26 - 27 September, Valletta, Malta
Reshaping Digital Businesses by Transforming the World of Money, Business and Society
For many People, Blockchain has been synonymous with Bitcoin. Although Bitcoins were one of the Primary reasons for Creation of Blockchain. There have been a lot of Developments in this Technology and now, this Technology has the Potential to impact and boost Operational Efficiencies of large number of Organizations across the Globe. While the Financial Services may be at the Forefront of these changes. This Opportunity has presented itself with increased urgency across a wide range of Sectors. Such as Government and Ministries, Advertising, Hospitality, Healthcare, Energy, Food and Agriculture and more - if there’s a Business there’s a transaction, and wherever there’s a transaction there is an opportunity for Blockchain.
However, many of the Industries Players are working in an Uncoordinated or Fragmented Manner. This Event will bring together the Key Stakeholders working in Diverse fields creating an exciting Cross-Industry Pollination of Ideas and Approaches that will yield New Insights and explore even more New Opportunities for Growth and more importantly help in shaping the Future Blockchain Technology Policies for the Middle Eastern organizations.
"The Main Goal of this Forum is to create an accessible and a much more Diverse, Policy-oriented Platform where Business and Government Leaders can learn how Blockchain could impact their Organizations and Economies, and how they can seize the Opportunity to reap the maximum benefits this budding Technology has to offer."
Why Why Malta?
Malta has quickly emerged to become one of the most popular locations to set up blockchain based businesses in the world. Currently while a few countries have banned crypto operations, others have created rules by enforcement while most continue to struggle with the regulatory environment for initial coin offerings .Malta has opened its doors to the world of cryptocurrencies seeing an economic opportunity to create a jurisdiction with well-defined laws that regulate the world of digital assets.
Malta has witnessed an exponential worldwide interest from exchanges seeking to relocate to Malta and issuers of ICOs wishing to launch from Malta. The proposed bills issued by the governments looks at strengthening Malta’s position on the DLT front and solidify its reputation as a “Blockchain Island”.
According to the reports by the local media it has been stated that the Cabinet of Malta has approved the Virtual Financial Assets Bill that provides the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. The other two bills were the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Bill and the Technology Arrangements and Services Bill.
The Malta Digital Innovation Authority Bill which was recently passed would be establishing a new department titled as the Malta Digital Innovation Authority along with its duties and responsibilities which would focus on internal governance arrangements. One of the key roles of the Authority would be to provide certification for Distributed Ledger Technology platforms to ensure credibility and provide a legal certainty to the users who want to make use of these Distributed Ledger Technology platforms.
The second piece of legislation, entitled the Technology Arrangements and Services Bill would be dealing with the registration of the technology service providers and the certification of technology arrangements.
The Virtual Financial Assets Bill is said focus on ICOs and the regulation in respect of certain service providers which would be involved in activities related to ICOs. It has also been
Why Attend?
One Massive Disruptive Platform to Meet and Network with the Top Investors, Advisors, Founders, Thought Leaders, and Stake Holders of the Industry and Explore Blockchain Use Cases, Implementation, Roadblocks and much more…
Hear from Top Speakers & Blockchain Experts on Blockchain Technologies.
Learn how to leverage Blockchain Technology in your Business or Economy from the Industries Top Blockchain Experts.
Learn everything about Blockchain Business Models which will take this Distributed Ledger Technology into every Market imaginable from Shipping to Commerce.
Learn how ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and Crypto Currencies can be leveraged to gain Customers, Add Value to Company Offerings and differentiate Products and Services.
Meet Startups using Blockchain to Innovate and Disrupt Industries.
Get a Hands-on Experience of Innovative Technologies and use Case Studies.
Finally, we will focus on what the Future holds for Blockchain and Electronic Currency in General.
Event location
Hotel Radisson Blu Resort
