45+

COUNTRIES

900+

ATTENDEES

30+

SPEAKERS

20+

SESSIONS

About BlockHash LIVE

An elite gathering of the most progressive professionals to discuss the impact and opportunities of Blockchain and DLT on business and environment. A virtual congress of Blockchain Gurus, IT Heads, Innovators, Government and Enterprise Leaders, Academicians, to unearth the future and practical applications of Blockchain. The two-day virtual summit will be an onlooker to the most inspiring projects running on Blockchain, Expert Keynote Addresses, Interactive Panel Discussions, Case studies and Demos enthralling Blockchain potential.

Meet Our Community Partners

A Glimpse of Our Previous Editions

( BLOCKHASH LIVE VIDEO: 2018, 2019)

Meet Our 2020 Speakers

Brian Behlendorf

Executive Director of Hyperledger

Samson Williams

Adjunct Professor
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

Prasanna Lohar

Head Innovation
DCB BANK

Bob Tapscott

Author at Blockchain Research Institute

Julian Gordon

VP, Asia Pacific
Hyperledger - The Linux Foundation

Dr Jane Thomason

Global Social Impact Thought Leader
Centre for Blockchain Technology UCL

Genevieve Leveille

Innovative Entrepreneur
Global Speaker | 2019 FT Top 100 BAME in Technology in UK

Gnana Lakshmi T C

Product Manager
Emerging Technologies at WileyNXT | Advisor at TrustIn

Felix Mago

Advisor
OVR - Over The Reality

Kirsten Pomales Langenbrunner

Human-Centric Blockchain & DLT Design

Michael Gord

Co-Founder & CEO at GDA Capital | Founder & CEO at MLG Blockchain
MD at XDB Foundation

Robert Schwertner

Forschungszulage.de

Thomas Cox

Principal Governance Advisor at StrongBlock

Walid Al Saqqaf

Founder of Insureblocks

Russell Fustino

Developer Advocate on Blockchain - Algorand

Ryan R. Fox

Developer Advocate at Algorand

Jason Weathersby

Senior Director, Developer Relations at Algorand

Kate Stapleton

Vice President, Blockchain Education Network

Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Prathiba M. Singh

Judge, Hon'ble Delhi High Court

Adv. N.S. Nappinai

Advocate, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India & Founder - Cyber Saathi

Aprajita Rana

Partner, AZB & Partners

Rohan Bagai

Partner, AZB & Partners

Harsh Rajat

Founder
Ethereum Push Notification Service

Adv. Shivshankar Panicker

Partner- Panicker & Panicker, Co-Founder- QuickPleas

Alex Albano

Director of Sales & Marketing, Chainstack

Dharmen Dhulla

Senior Solutions Architect - Blockchain COE

Takemiya Makoto

CEO, Soramitsu

Sherif Abushadi

Head of Education, NEAR

Our Silver Sponsor

Event Schedule (Tentative)

11 Dec,2020

8 : 30 AM IST

Welcome Address

By Dr. Elizabeth Sherly
Director, IIITM-K

Inaugural Address

By M. Madhavan Nambiar IAS (Retd.)
Chairman, IIITM-K

Conference Agenda

By Dr. Asharaf S
Founder, Kerala Blockchain Academy

9 : 00 AM IST

Keynote Address

By Brian Behlendorf
Executive Director of Hyperledger

9 : 15 AM - 10 : 15 AM IST

Panel Discussion with Hyperledger Members

Headed by Brian Behlendorf
Members : Arun S M (Walmart), Gigo Joseph (Chainyard),Dharmen Dhulla (Senior Solutions Architect - Blockchain COE, Tech Mahindra), Alex Albano (Director of Sales & Marketing, Chainstack) Suji Thampi (Chairman, Singapore Blockchain Chapter), Adarsh S (Research Scientist & Convener, KBA)

11 : 00 AM - 11 : 45 AM IST

Session On "Maximising Blockchain Benefits and Reducing Harms"

By Dr. Jane Thomason
Centre of Blockchain Technology, UCL

1 : 00 PM - 2 : 00 PM IST

Lunch / Networking

Parallel Sessions

2 : 00 PM - 3 : 00 PM IST

Expert Session on "Consensus and the Consortia: Know Hows"

By By Arun S M
Hyperledger TSC Member
Community Partner: Hyperledger Kerala and Kochi

2 : 00 PM - 3 : 00 PM IST

NEAR Scavenger Hunt

3 : 00 PM - 4 : 00 PM IST

Session on Hyperledger Iroha for Digital Asset Use Cases

By Takemiya Makoto
CEO, Soramitsu
Community Partner: Hyperledger Kerala and Kochi

4 : 00 PM - 4 : 45 PM IST

Session on “Reimagining carbon markets with Blockchain and elephants"

By Walid Al Saqqaf
Founder, InsureBlocks

5 : 00 PM - 6 : 00 PM IST

Workshop on PyTeal for Algorand

By Gnana Lakshmi T C (Product Manager, Emerging Technologies at WileyNXT) and Oluwatosin Bello (Algorand Developer)
Community Partner - Algorand Kerala Chapter

6 : 00 PM - 7 : 00 PM IST

Session on “Mainstream Adoption of Digital Assets”

By Michael Gord
Founder, MLG Blockchain

8 : 00 PM - 9 : 00 PM IST

Session on "Blockchain and Space Economy"

By Samson Williams
Adjunct Professor UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

9 : 00 PM - 9 : 45 PM IST

Session on "Ethereum 2.0"

By Kate Stapleton
Vice President, Blockchain Education Network

12 Dec, 20

8 : 15 AM - 9 : 00 AM IST

Session on "Blockchain Challenges and Disruptive Opportunities"

By Bob Tapscott
Author, Blockchain Research Institute

9 : 00 AM - 9 : 45 AM IST

Session on "Blockchain Key to Rethink Your Digital Identity"

By Prasanna Lohar
Head Digital | Innovation | Architecture, DCB Bank

11 : 00 AM - 11 : 40 AM IST

Session on "Ethereum Push Notification System "

By Harsh Rajat
Founder, Ethereum Push Notification Service

1 : 00 PM - 2 : 00 PM IST

Lunch / Networking

2 : 00 PM - 3 : 00 PM IST

Expert Session on "Hyperledger Besu"

By By Julian Gordon (VP, Asia Pacific - Hyperledger) and Ananthan R (Research Engineer, KBA)
Community Partner Hyperledger Kerala and Kochi

3 : 00 PM - 4 : 00 PM IST

Break-out Session

5 : 15 PM - 6 : 15 PM IST

Session on First Experience in Europe on Ethereum 2.0

By Robert Schwertner
CEO, Innomagic GmbH

6 : 30 PM - 7 : 30 PM IST

Session on "Regenerative Agriculture on small farms"

By Genevieve Leveille
CEO, Agriledger

Registrations Closed


Sponsors & Partners

Want to become a sponsor? mail us at kba@iiitmk.ac.in.

Contact Info

Address

Kerala Blockchain Academy, IIITM-K Building, Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India - 695 581

Phone

+91 471 27 84 145 / 154