The Gershon Fintech center at the Hebrew University in collaboration with Sygnum Bank AG is organizing the online conference:
Cryptocurrencies and the Digital Asset economy: Outlook for 2021, on March 24-25.
Keynote speaker: Prof. Darrell Duffie, Stanford and Prof. Alex (Sandy) Pentland, MIT.
For more details please follow the Gershon Fintech Center website here.
Registration is FREE.
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Keynote Speakers
Darrell Duffee (Stanford): The Global Impact of China's Central Bank Digital Currency
Sandy (Alex) Pentland (MIT): New national blockchain system and their Implications for the global economy
Conference Speakers:
Yoni Assia (eToro): The Future of Crypto
Jeffrey Bandman (Bandman Advisors): Are We There Yet? Regulatory Consensus and Divergence.
David Gershon (Hebrew University): The challenges for blockchain and cryptocurrencies to become mainstream at financial institutions.
Li Haitao (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business): The Role of Mining in Bitcoin Investment.
Meirav Harel (IQONIQ): Are NFTs the next generation of Tokens?
Peter Hofmann (Custodigit): Strategic options and barriers for banks to offer Digital Asset services.
Mathias Imbach (Sygnum): Outlook 2021 – Sygnum’s 9 predictions of what will shape the digital asset industry this year.
Amrit Kumar (Zilliqa): Decentralized Finance Shaping the Future of Traditional Finance.
Alexander Lipton (Hebrew University MIT and Sila): Reflections on DeFi.
Dr. Milly Perry (Ono Academic College): DAO - The Future Corporate
Fabian Schaer (University of Basel): Decentralized Finance (DeFi) — On Blockchain and Smart Contract-based Financial Markets.
Christian Schuepbach (Swisscom Digital Business): Green Coin – Using FinTech to achieve Switzerland's climate goals.
Angela Angelovska-Wilson (DLXLaw & Sila): Innovation in Regulation.
Dirk Andreas Zetzsche (The University of Luxembourg): The legal challenges of Decentralized Finance.
The conference Agenda:
| 24-Mar | Speaker | Title | |
| 1 | 15:30 | Darrell Duffee (Stanford) | The Global Impact of China's Central Bank Digital Currency |
| 2 | 16:00 | David Gershon (Hebrew University) | The challenges for blockchain and cryptocurrencies to become mainstream at financial institutions |
| 3 | 16:30 | Dr. Milly Perry (Ono Academic College) | DAO - The Future Corporate |
| 4 | 17:00 | Yoni Assia (eToro) | The Future of Crypto |
| 5 | 17:30 | Amrit Kumar (Zilliqa) | Decentralized Finance Shaping the Future of Traditional Finance |
| 6 | 18:00 | Meirav Harel (IQONIQ) | Are NFTs the next generation of Tokens? |
| 7 | 18:30 | Mathias Imbach (Sygnum) | Outlook 2021 – Sygnum’s 9 predictions of what will shape the digital asset industry this year. |
| 8 | 19:00 | Dirk Andreas ZETZSCHE (The University of Luxembourg) | The legal challenges of Decentralized Finance |
| 25-Mar | Speaker | Title | |
| 1 | 15:30 | Alexander Lipton (Hebrew University MIT and Sila) | Reflections on DeFi |
| 2 | 16:00 | Jeffrey Bandman (Bandman Advisors) | Are We There Yet? Regulatory Consensus and Divergence |
| 3 | 16:30 | Sandy (Alex) Pentland (MIT) | New national blockchain system and their Implications for the global economy |
| 4 | 17:00 | Li Haitao (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business) | The Role of Mining in Bitcoin Investment |
| 5 | 17:30 | Christian Schuepbach (Swisscom Digital Business) | Green Coin – Using FinTech to achieve Switzerland's climate goals |
| 6 | 18:00 | Angela Angelovska-Wilson (DLXLaw & Sila) | Innovation in Regulation |
| 7 | 18:30 | Fabian Schär (University of Basel) | Decentralized Finance (DeFi) — On Blockchain and Smart Contract-based Financial Markets |
| 8 | 19:00 | Peter Hofmann (Custodigit) | Strategic options and barriers for banks to offer Digital Asset services |
