Program
Chainpoint’18 is a platform where the investors meet promising startups, mining companies connect to energy tycoons, entrepreneurs discover new potentials and markets, corporations present experience in blockchain application, government bodies share vision on regulation, and much more.
Our enhanced program will ensure dynamic presentations, plenary sessions, pitches for investors and special meeting sessions with prominent field experts.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Panel discussions with 4-6 high level experts and sector representatives around the specified topic, followed by a Q&A session.
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations on relevant topics made by thought leaders involved in various sectors operated through blockchain technology followed by a Q&A session.
ICO BLOCK
Pitches made by promising ventures for Initial Coin Offerings involving investors and jury members.
AGENDA
| 8:45 - 9:25 | Registration | |
| 9:25 - 9:45 | Opening ceremony & Welcoming Remarks | |
| 9:45 - 10:35 | Plenary Session: Blockchain Development Prospects in Armenia Vigen Arushanyan I President, Nooor Michael Chobanian I President, Ukraine Blockchain Association Tachat Igityan I CFO & Co-Founder, DeStream Hambardzum Kaghketsyan I Partner, Smartgate VC | |
| 10:35 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Start - End | KOMITAS ROOM | MASTER HALL |
| 11:30 - 11:55 | Big Data and Big Trends Wolfgang Fengler I Lead Economist, World Bank | Blockchain in the Macro Economy and International Trade Moderator: Vigen Arushanyan I President, Nooor Yuri Pripachkin I President, RACIB Stanislav Basko | CEO, Belarus Blockchain Association Michael Chobanian I President, Ukraine Blockchain Association Mohammad Davatgar I Managing Director, Iran Blockchain Labs |
| 11:55 - 12:20 | Blockchain Pitfalls Asset Kassymbalinov I Senior Manager, PwC | |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Challenging Blockchain Scalability Pavel Aramyan I Content Strategist, Fasttoken | Tokenization & Investments Moderator: Ralph Liu I Founder, Mulechain Artur Eolyan I Managing Partner, Double Sirius Capital Leonid Morozovskiy I Co-Founder, DAS Index Elena Gutsu | Co-Founder, DT Moldova Association Maxim Chereshnev I International Secretary, IDACB |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Rethinking Digital Collectibles Armen Rostamian I CEO & Co-Founder, GRÜV | |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Crypto Crimes: 2019 Trends Vasily Bannikov I Project Manager, Group-IB | |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | IBL: Initiating the Business Application Chain Dr. Mohammad Davatgar I Director, Iran Blockchain Labs | Innovative Payment Systems Moderator: Victor Goncharuk I VP, RACIB Ralph Liu I Founder, Mulechain Tigran Davtyan I CEO, InecoBank Tachat Igityan I CFO & Co-Founder, DeStream Vitalii Bodnar | CEO & Co-Founder, BTC-Alpha |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | Enterprise Blockchain Solutions: Where are they? Tariel Zivzivadze I Founder, Kar.ge | |
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Disrupting Real Estate Misha Aghamalyan I Development Lead, Hex Division | |
| 15:20 - 15:45 | The Future of Crypto Custodians Vadim Hrusha I Founder, BlockSoftLab | Regulation and Legal Frameworks Moderator: Dmitry Kirillov I A-PRO Law Office Olga Stepanova I Head of IT Law, Winheller Jack J. Sahagian | Founding Partner, Reliance Law Group Stanislav Basko | CEO, Belarus Blockchain Association |
| 15:45 - 16:10 | Disassembling Consensus Protocols Arthur Aslanyan I CEO, CryptoX | |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | Transfer to the Cultural Program Venue | |
| 17:00 - 22:00 | Cultural Program & Dinner | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Registration | |
| Start - End | KOMITAS ROOM | MASTER HALL |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Seigniorage and Corporate Tokens Alexander Harutunian I CEO & Co-Founder, Concent | Taxing Crypto Moderator: Dmitry Kirillov I Attorney, A-PRO Law Office Artem Afian I Managing Partner, Juscutum Law Firm Benjamin Kirschbaum I Head of Blockchain, Winheller Gevorg Hakobyan I Managing Partner , Elawphant Law Firm |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Crowdfunding. More than Funding Karen Vardanyan I CEO, Sprint Fund | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Fighting 51% Attacks Vano Narimanidze I Country Lead, Georgia, Horizen | Education: The First Fundament Moderator: Ashot Khudgaryan I Head of Business & Education, Nooor Aram Hajian I Dean, College of Science and Engineering Arsen Sargsyan I Director, Business & Technology Development, RAU Kristina Sargsyan I Coordinator of Hi-tech & Entrepreneurship, UFAR |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | How to get Listed Vitalii Bodnar | CEO & Co-Founder, BTC-Alpha | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | P2P Delivery & Warehousing Ralph Liu I Founder, Mulechain | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Alcohol Supply Chains Marat Fatkullin I CEO, Ledger Kitchen | The Armenian Tech Ecosystem Moderator: TBD Hambardzum Kaghketsyan I Partner, Smartgate VC Davit Baghdasaryan I CEO & Co-Founder, 2Hz Peter Mikkelsen I Co-Founder, Danish Blockchain Association Satenik Mnatsakanyan | Technical Adviser, Leviathan |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | The Bitcoin Infrastructure Tigran Asriyan I CEO & Co-Founder, CoinBox | |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Mining in Free Economic Zones of Georgia Vakhtang Gogokhia I Co-Founder & CEO, Golden Fleece | |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Closing of the Official Program | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Pitching Session | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Free Time | |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Gala Dinner | |