19 - 20 February, 2019 | The Meydan Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Conference Day One: Tuesday, 19 February 2019
REALISING BLOCKCHAIN’S POTENIAL FOR ENTERPRISES
9:00 am - 9:10 am ORGANISER
9:10 am - 9:20 am CHAIRPERSON
Blockchain Market Size is expected to cross USD 16 billion mark by 2024; according to a report by Global Market Insights, Inc. While Governments around the world are using blockchain to develop a competitive advantage worth billions, global enterprises are yet to incorporate the “biggest revolution since the internet”.
9:20 am - 9:50 am INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Government as an innovator - the best usecases of Blockchain in the public sector
- digital identity as a huge enabler
- using blockchain to safeguard data
- regulating in an enabling way
9:50 am - 10:30 am CROSS INDUSTRY EXCHANGE: MAKING THE BEST USE OF BLOCKCHAIN FOR YOUR BUSINESS - How blockchain creates true value for enterprises, delivers measurable business results and reduces costs of operation
Speakers:
Les Male Chief Executive Officer Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), UAE
Dr. Bernd van Linder Chief Executive Officer Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
Jacques Von Benecke Chief Digital Officer OSN
Emre Karter Treasury and Trade Solutions Head Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan & Turkey (MENAPT) Citi
Navin Gupta Managing Director, South Asia & MENA Ripple
Tina Singh Chief Digital Officer Mahindra Finance
Moderator:
Jean-Luc Scherer CEO and Founder Innoopolis
Les Male Chief Executive Officer Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), UAE
Dr. Bernd van Linder Chief Executive Officer Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
Jacques Von Benecke Chief Digital Officer OSN
Emre Karter Treasury and Trade Solutions Head Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan & Turkey (MENAPT) Citi
Navin Gupta Managing Director, South Asia & MENA Ripple
Tina Singh Chief Digital Officer Mahindra Finance
Moderator:
Jean-Luc Scherer CEO and Founder Innoopolis
While Governments around the world are using blockchain to develop a competitive advantage that could be worth billions, global enterprises are yet to incorporate the “biggest revolution since the internet”.
- How can blockchain help businesses achieve transformation
- How to determine if blockchain is the right fit for your organisation
- How will cryptocurrency volatility affect your platform
- Balancing the high cost of adoption with risk of implementation
Panelists:
Emre Karter
Treasury and Trade Solutions Head Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan & Turkey (MENAPT)Citi
10:30 am - 11:10 am SPEED NETWORKING & BREAK
Swap business-cards and break the ice with your fellow participants to start making those valuable connections
11:10 am - 11:40 am GLOBAL SHAPER - Ripple: Managing security and cyber threats in transactions and using DLT in remittance use cases
INTEROPERABILITY
Different projects work on different platforms, use different coding language, consensus mechanisms and privacy and security measures. As a large enterprise, working with several platforms and projects hence becomes a very hectic job. To ensure Blockchain is mass enabled and implemented, there is a need for a set ecosystem and standards to ensure the right platforms are used and internal and external collaborations can become easier.
11:40 am - 12:00 pm INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT- AIRLINES: UNITED IN BLOCKCHAIN- How AIR FRANCE - KLM is exploring Blockchain to find new business models, and the impact of Blockchain on the travel Industry
Air France - KLM wants to use blockchain to improve cooperation, and productivity in its businesses within the group.
- Key benefits of blockchain for airlines
- Understanding blockchain implementation requirements in airline industry
- Building a trusted network and understanding decentralised record sharing amongst stakeholders
- Understanding skillsets needed to manage the implementation and developing internal competencies
KYC AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Despite the importance of an efficient Know Your Customer (KYC) strategy in the finance industry, it remains a very inefficient and tedious process with a huge risk of duplication and error, making it costly to the organisation and risky to the customer experience. With blockchain, the finance industry has finally found an efficient way to gain swift and secure access to clean and up-to-date data of their customers, which will not just enable huge cost savings, but will definitely help the industry reduce the overall $10bn spent on Anti Money Laundering compliances by knowing their customers better.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT - FINANCE: KYC & BLOCKCHAIN - Blockchain enabled KYC achieves 25-50% cost savings for the finance industry- is your business ready for this paradigm shift?
Speakers:
Toon Leijtens Chief Technology Officer Komgo, Switzerland
Jameel Khan Head of Strategy and Governance Mashreq Bank, UAE
Amol Bahuguna Head of Payments and Cash Management, Institutional and Transaction Banking Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
Shafique R Ibrahim Group Head of IT Al Fardan Group, UAE
Toon Leijtens Chief Technology Officer Komgo, Switzerland
Jameel Khan Head of Strategy and Governance Mashreq Bank, UAE
Amol Bahuguna Head of Payments and Cash Management, Institutional and Transaction Banking Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
Shafique R Ibrahim Group Head of IT Al Fardan Group, UAE
KYC using blockchain tech is a serious consideration for banks and financial institutions faced with on boarding inefficiencies.
- What will be the future of identity management powered blockchain
- How Blockchain enabled KYC can eliminate the risks of the current identity management methodologies whilst also saving businesses millions of US$
Panelists:
Amol Bahuguna
Head of Payments and Cash Management, Institutional and Transaction BankingCommercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT - COMODITY: TRADING PIONEERING BLOCKCHAIN FOR COMMODITY TRADING - Introducing KOMGO
A consortium of companies active in commodities representing 15 of the world’s largest institutions founded Komgo to facilitate transactions between extractors, traders, financiers and to reduce mobility of capital. Find out what the driver for this partnership is and how will it transform commodity trading in the future.
- How Komgo aims to build a truly open and more efficient network within commodity trading
- The journey from an idea to large scale implementation within these institutions and how the rest can follow
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING BREAK
Swap business-cards and break the ice with your fellow participants to start making those valuable connections whilst enjoying buffet lunch
PRIVACY AND DATA GOVERNANCE
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Blockchain in Fintech and the way forward
- Blockchain in the fintech industry
- Blockchain initiatives in India and how far the Indian Fintech Industry has come with Blockchain
- DBS Bank's successful blockchain initiatives and the next phase of finance
Ankur Khera
Assistant Vice President, Innovation LeadDevelopment Bank of Singapore (DBS Bank)
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm Healthbank’s approach to DLT
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm How blockchain will change the way we use and see energy
3:30 pm - 3:30 pm END OF DAY SIP AND CHAT
Relax and reflect on the day’s excitement with a beautiful Dubai setting