Programme

Experts will discuss the real cost of cryptocurrency in the modern world, the main failures among ICOs and new formats, alliances, and technological unions in the market; they will also answer the questions “Who is making money on the cryptocurrency market now?” and “Who uses blockchain technology and how?” and try to predict how cryptocurrencies will develop in the future, how blockchain technologies will be applied in 5–7 years, what will happen to the ICO market and whether IEO can become an alternative option to raise capital in projects.

Moderator
Vladislav Martynov, Member of the Supervisory Board, Ethereum Foundation

Vladislav Martynov

Member of the Supervisory Board, Ethereum Foundation

Vlad Martynov is, together with Dmitry Buterin, a co-founder of blockchain centric investment fund www.blockgeekslab.com.
Vlad has twenty years of highly diversified experience in software and digital technology: As a co-founder, angel investor and CEO of several highly successful start-ups: among others Yota Devices, the developer of the world’s first dual-screen smartphone with an always-on display www.yotaphone.com, global leading SaaS service www.wildapricot.com, digital sport analytics company www.Iceberg.hockey. With the eventual sale of one of his start-ups to Microsoft, as a corporate executive at Microsoft HQ, he ran the implementation of global program to grow ecosystem of developers and software partners. After Microsoft, he became CEO of European PLC (NASDAQ OMX; COLUM). In 2014, Vlad was nominated by Ernst and Young for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Panellists
Vitalik Buterin, Founder, Ethereum
Gerald Banks, Founder and Managing Partner, Cipher Technologies
Chris Lee, CFO, Huobi Cryptocurrency Exchange
Ted Lin, Chief Growth Officer, Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange
Gary Ng, CEO,Vinci Blockchain Platform
Kevin Shao, President, Canaan Creative; Partner, BitRise Capital Investment Fund

Vitalik Buterin

Founder, Ethereum