- Bitcoin London
An invitation-only event on July 2nd, 2013
- Programme
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00 – 09:15
Opening remarks and greetings
Pamir Gelenbe, st-ART
09:35 - 9.55
A tour through the strange and wonderful world of decentralized finance
Stefan Thomas, Ripple
9.55 - 10.55
Panel Discussion: The rising stars of the Bitcoin start-up ecosystem
Erik Vorhees, Coinapult, Nejc Kodric, Bitstamp, Jeremias Kangas, Localbitcoins.com, Jered Kenna, Tradehill, Pelle Braendgaard, Co-founder, Kipochi
Moderated by Isaac Kato, Co-founder, Verne Global
10.55-11:15
Networking and coffee break
11:15 - 12:15
Panel session: regulatory and legal challenges
Patrick Murck, General Counsel, Bitcoin Foundation, Constance Choi, General Counsel, Payward, Danny Friedberg, Attorney, Graham Dunn, Stuart Hoegner, General Counsel, Gaming Counsel
Moderated by Stefan Greiner, Xenion Legal
12:15 - 13:00
Start-up Pitches
Zach Harvey, Lamassu, Yurii Rashkovskii, Bex.io, Tamas Blummer, Bits of proof, Jonathan Rouach, Bitsofgold, Tom Robinson, Bitprice, Ron Gross, bitBlu
13:05 - 14:00
Lunch and networking
14:00 - 14:50
VC panel - investment opportunities in the Bitcoin space
Nick Shalek, Ribbit Capital, Michael Jackson, Mangrove, Stefan Glaenzer, Passion Capital
Moderated by Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg
14:50 - 15:10
Why Iceland should adopt Bitcoin as its national currency
Sveinn Valfells, Bitcoin Investor
15:10-16:00
Fireside chat with Shakil Khan, Angel Investor and founder of Coindesk, Charlie Shrem, Founder and CEO , BitInstant, and Peter Vessenes, Founder and CEO of Coinlab and Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation
Moderated by Pamir Gelenbe, Co-founder, st-art
16:00-16:20
Networking and coffee break
16.20-17.10
Bitcoin as an asset class?
Yoni Assia, eToro, Luzius Meisser, Bitcoinfund.ch, Gatis Eglitis, Exante, Jaron Lukasiewicz, Coinsetter
Moderated by Garrick Hileman, LSE
17.10-18.00
Merchant opportunities in the Bitcoin Space
Pierre Noizat, Paymium, Aleksandr Lossenko, 9Flats, Grzegorz Luczywo, SecurityKiss
Moderated by Patrice Touboulie, Zipzap
18:00 - 18:10
Closing Remarks
Pamir Gelenbe, st-ART
18:10- 20:30
Networking cocktail
