Conference promoting the progress of fintech industry across the Mediterranean countries.
We’ll gather international cryptocommunity, blockchain enthusiasts, and business representatives.
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About the conference
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference is a series of international events that take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Stockholm, Tallinn, Prague, and now also in Malta. Organizer of the conferences is the international company Smile-Expo, which became a pioneer of the exhibition business in the field of advanced technologies.
The conference will cover such topical issues as ICO holding, trends of the blockchain industry, development of cryptocurrencies and challenges of legislative regulation of the fintech sector.
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Official language of the conference is English
Program
Conference Hall
Morning coffee break
Opening speech of the moderator
Why blockchain will be the backbone of economy in the future?
How can a trustless system encourage trust?
Why does it cost money to move money?
How will robots pay in the future?
The World will be tokenized
Internationally experienced blockchain technical consultant, Ethereum Developer, Founder and CTO of cryptoGEEKS , Agilis, CryptoGeeks
23 October 11:00 23 October 11:00
How to get started writing applications for Ethereum
Pitch session
Companies that are represented in the exhibition area will make short presentations of their projects and technologies.
Tokenization
Risk & Compliance Officer, Blockchain Advisory at BDO Malta
23 October 12:30 23 October 12:30
Partner (Head of Blockchain and Gaming & Gambling Advisory), WH Partners
23 October 12:30 23 October 12:30
ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?
This presentation will cover among other things scams causing disruptive legislation and how to combat moving forward as a community. The ability of ICO's to threaten the traditional economy. We explore both macro and micro impacts to the economy. Showing the audience how the 'world' views ICO's today around the globe and our responsibility to create an accountable community moving forward.
Moderator
CEO at RefToken & Blockchain & cryptocurrency investor and ICO advisor
23 October 14:30 23 October 14:30
Panel discussion: Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Blockchain
Top experts do a brief intro to Blockchain Malta, purpose of the panel, issues which will be discussed on regulatory and legal side, including ICO and smart contracts, IP issues, decentralised economy etc and pitch importance of Blockchain&Bitcoin Conference Malta. The panel will discuss legal and regulatory issues on blockchain, as well as its effect on the existing echo system and the social fabric of our economy, where a lex Cryptographia, block chain and bit property pave the way for digital economy. Gordon Einstein will specify how to legally raise money in US if you are based in Malta. Comparison of Securities, Tax and Regulatory Issues for ICOs in Malta, Switzerland and the United States. Malta, Switzerland and the United States are leading jurisdictions for initial coin offerings. We will compare the current rules and regulations, such as rules on securities and taxation, in those countries and predictions in regulatory trends.
The future of the Sharing Economy( and why it needs Blockchain) licit financial outflows?
WH Partners, Senior Advisor, Co-Founder and Vice-President at Bitmalta.
23 October 15:30 23 October 15:30
Cryptocurrencies and AML – The risks and the solutions
Panel discussion: Blockchain Mining Will Become an Easy Process
Networking
Speakers
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Malta + Berlin, GermanyMax Krupyshev
Head of Crypto Business at Cubits
DenmarkJack Nikogosian
CEO at ARYZE
Hong KongJuergen Hoebarth
Piccing Inc , Director Digital Strategy
MaltaLoui Mercieca
Agilis, CryptoGeeks , Internationally experienced blockchain technical consultant, Ethereum Developer, Founder and CTO of cryptoGEEKS
Frankfurt Am Main Area, GermanyKambiz Djafari
Edgecoin.io , CEO and Co-founder
MaltaChris Agius
Risk & Compliance Officer, Blockchain Advisory at BDO Malta
MaltaEman Pulis
affiliategrandslam.com , Founder & CEO
USA,California AreaZachary Reece
Managing Partner at BlockTrade Investments
MaltaLeonard Bonello
GANADO Advocates , Senior Associate
MaltaJoseph F Borg
WH Partners , Partner (Head of Blockchain and Gaming & Gambling Advisory)
USAGordon Einstein
Blockchain and Crypto Partner at CKR LAW LLP
MaltaIan Gauci
GTG Advocates , Partner
MaltaJosef Mercieca
Tax Partner at BDO Malta
MaltaJan Sammut
CEO at RefToken & Blockchain & cryptocurrency investor and ICO advisor
MaltaMax Ganado
GANADO Advocates , Senior Partner
Canton of Zürich, SwitzerlandPeter Mitchell
Associate Attorney at Baker McKenzie Zurich
Zürich Area, SwitzerlandChris Murrer
Associate Attorney at Baker McKenzie Zurich
MaltaJonathan Galea
President of Bitmalta
MaltaJOSEPH F BORG
WH Partners, Senior Advisor, Co-Founder and Vice-President at Bitmalta.
Theme: «Registration»
Registration
23 October, 08:30 23 October, 08:30
Theme: «Morning coffee break»
Coffee Break
23 October, 09:00 23 October, 09:00
Theme: «ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?»
Max Krupyshev, COO of Cubits.
Blockchain-based project Cubits, headquartered in the Germany and Malta, deals with solutions that allow users to quickly convert bitcoins into cash and vice versa. Company’s mission is to make bitcoin accessible all over the world and simplify the process of cryptocurrency use for companies and individuals. Cubits works with various electronic payment systems, including Visa and Master Card.
Max will explain how to integrate bitcoin in the payment system of a casino (for depositing and withdrawals) and what opportunities open up for gambling business through the usage of bitcoin.
The main topics covered in the presentation:
bitcoin transactions for various types of wallets: review;
ways of storing and using bitcoins for players;
speed of bitcoin payments;
protection of cryptocurrency payments against fraud and cyber-attacks;
risks of operators;
relations with a regulator and banks.
Theme: «Why blockchain will be the backbone of economy in the future?»
Jack Nikogosian is a Danish blockhain expert with a vast knowledge of the cryptocurrency space. In 2015 he became internationally known as Bitcoin Jack after paying solely with Bitcoin for an entire month. With his outgoing personality and quick thinking, he delivers inspiring stage presence and has displayed his capabilities at numerous European expos and conferences.
Professionally, he has worked with major players in the Danish crypto/payments arena. With a vision of making payments faster, cheaper and smarter he founded the fintech company ARYZE in 2017.
With a great insight in terms of trends within cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, digital payments and tokenization Jack has the unique skill of being able to combine new technologies.
Theme: «The World will be tokenized»
Juergen Hoebarth is the CEO of Haexagon Concepts, which is a digital strategy consulting and transmedia storytelling agency. He is also the digital director at Piccing, Inc., where he is engaged in leading product vision and digital marketing. He holds two master’s degrees from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University and is an avid follower and believer of the cryptocurrency and blockchain movement. Lately he is as well involved with tokenzin.com a rapid growing crypto media property.
Theme: «How to get started writing applications for Ethereum»
Loui Mercieca is a technical advisor, senior developer, trainer and speaker on blockchain, distributed ledger, and other emerging technologies. His technical expertise came with 12 years of experience in the IT industry, starting up from software developer roles and moving up into senior management and technical chief roles. His passion for being at the forefront of technology leads Loui Mercieca towards focusing his career on blockchain and bitcoin, in 2014 and last year, he completed a certification in Ethereum development. He also attended various workshops such as ETH Waterloo Hackathon and delivered technical presentations during seminars and conferences about blockchain technology.
A few of his credentials include:
- Founding his own company cryptoGEEKS, and developing blockchain solutions, putting the innovative blockchain technology principles into practice;
- Appointed as a technical advisor for the government of Malta, forming part of the Malta National Blockchain Strategy Taskforce;
- Graduating with honors from the University of Malta with a Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology in 2016;
- Teaching Microsoft courses as a Microsoft certified trainer;
- Introducing Team Foundation Services and assisting in operations in the blockchain industry;
- Implementing Scrum practices, Agile development, project management and prototyping;
- Designing, developing, and deploying an online trading platform used internationally by clients to manage financial transactions in the Fund/Notes/Bonds markets.
Theme: «Pitch session»
Pitch session
23 October, 11:30 23 October, 11:30
Theme: «Tokenization»
Kambiz Djafari is currently the CEO and Co-founder of Edgecoin.io, a blockchain tech start-up that aims to make education smart by bringing it on the blockchain.
He also is the Head of Online Marketing and steering committee member in a German re-commerce company.
Starting his career path more than 10 years ago at Online Marketing, Webanalytics, Growth Hacking and Event Management, he learned his ropes on various sides of the business world.
As an early investor in Bitcoin, he studied the underlying technology of the blockchain for many years and made a name of himself in the industry.
Kambiz started Edgecoin as a direct result of these studies with the goal to fundamentally disrupt education as we know it now. Equipped with the knowledge of the blockchain, the experience in Online Marketing and Webanalytics and the will to change our flawed academic system, he decided to build something everlasting that will change schools, universities and much more for the upcoming generations.
He is incredibly versatile (Tausendsassa in German) and his strength lies in his ability to combine common sense, analytic thinking, pragmatism, data driven working and out-of-the-box thinking in order to face challenges and solve problems.
To his employees his not a friend but an understanding, authentic and motivating leader who would never shy away from getting the work done.
Theme: «ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?»
The expert has 8 years of experience in organizing innovative exhibitions, conferences and summits. He focuses on holding gambling events, including Affiliate Grand Slam (Bucharest, Tallinn) and SiGMA (Malta).
Pulis founded and headed Maltese Summit of iGaming in 2013. Since 2014, the event has become annual. Previously, he worked in such companies as BonusVikings and Marshall-Pulis Creations.
Industry evangelist will be involved in the Latvia & Malta panel discussion at Riga Gaming Congress. He will tell the audience how Malta has started accepting bitcoin payments in the context of the new gambling legislation compared to Latvia.
Theme: «ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?»
Zachary Reece is the Managing Partner of BlockTrade Investments. He also serves as the CEO of Carolina Investments. Zachary's background came from both the tech industry, as well as the finance world. Zachary started as a lead developer for a Fortune 500 Company. After his project was acquired by another institution he turned his sights to finance. Becoming a Licensed Full Trader (Series 7 & 63 Licenses) in the process. After the SEC and FINRA took a defensive posture, Zachary left the 'Traditional Trading' on the NYSE and committed full time to what he had traded for a decade. Since forming the 1st United States based Blockchain Investment Fund he has worked on multiple ICOprojects as an advisor. He continues this work today.
Theme: «ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?»
Senior Associate at GANADO Advocates’ team, one of the oldest legal companies in Malta and the world engaged in the commercial and financial law.
Leonard Bonello is a leading company expert in fintech issues. Within his law practice, Leonard constantly examines financial technologies in the legal aspect, focusing on the regulation of ICOs and cryptocurrency assets as well as various e-payments and cryptocurrency transactions.
He is a Doctor of Laws (University of Malta) and a Master of Banking and Finance (Queen Mary University of London). Leonard Bonello is also a visiting lecturer and examiner at the University of Malta.
Theme: «ICO's: Opportunity or Threat?»
Dr. Joseph F. Borg is an Advocate and Partner at WH Partners, heading the Blockchain Advisory and the Gaming and Gambling Advisory sections of the firm. He also practices in the areas of Esports, Corporate, IT, Telecoms and Intellectual Property Law. He also lectures Gaming Law at the University of Malta. Joe occupied the role of Secretary General of the Malta IT Law Association (MITLA) for over 3 years and is currently the Vice-President and Co-Founder of Bitmalta, which is a non-profit organisation with a mission to promoting and stimulating discussion about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Malta. Before joining WH Partners he occupied the post of Chief Regulatory Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority - Malta. Joe was also an elected Member on the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), a position which he held throughout 2012. He had originally joined the Authority in March 2007 as Director Legal and Enforcement and has occupied this position for almost 4 years. Before joining the Authority, Joseph, acted as a Legal Counsel to Vodafone Malta Limited for three years.
Joseph was conferred with an LL.M. in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), with Distinction. Earlier, he was awarded the LL.D. from the University of Malta, after writing and successfully defending a thesis entitled, 'Protection of Trademarks Against Domain Names'. In November 2000, Joseph graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Legal and Humanistic Studies. Joseph went on an Erasmus Exchange in 2002 at the Facolta di Giurisprudenza of the Universita' degli Studi di Bologna. In 2009 he completed a Regulator Development Program organized by the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas (UNLV). In 2012 he was awarded a certificate in Casino Management by the UNLV.
Theme: «LUNCH»
COFFE BREAK
23 October, 13:00 23 October, 13:00
Theme: «Panel discussion: Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Blockchain»
Dr Ian Gauci is a partner at GTG Advocates and he is engaged primarily in technology law, fintech, regtech, electronic communications, information society, data protection and gaming/gambling, whilst also focusing on consumer law, competition law, broadcasting law, cyber law, e-commerce, m-commerce, e-health, e-payment, information technology, unfair commercial practices and misleading advertising. Dr Gauci also provides consultancy on legal matters related to blockchain technology, smart contracts, crypto-currencies and ICO/ITO. He is frequently invited to participate and speak in local and international conferences, seminars and events touching on these areas as well as Electronic Communications, Data Protection and Technology Law. He has assisted the Maltese Government on issues dealing E-Trust certification, the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) on its Ecommerce strategy as well as the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). He is also currently one of the strategic advisors appointed by Government on the National Blockchain Strategy Taskforce. Dr Gauci has co-authored the Maltese Electronic Communications Framework and lectures Electronic Communications Law at the University of Malta.
Theme: «Panel discussion: Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Blockchain»
Josef co-leads our blockchain advisory team in Malta. We cater for a various number of clients ranging from STOs, ICOs, other blockchain companies which have launched their own platform and want to based their operations in Malta, crypto-funds, payment platforms and exchanges. Josef can speak about the following:
Josef can examine how traders and virtual currency holders need to become aware of the tax implications to safeguard their interest, which may arise from the disposal of such crypto-assets. He can also provide a detailed analysis of income tax implications arising from the trading activity of virtual currencies, whilst paying particular attention on the current applicable treatment of capital gains arising on a disposal thereof. He can examine the deemed source of such profits and/or gains and the repercussions which may arise thereof, particularly to persons who have limited connection with Malta. In the latter part of the seminar, the indirect tax position of virtual currencies and crypto-assets will be scrutinised from a general point of view, with attention being afforded also to initial coin offerings.
Theme: «Panel discussion: Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Blockchain»
Speaker will focus on performance & influencer marketing marketing strategies that will allow blockchain start-ups and ICOs to compete against incumbent centralised competitors and disrupt their space
Theme: «Panel discussion: Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Blockchain»
Max Ganado
Senior Partner, GANADO Advocates
23 October, 14:30 23 October, 14:30
Max Ganado is a senior partner at GANADO Advocates, the largest law firm based in Malta that provides a full range of services to private customers and businesses. GANADO Advocates is an exclusive member of Lex Mundi, the upscale global network of law firms.
Currently, Max Ganado supervises over 60 lawyers. His tasks as a senior partner include the solution of administrative matters and the development of company’s strategy, but he spends up to 40% of his time on the legal practice.
Max Ganado is a specialist in the field of voluntary organizations, trusts, and investments as well as investing in cryptocurrencies. He often speaks at conferences and in mass media, focusing on blockchain in terms of the legal system and promising legislative strategies related to decentralized services and digital currency.
Theme: «The future of the Sharing Economy( and why it needs Blockchain) licit financial outflows?»
To be announced
23 October, 15:00 23 October, 15:00
Theme: « Cryptocurrencies and AML – The risks and the solutions»
JONATHAN GALEA
Blockchain & cryptocurrencies lawyer, President of Bitmalta
Jonathan’s considerable experience in the blockchain sector ranges from a close study on the
developing regulation in the area to hands-on experience in the technical and economic
aspects of cryptocurrencies, one of the most widely-adopted uses of the blockchain so far.
Jonathan’s LL.D. (Doctorate of Laws) thesis was titled “The Effect of Bitcoin on Money
Laundering Law”, and being completed in May 2015, it was one of the first ever legal theses
on the subject. He has been following developments in the area for four years and moreover
has also participated as a keynote speaker in several conferences both in Malta and abroad,
covering the legal, technical and economic aspects thereof.
Jonathan’s expertise consists of legal advice on regulatory matters related to blockchain
technologies and cryptocurrencies in general as well as technical advice on blockchains and
platforms built on top of them (from a fundamental perspective). He is an active member in
various crypto-communities and is experienced in the mining, trading, investing and analysis
of cryptocurrencies.
Jonathan is also the president of Bitmalta, the first non-profit association in Malta dedicated
to advocating the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies with particular focus on the
Maltese islands. Moreover, apart from completing various courses related to blockchain
technologies and attending various seminars, Jonathan has also successfully completed the
“Programming in C” course with Ice Malta, thus giving him further insight on the intricacies of
programming languages since C served as a basis for most modern languages.
Experience:
- President and co-founder of Bitmalta, the first Maltese association dedicated towards
advocating blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies
- Guest Keynote Speaker at the following conferences:
• International Chamber of Commerce: Financial Crime Forum (May 2016, Malta)
• Blockchain Week 2017 (February 2017, London)
• Simposia Executive Seminar on blockchain technologies (March 2017, Malta)
• Economic Forum: Forum Ekonomiczne – Instytut Wschodni (September 2017, Krakow)
• Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference 2017 (September 2017, Budapest)
• Malta Innovation Summit (October 2017, Malta)
• CryptoAffiliate Conference (October 2017, Prague)
• SiGMA 2017 (November 2017, Malta)
• Blockchain Dev Conference, Developer Week 2017 (February 2018, San Francisco)
- Blockchain Legal Advisor to the Suncontract ICO; a project aiming to make energy
tradable on the Ethereum blockchain <https://suncontract.org/>
- Blockchain Legal Advisor to the Chimaera ICO; a project aiming to create a blockchain
on which game developers can deploy their creations and the players themselves are
the miners supporting the network through their gameplay
<https://www.chimaera.io/>
- Advisor to two upcoming prominent ICOs; details to be divulged once publicly
announced
- Founder of “Bitcoin Malta”, the largest Maltese Facebook group with over 1,200
members aimed as a hub of discussion for blockchain technologies and
cryptocurrencies.
Theme: « Cryptocurrencies and AML – The risks and the solutions»
Dr. Joseph F Borg is an advocate, currently a Senior Advisor to WH Partners, practising mainly in the areas of Gaming, Blockchain, Esports, Corporate, IT, Telecoms and Intellectual Property Law. He also lectures Gaming Law at the University of Malta. Joe occupied the role of Secretary General of the Malta IT Law Association (MITLA) for over 3 years and is currently the Vice-President and Co-Founder of Bitmalta, which is a non-profit organisation with a mission to promoting and stimulating discussion about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Malta.
Before joining WH Partners he occupied the post of Chief Regulatory Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority - Malta. Joe was also an elected Member on the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), a position which he held throughout 2012. He had originally joined the Authority in March 2007 as Director Legal and Enforcement and has occupied this position for almost 4 years. Before joining the Authority, Joseph, acted as a Legal Counsel to Vodafone Malta Limited for three years.
Theme: «Panel discussion: Blockchain Mining Will Become an Easy Process»
Panel discussion
23 October, 16:00 23 October, 16:00
Theme: «Networking»
Networking time
23 October, 17:00 23 October, 17:00
Exhibition area
Hardware developers will present the most advanced mining equipment: graphic cards, processors and computer systems. And representatives of software companies will demonstrate their best software solutions.
Demozone is a platform for B2B communication. Here, exhibitors and visitors make cooperation agreements and establish business relations.
News
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Venue
Hilton Malta Resort
Vjal Portomaso, St Julian's PTM 01
October 23, 2018
Contacts
Pavlo Machulianskyi
For exhibitors and sponsors
p.machulyanskiy@smileexpo.sale+35627780203(ext. 107)pavelmachulianYulia Rasputchenko
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