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16 Mar 2018

Blockchain Conference Astana Announces the First Two Conference Speakers

June 14, 2018, the capital of Kazakhstan will host Blockchain Conference Astana, the major Blockchain conference of Central Asia. The international event will feature over 25 experts of worldwide reputation in the sphere of blockchain and crypto industry. The organizers have started a marathon of topics and speakers yet today. Please meet the first speakers:

Farrukh Shukurov, Ambisafe

Ambisafe is a leading American company engaged in the issuance of infrastructure blockchain-based solutions. Ambisafe has been recognized as the most innovative company in its field. The most advanced companies around the globe use its products and services. At Ambisafe, Farrukh holds a position as Chief Business Development Officer. He develops and implements blockchain-based solutions around the world. The speaker has an extensive experience of working with projects in the field of crypto assets creation and management.

Kir Kelevra, crypto trader

Kir Kelevra is one of the most influential representatives of the Ukrainian crypto community, an experienced crypto trader, and a cryptocurrency pricing expert. Kir regularly makes reports at major international events dedicated to the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, advises projects at the post ICO stage on stock exchange trading and listing.

Hurry up to buy a ticket to Blockchain Conference Astana 2018 at the early bird registration price of 80$! Starting from May 19, the ticket price will be 150$.

The event page on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2CbQplj.

Telegram channel: https://t.me/bconference_astana.

07 Mar 2018

Astana Marriott to Welcome Attendees of Blockchain Conference Astana 2018

June 14, 2018, the capital of Kazakhstan will host the second annual conference Blockchain Conference Astana, which is the most significant event for the crypto community of Central Asia.

In 2017, the event was the first of its kind in the country in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrency. It brought together a record number of crypto enthusiasts – over 250 attendees! Performances by 20 leading industry representatives from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Great Britain and Switzerland were attended by investors, representatives of the banking and financial spheres, as well as delegates from government agencies. They accounted for 60% of the entire audience of Blockchain Conference Astana 2017.

The conference organizer AroundB selects speakers with great care in order to provide the attendees with access to extremely useful information and to cover the most topical issues being of concern to the audience. This year’s event program will feature the leaders of blockchain and cryptocurrency spheres from around the world. They will share practical knowledge about the blockchain technology application through the examples of real cases and share their views on the right way to shape the digital economy of Kazakhstan.

Based on the knowledge and understanding of its audience, Blockchain Conference Astana will pay special attention to the level of convenience and comfort for each attendee of the event. This year, the conference guests will be welcomed by the elegant Astana Marriott Hotel located in the very centre of the capital.

AroundB prepares high quality reports and panel discussions for the Blockchain Conference Astana attendees, as well as the opportunity for their informal communication during coffee breaks and dinner with speakers in an atmosphere of cosy luxury.

Before May 19, you may buy a ticket to Blockchain Conference Astana 2018 at the early bird registration price. The detailed information on the cost of participation is available on the event website. Please subscribe to our newsletter to keep abreast of the most relevant news in the industry. Let’s Blockchain this world together!

The event website: https://bconference.kz.

The event page on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2CbQplj.

The organizer contact details: +442 03 239 96 70, [email protected]

27 Feb 2018

ASTANA TO HOLD ITS SECOND MAJOR CENTRAL ASIA BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE

In 2017, the total capitalization of crypto assets reached stratospheric level: Bitcoin at a price of $ 20,000, creation of new tokens and innovative projects based on Blockchain, DLT and ICO as a unique crowd funding phenomenon that permeated throughout the world.

It is no mere chance that the 21st century has been recognized as the cryptocurrency era. Many experts believe that the future of the global financial system is behind the crypto currencies and Blockchain. The essential task of today is to build and learn how to manage this system for the benefit of us and our future.

The previous year has demonstrated that the industry itself is developing rapidly and therefore the world market is not able to regulate it and respond quickly to its operation. Only a few countries have dared to establish the qualitative legal framework in order not to oppose but to cooperate with a new form of economy.

Kazakhstan has also been involved in the discussion of issues related to regulation of digital currencies and introduction of Blockchain. According to experts, the Republic of Kazakhstan has every chance of becoming one of the most advanced countries in the field of Blockchain. The country has everything to succeed: financial resources, the state initiative and the desire to create its own crypto oasis.

The capital of Kazakhstan will host for the second time the major Blockchain conference of Central Asia Blockchain Conference Astana on June 14, 2018. This international event will bring together leaders of the blockchain and crypto industries from all over the globe to shape the way in which the digital economy of Kazakhstan may be developed.

What may the guests of Blockchain Conference Astana 2018 expect?

Reports by leading speakers from around the world
Discussion panels covering the most relevant topics
Expo area
Coffee breaks and informal communication
Dinner with the conference speakers and guests

Who will participate?

Representatives of the banking and financial sectors, representatives of the energy, oil & gas, and save-energy spheres, founders of FinTech companies, as well as delegates of government institutions, will be among the participants of BConference Astana. The event organizing company AroundB, whose portfolio includes over 30 FinTech events around the globe, carefully approaches the selection of speakers and preparation of the program. Very soon the first speakers of this year’s conference will become known, so follow the event updates.

What will be discussed?

Today, all are concerned about the interaction of the cryptocurrency industry with banks, the use of Blockchain in various fields, and, of course, the introduction of Blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation at the state level. All this and much more, including how Kazakhstan will be one step ahead and occupy a niche on the world crypto stage, will be discussed at the second annual Blockchain Conference Astana to be held in Astana on June 14, 2018.

The conference topics are as follows:

Blockchain technology for the Republic of Kazakhstan: spheres of application and new ways of the country development
Cryptocurrency and tokens
ICO: What will happen to a multi-billion dollar structure in 2018?
Smart contracts: Will they change the established standards?
Crypto economy: How will it influence the world in the near future?
Regulation and legal framework for the crypto assets in Kazakhstan

Results of Blockchain Conference Astana 2017

In 2017, Kazakhstan demonstrated its interest in the technology and crypto currencies. Last year, the conference featured over 20 speakers, including representatives from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Over 250 participants attended the event to discuss the application of Blockchain in the financial world, in the energy sector, as well as the role of the technology for e-gov and e-voting. The first crypto event in the country was attended by a record number of people. The best real-cases were presented by such leading world companies as Microsoft, IBM, Deloitte, and KPMG.

Blockchain Conference Astana traditionally promises to be the most long-awaited FinTech event in Kazakhstan. Keep up to date with all the news from BConference Astana and follow the news on the event website.

The detailed program of the event will be available on the website of Blockchain Conference Astana in the nearest future. Please subscribe to our newsletter to keep abreast of the most relevant news in the industry. Let’s Blockchain this world together!

The event website: https://bconference.kz/ru.
The event page on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2CbQplj.
Contact details of the organizers: +442 03 239 96 70, [email protected]

16 May 2017

Blockchain Conference Astana to Discuss How Blockchain May Change Food Industry

On June 14, 2017, a global-scale blockchain summit Blockchain Conference Astana in Kazakhstan will feature over 20 speakers delivering practical solutions to the issue of blockchain technology use in e-Gov, FinTech, energy sector, food industry and other spheres.

The CEO of a Swiss company FoodBlockchain.XYZ Angel Versetti will share a blockchain solution for the food industry. He will devote his speech to the influence of smart contracts and distributed databases on the food supply system, provision of new levels of food quality and safety, and development of new levels of transparency for end users.

Angel Vercetti is a CEO of FoodBlockchain.XYZ, the world’s first blockchain solution based on Ethereum for the global food industry. Previously, he worked in various departments of the United Nations Organization (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)), as well as World Resources Forum, Bloomberg, and was on probation at Google. He also manages a television media project at Dukascopy Bank and often participates in conferences and meetings of the highest level (Vatican, Davos, UNESCO, etc.).

BConference Astana creates the largest platform for discussing the role of blockchain in the Kazakhstan’s economy modernization. Proceeding from this mission, the conference organizers make the event program to be as useful as possible for the state bodies, banking & financial sector as well as energy and food industries.

Participation in the conference is open to everyone interested. To attend the conference, please register on the site.

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12 May 2017

IBM World Blockchain Experience to be shared at Blockchain Conference Astana

The IBM representative will speak at the global blockchain summit Blockchain Conference Astana in Kazakhstan on June 14, 2017. The conference program will also feature performances by representatives of Microsoft, Deloitte, KPMG, Humaniq, Juscutum Attorneys Association, Sofitto and many other companies. The conference will involve over 20 speakers and 150 guests from around the world.

The speech of the IBM Kazakhstan’s leading developer Mikhail Korotko will be devoted to the company’s approach to the blockchain as well as participation in the world-famous HyperLedger project and its business application. Let us recall that the alternative blockchain system HyperLedger is a product that allows companies to build solutions based on the distributed ledger technology of its own design.

Mikhail Korotko is a highly qualified and certified IT architect with over 14 years of experience in the IT sphere. He has over 35 international certificates in the field of IT (Open CA – a master certified IT architect, certified architect of IBM, CCEE, CCAA, CCA, MCSE, MCITP, MCSA, VCP) and two international awards (VMware vExpert). Mikhail has an extensive expertise in planning, managing, designing and implementing of medium and large IT projects (Cloud Computing, IT Infrastructure, Big Data, industry solutions, etc.) including pre-sale / sales, architecture development and implementation, system integration and services. Mikhail has a great experience of work in the team as a technical manager with distributed international and multicultural teams.

BConference Astana promises to become one of the most significant events in Kazakhstan. The conference will be devoted to the blockchain technology capabilities for the financial environment, solutions for banks, payment systems, money transfers, exchange operations, etc.; composition of public services with the help of blockchain; energy trading and renewable energy; data tracking and analysis using the blockchain.

On the second day of the conference, June 15, 2017, BConference attendees will have a tour to the unique complex of Expo 2017 Future Energy demonstrating the exhibits from over 200 countries around the world.

Participation in the conference is open to everyone interested. To attend the conference, please register on the site.

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10 May 2017

KPMG Representative to Speak About the Future of Blockchain in the Notary at Blockchain Conference Astana

Blockchain Conference Astana to be held on June 14 – 15, 2017 in the capital of Kazakhstan promises to be one of the greatest blockchain events in the country. The program of the conference already includes performances by representatives of Microsoft, IBM, Deloitte, Humaniq, Juscutum Attorneys Association, Sofitto and many other companies. The conference will involve over 20 speakers and 150 guests from around the world.

The senior consultant of the management consulting department at the IT consulting group in KPMG Kazakhstan and Central Asia Zarina Kazhmaganbetova will share practical application of the blockchain technology in the notary. In particular, the KPMG representative will explain why the distributed network technology is ideal for checking signatures and documents in legal transactions.

Zarina has over 10 years of experience in the IT sphere. In 2013, Zarina received a degree of Master of Science from the Imperial College London. Today, she is a student of PhD Computer Science at the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Zarina’s expertise includes projects on architecture development, technical writing (ERP choice), IT infrastructure audit, and system inspection for compliance with information security requirements. The industry experience includes public sector, telecommunications, banking, transport, and logistics.

BConference Astana creates the largest platform for discussing the role of blockchain in the modernization of priority sectors of Kazakhstan’s economy. Proceeding from this mission, the conference organizers make the event program to be as useful as possible for state bodies, the banking & financial sector as well as the energy sector.

Participation in the conference is open to everyone interested. To attend the conference, please register on the site.

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03 May 2017

What is the Fintech Future of Kazakhstan?

What potential does Kazakhstan have for the fintech development? What role will blockchain play in modernization of the country’s economy? What blockchain practices are the most relevant for Kazakhstan today? These and many other questions will be answered on June 14, 2017 by the key speakers of Blockchain Conference Astana.

As is known, Kazakhstan has headed for accelerated technological modernization of its economy having identified online trading, mobile banking and digital services to be its priority sectors for development.

Blockchain Conference Astana has every chance to become one of the most effective platforms of the country for the exchange of information and experience in implementing the best solutions in the global world of blockchain.

The Conference program will consist of 3 main panels:

Advanced blockchain solutions for financial industry
Prospects of blockchain for e-government
Blockchain innovations for energy environment

The Conference organizers plan to pay special attention to the sphere of fintech.

Alexander Vasylchenko, who in 2016 together with an EU bank founded Sofitto, a fintech start-up merging Blockchain technology into conventional banking card products, will speak about the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) on existing Banking infrastructure and in a fully regulated environment. Today, Sofitto’s banking cards with integrated store of value enable hyper secure data management with zero knowledge about Data and no transaction costs. The transactions history is stored in Blockchain providing unprecedented automation and scalability. Sofitto payment scheme introduces DLT advantages on an existing banking infrastructure and in a fully regulated environment. Sofitto is introducing an alternative Domestic and International scheme secured by Blockchain in several EU countries.

BlockEx CEO Adam Leonard will introduce the conference participants to the platform operation for the exchange of BlockEx digital assets as well as principles of using the blockchain technology to build more transparent and accessible capital markets. Having 20 years of experience in creating and developing Payments, Ad-Tech and Fintech solutions, Adam was in charge of creation of several award-winning platforms in Ad-Tech and Gaming industries. Since 2011, upon getting involved in crypto currencies, Adam has been focusing exclusively on the sphere of Fintech.

In the near future, the full program of the Conference will be announced. In order to keep abreast of all the news of BConference Astana, please sign up for newsletters and stay tuned on the website bconference.kz.

20 Apr 2017

Blockchain and Government: Ways of Development and Prospects for Interaction to be discussed at Blockchain Conference Astana

Less than 2 months are left before one of the key events in the world of Blockchain. On June 14 – 15, Astana will host Blockchain Conference Astana, which will bring together representatives of the blockchain industry from around the world to talk about their successful experience of using this technology in the governmental, financial and energy environment.

The Conference program will consist of 3 key panels:

– Prospects of blockchain for e-government

– Advanced blockchain solutions for financial industry

– Blockchain innovations for energy environment.

Oleg Strelenko will speak during the panel dedicated to the usage of blockchain for e-gov. The blockchain developer with 5 years of experience, founder and head of cyber security agency DDO-Expert will cover the topic of domestic and international blockchain protocols.

A lawyer, founder and managing partner of the law society Juscutum Artem Afian will inform whether the state registry will be replaced by the blockchain. Artem is a member of the expert council at the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Informatization and Information Technologies, a member of the committee at the Internet Association of Ukraine on Intellectual Property and a head of the legal committee at the Association of Information Technology Enterprises of Ukraine. In addition, Artem actively supports legalization of Bitcoin in Ukraine. He will speak about legal nuances of regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the world and the CIS.

In the near future, the full program of the Conference and e-gov panel in particular will be announced. In order to keep abreast of all the news of BConference Astana, please sign up for our free newsletters and stay tuned on the website bconference.kz

21 Mar 2017

Blockchain Conference to Take Place in the Country of New Fintech Opportunities – Kazakhstan

The capital of Kazakhstan will host Blockchain Conference Astana on June 14 – 15, 2017. The conference organizers have chosen Astana to be the conference location for several reasons. Firstly, Kazakhstan has a great potential for development of the fintech industry. The country has shaped its course for accelerated technological modernization of the economy. Secondly, in 2017 Kazakhstan will become the center of attention for the whole world as the world-famous exhibition EXPO will take place in its capital from June to September.

According to the Kazakhstan President, the top priority fintech sectors for the state development include online commerce, mobile banking and digital services. In 2017, the government developed Digital Kazakhstan Program. Moreover, the state plans to create an international techno park to attract entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. To this end, some appropriate infrastructure and favorable tax and labor conditions for business will be established. Digital Kazakhstan Program pays particular attention to the blockchain technology.

As an international platform for the exchange of information and experience when implementing the best solutions in the blockchain world, BConference Astana stands a good chance to become an effective tool for communication of experts and achievement of set objectives within Digital Kazakhstan Program.

The conference program will consist of two days – June 14 and 15. The first day of the event will focus on the following topics:

Blockchain technology capabilities for the financial environment: solutions for banks, payment systems, money transfers, exchange operations, etc.
Energy trading and renewable energy
Smart grids
Data tracking and analysis using the blockchain

The second day, June 15, 2017, will involve a tour to the unique Expo 2017 Future Energy complex, where exhibits from over 200 countries of the world will be presented.

Participation in BConference Astana may be of interest to representatives of banking and financial sectors, managers and owners of companies in the field of money transfers and exchange operations, energy companies, oil & gas sector representatives from around the globe, save-energy companies, blockchain start-ups as well as representatives of public authorities at all levels.

BConference Astana will take place at the Diplomat Hotel & Business Center on June 14-15, 2017.

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