About the event
After four highly successful editions, the Blockchain Innovation Conference will take place for the 5th time on June 7 at the Rabobank headquarters in Utrecht.
The event will bring together over 400 national and international pioneers from start-ups, the corporate world and government, to discuss the radical changes Blockchain technology is bringing to all activities that rely on trusted third parties. This year we go from proof of concept to real world solutions and have the best blockchain cases in Government, Supply Chain, Fintech, Energy, Business, Identity, ICOs and more.
5th edition of the largest Blockchain conference in the Benelux
50+ (inter)national speakers
400+ participants from 100+ companies
Blockchain for Dummies & Experts
5 tracks: Business, Government, Technology, Energy and ICOs
Decentralized sessions with speakers
Theme and topics
The theme of the Blockchain Innovation Conference 2018 (BIC18) is “Blockchain, from proof of concept to real world solutions”.
Sessions:
The program combines 3 plenary sessions full of keynote talks, fireside chats and panels, with 5 concurrent tracks on:
Business and Finance, Government Services, the Energy sector, Technical Developments and a special session will be dedicated to game changing ICOs. The ‘’Blockchain for Dummies’’ morning session will be useful for anyone new to the field.
Speakers
Program
07.15 Morning session: Blockchain for Dummies
09.00 Session 1: Blockchain, from proof of concept to real world solutions
- Vincent Everts (Conference Director): Introduction – 3rd wave of Blockchain
- David Birch (Financial Author): Blockchain 3.0 and Tokenized Assets
- Wiebe Draijer (CEO Rabobank): Presenting Blockchain projects in prodution
- Dennis de Vries (KPMG): From POC to Production with the Blockchain Maturity Model
- Frans Kempen (IBM) + Jon Kuiper (CEO Koopman): Award winning Blockchain Case: Cars on the Blockchain
- Leanne Kemp (CEO Everledger): Operational Blockchain platform for Blood Diamonds
11.00 Coffee break + Decentralized Chats with speakers
11.30 Session 2: Keynote Presentations and Fireside Chat
- Vincent Everts (Conference Director)
- Bart Mellink (Gartner): A reality check: How does Blockchain influence the board room discussion and corporate IT portfolio?
- Bruno Skvorc (Bitfalls): Where to get professional information and top Blockchains
- Richard Kastelein (ICO adviser): What is happening in the ICO world?
- Janko Gorter (DNB Dutch Central Bank) + Jan Paternotte (Dutch House of Representatives): Blockchain and ICO legislation
- Marc van der Chijs (HUT8 and investor): The current pulse of the Blockchain industry + Marc Taverner (Bitfury)
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Tracks
- Business: Moderated by Conny Dorrestijn (Shiraz Fintech)
- Chris Huls (Rabobank): Blockchain in Production at Rabobank
- Rutger Kalkman (ABN Amro) + Arnoud Star Busmann (ING): Multi-Bank Blockchain case: Easy Trading Connect
- Hugo te Kaat (VGZ): Blockchain in Healthcare and Insurance
- Maarten Bloemers (GUTS): Worldwide transparant ticketing
- Guido van Staveren (MoyeeCoffee):
- Dennis de Vries (KPMG): From POC to Production with the Blockchain Maturity Model
- Technology: Moderated by Frans Kempen (IBM)
- Bruno Skvorc (Bitfalls): Top 10 Blockchains
- Lara Plandsoen (IBM) + Arne Rutjes (IBM): Implementing Blockchain Technology
- Berrit Fuss (Unchain.io): Blockchain Strategy
- Jeroen Bronkhorst (HPe):
- Merel Broers (Nico Lab):
- Government: Moderated by Marloes Pomp (Dutch Government)
- Aalekh Sharan (Indian Government): Indian identities on the Blockchain
- Rachel Halsema (World Bank): World Bank Group Blockchain Lab
- Tanja Bivic Plankar (President Blockchain Alliance Europe)
- Juliana Lim (SG Innovate)
- Dato’ CM Vignaesvaran S/O Jeyandran (Human Resources Malaysia)
- Energy: Moderated by Arash Aazami (Universal Right)
- Michiel Sintenie (Vattenfal): The future of Energy
- Harm van den Brink (IOTA Foundation): Developing with the IOTA Ecosystem
- Thom Bergman (Kryha): Winner M2M Blockchaingers Hackathon
- Jan Joost Jullens (BlockLab): Port of Rotterdam
- John Post (Topsector Energy): Intelligent Energy Networks
- Dietrich Summerman (Motionwerk): Charging EVs across Europe
- ICO: Moderated by Richard Kastelein (ICO Adviser)
15.30 Break
16.00 Final session: Closing Talks
- Winner ICO Track
- Arthur Camara (Cryptokitties): Scalability of Blockchain Technology
- Blockchain for Good – Talkshow Session
- Waqar Zaka (Pakistani TV Star): Using Crypto Mining to help Refugees
- Adnan Hassan (Mecasa Advisors): Implementing Blockchain Technology Across 100 Small States
- Tofic El Rjula (TYKN): The Future of Resilient Identity
- Rachel Halsema (World Bank): The World Bank Group Blockchain Lab
- Rutger van Zuidam (Dutchchain & Blockchaingers): World’s largest Blockchain Hackathon learnings
- KRYHA: Winner M2M Blockchaingers Hackathong
- HRH Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands (Startup Delta): Connecting Startups and Enterprises on the Blockchain
- Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt & Mattererum): The future of Blockchain
17.30 Networking drinks
19.00-21.00 Speaker and partner dinner
Tickets
Full Conference Ticket
Full day ticket
€ 495,00

VIP Conference Ticket
Full day VIP-ticket
€ 995,00
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Media Partners
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LOCATION
Rabobank
Croeselaan 18,
3521 CB Utrecht
PROGRAM:
Monique van Dusseldorp
program@BIC18.nl
+31655364699
PARTNERS:
Badreddine Tazrouti
partners@BIC18.nl
PRESS:
Remco Janssen
press@BIC18.nl
+31614787713