Geneva aims for excellence at its 2nd Blockchain Congress

Geneva aims for excellence at its 2nd Blockchain Congress 
 
   Geneva -- January 18, 2020 -- The 
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Geneva Blockchain Congress is the most important Distributed Ledger 
Technology (DLT) dedicated gathering in Switzerland. It convenes about 
1'000 participants from 30 countries and features world-renowned 
speakers. Following the success of the first edition in 2019, the second 
edition of the Geneva Blockchain Congress will focus on the theme "From 
lab to market through ethics, regulation and governance". 
 
   Ethical, regulatory and governance questions need to be carefully 
examined and answered as blockchain-based applications become more 
widespread in a growing number of domains. 
 
   The objective of the Geneva congress is to promote a constructive 
exchange of views between international standardization bodies, 
governments in charge of the legal frameworks and the private sector. A 
wide range of issues will be addressed by some 100 speakers in plenary 
presentations, round tables, topical debates or workshops on the 
following themes: 
 
 
   -- Public Administration 
 
   -- Deep Tech Evolution 
 
   -- Banking and Finance 
 
   -- Regulation and Legal Frameworks 
 
   -- Illicit Trade and Counterfeiting 
 
   -- Health and Well-Being 
 
   -- Supply Chain and Logistics 
 
   -- Social and Humanitarian. 
 
 
   During the event, the state of Geneva, through its "Directorate General 
for Economic Development, Research and Innovation" (DGDERI) will 
announce its participation in "The Geneva Blockchain Center of 
Excellence" co-founded in December 2018 by WISeKey and the "Blockchain 
Research Institute" (BRI), a division of The Tapscott Group Inc. 
Geneva's participation in the Blockchain Center of Excellence will 
facilitate the collaboration between the public, private and academic 
sectors in the region to make sure that blockchain standards and 
applications are used in a safe and trusted manner. 
 
   Press Contacts: 
 
   Pierre Maudet 
 
   Conseiller d'Etat 
 
   [phone] 
 
 
 
 

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January 18, 2020 09:02 ET (14:02 GMT)