Blockchain Unchained

Paolo Pio

Blockchain Unchained investigates blockchain applications in the enterprise, culminating in a venture capital case study. This complimentary/invite-only event connects startups, venture capitalists, corporates, and academics to explore the applications of this nascent and disruptive technology. 
Sponsored and organized by Cisco Systems, Fenix Investors and University College London (UCL), this half-day symposium features top-level keynotes, a startup showcase, and a venture capital case study. 
Please join us in this unique opportunity to meet with a collection of senior professionals based on a common interest. The agenda is detailed below; we look forward to seeing you at the conference. 
 
Agenda
Registration. 12:40-1pm 
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<LI>Light refreshments (Coffee/tea, cake, cookies, fruits)</LI>
<LI>Startup booths will be available throughout the day</LI>
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Block 1: Blockchain Framework + Use Cases. 1-1:50pm 
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<LI>Welcome: Katherine Hannah, Head of Innovation at Cisco UK and Paolo Pio, Sr Product Manager at Cisco</LI>
<LI>IDEALondon : Justine Clark, Alastair Moore, John Spindler</LI>
<LI>Tom Davies, Sr Manager at Cisco: The Blockchain Applicability Framework</LI>
<LI>Francesco Abbate, CEO at Swiss Crypto Advisors: Major Blockchain Use Cases</LI>
<LI>Anoop Nannra, Director, Head of Blockchain at Cisco: Digital Bridges for Blockchain</LI>
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Break 1: Networking. 1:50-2:20pm  
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<LI>Light refreshments (Coffee/tea, cake, cookies, fruits)</LI>
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Block 2: Startup Showcase. 2:20-3:10pm 
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<LI>Piers Ridyard, CEO at Radix DLT</LI>
<LI>Cyrus Khajvandi, COO and Co-founder at Mobius Network </LI>
<LI>Gilbert Verdian, CEO and Co-Founder at Quant Network </LI>
<LI>Marcello Mari, Head of PR at Tatatu, former SingularityNET</LI>
<LI>Showcase Q&A</LI>
<LI>Host: Paolo Pio </LI>
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Break 2: Networking 3:10-3:40pm 
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<LI>Light refreshments (Coffee/tea, cake, cookies, fruits)</LI>
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Block 3: Blockchain Technology: Maturation in Progress. 3:40-4:25pm
Advancing blockchain technology by addressing its limitations, including scalability, speed and privacy.
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<LI>Emmanuel Marchal, Managing Director at Consensys </LI>
<LI>Ganesh Ramakrishna, Co-founder and Partner at Opex Analytics</LI>
<LI>Nikhil Vadgama, Co-Founder at Propcoin (IDEALondon startup)</LI>
<LI>Paolo Tasca, Executive Director at UCL Centre for BlockChain Technologies (CBT)</LI>
<LI>Michael Arthur, UCL President and Provost professor, and Jane Butler, UCL Engineering Vice - Dean (Enterprise)  </LI>
<LI>Panel Host: Paolo Pio </LI>
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Break 3: Networking. 4:25pm - 5:00pm 
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<LI>Light refreshments (Coffee/tea, cake, cookies, fruits)</LI>
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Block 4: Venture Capital Roundtable. 5:00-5:45pm 
The investment case for blockchain startups.
Introduction
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<LI>Christina Frankopan, Partner at Fabric Ventures</LI>
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Case study
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<LI>Aymerik Renard, General Partner at Hardware Club</LI>
<LI>Christina Frankopan, Partner at Fabric Ventures</LI>
<LI>K T Wan, Director at Heliconia Capital (Temasek) </LI>
<LI>Lucia Rigo, Director in Growth Equity at Generation Investment Management</LI>
<LI>Nenad Marovac, Founder and Managing Partner at DN Capital</LI>
<LI>Panel Moderators: Deepak Moorjani, Partner at Fenix Investors</LI>
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Break 4: Networking. 5:45-7pm 
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<LI>Cocktails + light refreshments</LI>
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