Intense sessions on how blockchain technology will affect business, education, and the government will mark an exciting Black Sea Blockchain Summit at Fabrika Tbilisi on April 25, 2018. Participants can expect to meet leaders in the blockchain industry and learn about how the technology is changing the world.

The innovative event is organized by Spotcoin, a pioneering company building a platform to connect Georgia and the region to the new smart economy. The summit will showcase distributed ledger technology, its impact on FinTech, and how it is creating new business opportunities in the Black Sea region.

15 international and Georgian speakers from nine countries (Georgia, Ireland, USA, Poland, Armenia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Ukraine, China) will present to an audience of 100 participants about the value and challenges of blockchain, and digital currency. Keynote speeches from Nikoloz Khundzakishvili (CORA Director, Efes Brewery), Leo Liu (CEO/ Founder, Expread Corp), and Margaryta Sivakova (Attorney, Juscutum) will be punctuated by panel discussions and face-to-face meetings with the presenters.

“This is a first-of-its-kind event for Georgia, and the Black Sea Region,” said Sean Mulcahey, Chief Strategy Officer at Spotcoin. “It’s a great opportunity to explore the disruptive effects of blockchain, and discuss opportunities to address the challenges within the emerging regulatory environment. Attendees will have the opportunity to identify potential blockchain projects and form new strategic partnerships.”

All-access tickets with after party entrance cost GEL 25. Tickets may be purchased on the Black Sea Blockchain Summit website, www.bsbsummit.com.

Spotcoin’s vision is to make digital currencies work for everyone. Based in Tbilisi, Georgia with a team of 30 people, we offer quick access and simple liquidity through our over-the-counter clearing house. We are also launching an ICO on May 1st, 2018 to develop a global, digital exchange platform and grow our sustainable mining operation. Restrictions apply to residents and citizens of China, South Korea, and the United States. 

The Black Sea Blockchain Summit Speakers:

Kevin Soltani — Business Development Consultant & Investment Specialist at GIMA Group

Speech Topic: Challenges and Opportunities in Middle East market

USA

Margaryta Sivakova — Lawyer at Juscutum Attorneys Association

Speech Topic: Approaches to regulating cryptocurrency businesses

Ukraine

Nestor Dubnevych — Partner at lexnet.io, CLO Patentbot, Senior Associate at Juscutum Attorneys Association, Ambassador KyivLegalHacker

Speech Topic: New trends in crypto industry for 2018

Ukraine

Tamar Menteshashvili — Expread Founder, External Legal Advisor on DLT and Blockchain implementation in Public Services & E-governance

Speech Topic: Bringing Blockchain Closer to the Citizens: How to apply Blockchain based solutions in the Public Sector

Georgia

Veaceslav Cunev — CEO at Moldova Blockchain Association, Deeplace

Speech Topic: Government Blockchain Case Study Panel

Moldova

Jan Robert Schutte — CEO/Cofounder at CryptoAcademy and ICO Advisor Cryptics, Miniapps.pro/Kirik & Brixby

Speech Topic: Lowering the barrier for entry into the market through education for investors, traders and ICO. Experiences from Holland

The Netherlands

R. Michael Cowgill — President of GAU, Board of Directors, First Vice-President at American Chamber of Commerce, Tbilisi, Georgia

Speech Topic: Blockchain Education in the University

Georgia

Tonny Siemons — Founder & CEO at Go2the.cloud

Speech Topic: Go2the.cloud experience with blockchain projects, lessons learned; transtoken.org; Blockchain & GDPR  

The Netherlands

Tariel Zivzivadze — Consultant, Trainer

Speech Topic: Experiences and insights from implementing an enterprise blockchain project to address business challenges in Georgia

Georgia

Vigen Arushanyan — COO & Co-Founder of Armenian Blockchain Association

Speech Topic: Blockchain & cryptocurrencies. Armenian Perspective

Armenia

Simon Cocking — Chief editor at Irish Tech News | Cryptocoin.News, Business advisor,

Speech Topic: What makes a good ICO? How to identify a bad ICO?

Ireland

Edmund Lowell — Founder at KYC-Chain

Speech Topic: Self-Sovereign Identity on the blockchain

China

Pawel Bochniarz — CEO at Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship

Speech Topic: Startup ecosystem in Poland and Europe,

Startup-Corporate Coollaboration on the example of our blockchain startup — Coinfirm  which started cooperation with Polish bank

Poland

Nikoloz Khundzakishvili — CORA Director at Efes Brewery in Georgia — JSC Lomisi

Speech Topic: Implementing blockchain technology to enhance business in Georgia

Georgia

Piet Huige — COO at Effect.AI

Speech Topic: Fair pay for the Mechanical Turk workforce

Connecting academia to Effect.AI

The Netherlands

Jorgen Welsink — CEO & Co-Founder at CryptoAcademy

Speech Topic: Education Partnerships

The Netherlands

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