The Blockchain Week will be gathering dozens of experts in Barcelona from Oct 5 to 8 to debate the wide application of this new technology. The week culminates with the Digital Currency Summit, a forum for training and discussion where attendees can learn more about or discover digital currencies.
Blockchain technology is disrupting not only the world of finance, but also a number of online and offline sectors. Several reports from well-known consulting practices, banks and large technology companies have stated that digital currencies will play an important role in the transformation of industries such as ecommerce and retail, the Internet of Things, trading and finance. Blockchain experts from all over the world will meet up in Barcelona on the 2nd week of October 2015 to explore its potential for IoT, smart cities, eCommerce, Retail, Trading, Security, Compliance, Mobile Apps and many more.
The Catalan city will be crowded with experts in this new technology revolutionizing the financial world and which saw large investments from companies such as Visa, BBVA, Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, and Qualcomm.
The Blockchain Week is the largest Blockchain event in Europe is gathering international blockchain technology experts, lawyers, executives from banks and financial institutions, IT specialists, investors, entrepreneurs.
The objective of this cycle of conferences and events related to the blockchain is to explain this new technology and debate about the potential impact of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, in different industries. Digital currencies and Blockchain technology will impact different sectors in the coming years.
To make sure that the participants are able to focus on the most relevant talks and connections, the organization has divided the Blockchain Week into a number of independent, sector-focused mini conferences.
The sessions and panels mission is to educate and trigger conversation between opinion leaders from different entrepreneurs and industries, leading experts, investors, and technologists working with the blockchain technology.
Experts and lawyers will explain the legislative and legal framework within which these new financial players evolve and will describe its global impact on and its integration in the banking system.
Barcelona’s Blockchain Week will be an event focused on highlighting the financial and economic role digital currencies. The Blockchain Week program of sessions and panels is available here
