ABT-Scotland 2020 agenda.pdf - Gareth

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Agenda 13:00 - Welcome to ABT-Scotland 2020 • Welcome - Mirjam Wester, Senior Project Manager & Researcher, Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh/IOHK • Welcome & Bayes - Michael Rovatsos, Director of Bayes & Deputy VP of Research in AI University of Edinburgh • Blockchain Technology Lab - Aggelos Kiayias, Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy & Director of the Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh Area Talks • Blockchains and Zero Knowledge Proofs - Markulf Kohlweiss, Senior Lecturer in Security and Privacy & Deputy Director of the Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh • Decentralised Finance Platforms: Sustainability and inclusion! - Emilios Avgouleas, Chair in Banking Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh • Plutus and Marlowe - Philip Wadler, Chair of Theoretical Computer Science, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh • Blockchain by Design - Chris Speed, Chair in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh • Collaborating with BTL - Ahmed El-Rayis, Business Development Manager, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh • Q&A with above speakers, facilitated by Mirjam Wester 14:45 – Break 1 14:55 - Welcome Back - Mirjam Wester BTL Project Showcase • Blockchain Protocols and Incentives - Aikaterini-Panagiota Stouka, PhD student, University of Edinburgh • A Composable Security Treatment of the Lightning Network - Orfeas Litos, PhD student, University of Edinburgh • Digital asset management over decentralized ledgers - Dimitris Karakostas, PhD student, University of Edinburgh • Distributed Privacy - Thomas Kerber, PhD student, University of Edinburgh • Q&A with above speakers, facilitated by Mirjam Wester Keynote 1 • Building and Deploying Blockchain Systems - Charles Hoskinson, CEO and Founder of IOHK • Panel Q&A with Charles Hoskinson & Aggelos Kiayias , chaired by Mirjam Wester 16:25 - Break 16:35 - Welcome Back - Mirjam Wester Industry/Practical Blockchain Session Keynote 2 • Coopetition in Blockchain - Team-Building in the 21st Century - Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist at FedEx • Cross-border financial inclusion via Blockchain - Evangelos Pappas, CEO at Ocyan • Decentralisation for the masses; challenges in scaling consumer blockchain products - Paul Roach, CTO at Zumo • COVID19 - A Chance to Build a cities abc Magna Carta Society 5.0 for Humanity with 4IR, smart cities Tech, Blockchain AI - Dinis Guarda, CEO and Founder of Ztudium 2 • Bringing the benefits of smart contracts to business - Duncan Johnston-Watt, CEO and Co-Founder of BTP • Industry Panel Discussion with above speakers, chaired by Mirjam Wester Closing Remarks • Aggelos Kiayias, Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy & Director of the Blockchain Technology Lab, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh Networking via virtual breakout rooms 18:30 - Close of Event 3