Bitcoin London

Bitcoin London is a one day invitation-only event aiming to connect bitcoin entrepreneurs, venture investors, and hedge fund profesionals who want to learn more about bitcoin and digital currencies. Bitcoin London is taking place on July 2nd, 2013.

some of our Speakers

We are bringing together the top entrepreneurs and investors in the digital currency space.

Programme

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and coffee

09:00 – 09:15

Opening remarks and greetings

Pamir Gelenbe, st-ART

09:15 – 09:35

Some thoughts on Bitcoin and money

Tuur Demeester, Macrotrends

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

sponsors and partners

We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their support and making this event happen.

CoinX is a virtual currency platform for buying and selling Bitcoin, Namecoin, Devcoin, Litecoin, Ixcoin, PPCoin, Terracoin, and more in real time. CoinDesk is the global news resource on Bitcoin and digital currencies. Clarity PR is a London PR agency that specializes in working with technology companies across the globe.

Invitation request

THE BITCOIN LONDON TEAM

Pamir Gelenbe Co-founder, st-art Pamir is a Venture Partner at Hummingbird Ventures where he focuses on digital media and e-commerce companies. Pamir serves on the board of Peak Games and On Device Research. Previously, he co-founded MarkaVIP, the largest e-commerce fashion site in the Middle-east and Flytxt, a pioneer in mobile marketing technology. Pamir received his BS in Electrical Engineering Summa Cum Laude from Duke University and a Master of Science in Operations Research from Columbia University. Gulnar Hasnain Co-founder, st-art Gulnar previously served as Head of Environment and Sustainability Strategy for the Mayor of London’s economic development agency where she worked on some of London’s largest urban regeneration projects with a focus on clean tech. She received an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business in 2011 and has an MSc in Development Studies from Birkbeck University, London and an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. Jonathan Levin Social media lead Jonathan is currently studying towards a Master of Philosophy in Economics at the University of Oxford. He previously completed a BSc. in Economics with First Class Honours from the University of Bristol. Jonathan is taking the lead on social media for Bitcoin London.