DC Blockchain Summit 2017 Program Guide

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2017

WELCOME TO THE SECOND-ANNUAL DC BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT!

Since last year’s historic gathering here at Georgetown University,

the blockchain industry has surged in terms of activity. We know

that means you are extremely busy, so we’re even more delighted

by the incredible support you have provided to the Chamber.

It truly is an honor to represent your interests as we shape policy

for this exciting industry. If you’re not a member of the Chamber

already, we invite you to join. By doing so, you not only help develop

an important vehicle for blockchain policy but also benefit from

education, insight and unmatched networking opportunities.

Thank you,

PERIANNE BORING

Founder & President

Chamber of Digital Commerce

A DIALOG AT THE INTERSECTION OF INDUSTRY, REGULATION & INNOVATION

Through education, advocacy & working closely

with policymakers, regulatory agencies & industry,

our goal is to develop an environment that fosters

innovation, jobs & investment.

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A PLATFORM FOR DIALOGUE…BLOCKCHAIN | DIGITAL ASSE TS | DLT

DAY 1WEDNESDAY - MARCH 15, 2017

DAY 2THURSDAY - MARCH 16, 2017

8:00 AM REGISTRATION: COFFEE NETWORKING SESSION

8:30 AM Opening Remarks

8:45 AM FIRESIDE CHAT: Congressional Blockchain Caucus

9:20 AM KEYNOTE: David Treat, Accenture

1:30 PM REGISTRATION

2:30 PM Opening Remarks

2:40 PM AWARDS CEREMONY: Blockchain in Healthcare Code-A-Thon

3:00 PM PANEL 1: The Future of Healthcare, Powered by Blockchain

3:45 PM KEYNOTE: Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Corporation for National Research Initiatives

4:15 PM SPECIAL GUEST: Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament

4:25 PM KEYNOTE: Alex Tapscott, Northwest Passage Ventures

4:45 PM SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: State of Illinois Blockchain Initiative

4:55 PM Chamber of Digital Commerce & Structured Finance Industry Group: Applying Blockchain in Securitization: Opportunity for Reinvention

5:15 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION

DAY 2 (continued)THURSDAY - MARCH 16, 2017

9:45 AM CHAMBER UPDATE: Blockchain Alliance, Jason Weinstein, Steptoe & Johnson

9:50 AM PANEL 2: Insurance Reimagined with Blockchain

10:35 AM COFFEE BREAK

10:55 AM CHAMBER ANNOUNCEMENT

11:10 AM PANEL 3: Blockchain IP - To Protect or Not To Protect?

11:45 AM LEGAL BRIEF: Dana Syracuse, Perkins Coie

12:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM FIRESIDE CHAT: Blythe Masters, Digital Asset

1:25 PM PANEL 4: Financial Services - When Will We See Mass Adoption of Blockchain in Financial Services?

2:10 PM SUMMIT EXCLUSIVE: Announcement of New Global Blockchain Initiative, Don Tapscott

2:25 PM SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Jeff Garzik & Matthew Roszak, Bloq

2:30 PM PANEL 5: Global Blockchain Challenges and Opportunities

3:10 PM Anju Marempudi, Special Representative, Fintech Valley Vizag, Government of Andhra Pradesh

3:20 PM COFFEE BREAK

3:40 PM FIRESIDE CHAT: David Rutter, R3

4:00 PM KEYNOTE: Jonathan Johnson, Overstock

4:25 PM PANEL 6: Thought Leaders - The Economics of Blockchain Networks

5:10 PM Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks

5:20 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY 2:40 PM

AWARDS CEREMONYBLOCKCHAIN IN HEALTHCARE CODE-A-THON

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National

Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Chamber of

Digital Commerce will announce the winners of the first-ever Blockchain Code-A-

Thon sponsored by a U.S. government entity. Participants are challenged to use

distributed-ledger technology and health-specific standards to develop solutions to

address key operational issues facing modern healthcare. Join us

as we announce the winning team, with up to $15,000 awarded

to the challenge winners.

PRESENTED BYDEBBIE BUCCI / IT Architect, U.S. Department

of Health & Human Services

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

WEDNESDAY 3:00 PM

PANEL 1: HEALTHCARETHE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE, POWERED BY BLOCKCHAIN

Reimagine a healthcare system powered by blockchain, which is making its way into

healthcare systems and attracting a collection of household names that may surprise

you. From house calls to health chats, video visits and trips to the corner drug store—

distributed computing will soon support the new distributed nature of medical care.

PANELISTSDEBBIE BUCCI / IT Architect, U.S. Department of Health & Human

Services

LISA MAKI / CEO, PokitDok

HECTOR RODRIGUEZ / WW Health Chief, Microsoft

AVIK ROY / Editor, Forbes, President, Foundation for Research on

Equal Opportunity

CHITRA RAGAVAN / Chief Marketing Officer, Gem

MODERATED BYARTHUR ALLEN / eHealth Editor, POLITICO Pro


WEDNESDAY 3:45 PM

KEYNOTE: DR. ROBERT E. KAHN

DR. ROBERT E. KAHN /

“Father of the Internet”

Dr. Robert (Bob) E. Kahn is Chairman, CEO and President

of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI),

which he founded in 1986 after a thirteen-year term at

the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

(DARPA). He is known as the “Father of the Internet,”

and in 1974 co-authored a paper titled, “A Protocol for

Packet Network Intercommunication,” which described the

working protocol for sharing resources and later became

the foundation for the World Wide Web, email, file sharing

and remote transfer. Dr. Kahn coined the term National

Information Infrastructure (NII) in the mid-1980s—also

known more popularly as the Information Super Highway.

In his most recent work, Dr. Kahn is developing the concept

of digital object architecture, a key component of the NII.

This notion is providing a framework for interoperability of

heterogeneous information systems and is being used in

many applications such as the Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

WEDNESDAY 4:25 PM

KEYNOTE: ALEX TAPSCOTTRE-THINKING DEMOCRACY FOR THE BLOCKCHAIN ERA

ALEX TAPSCOTT /

Co-author of Blockchain Revolution

Founder & CEO of Northwest Passage Ventures

Join Alex Tapscott, co-author of Blockchain Revolution, as

he dissects what blockchain could mean for democracy and

the future of government. In a world of “Fake News” and

the fight for a free press, the public is faced with everyday

challenges on what is legitimate and what is not. According

to Alex, blockchain technology holds immense potential to

solve the crisis of legitimacy in our democratic institutions

— to tackle anything from online voting to real-time fact

checking. A blockchain-powered democracy could create a

new era of politics based on transparency, accountability

and a culture of public deliberation — where politicians are

beholden to their constituents rather than the big money

that funded their campaigns.

THURSDAY 8:45 AM

FIRESIDE CHATCONGRESSIONAL BLOCKCHAIN CAUCUS

The bipartisan Congressional Blockchain Caucus is dedicated to the advancement of

sound public policy toward blockchain-based technologies and digital currencies. The

co-chairs of the caucus share their entrepreneurial vision for breaking down barriers

to innovation and building new opportunities to help pave the way for the Internet of

Value. The caucus holds regular briefings and educational events on Capitol Hill and

serves as an educational resource for members of Congress and their staffs.

CO-CHAIRS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLOCKCHAIN CAUCUS

MODERATED BYPERIANNE BORING / Founder & President,


REP. JARED POLIS

(D-CA)

REP. DAVID SCHWEIKERT

(R-AZ)

THURSDAY 9:20 AM

KEYNOTE: DAVID TREATBLOCKCHAIN: MOVING FROM EXPERIMENT TO PRODUCTION

DAVID TREAT / Managing Director, Financial

Services, Blockchain Lead, Accenture

David Treat is a managing director and the global head

of Accenture’s Financial Services Blockchain practice. He

is also the co-lead of Accenture’s firm-wide Blockchain

Strategic Growth Initiative and manages Accenture’s

relationship with several large financial services clients.

With more than 20 years of experience, David has driven

the formation of Accenture’s blockchain practice, which

now spans the globe. He also engages clients across all

industries, ranging from pure R&D to full-scale client

business-transformation business entities. In addition to

managing several of Accenture’s strategic alliances in the

blockchain domain, David sits on the boards of the Linux

Hyperledger Project and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

THURSDAY 9:50 AM

PANEL 2: INSURANCEINSURANCE REIMAGINED WITH BLOCKCHAIN

The insurance industry manages risk for a living. One of the key existential risks on

the horizon for insurers is how blockchain technology disrupts existing business

models and service offerings. Or, does blockchain actually represent a rare

opportunity to embrace and leverage a new technology frontier to reimagine the

way in which the insurance industry operates and evolves?

PANELISTSJEFFREY BILLINGHAM / Vice President Financial Markets,

IHS Markit

ED DEUSER / Actuarial Solutions, RGA Reinsurance Company

RICHARD LEVIN / Shareholder, Polsinelli

JAGADEESHA RAO / Blockchain Workstream Lead,

Swiss Reinsurance

BO SHEVCHIK / Co-Chair Blockchain/DLT Working Group,

Association of Government Accountants (AGA); Alliance Director,

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

MODERATED BYJASON BRETT / Director of Operations, Chamber of

Digital Commerce

THURSDAY 11:10 AM

PANEL 3: BLOCKCHAIN IPTO PROTECT OR NOT TO PROTECT?

It has been estimated that 84 percent of the market value of the S&P 500 is based

on intangible assets, such as patents, and many of the key players in the distributed-

ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem are aggressively pursuing patents. While much

of DLT is embodied in open source software, international patent assets related to

DLT have increased at an accelerating rate since 2010. This panel will discuss the

dichotomy between protecting intellectual property assets and fostering innovation

in an open source and decentralized world.

PANELISTSPAUL KELLER / Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

PATRICK MURCK / Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet &

Society at Harvard University, Special Counsel, Cooley

JAMES MURDOCK / Chief Business Officer & General Counsel,

Blockstream Corporation

MODERATED BYMARC KAUFMAN / Partner, Rimon Law

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

THURSDAY 11:45 AM

LEGAL BRIEF: DANA SYRACUSE, SENIOR COUNSEL, PERKINS COIE

Dana Syracuse concentrates his practice in the blockchain, fintech, e-commerce and

financial services sectors, working with clients on regulatory, business and product

counseling, cyber and data security and enforcement concerns. Dana is the former

associate general counsel for the NYDFS and a leading figure in the development of

the country’s first comprehensive digital currency regulation. He works with a range

of fintech and digital business clients on federal and state regulatory, compliance and

enforcement matters, and complex bank regulatory issues. Dana frequently interacts

with lawmakers at the state and federal level on many of these issues, including

testifying before the United States House of Representatives. Dana is a frequent

media commentator, speaker and author on virtual and crypto currencies, money

laundering, financial services regulations, data security privacy and the balance

between innovation and regulation in the financial sector.

THURSDAY 1:00 PM

FIRESIDE CHATBLYTHE MASTERS

Blythe Masters is taking the financial world by storm. Her company, Digital Asset,

is building powerful new post-trade software utilizing blockchain technology for

systemically consequential financial institutions. Blythe Masters will discuss why this

technology is so revolutionary, the challenges it presents, and how new blockchain

solutions can be implemented to create a better financial system.

BLYTHE MASTERS / CEO, Digital Asset



THURSDAY 1:25 PM

PANEL 4: FINANCIAL SERVICESARE WE CLOSER TO REALITY? WHEN WILL WE SEE MASS

ADOPTION OF BLOCKCHAIN IN FINANCIAL SERVICES?

A year ago, financial institutions were forming alliances and experimenting with

blockchain technology. Some of these experiments have been successful—we are

likely to see at least one large-scale implementation this year. Our diverse group of

panelists will share success stories and lessons-learned, and then brainstorm on ways

to accelerate mass adoption.

PANELISTSAMY DAVINE KIM / Counsel, Buckley Sandler

SADIA HALIM / Managing Director, BNP Paribas

JARED HARWAYNE-GIDANSKY / Deputy Global Head of Emerging

Business & Technology, BNY Mellon

DAVID MILLS / Deputy Associate Director, Federal Reserve

ROBERT PALATNICK / Managing Director & Chief

Technology Architect, DTCC

MODERATED BYPRAKASH SANTHANA / Managing Director, Deloitte


THURSDAY 2:10 PM

SUMMIT EXCLUSIVEANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN INITIATIVE

DON TAPSCOTT /

CEO of Tapscott Group, Co-Author of

Blockchain Revolution

Don is the author of 16 books and has introduced ground-

breaking concepts for more than three decades. He is also

a member of the Order of Canada and was named the

fourth-most influential management thinker in the world

by Thinkers50. So what could possibly be next? Join us

for an exclusive, first-hand look into his latest project.

THURSDAY 2:30 PM

PANEL 5: INTERNATIONALGLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

It’s not just the commercial applications of blockchain that are exciting the

community. Distributed ledger technology can significantly improve the way medical

supply chains, education, aid and other philanthropic initiatives are executed and

accounted for. This truly global panel will discuss ways in which this revolutionary

technology can play a major role for social good, contributing to societal advances

in both developing as well as emerging economies.

PANELISTSALAN COHN / Of Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson

MELTEM DEMIRORS / Director of Development, Digital

Currency Group

NEERAJ KULSHRESTHA / Chief Operations Office, Bombay

Stock Exchange

JOSHUA LELAND / Director, Blockchain for Development Solutions

Lab, Chemonics International

JUSTIN NEWTON / CEO and Co-Founder, Netki

MODERATED BYLORETTA JOSEPH / Advisory Council Chair, Australian Digital

Currency & Commerce Association


THURSDAY 3:10 PM

ANJU MAREMPUDI: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, FINTECH

VALLEY VIZAG, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Driven by CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s vision to create 500,000 jobs in the

state of Andhra Pradesh, India by 2020 through technology-enabled services,

the recently-established Fintech Valley has become a playground for start-ups

and innovators looking to disrupt traditional business processes. The valley

focuses on converging finance and technology by enabling market access,

world-class infrastructure, funding, human capital and innovation to achieve

unmatched business goals and successes.


THURSDAY 3:40 PM

FIRESIDE CHATDAVID RUTTER

David Rutter brings more than 30 years of experience leading some of Wall Street’s

top institutions. This long-time creative thought leader in financial markets and

innovation has played a significant role in the adoption of electronic trading in

the global OTC derivatives industry. David also served for ten years as the CEO of

Electronic Broking at ICAP Plc, the world’s largest interdealer broker, where he led

the BrokerTec fixed income and EBS foreign exchange platforms. Prior to ICAP,

David was co-owner and CEO (Americas) of Prebon Yamane.

DAVID RUTTER / Founder & Managing Partner, R3CEV



THURSDAY 4:00 PM

KEYNOTE: JONATHAN JOHNSON

JONATHAN JOHNSON /

Chairman of the Board, Overstock.com

Jonathan Johnson is president of Medici Ventures,

Overstock’s subsidiary that oversees a portfolio of

blockchain technology and fintech businesses, which

include t0, and investments in Bitt.com, PeerNova, ripio,

factom, Settlemint and IdentityMind. In this role, Johnson

is responsible for continuing Medici Ventures’ efforts to

pioneer growth and innovation in applying the blockchain

to financial systems and beyond.

Johnson has served as the chairman of Overstock’s board

of directors since April 2014, transitioning to the position

after five years as the company’s president, and later, as the

acting CEO and executive vice chairman of the board. Prior

to joining Overstock, Johnson was with TenFold Corporation

in various positions, including CFO and general counsel.

THURSDAY 4:25 PM

PANEL 6: THOUGHT LEADERSTHE ECONOMICS OF BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS

Beyond the technology, once a blockchain network is deployed, how does the

flywheel start turning? Network effects matter and are approached very differently

amongst public, private and consortium blockchains. Furthermore, digital currencies

are creating an entirely-new asset class and developing a new discipline of study

called cryptoeconomics. This is all being exercised with the surge of initial coin

offerings (ICOs) — not only creating a significant amount of regulatory debate,

but also fundamentally changing the way in which open source projects are

financed and how incentives are created amongst network participants.

PANELISTSBRIAN BEHLENDORF / Executive Director, Hyperledger

JERRY CUOMO / IBM Fellow and Vice President of Blockchain

Technologies, IBM

RUMI MORALES / Executive Director, CME Ventures, Board of

Advisors, Chamber of Digital Commerce

LATA VARGHESE / Blockchain Practice Leader, Cognizant

FREDRIK VOSS / Vice President, Blockchain Innovation, Nasdaq

MODERATED BYMATTHEW ROSZAK / Co-Founder and Chairman, Bloq,

Chairman, Chamber of Digital Commerce


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