The Opening Networking Social is an opportunity to meet and greet the speakers and fellow decentralizers in a relaxed environment before the full conference.
Decentralization is a worldwide phenomenon so why not celebrate it in an incredibly unique part of the world? Join us at Polly Bar in downtown Tel Aviv (Rothschild Blvd 60)
msGNU raps about technology, humanity, and interactions between the two. Her last LP “Stuck in Cyberspace” was a musical adaptation of a master’s thesis on power and culture in the information age. Her in-progress EP “cryptochronic” focuses on the disruptive possibilities presented by Decentralized technology and the communities which shape it. She will perform two old songs and one that she literally just wrote.
Tom and Gary’s Decentralized Dance Party is an Open-Source Party concept that employs hundreds of synchronized boomboxes (carried by thousands of people) to create transcendent Party experiences in public spaces worldwide.
For the past 8 years, Tom and Gary have been relentlessly touring the globe; promoting Open-Source culture and “Capital-P Partying” as a means to advance into “a bold new paradigm that will maximize freedom, creation and loving connection”. Their ultimate goal is to unite the world in celebration and win the Nobel Peace Prize for Partying. They are serious.
Gary’s talk will discuss the past, present and future of The Party Revolution and how it jives with the Greater Decentralization Gambit. Partying to follow. Bring a bombox!
Presentation of the new scalable smart contracts platform EOS.
Beyond digital assets are the technology and tools that control access, delegate responsibility, enforce eligibility, and establish natural commerce patterns. Digital assets become digital objects, and you are one. What you own, who you are, what you do – and why – are simply attributes of a greater decentralized fractal network that represents you.
Hunger is a massive social and economic problem. Unsung.org is creating a distributed network to re-purpose food waste to ensure edible nutrition reaches the hands of those most in need. e Unsung leverages technology and social collaboration to reduce food waste and tackle hunger in a way that’s never been possible before.
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The case study is about an unprecedented, revolutionary concept put into practice.
The blockchain-based crypto world is difficult for the mainstream user to enter, not only because of its technical challenges, but the speculative pump&dump game as well.
I will introduce a brand new world , where the name of the game is WIN-WIN for all the players.
The ecosystem provides opportunities for anyone to make a hefty profit despite the stable price digital currency.
Few game-changing improvements have opened the gate for hundreds of millions to securely enter this ever growing community.
Bancor is enabling the long tail of user-generated currencies to emerge by solving the largest problem they face: illiquidity. The Bancor protocol standardizes Smart Tokens which hold other tokens in reserve, directly through their smart contracts. These reserves serve as a price-discovery mechanism and guarantee continuous liquidity at an algorithmically calculated rate. The Internet shows us that the long tail can be 2-3 orders of magnitude greater than the hits, and we expect to see billions worth of value created collectively when anyone can easily make and exchange a viable currency.
Digital services, like chat apps and social platforms, are bringing together communications, information, and commerce in new and unprecedented ways. For future generations, this will be a natural and core aspect of their daily lives. At the same time, more and more of these services are controlled by a diminishing number of companies, resulting in a future of less innovation and less choice. Decentralization provides a sustainable way forward. Through advances in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, Kik plans to create a decentralized ecosystem of digital services through four steps.
London, New York, Hong Kong represent tremendous wealth concentration. This concentration is made possible by the critical role these ecosystems play in supporting trusted access to capital markets – the engines of the world economy. But these centers are characterized by closed trust circles, arcane processes that can only be navigated by “who you know”, and lack of transparency. As a result, many opportunities of merit can’t get access to credit especially in the developing world. Additionally, “small holdings” investors don’t have access to many high yield opportunities – widening the gap between the “haves” and the “have nots”.
But blockchain and the internet of value are changing this paradigm…quickly. New models (such as Securrency’s) are emerging to efficiently match opportunity to capital globally without the need for financial centers or intermediaries. In this session, we’ll investigate each function financial centers have historically performed and identify how these functions are performed more effectively and openly via the blockchain revolution. We’ll discuss: transaction assurance, risk mitigation and liquidity, opportunity curation, and auditing & credit rating. We’ll wrap up with a look into the impact of a global value exchange where access is instant, efficient, ubiquitous, and secure.
Seasteading – floating cities competing in a marketplace of governance – is ready to float in Tahiti. The first special economic “seazone” with “special governing framework” is in the pipeline for 2018, and will pilot sustainable floating islands.
Tom and Gary’s Decentralized Dance Party is an Open-Source Party concept that employs hundreds of synchronized boomboxes (carried by thousands of people) to create transcendent Party experiences in public spaces worldwide.
For the past 8 years, Tom and Gary have been relentlessly touring the globe; promoting Open-Source culture and “Capital-P Partying” as a means to advance into “a bold new paradigm that will maximize freedom, creation and loving connection”. Their ultimate goal is to unite the world in celebration and win the Nobel Peace Prize for Partying. They are serious.
Gary’s talk will discuss the past, present and future of The Party Revolution and how it jives with the Greater Decentralization Gambit. Partying to follow. Bring a bombox!
More information @ www.TheDDP.com
Vanessa Grellet
Cecile Blilious
How do we leverage blockchain technology to enhance social impact in existing solutions but also to create a new paradigm shift in philanthropy and impact investing? Can charities and NGOs easily adopt these new technologies and scale out solutions? What are are the challenges and the opportunities for the sector and how do we make sure the end users are the beneficiaries of these investments? Finally, how do we measure that impact?
How can decentralization benefit human beings beyond just buying and selling cryptocurrency?
The internet created a way for people to transfer information directly to anyone in the world. Immediately. Reliably. The blockchain – the technology behind Bitcoin – can do the same for our currencies and economies. Colu is applying blockchain technology for national currencies and creates self contained local economies that currently operating in Israel and UK
BlockStreet scrapes analyzes the internet to provides insights into the ICO ecosystem, From the Dark Web to Telegram chats, this talk will go over some key insights our team has found through some of the work it has done through its ICO advisory.
A set of powerful technologies is growing exponentially, with the common feature of being organized in decentralized networks. AI, Robotics, 3D Printing, IoT and more. How does one think about these technologies in synergy as they continue to expand exponentially? How does an entrepreneur capitalize on this trend? Matt McKibbin sits down with Anitha Vadavatha of Misu Labs to discuss these trends and more.
Anitha Vadavatha
Matt McKibbin
What makes an ICO successful? Is it as easy as just creating token and a flashy website? Who better to give insight than Margaux Avedisian, VP at Transform Group. Transform Group is the leading PR firm in the blockchain space, having represented more than 100 blockchain companies and over 30 successful ICOs including Ethereum, Augur, Maidsafe, Golem, Qtum and most recently Gnosis.
This talk will delve into how to plan and execute a successful crowdsale. We’ll answer questions like how should you structure your ICO for maximum impact? When and where should you list your token? What legal hurdles should you be aware of when starting an ICO? How should you introduce your ICO to media and the community? Is it important to have investors lined up before the ICO even starts? Beyond the nuts and bolts of planning a successful ICO, Margaux will discuss how public relations can help you effectively craft your messaging so that people understand the problem you’re solving. Establishing the reputation of your team and advisors and creating a compelling story to promote your vision is equally important.
Bitcoin and other open source protocols have been revolutionary in allowing parties to interact without having to trust or have counterparty risk. These protocols however to scale have many different interests who must come to a consensus on the means and methods to do so. Within Bitcoin itself the debate between groups has been over to scale with Segwit, to Hardfork, or to never raise the block limit at all. These scaling and governance issues are coming to a head as other protocols take root within the community. How can these issues be solved? Will Bitcoin scale before other protocols take significant market share? Join our panelists and engage in the conversation!
Adlai Chandrasekhar (MODERATOR)
Dr. Aviv Zohar
Meni Rosenfeld
Sarah Wiesner
SolarChange leverages cutting edge disruptive technology, including blockchain and machine learning, to create an unparalleled and reliable, comprehensive and potentially unlimited data platform for the renewable energy market. Utility companies, grid operators and users alike can obtain real time energy tracking while global trade markets can benefit from such accurate and real time data. Smart predictions, insights and forecasts will be taken to a new level with our proprietary technology incentivizing the energy supply chain to participate in this revolutionary new platform.
Coworking is gaining popularity – fast. The demand is unprecedented and fueling the growth of large providers in major markets. The industry appeal in an increasingly millennial and entrepreneurial workforce is undeniable. Coworking has become part of a larger trend of flexible office ecosystems, and the market has plenty of room for new coworking model hybrids, such as Primalbase. Traditionally slow to change, the commercial real estate industry is gradually shifting from being a space provider to creating experience and community for the next generation. Building upon the well-established business model of shared workspaces, the Primalbase project transforms traditional office rental into a new-generation community-based ecosystem where one can share, sell or rent out high-quality office spaces using Ethereum and Waves-based digital tokens. Primalbase tokens not only serve a practical function, but also have actual inherent value based on a real physical product: it is this that makes Primalbase stand out from other projects utilizing crypto tokens.
Bernard’s keynote speech will draw upon his extensive knowledge and experience in the field to address how the work we do in the cryptocurrency space can contribute to the greater global good.
