The aim of Blockpool cross-border international boot camps is to support the selected SMEs conducting their Deployment Pool project through capacity building in view of a smoother, more efficient and successful execution; as well as to extend this opportunity to other relevant stakeholders from all over Europe. We are aiming at encouraging more SMEs to take advantage of BDLTs and intermediaries to become more familiar and equipped with BDLT knowledge to assist SMEs.

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WEDNESDAY 24 FEB

9.00 – 9.30 – Breakfast Presentation by Insomnia, Carmen Serna

9.30 – 10.30 – Blockchain standardization for innovative companies and startups, Paolo Campegiani

Blockchain and digital identity expert.

10.30 – 12.00 – Workshop: Platform Design Strategies, Renzo D’Andrea and Luca Ruggeri

An interacting session to explore a methodology for designing platforms. We will address platform design frameworks, a unified market theory and a set of tools. With a dynamic feedback approach we would love to listen to your questions and platform strategies awareness.Speakers:- Renzo D'Andrea, UX & Service Designer at www.changetheriver.org., Platform Design Toolkit Contributor.- Luca Ruggeri, Co-Founder Platform Design Toolkit.

12.00 – 13.00 – Workshop: How to design a successful deck for an MVP, Cristina Carrascosa

This session will help you to successfully design a one-pager deck for your MVP (last deliverable of the Blockpool Accelerator)

13.00-13.30 - Blockchain meets Quantum, Dimitar Anastasovski

Distributed Ledger Techonology and IOT at Cefriel

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15.00 – 16.00 – Standardization development in support of Blockchain boosting energy transition and decentralization, Bernard Gindroz

BMGI Consulting Owner

16.00 – 17.00 – Panel Discussion: The rise of CBDC, Veronika Kuett

Bitcoin | DeFi | CBDCs | Strategy | Leadership | Futurism | Public Speaking

Panelists:

Simon Hess, Researcher, University of Salzburg

Valeria Aragonés, Cryptoeconomics Researcher and Consultant, Konfid.io

Horst Treiblmaier, Professor for international management, Modul University Vienna

Blanca Zutta, Blockchain strategist, World Trade Organization

17.00 -18.00 - Make your Blockchain Project Known OR Advertise your Blockchain Project OR Good Marketing Practices in the Blockchain Industry, Quentin Herbrecht

THURSDAY 25 FEB

9.00 – 9.30 - Tokenization as a strategy to attract investors, Francesco Piras, Co-founder BrightNode.

The tokenization of a company or an asset opens up new market opportunities. Thanks to a growing institutional attention, including regulatory, towards cryptocurrencies, security tokens become a new way that every company, new or existing, should try to follow to attract investors.

9.30 – 10.30 – Panel Discussion: Commercialization Strategies, Francisco Sarrias,Senior Sales Engineer at Jelurida Swiss SA.

Panelists:

Mobolaji Onibudo, CEO, Digital Transaction Services Ltd

Owen McCall, Marketing Director, TreeCoin, Global Tree Project

Shayne Tan, Co-Founder & CMO, Coalculus Blockchain

Are corporates and public administrations ready for decentralized solutions? - Which are the obstacles to sell blockchain based projects to traditional business? Are CIO’s ready to buy blockchain solutions in 2021 or we need to wait until 2023 as Gartner predicts?- After the failure of some relevant private blockchains, is the market ready for public and hybrid solutions?

10.30 – 13.00 – The Blockpool Observatory Lab, Blockpool Team

Don't miss this break-out session with the 25 selected SMEs and their 25 External Mentors (mandatory participation).

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15.00 – 16.00 – Workshop: Blockchain in the Biotech Sector, Pablo López

Innovation Manager and Blockchain Solutions Designer

16.00 – 17.00 – Workshop: BDLT in the Logistic Sector, Giovanni Di Noto

CloudyBoss group of companies, Omega group of companies, others

Roles: various directorships and tech advisory roles (DLT, AI, IoT, cyber-security, other techs)