s vision is to establish a sound regulatory environment and a centre of excellence where fintech-related companies can conduct business securely. Meet some of the key people behind Bermuda’s fintech push, including local and international advisors collaborating with the government, and find out more about how the island plans to ensure a dynamic, risk-based and flexible regulatory regime that is receptive to the needs of digital assets businesses and the rapid deployment of distributed ledger and other technologies.

Moderator: Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director - Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
Speakers:
• Bruce Fenton, Founder & CEO - Chainstone Labs
• Grant Fondo, Partner, Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense - Goodwin Law
• Barbara A. Jones, Shareholder, Co-Chair, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency - Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Jeff Pulver, Executive Vice Chairman - Skrumble
• Wayne Allen Smith, Head, FinTech Business Unit - Government of Bermuda

DIGITAL GOVERNANCE & THE CLOUD
The age of digital governance is upon us, opening up new management techniques for communities, companies and countries. In the decentralized cloud, nimble players can move quickly to scale e-services and deploy real-time decision making. From data protection to streamlining processes, reducing opportunities for corruption, and more, blockchain can provide solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing governments. What are the implications of this for small states and their citizens? What are the challenges that we need to address in order to successfully build digital governance systems to improve service quality and efficiency?

Moderator: Kerem Kolcuoglu, Partner - Penrose Partners
Speakers:
• Denis Pitcher, Chief Fintech Advisor - Government of Bermuda
• Wayne Allen Smith, Head, FinTech Business Unit - Government of Bermuda
• Thibault Verbiest, Partner, DS Advocats - World Bank Expert
• Sahkib Waseem, Chief Innovation Officer - Proof of Trust

COFFEE/NETWORKING BREAK

DIGITAL BANKING SERVICES & EXCHANGES
With the cryptocurrencies market cap hovering around $300 billion, institutional and individual interest in crypto as well as the number of digital-asset businesses continues to grow. We look at some exchanges and banking services that are emerging to make buying and trading digital assets simpler and safer for the burgeoning number of crypto investors. We also look at new platforms being launched to meet growing demands to trade between crypto and fiat currencies, as well as crypto-friendly banks that provide traditional banking services to digital-asset businesses.
Moderator: Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director - Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
• Wade Murray, President, EtudePay & Chief Innovation Officer - ATCE Group
• Darren Wolfberg, CEO - Blockchain Triangle
• Chance Barnett, Co-founder - Jewel
• Ivan Soto Wright, Co-Founder and CEO - MoonPay, and General Partner - HODL

FINTECH & BLOCKCHAIN IN ENTERTAINMENT
Blockchain has the potential to completely disrupt the entertainment and media industries, which are just beginning to uncover the potential of this evolving technology to solve some of the key problems in these creative industries. What are some of the core entertainment industry functions that can benefit from blockchain technology? How is blockchain already being adopted in these creative industries? What are the potential benefits for content creators, investors, distributors and audiences?
Moderator: Neil Glass, Founder, Glass Half Full Productions
• Thibault Verbiest, Co-Founder - Copyright Coins
• Alyson Thomson - Producer, Director, Cinematographer
• Scott Moskowitz - Inventor, Entrepreneur
• Max Wolff, Co-Founder - Multivariate and Clio

LUNCH

DIGITAL ASSET SECURITIES
The tokenization of assets is disrupting the financial industry, but a big obstacle revolves around regulatory alignment. There are signs that the traditional market infrastructure is adapting to the token economy. For example, in response to industry concerns over the custody of digital asset securities, both the US and EU regulators recently issued statements to clarify that such securities must comply with relevant federal laws. Could this step towards more regulatory clarity potentially pave the way for more traditional investors to hold digital asset securities? In this session, we'll dive into the intersection between regulated securities and the cryptocurrency space, looking at the latest developments and the future of digital asset securities.
Moderator: Sean Stapley, Partner - Penrose Partners
• Chris Garrod, Director, Head of Fintech - Conyers Bermuda
• Barbara A. Jones, Shareholder, Co-Chair, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency - Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Bill Karsh, Special Advisor - Velocity Ledger

Tech for Climate: Aerofarms
Intro by: Andrey Krahmal, Chief Compliance Officer, Ven Finance Ltd. (TBC)
Speaker:
• Sam Schatz, Managing Director & Global Head of Farm Development - Aerofarms

FIRESIDE CHAT— How Blockchain is Revolutionising Retail
Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director - Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
Gurps Rai, CEO - Dropp TV

INSIGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF FINANCE Moderator: Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director - Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
Speakers:
• Gin Chao, Strategy Officer - Binance
• Liz Rabban, VP, Global Business Development - Celsius Network

EXOTICS AND THEIR LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
Blockchain, digital asset and decentralised technologies are opening up new legal paradigms for how we organise and distribute value, ownership, and trust. New autonomous corporations with no human ownership and self-executing algorithmic conditions are giving rise to exotic new projects which test the boundaries of our current legal frameworks. What are some of these exotic projects and how do legal teams work to make them palatable and sustainable to the legacy frameworks in which we reside?
Moderator: Stan Stalnaker, Founding Director - Hub Culture, Ultra and Ven
• Matt Ebbs-Brewer, Partner - Appleby
• Grant Fondo, Partner, Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense - Goodwin Law & Chair of the Blockchain & Digital Currency Group
• Natalie Neto, Partner - Walkers Global

COFFEE/NETWORKING BREAK

WORKSHOP: REINVENTING OURSELVES AND OUR PLANET
An interactive workshop hosted by leadership coach Rola Diab and Hub Culture, in partnership with Kerem Kolcuoglu, CMO of Mantle Blockchain & Partner, Penrose Partners.

CONFERENCE ENDS