INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TechCrunch is coming to Zug, Switzerland, to discuss all things Blockchain
This is going to be one of the most important events we&ve ever held in Europe and one of the most important ever
You&re not going to want to miss this.
TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 features an impressive lineup of fireside chats and panels with
icons of the global blockchain and crypto tech scene.
We&re thrilled to bring accomplished founders and chief executives to the stage
Among others, this includes, Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin, IBM/Hyperledger Brian Behlendorf, as well as
Changpeng Zhao of Binance and Galia Benartzi of Bancor.
Tickets are still available for purchase
We&re thrilled to make it to Zug for this show and hope you can make it.
AGENDA
9:00 AM & 9:05 AMOpening Remarks
9:05 AM & 9:10 AMWelcome
Remarks: Dolfi Müller (Mayor of Zug)
9:10 AM & 9:30 AMComing soon!
9:30 AM & 9:50 AMFireside Chat with Brian Behlendorf (Hyperledger)The
Executive Director gives an inside look at the technology powering The Hyperledger Project.
9:50 AM & 10:15 AMIn Conversation with Nicolas
Brand (Lakestar) and Colin Hanna (Balderton)Tokenising VC & the Venture Capitalist perspective on Blockchain.
10:15 AM & 10:40 AMComing
soon!
10:40 AM & 11:10 AM BREAK
11:10 AM & 11:50 AMFireside Chat with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Foundation)A conversation with Ethereum
creator, Vitalik Buterin.
11:50 AM & 12:15 PMIn Conversation with Galia Benartzi (Bancor) and Jun Hasegawa (OmiseGO)Benartzi and Hasegawa
discuss successful ICOs & are they made or born
12:15 PM & 12:35 PMFireside Chat with Jim Fruchterman (Benetech)Release the chains! Can
Blockchain be a force for social good
12:35 PM & 1:00 PMIn Conversation with with Patrick Berarducci (The Brooklyn Project), Mona El Isa
(Melonport) and Pierre-Edouard Wahl (PwC Switzerland)The Wild West of regulating crypto.
1:00 PM & 1:15 PMINNOVATION BREAK
1:15 PM & 2:15
PMLUNCH
2:15 PM & 2:35 PMFireside Chat with Roham Gharegozlou (Axiom Zen)The CEO of CryptoKitties discusses the story behind its smash
2:35 PM & 3:00 PMIn Conversation with Hope Liu (Eximchain) and Gert Sylvest (Tradeshift)The Co-founders of Eximchain and Tradeshift explore
the push from blockchain to the supply chain.
3:00 PM & 3:25 PMIn Conversation with Kris Marszalek (Monaco), Joshua Stein (Harbor) and Hanna
Zubko (IntellectEU)Banking on Blockchain: Can established banks keep up with the new world order
3:25 PM & 3:45 PMFireside Chat with Balaji
Srinivasan (Coinbase)The new CTO of Coinbase and Board Partner of a16z discusses keeping pace with new players.
3:45 PM & 4:25 PMBREAK
4:25
PM & 4:45 PMFireside Chat with Joe Lubin (ConsenSys)The Founder of ConsenSys shares his story and whether his company can become the
Alphabet of Blockchain.
4:45 PM & 5:10 PMIn Conversation with Sam Cassat (ConsenSys), Phil Windley (Sovrin Foundation) and Guy Zyskind
(Enigma)Cassat, Windley and Zyskind explore the emergence of self-sovereign identities
5:10 PM & 5:30 PM Fireside Chat with Changpeng Zhao (Binance)Can exchanges…change
5:30 PM & 5:50 PM Fireside Chat with Leanne Kemp
(Everledger)On the blockchain once, on the blockchain forever
Kemp discusses the opportunities and challenges in building Everledger.
5:50 PM & 6:00 PMWRAP
