$100,000 Blockchain Investment Challenge

Description: Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt the global financial system and government … currencies. After reviewing hundreds of applications, see the most promising Blockchain startups at SXSW
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Business on the Blockchain

Description: Cryptocurrencies, distributed applications, and blockchain technology have all grabbed the public … together? And what exactly does “enterprise blockchain” mean, anyway? Join Brian Behlendorf (Executive … Director, Hyperledger) and Amber Baldet (Blockchain Lead, JPMorgan and Financial Industry Chair … , Enterprise Ethereum Alliance) as they discuss what business might look like in a blockchain enabled future
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Music

Description: There are many problems you can solve by using the blockchain in the music industry if you knew how … ? There is a lot of talk about the blockchain but little is said about how it applies to people who do not code … . Learn about the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and how to utilize them in the music industry without

Blockchain and Civil Liberties

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Description: workshop about blockchain technology and its impact -- both positive and negative -- on the civil … liberties space. We'll take a look at how the blockchain may impact free expression, identity, privacy … as faculty in Law, Policy, Ethics and Blockchain at Singularity University. They are looking forward … to taking your questions and sharing their thoughts on existing blockchain projects, as well as what
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Blockchain Development, Simplified

Description: Blockchain is white hot right now, but how can you build safe, secure, and scalable systems … on it? This talk covers the caveats of blockchain development and how to accelerate the development process
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Blockchain Pilots and Learnings

Description: Hear the experiences of media and entertainment experts who have been experimenting with blockchain
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Blockchain Meets Reality

Description: Hardware has always played a critical role in blockchain technology by threading the needle
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Blacks on the Blockchain

Description: . A couple of weeks later in what may have been a first for a digital health company, Blockchain-based … of these startups are black & in Atlanta. Learn the opportunities for minorities in crypto and blockchain

Private Blockchain Meet Up

Description: Public blockchain projects and cryptocurrencies have garnered significant public attention … , but only represent a small portion of the potential for Blockchain enabled technologies. Join us to connect … with other blockchain professionals and enthusiasts to discuss the future of private blockchain
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Blockchain for Refugees: Economic Passports

Description: as a "non existence" pushes them back into misery. Blockchain changes that. We have proven that now … . Platforms like BanQu use blockchain to restore that basic human dignity and existence to those … examples where a refugee can use blockchain to prove his / her child's immunization record or education
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Women in Blockchain Meet Up

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Description: Inviting all who identify as women to this session to learn about the promises of blockchain … , product, policy and design women interested in all things Blockchain. Let’s talk about how … Blockchain enables individual contribution, makes it easy to collaborate and promises to further equality … is essential to realizing the full potential of the blockchain. A more collaborative style, from any gender … -organizing. How can we use the blockchain to create a more inclusive culture and benefit everyone
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Blockchain and Ethereum Meet Up

Description: Join us for an informal gathering of crypto, Blockchain and Ethereum professionals and enthusiasts … . Discover the possibilities and implications of Blockchain, Ethereum, and decentralization from
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The Quantifiable Business Benefits of Blockchain

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Description: Billions flowed into crypto and blockchain in 2017 as investors expressed their excitement … for the future potential of blockchain, but the fact is that blockchain technology is changing many … businesses today in measurable ways. This panel will reveal some of the surprising ways blockchain
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What Blockchain Means for Media & Entertainment

Description: Blockchain will be a powerful tool for media makers and consumers. This decentralized digital … works to three-bar loops. Blockchain’s "trustless finality" has implications for monetizing content
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Blockchain and the Future of Global Governance

Description: The potential transformational benefits of blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT … implications of blockchain/DLT adoption on global governance and outline the potential opportunities
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Intro to the Blockchain and Bitcoin

Description: The blockchain was actualized in 2009 when bitcoin came into existence. Since then, many new … ventures in the blockchain space have aimed to transform many different industries. This workshop
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Developing for AR & Blockchain Meet Up

Description: AR/VR/Blockchain Expert Gordon Meyer will discuss the new intersection of augmented reality … and blockchain. As blockchain evolves, opportunities are opening within the AR/VR space as well as Machine … Learning and Object recognition to leverage the blockchain to decentralize the data to the benefit
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ENCORE: The Quantifiable Business Benefits of Blockchain

Description: Billions flowed into crypto and blockchain in 2017 as investors expressed their excitement … for the future potential of blockchain, but the fact is that blockchain technology is changing many … businesses today in measurable ways. This panel will reveal some of the surprising ways blockchain

Blockchain and the Decentralization of Finance

Description: of blockchain technology, including changes driven by the disintermediation and decentralization … of financial services, enterprise blockchain adoption, and the growth of token marketplaces. A diverse group … economics, and identify areas of financial life that remain ripe for blockchain-enabled disruption
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Transforming Global Food Supply with Blockchain

Description: (e.g., Walmart), has built a Food Safety solution with blockchain technology that will bring trust … and transparency to suppliers, producers, retailers, regulators and consumers. Blockchain
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A World of Blockchain Powered Communities

Description: Beyond the shiny lights of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology is having a significant … we will share our journey to introduce verified permanent digital identities, blockchain based shared
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Blockchain & The Crisis in Healthcare

Description: economies and transaction networks. We will examine the current state of blockchain and discuss how
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Marloes Pomp (Blockchain Pilots NL): Mentor

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Description: Areas of Expertise: Blockchain, Government, ICO’s Marloes Pomp is the Program Officer … with responsibility for 30 blockchain projects within the Dutch Government. In order to establish the exact … opportunities and threats of blockchain based technology, the Dutch Public Service requested Marloes … an international network with governments and the United Nations working together on several blockchain
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Austin: A Global Center for Blockchain Innovation

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Description: When one thinks of global centers of blockchain innovation, a number of places come to mind … : Silicon Valley, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Switzerland, New York ... and now Austin. The blockchain … blockchain companies. Oh, and IBM's blockchain team in Austin is rapidly expanding too. This panel … will discuss why Austin has emerged as a fantastic city for the blockchain and crypto community. Top local … innovators will highlight Austin's most exciting blockchain companies, why Austin has become
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Blockchain Opportunities in Mobility and Logistics

Description: With release of Bitcoin into public domain in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamato, floodgate of blockchain … apps have opened. There is no doubt that blockchain tech has potentials to reduce friction … for blockchain in logistics, supply chain, and shared mobility. [Programming descriptions
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Trust Crisis: The Need for Blockchain

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Description: record of those actions. Yet our trust in institutions is at an all-time low. Blockchain provides … be one of the most significant innovations of our time. Come learn about the Blockchain projects
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Diplomacy vs AI: Foreign Policy, Bots & Blockchain

Description: and balances of human interaction. AR, blockchain, and quantum computing can change how societies communicate

Blockchain & the Impact of a Decentralized World

Description: Blockchain is a buzzword across industries as diverse as finance, insurance, and green energy … with filmmaker Alex Winter and producer Kim Jackson, the team behind the upcoming blockchain … documentary from SingularDTV and Futurism Studios, as they explore what blockchain and decentralization
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Why Blockchain Tech Equals 10X the Internet's Value

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Description: Blockchain will transform lives, give marketplace access to the 2 billion people around the world … to healthcare and create ten times the value that the Internet has. Pioneering investors in blockchain … and cryptocurrency explain this driving thesis behind these beliefs. Hear why blockchain is already driving

What Is Blockchain? How Will It Change The World?

Description: Blockchain technology is often compared with the Internet and the impact of it is expected … of the world’s top blockchain experts, will explain the basics of blockchain, why it's the beginning
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The hype and the hope: How much can blockchain really solve in healthcare?

Start-up Delta presents: Global challenges, blockchain enabled solutions, meet the Dutch change makers!

Description: and freedom in our digital world - Marloes Pomp, Blockchain in the Dutch public sector 4pm - 5pm

Marloes Pomp

Company: Blockchain Pilots NL

Peter Harris

Bio: Peter Harris is Executive Director of the Austin Blockchain Collective, a trade association … and working with customers to bring them to commercial launch. Pete's technology focuses are on blockchain
Company: Austin Blockchain Collective

Allison Price

Bio: Allison Price is the executive director of the Blockchain Trust Accelerator (BTA). The BTA … is committed to advancing blockchain technology through innovative pilot projects designed to address some … into the global blockchain community she served in senior public affairs positions
Company: Blockchain Trust Accelerator

Shelita Burke

Description: Shelita Burke released her recent album Special - EP on the blockchain and created Ethereum smart

Kevin Cruz

Bio: and blockchain space. [Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Samson Williams

Bio: , digital transformation, crowdfunding, blockchain use cases, cryptocurrency regulations, initial coin
Company: Axes and Eggs: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Consultancy

Bitcoin and the New World of Programmable Money

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New Financial Models for a Sustainable Ent. Economy

Description: on blockchain tech and funded via cryptocurrency empower creators to build a sustainable career free
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Chris Ballinger

Karen Ottoni

Bio: Karen is part of the Blockchain team at Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS), which works with clients … industries to understand blockchain, its business applications, and ideate use cases for eventual … projects in challenging post-conflict contexts. Karen currently co-organizes the "Women in Blockchain … " meetup in New York City and has mentored teams for the Blockchain for Social Impact Hackathon … and Startup Weekend NYC Blockchain. She is excited about the potential for emerging technologies like

Cryptofit Meet Up

Description: mission to advocate blockchain to all stakeholders in society and help people all around the world … to understand blockchain, explain why it’s the beginning of a new era and what profound possibilities
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Brigid McDermott

Nathana Sharma

Bio: . She’s also faculty in Law, Policy, Ethics and Blockchain, where she writes and speaks on the impact

Starting the Internet All Over Again

Description: on Blockchain technology to give users freedom over their data. Join pioneers of the first web
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Harpreet Singh (Hazoor Partners): Mentors

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Cyberspace Barons: Creators of ICOs & Ransomware

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Why Ethereum Is Going to Change the World

Description: and co-founder of Ethereum, the most powerful blockchain system that can be publicly … in blockchain, why he joined Vitalik Buterin on the Ethereum Project, and why he started a company
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Ethereum Will Disrupt Everything

Description: through use cases and implications of blockchain technology, tokenization of assets, what smart … blockchain software engineering company on Earth focusing on Ethereum, the decentralized world-wide
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