The New York Technology & Innovation Conference June 2015

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NYC FO Meetings June 3rd 2015

9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
9:30 AM Conference Chair: Mr. Howard Cooper, CEO, Cooper Family Office
9:35 AM Opening Remarks: Mr. Denny Chared, CEO, DC Finance
The Real Estate Session
9.40 AM Mr. Tal Kerret, President, Silverstein Properties – Developing the World Trade Center and Complicated Projects
A look at the US real estate world from the eyes of Mr. Kerret who is President of one of America’s leading developers, which is currently rebuilding the World Trade Center in New York.
The Wealth Preservation Session
10:05 AM Mr. Marty Gross, Founder & President, Sandalwood Securities, Inc. – Alternative Investments and the Family Office
10:25 AM Mr. Donald H. Kagin PH.D., President Kagin’s Inc. – An Appreciating Legacy – How to Protect, Increase & Privately Transfer your Wealth through Gold & Rare Coins
10:40 PM Coffee Break during the break there will be a Real Estate workshop led by Mr. Ike Sutton, Managing Partner, Thor Equities (limited to 20 seats)
The Innovation Session
11.20 AM  Mr. Harry Rubin, Partner, Ropes & Gray – PE’s Are from Mars and Strategic Are from Venus – A Non-Judgmental Comparison of IP-Centric Acquisitions
11.35 AM  Mr. Uri Levine, Co-Founder, Waze & Feex – Entrepreneurship, Passion and Journey
After he helped change the rules of navigation co-founding the revolutionary Waze and selling it for 1.3 Billion USD, one of Israel’s top innovators is involved in several new cutting edge ventures aiming to revolutionize other fields – from connecting to your car’s computer, identifying the problems, locating the nearby garages and getting their quotes to finding a better deal on your already paid for flight to saving on the commissions you pay on your investments.

12:10 PM Mr. Amir Toren, CEO, Starlet Derma – Marine Biotechnology: Revolutionizing the Cosmetic Market
The Story of a Marine Biologist who found a way to inject cosmetic materials right under your skin using epidermal delivery platform for pharmaceuticals derived from Sea anemone.
The Art Session
12:25 PM Mr. Jim Rado, Co-Author “HAIR” Q&A with Ms. Wendy Federman, CEO, Foolish Mortals Productions – The Story Behind One of Broadway’s Most Successful Shows in History
Q&A between Broadway Producer and former family business owner Wendy Federman and the legendary Mr. Rado.
1:00 PM Lunch

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The New York Technology & Innovation Conference 2016

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The 2016 Agenda

 

08:00-09:00 AM REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00-09:10 AM Conference Chair: Mr. David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital
09:10-09:20 AM Opening Remarks -Mr. Denny Chared, CEO, DC Finance
09:20-09:50 AM The emerging convergence of Family Offices, Private Equity and StrategicsMr. Harry Rubin, Partner, Ropes and Gray
09:50-10:30 AM THE FINTECH SESSION
Moderator: Mr. Matthew Kibble, CEO, Australy International

With: Mr. Michael Englander, SFO, The Englander Family and Managing Partner, Millennium Partners, Mr. Rick Diamond, Head of Technology, JP Morgan, Mr. Alexander Smith-Ryland, Managing Partner CS Wilton Group LLP. (SFO), Mr. Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO, Digital Currency Group
THE LIFE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL DEVICES SESSION
10:30-10:50 AM Placenta-derived regenerative therapies on the fast track to market- Dr. Karine Kleinhaus MD, Divisional Vice-President North America, Pluristem Therapeutics INC.
10:50- 11:00 AM Ultrafast Hemostasis in Neurosurgery- Mr. Richard Russo, President & CEO, Endomedix, Inc.
11:00-11:20 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:20-11:40 AM Creating New Global Standards of Care – from Given Imaging’s PillCam to HyGIeaCare® Same Day Prep™ – The Easiest Prep for Colonoscopy -Mr. Gavriel D. Meron, CEO and Chairman, HyGIeaCare Inc, Founder Given Imaging Ltd
11:40-12:00 AM RedHill Biopharma: Three Phase III drugs with Blockbuster Potential – Mr. Guy Goldberg, Chief Business Officer, RedHill Pharmaceutical
12:00 -12:10 PM A Revolution in Pain Pharmaceuticals – Mr. Bill Crossman, President, CEO & Board Member of Phoenix Pharmalabs
12:10 -12:20 PM An Opportunity to Invest in a Life Saving Product for Anaphylactic Shock- Oval Medical – Ms. Barbara Lead, CEO, Oval Medical Technologies
12:20 -12:25 PM Restoring Vision to the Blind – A Breakthrough Artificial Retina Technology – Mr. Efi Cohen- Arazi, Chairman, Nano Retina
12:25 – 01:05 PM THE INVESTMENT SESSION – Investing in Tech today and analyzing opportunities even for non-tech investors
Moderator: Ms. Marcia Dawood, Managing Director, The Golden Seeds Angel Network

With: Mr. Guy Schory, Head of Strategic Initiatives, PayPal Inc. Mr. David Rosenblatt, CEO, 1stdibs and Double Click, Mr. Gilad Novik, CTO Horizons Ventures, Mr. Charlie Federman, Partner, SilverTech Ventures, Mr. Max Dolgicer, ISG, Inc and Mr. Sean O’Sullivan, Managing Partner SOSV
01:05 – 02:05 PM LUNCH
02:05 – 02:35 PM THE FILM INVESTMENT SESSION- An Innovation Transformation: Content in the Digital Age
Moderator: Mr. Caspar von Winterfeldt, Managing Partner Baron VR

With: Mr. Joe Russo, Director Captain America & Avengers Bullitt VR, Mr. Anthony Russo, Director Captain America & Avengers Bullitt VR, Mr. Todd Makurath, Director & Producer
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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March 2017 Agenda
March 27th  Opening Night Investor’s Dinner 
Mr. Scott Paterson, Chairman & CEO, FutureVault Inc.
(Pre-Registration Required for all Investor Dinners for Qualifying Members only)
March 28th Conference Agenda
08:00-09:00 AM Registration and Refreshments
09:00-09:10 AM Opening Remarks: Mr. Andrew Hulsh, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Conference Chair
Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
The Investment Session
09:10-09:25 AM Mr. Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates – Fireside chat with One of the World’s Most Successful Venture Capital Investors
09:25-10:00 AM The Investors Panel – Finding and Analyzing The Next Tech Opportunities 
Moderator: Mr. Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates
With: Ms. Alyssa Jaffee, Investor, The Pritzker Group, Mr. Joey Low, Private Investor, Low Family Office (SFO), Mr. Josef Feldman, Co-Founder, FoundersGuild, Mr. Sanjit Singh Dang, Investment Director, Intel Capital, Mr. Eylon Penchas, Managing General Partner, Viola Partners
10:00-10:20 AM Mr. G. Scott Paterson, Chairman & CEO, FutureVault Inc.
10:20-11:00 AM The Artificial Intelligence Panel
Moderator: Mr. Mark Minevich, CTO / CxO & Global Technology & Strategist
With: Mr. Danny Lange, Head of Machine Learning, UBER, Mr. Yann Lecun, Director of Research, AI Facebook, Mr. Michael Wei, Director of Research Center, AI Samsung, Dr. Guruduth S. Banavar, Chief Science Officer & Vice President, Cognitive Computing, IBM, Mr. Han Shu, Data Science Manager, AirBnB
11:00-11:30 AM Refreshment Break
11:30-11:45 AM Arieli Capital: Disrupting the Technology Transfer Space – Mr. Evan Renov, Partner, Beechwood Ventures
The Life Sciences Session 
11:45-11:55 AM Cannabis Extraction Methods – A Complex of Variables, Mr. Idan Penner, COO Consul Commerce Ltd.
11:55-12:05 PM Taking Nature’s Wisdom to a Higher Level™ – Dr. Karina D. Allen-Ludwig, Scientist, Aphios Pharma
12:05-12:15 PM Blood Volume – An Enormous Unmet Medical Need, Mr. Joe Muldoon, Chief Executive Officer, FAST BioMedical
12:15-12:25 PM A Novel See-through-wall technology aiming to revolutionize Heart Failure  - Mr. Amir Ronen, CEO, Sensible Medical Innovations
12:25-12:35 PM The Future of Consumer Cannabis – Mr. Alan Gertner, CEO & Co-Founder, Tokyo Smoke
12:35-12:45 PM Crossing the Chasm to Mainstream Cannabis – Mr. Jon Cooper, Founder & CEO, ebbu, LLC
12:45-12:55 PM Game changing Technology – TIPA Biodegradable revolutionary packaging – Ms. Daphna Nissenbaum CEO, Tipa-Corp.
12:55-1:55 PM  Lunch
1:55-2:25 PM How to Put Money to Work: VCs, Foundries, Coinvesting, Crowdfunding, and Other Options
Moderator: Mr. David Teten, Partner, ff Capital
With: Mr. Dov Moran, Managing Partner, Grove Ventures, Mr. Matthew Hartman, Partner, BetaWorks, Mr. Avichay Nissenbaum, Co-Founder and General Partner, lool Ventures, Mr. Brian Smiga, Partner, Alpha Ventures
2:25-2:40 PM The Impact of Disruption Technologies on U.S. Competitiveness, Ms. Deborah Wince Smith, President & CEO, U.S. Council on Competitiveness
2:40-2:50 PM Technology for Social Impact—Role of Family Offices and HNWI in Changing the World for Good – Ms. Claudia Gonzalez Romo, Executive Office of Secretary General, United Nations
2:50-3:15 PM The New Technologies Session
Moderator: Mr. Jason L. Ma, Founder, CEO & Chief Mentor, ThreeEQ, Inc
With: Mr. Adam Singolda, Founder & CEO, Taboola, Mr. Tsvi Gal, Business Technology Officer, Morgan Stanley
3:15:3:30 PM Fire Chat – A Family Of Venture Capitalists: Mr. Morton Davis, Owner and Founder of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. and Grandson – Mr. Evan Renov, Partner, Beechwood Ventures
3:30-4:10 PM The Cyber Threats Panel – Facing our Biggest Fears 
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Conrad, CEO & Founder, AdmieMobile
With: Mr. Rafal Rohozonski, Chief Executive Officer, SecDev.ZeroPoint, Dr. Jennifer E. Miller, Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine and President of the nonprofit, Bioethics International
4:30-6:30 PM Cocktail Reception at Mosafer
(Pre-Registration Required for all conference attendees)
7:00-9:00 PM Conference Nigh Investors Dinner – Technology
Mr. Dov Moran, Founder & Managing Partner, Grove Ventures
(Pre-Registration Required for all Investor Dinners for Qualifying Members only)
March 29th Post Conference Dinner – Technology and Bio-Technology
7:00-9:00 PM Mr. Eylon Pinchas, Managing Partner, Viola Partners and Mr. Joe Muldoon, CEO, Fast BioMedical
(Pre-Registration Required for all Investor Dinners for Qualifying Members only)
March 30th Post Conference Dinner – Real Estate Investments
7:00-9:00 PM Mr. Ellie Rieder, Founder & CEO, Castle Lanterra Properties
(Pre-Registration Required for all Investor Dinners for Qualifying Members only)

 

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Agenda – November 8th 
08:00-09:00 AM Registration and Refreshments
Conference Chair: Mr. David Teten, Managing Partner, HOF Capital
09:00-09:15 AM Opening Remarks: Mr. Jonathan M.A Melmed, Partner and Co-Chair, Global Private Equity Group, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
09:15-09:30 AM Global Startup Seed Investing at Scale – Mr. Mark Solon, Managing Director, Techstars Ventures
09:30-09:40 AM Powerful, Persistent Authentication by iDefend- Mr. Ori Katz Oz, Co-Founder & CEO, iDefend
09:40-10:10 AM Will your Children be Better than you? Investing in Edtech
Moderator: Mr. Jason L. Ma, Founder & CEO, ThreeEQ
With: Mr. Chakrapani Appalabattula, Founder & CEO, Bloomz.com, Mr. Zach Sims, CEO, CodeAcademy, Mr. Naguib S. Sawiris, Founder & CEO, Yup Technologies, Mr. Paul Gollash, CEO, Voxy
The global education market is huge—about $5 trillion per year. A new education and learning world has finally awakened. How will edtech, a major category within education, transform schools? Students and families? Communities? What are some investment possibilities?
10:10-10:40 AM Bleeding Edge: Select Emerging Companies – From Blockchain to Artificial intelligence
Moderator: Ms. Sheryl WuDunn, Co-Founder of FullSky Partners, and author of A Path Appears
With: Mr. Mutisya Ndunda, Founder & CEO, Alpha Vertex, Mr. David H. Brill, Founder and general Counsel, Celsius, Ms. Josh  Klayman, Co-head, Morrison & Foerster’s Blockchain + Smart Contracts Group
 10:40-11:10 AM  How to Invest with the Best as a Family Office
 Moderator: Mr. Patrick Huard, Corporate Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
With: Mr. Jason Klein, Founder & CEO, On Grid Ventures LLC, Mr. Thomas Wisniewski, Partner, Rose Paul Investments, Mr. Mark Ghermezian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Appboy, Mr. Douglas Libby, Member of the Board of Directors, ELMC Group
The Tech Investor’s Panel:  What Tech Sectors are Hot?  What’s right for Your Family Office?
11:10-11:40 AM Refreshment Break
11:40-12:00 PM Keynote Presentation: Defending Digital Democracy: Deterrence in the Information Age –  Mr. Eric Rosenbach, Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense; Co-Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
The Health Care Session
12:00-12:20 PM Keynote Presentation: Human and Robotic Intersection, Mr. Larry Jasinski, CEO, Rewalk Robotics
 The Amazing Story of the Revolutionary Company That helped Paralyzed People Start Walking
12:20-12:35 PM Simple and Rapid Blood Testing at the Point Of Care,
Mr. Avishay  Bransky, Ph.D. Founder& CEO, PixCell Medical
12:35-12:50 PM Hygieacare – A Healthcare Scale-Up, Mr. Gavriel Meron, Chairman & CEO,HyGIeaCare
12:50-01:20 PM The Health Care Panel – Family Offices Discuss the Healthcare Space
Moderator:  Dr. Dale Nordenberg, MD, President, Medical Device Innovation, Safety, and Security Consortium and Co-CEO for Strategy, Novasano Health and Science
With: Mr. Neil E. Wyant, Managing Director, Fir Hill, LLC and Everett Partners, Ltd.,  Mr. Gavriel Meron, Chairman & CEO, HyGleaCare, Mr. Kevin Schimelfenig, Founder and Managing Partner, McGeever LLC (SFO)
01:20-02:20 PM Lunch 
02:20-02:50 PM Drones are Flying High, but what about their Valuations?
Moderator: Dr. Thomas A. Campbell, Founder & President, FutureGrasp, LLC
With: Mr. Andrew Tang, Partner, Draper Dragon Fund & Draper Associates; CEO, Draper University & Hero City,  Dr. Long Phan, CEO & CTO, Top Flight Technologies, Mr. Jonathan Nutzati Fontaine, Founder, CEO at Mothership Aeronautics, Mr. Alexsey Matyushev, CEO & Co-Founder, Natilus
02:50-03:20 PM Who is Disrupting the Investing Industry? – Innovative New Approaches to Putting Money to Work
Moderator: Mr. David Teten, Managing Partner, HOF Capital
With: Ms. Stephanie Choo, Partner, Portag3 Ventures, Mr. Benjamin Elbaz, Managing Partner, BlackRock, Mr. Andrew Robson, President & Chief Revenue Officer, Earnest Research
Asset management shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption – extremely profitable incumbents and many unhappy customers. Our panel of experts will identify innovative new approaches to putting money to work, which are challenging the established industry leaders.
03:20-03:30 PM Closing Remarks: Mr. Eric McCrath, Partner, Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco
05:00-07:00 PM Cocktail Reception at Mosafer – 24 W 57th St.
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Registration & Refreshments
09:00-09:10 am Opening Remarks – Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
Moderator: Mr. Ian Morley, Chairman, Wentworth Hall Consultancy Ltd
The Blockchain Session
09:10-09:40 am The Blockchain Corporate Panel
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Gabriel, Legal Director: Accenture Blockchain, Finance and BPO Global Regulatory Lead, Accenture
With: Mr. Ismail Malik, Blockchain R&D + ICO Strategist, Mr. Ayoub Fakir, Blockchain Advisor, AXA and Consultant & Head of Blockchain for Devoteam Group, Mr. Todd McDonald, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, R3, Mr. Fausto Dassenno, Gumtree Head of Product and Tech B2C @ eBay and Blockchain Advocate
This panel will focus on enterprise blockchain solutions. Panelists have direct experience in creating corporate solutions in the blockchain space. Don’t miss this panel discussion as it will examine where enterprise blockchain solutions are today and where they will be tomorrow.
09:40-09:55 am ICOs: Current Market State and What’s to Come – Mr. Dominik Zynis, Co-Founder, WINGS Foundation
09:55-10:05 am Vision for Crypto-Exchanges in Europe and Beyond: Security, Compliance and Performance – Mr. Pierre Noizat, Founder & CEO, Blockchain.io
 10:05-10:15 am Blockchain in the Real World: Industrial Impact - Mr. Franco Petrucci, Founder & CEO, Futuryng INC.
 10:15-10:25 am Using Blockchain to Repair a Broken Music Industry – Mr. Tamir Koch, President, eMusic.com, Inc.
10:25-10:55 am Break
The Cryptocurrencies Session
 10:55-11:15 am Creating the Internet of Trust – Mr. Gilbert Verdian, CEO, Quant Network and Founder, TC307 Blockchain ISO Standard
11:15-11:25 am Crypto Assets’ Biggest Weakness: Custody of the Intangible – Mr. Dmitry Tokarev, CEO, Copper Financial
11:25-11:35 am Applying Hedge Fund Strategies on Cryptocurrencies - Dr. Philipp Kallerhoff, CEO, Protos Management
11:35-11:55 am Bitcoin Investments as an Alternative Asset Class – Mr. Jon Matonis, Board Director, RACE-CAP Inc. and Founding Director of the Bitcoin Foundation
11:55-12:40 pm The SFO Panel
Moderator: Mr. Aylon Morley, Investment Director, Wentworth Hall
With: Mr. Aditya Nagarsheth, Founder, Perpetual Value Partners, Mr. Rodrigo Jesus, Board Member, SFO, Mr. Alexandre Perrin, Investor overseeing Blockchain & Venture Investments for the Branson Family Office & the Virgin Group, Mr. Guy Dietrich, Managing Director, Wealth Management, Rockefeller, Mr. Stephan Ott, Partner, Ott Capital Ventures, Mr. Henry Monzon, Chief Revenue Officer, Bitfury Group
This panel will discuss family offices and blockchain investing: is the crypto market space a good place to invest in? Is there a future for family office investing in the crypto space? 
12:40-01:40 pm Lunch
01:40-02:10 pm Working Toward A Very Human Future – Mr. Steve Wells, COO, Fast Future Publishing Ltd
02:10-02:30 pm Is Real Estate ready for Blockchain? – Mr. Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Real Estate at Deloitte
02:30-03:15 pm Legal and Regulatory Issues Panel
Moderator: Mr. David Michels, Researcher, Queen Mary University of London
With: Ms. Sue McLean, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Mr. Daniel Gabriel, Legal Director: Accenture Blockchain, Finance and BPO Global Regulatory Lead, Accenture
This panel will highlight a number of the key legal and regulatory issues facing ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and the wider blockchain landscape today. Topics include the regulation of ICOs as securities, tax implications, and GDPR compliance.
 04:00-06:00 pm The Conference will be followed by
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08:00-09:00 am Registration & Refreshments
09:00-09:10 am Opening Remarks – Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
Moderator: Mr. Ian Morley, Chairman, Wentworth Hall Consultancy Ltd
The Blockchain Session
09:10-09:40 am The Blockchain Corporate Panel
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Gabriel, Legal Director: Accenture Blockchain, Finance and BPO Global Regulatory Lead, Accenture
With: Mr. Ismail Malik, Blockchain R&D + ICO Strategist, Mr. Ayoub Fakir, Blockchain Advisor, AXA and Consultant & Head of Blockchain for Devoteam Group, Mr. Todd McDonald, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, R3, Mr. Fausto Dassenno, Gumtree Head of Product and Tech B2C @ eBay and Blockchain Advocate
This panel will focus on enterprise blockchain solutions. Panelists have direct experience in creating corporate solutions in the blockchain space. Don’t miss this panel discussion as it will examine where enterprise blockchain solutions are today and where they will be tomorrow.
09:40-09:55 am ICOs: Current Market State and What’s to Come – Mr. Dominik Zynis, Co-Founder, WINGS Foundation
09:55-10:05 am Vision for Crypto-Exchanges in Europe and Beyond: Security, Compliance and Performance – Mr. Pierre Noizat, Founder & CEO, Blockchain.io
 10:05-10:15 am Blockchain in the Real World: Industrial Impact - Mr. Franco Petrucci, Founder & CEO, Futuryng INC.
 10:15-10:25 am Using Blockchain to Repair a Broken Music Industry – Mr. Tamir Koch, President, eMusic.com, Inc.
10:25-10:55 am Break
The Cryptocurrencies Session
 10:55-11:15 am Creating the Internet of Trust – Mr. Gilbert Verdian, CEO, Quant Network and Founder, TC307 Blockchain ISO Standard
11:15-11:25 am Crypto Assets’ Biggest Weakness: Custody of the Intangible – Mr. Dmitry Tokarev, CEO, Copper Financial
11:25-11:35 am Applying Hedge Fund Strategies on Cryptocurrencies - Dr. Philipp Kallerhoff, CEO, Protos Management
11:35-11:55 am Bitcoin Investments as an Alternative Asset Class – Mr. Jon Matonis, Board Director, RACE-CAP Inc. and Founding Director of the Bitcoin Foundation
11:55-12:40 pm The SFO Panel
Moderator: Mr. Aylon Morley, Investment Director, Wentworth Hall
With: Mr. Aditya Nagarsheth, Founder, Perpetual Value Partners, Mr. Rodrigo Jesus, Board Member, SFO, Mr. Alexandre Perrin, Investor overseeing Blockchain & Venture Investments for the Branson Family Office & the Virgin Group, Mr. Guy Dietrich, Managing Director, Wealth Management, Rockefeller, Mr. Stephan Ott, Partner, Ott Capital Ventures, Mr. Henry Monzon, Chief Revenue Officer, Bitfury Group
This panel will discuss family offices and blockchain investing: is the crypto market space a good place to invest in? Is there a future for family office investing in the crypto space? 
12:40-01:40 pm Lunch
01:40-02:10 pm Working Toward A Very Human Future – Mr. Steve Wells, COO, Fast Future Publishing Ltd
02:10-02:30 pm Is Real Estate ready for Blockchain? – Mr. Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Real Estate at Deloitte
02:30-03:15 pm Legal and Regulatory Issues Panel
Moderator: Mr. David Michels, Researcher, Queen Mary University of London
With: Ms. Sue McLean, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Mr. Daniel Gabriel, Legal Director: Accenture Blockchain, Finance and BPO Global Regulatory Lead, Accenture
This panel will highlight a number of the key legal and regulatory issues facing ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and the wider blockchain landscape today. Topics include the regulation of ICOs as securities, tax implications, and GDPR compliance.
 04:00-06:00 pm The Conference will be followed by a Cocktail Reception at Hambro Perks, 8 Greencoat Pl, Westminster, London SW1P 1PL, UK

 

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08:00-09:00am Registration & Refreshments
09:00-09:10am Opening Remarks: Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC FinanceConference Moderator: Ms. Donna Parisi, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Blockchain Session
09:10-09:30am Prof. Ari Juels, Professor of Computer Science, The Jacobs Institute, Cornell Tech, and Co-Director, The Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3)
09:30-10:00am Blockchain Corporate Panel
Moderator:
With: Mr.Hadley Stern, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Labs; Ms. Adryenn Ashley, Founder & CEO, Loly and Partner, Slay Ventures; Mr. Ismail Malik,Editor-in-Chief, ICOCROWD and Founder & CEO, Blockchain Lab;  Mr. Lior Glass, Global Blockchain Lead, Treasury Services Systems, BNY Mellon
10:00-10:20am Hedera Hashgraph – Next Generation Distributed Ledger - Mr. Tom Trowbridge, President, Hedera hashgraph
10:20-10:35am How Today’s Financial Ecosystem halts the Evolution of Banking and Investing into Alternate/Emerging Asset Classes – Fireside Chat with Mr. Jason Blick, Director & CEO, EQIBank and Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
10:35-10:50am Topic TBA – Mr. Avishai Ziv, CEO, Alignment Group
10:50-11:20am Break
11:20-11:50am Panel: Blockchain and its Impact on the Real Estate Industry
Moderator: Mr. Kris Ferranti, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLPWith: Mr. Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Real Estate at Deloitte, Mr. Stephan D. Ott, Partner, Ott Capital Ventures, Mr. Michael Oved, Co-Founder, Fluidity, Mr. Todd Lippiatt, Founder & CEO, Propellr
Blockchain technology is likely to have a major impact on real estate. Real estate transactions, brokerage, insurance, property data, title records, and more are all targets of disruption. This panel will discuss the topic from a holistic perspective.
Cryptocurrncies Session
11:50-12:10pm Crypto outlook
Mr. Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
12:10-12:40pm Mr. Eric Ly, Founder & CEO at Hub and LinkedIn Co-Founder
12:40-01:10pm The SFO Panel
Moderator: Mr. Matt Lyons, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLPWith: Mr. Jag DeSaint; Mr. Guy Dietrich, Managing Director, Rockefeller Capital Management, Ms. Victoria Saucier, Partner, Ignite 500; Mr. Aylon Morley, Investment Director, Wentworth Hall; Mr. Robby Dermody, Principal, Stoic Capital LLC
This panel will discuss family offices and blockchain investing: Is the “crypto” market space a good place to invest in?  If so, which types of companies, verticals, are more (or less) appropriate for family offices, and where should they look for advice?  What is the future for family office investing in the crypto space?  Should family offices have exposure to coins and cryptocurrency as a part of their portfolio? 
01:10-02:10pm Lunch
02:10-02:30pm Mr. Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Real Estate at Deloitte

 

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The New York Blockchain April Family Office Conference 2018

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Wednesday April 25th, Day I – Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies & ICOs – Overview, Risks and Opportunities
08:00-09:00 AM Breakfast & Reception
09:00-09:10 AM Opening Remarks Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance
Conference moderator: Ms. Kari Larsen, Counsel & Co-Head of the Global FinTech Team, Reed Smith LLP
Part I – The Blockchain Session 
09:10-09:50 AM The Blockchain Panel
Moderator: Mr. Aaron Wright, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Tech Startup Clinic and Blockchain Project, Cardozo School of Law
With: Mr. Thomas Golway, Chief Technologist – Blockchain, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mr. Yorke Rhodes III, Cofounder Blockchain, Microsoft, Mr. Hadley Stern, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Labs, Mr. Andrew Keys, Co-Founder, ConsenSys Capital, Mr. Jed Talvacchia, Director, R3
  An overview of the Blockchain universe and the efforts of some of the world’s leading tech companies.
09:50 – 10:30 AM The opportunities in the Blockchain & Crypto Space – Mr. Moshe Hogeg, Co-Founder & Chairman, The Singulariteam Technology Group
10:30 – 10:50 AM Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Tech: It’s Been Validated; What’s Next? – Mr. Jonathan Manzi, Co-Founder & CEO, Beyond Protocol
10:50 – 11:05 AM Hedging against the Black Swan – Making your portfolio Quantum Resistant - Mr. Adam Koltun, Marketing Manager, The Quantum Resistant Ledger
Part II -The Cryptocurrencies Session
 11:05-11:20 AM Cryptographic Asset Class Investment Strategy – Ms. Melanie Swan, Founder, The Institute for Blockchain Studies
11:20 – 11:50 AM Refreshment Break
 11:50 – 12:05 PM A Case for Cryptocurrency – Separating facts from fiction – Mr. Brian Sewell, CIO, Rockwell Capital Group
12:05 – 12:20 PM To Decentralize or Not to Decentralize: Striking a Balance – Mr. Alex Wearn, CEO, Aurora Labs S.A.
12:20 – 12:30 PM Security of Crypto Assets: How to protect your digital wealth - Mr. Jean-Michel Pailhon, VP Corporate Development, Ledger
12:30 – 12:40 PM Building the Internet of value and its applications, through exchanges, wallets and cryptographic protocols - Mr. Pierre Noizat, CEO & Co-Founder, Paymium
12:40 – 12:50 PM TBA
12:50 – 1:20 PM The Regulation Panel
With: Ms. Kari Larsen, Counsel & Co-Head of the Global FinTech Team, Reed Smith LLP, Mr. Keith McGowan, Financial Services Assurance Office Managing Partner, BDO LLP, Mr. Kevin K. Batteh, Partner, Delta Strategy Group
Regulators around the world are becoming increasingly educated regarding cryptocurrency trading and token sales and are deciding how to address these products.  We will discuss how global regulators are debating consumer protections, market manipulation risks, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism risks, licensing requirements, revenue recognition, audit standards, and the taxation with regard to various types of tokens and cryptocurrencies.
Part III – The ICO Session
01:20- 01:40 PM Much talked about fin-tech “Crypto Currency” and the role of Gold Bits Coin – Mr. Mustafa Mohammed, CEO, Gold Bits Coin
01:40 – 01:50 PM Distributed AI is the next level of Blockchain evolution – Mr. Max Prasolov, CEO, Neuromation
01:50 – 02:00 PM Blockchain based Digital Asset Solutions - Mr. Pete Wassell, Founder & CEO, Augmate
02:00-02:10 PM Crypto is a consumer product – Mr. Sergey Shenderov, CEO & Co-Founder, Mom.life
2:10- 3:10 PM Lunch
03:10- 03:40 PM The SFO Panel
Moderator: Mr. Aylon Morley, SFO, UK
With: Mr. Stephan Ott, SFO, Germany, Mr. Aditya Nagarsheth, SFO, UK, Mr. Aiaze Mitha, Independent Investor, France & US, Mr. David Nage, Managing Director, Apeiron Ventures
Families who invest in the Blockchain space will discuss why they chose this space, what to avoid and how to evaluate the opportunities in the market.
 
Thursday April 26th, Day II – Interviewing Blockchain’s largest Investors and A Deeper Dive into the World of ICOs
08:00 – 09:00 AM Reception & Breakfast
 09:00 – 09:10 AM Opening Remarks Ms. Kari Larsen, Counsel & Co-Head of the Global FinTech Team, Reed Smith LLP
09:10- 09:40 AM Fireside Chat with Mr. Barry Silbert
With: Mr. Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO, Digital Currency Group
Moderator: Mr. David Teten, Managing Partner, HOF Capital
Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, is a long time New York entrepreneur and pioneer in the digital currency space.  Venture capitalist and fintech entrepreneur David Teten will interview Barry to learn more about DCG’s unique business model and how DCG is leveraging its industry position to promote a compliant digital currency ecosystem.
 The Crypto Session
09:40- 10:00 AM The institutionalization of cryptocurrency – Mr. Ari Paul, Co-Founder & CIO, BlockTower Capital
10:00- 10:20 AM Cutting edge technology to deliver education for the masses – Mr. Tony Lorge, CEO, SuccessLife
 10:20-10:35  TBA – Mr. Steve Askew, Executive President, GCOX
10:35- 10:50 AM
Hello Gold (Aran)
10:50- 11:20 AM Refreshment Break
11:20 – 11:40 AM Fireside Chat with Mr. Tim Draper
With: Mr. Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates
Moderator: Mr. David Teten, Managing Partner, HOF Capital
Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates and DFJ, is a prominent VC and digital currency pioneer. Venture capitalist and fintech entrepreneur David Teten will interview Tim to learn more about Tim’s current areas of focus and expectations for the future of digital currency.
 The ICO Session
 11:40-11:55 AM
VR all ART
 11:55-12:05 AM Bit Minutes
 12:05-12:20PM
Hoyos
 12:20 -12:35PM  uCoin Corp

 

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