Crypto Assets Conference 2018

Blockchain is the next unstoppable and world-changing technology which can leverage ideas into global business. The first movers will be the next Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple of the Crypto-Economy that reinvent the way we conduct trade and how we live while benefiting everyone in the decentralized networks.

"2017 WAS THE YEAR FOR GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR BITCOIN. 2018 HAS TO BECOME THE YEAR OF BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION AND STEERING INTO THE CRYPTO-ECONOMY. WE LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING CONFERENCE AND PREPARE YOU FOR THE NEXT INTERNET AGE" (Prof. Dr. Philipp Sander)

Schedule

Day 1 // Monday, 26 February 2018

	Public Blockchains	Enterprise Blockchains
08:45 – 09:45	Arrival and registration
09:45 – 10:00	Welcome // Philipp Sandner, Frankfurt School
10:00 – 10:30	Opening Keynote: Liberating Crypto-Assets in 2018: A Global Legal Framework // Gordon Einstein, CryptoLaw Partner
10:30 – 11:00	How Blockchain and Smart Contracts will change the Fashion Industry // Fabian Vogelsteller
11:00 – 11:30	A deep dive into Bitcoin custodity and how we can learn from past mistakes // Austin Alexander, Kraken
11:30 – 12:00	Q&A Panel
12:00 – 13:00	Accelerator Competition // Nestegg, Minespider, Firmo
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
	ICOs, Law & Regulation Moderation: Philipp Sandner	Startup Disruption Moderation: Daniel Grassinger
14:00 – 14:20	Dash DAO, DGBB und das Budget aus der Blockchain // Jan Heinricht Meyer, Dash	Driving Blockchain Adoption: The Challendes ahead // Alexander Culum, Brainbot
14:20 – 14:40	Finanzmartk und E-Commerce-Regulierung bei ICO-Transaktionen // Nina-Luisa Siedler, DWF Germany	Blockchain Technology - Opportunity and Challenges // Dr. Sebastian Faust, Universität Darmstadt
14:40 – 15:00	ICOs - Lost in regulation // Christoph Kreiterling, BaFin	Technology Regulated Investment Funds // Hansen Wang, Melonport
15:20 – 15:40	Regulierung von Crypto Währungen - Ein Überblick // Dr. Khan Kang, Simmons & Simmons	Identity Management & ICO Platform // Oliver Naegele, Blockchain Helix
15:40 – 16:20	Q&A Panel // Elfriede Sixt
16:20 – 17:00	Disrupting industries with blockchain: Original research on the state of blockchain startups and ICOs // Prof. Dr. Isabell M. Welpe, TU Munich	From a Blockchain Start-up to an ICO - The Developer and Business Perspective // Jasmin Güngör, DLT Capital; Simon Pfeifhofer, Distributed Ledger GmbH
17:00 – 17:50	Q&A Panel
17:50	Final Keynote: Crypto and Society // Robert Viglione, ZenCash
	Get togehter & Networking

Day 2 // Tuesday, 27 February 2018

	Public Blockchains	Enterprise Blockchains
09:00 – 09:15	Welcome // Andrei Martchouk, KI decentralized
09:15 – 10:00	Opening Fireside Chat // Marjan Delantinne, Ripple
	Finance Moderator: Felix Holtermann	Corporate Innovation Moderator: Andrei Martchouk
10:00 – 10:20	Introducing the collaterailized coin for commercial bank money // Stefan Teis, Deutsche Börse	Yanislav Malahov, Aeternity
10:20 – 10:40	Future of Finance // Michael Spitz, Commerzbank	Adopting Blockchain for Industry 4.0 // Carsten Spherity
10:40 – 11:00	Next level Corporate Finance // Joachim Erdle, LBBW	How blockchain will disrupt the raw materials industry // Nathan Williams, Mine Spider
11:00 – 11:20	Financial Market Infrastructures and DLT // Martin Diehl, Bundesbank	Tokenizing Sustainable PropTech // Sebnem Rusitschka
11:20 – 11:40	Sind ICOs Bedrohnungen des klassischen VC Modells // Dominic Wilhelm, e.ventures	Disruptor or Disruptee: a VC's perspective on Crypto Investments // Jan Westerhues
11:40 – 12:00	What is the role of intermediaries in the crypto economy // Robert Viglione, ZenCash	Blockchain in insurance - opportunity or threat // Timo Dreger, Coparion
12:00 – 12:40	Q&A Panel // Alexander Hoeptner, Börse Stuttgart; Jan Heinrich Meyer, Dash	The path to the token economy // Andrei Martchouk
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
	Investing, Tokens & ICO's Moderation: Ferdinand Mück	Crypto Economics Moderation: Daniel Grassinger
14:00 – 14:20	ICO Quality Assurance // Oatrick Lowry, IconiqLab	Blockchain aus der Sicht der Zentralbank // Dirk Bullmann, ECB
14:20 – 14:40	Blockchain and Crypto Assets: What will happen in 2018 and Beyond? // Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Frankfurt School Blockchain Center	Futarchy - how information markets can aide mechanisms of distributed governance // Frederike Ernst, Gnosis
14:40 – 15:00	Stefan Schmidt, Unibright	How does money works when robots habe taken our jobs? // Joshua Scigala, Vaultoro
15:00 – 15:20	Token Classification Frameworks // Prof. Dr. Andranik Tumasjan & Thomas Eulter	Role of virtual currencies // Martin Diehl, Bundesbank
15:20 – 15:40	Value Investing in Crypto Assets // Thorsten Weigl, Solom	Beyond Cryptocurrencies - drawing the big picture // Alex Lange, Equilibre
15:40 – 16:00	Research based analysis of ICOs and Tokens // Ernst Tertilt, Crypto Management GmbH	Crypto as new asset class for institutional Investors // Dr. Achim Illner, Global Crypto One
16:00 – 17:00	Q&A Panel	Q&A Panel // Sven Laepple
17:00 – 17:30	Final-Keynote // Pavel Kravchenko
17:30	Remarks and Summary
	Get together & Networking