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Blockchain technology needs a stronger academic approach. This is the key message from the organizers of the upcoming Blockchain Connect conference. The conference will be held in San Francisco on January 11, 2019. Until then, the organizers have also opened a call for papers on the topic of blockchain technology.
Advanced thinking for the growth of Blockchain technology
The Blockchain Connect conference aims to bring together "interested scholars and industrial members of all relevant disciplines who study and work in the blockchain technology space". The conference will have two distinct paths: academic and commercial.
The Academic Stage
The academic track will present blockchain developers, scholars and university professors. They will focus on theoretical developments and engage in academic discussions.
Some of the participants in the Blockchain Connect Conference academic program are:
- Dawn Song – Professor at the University of Berkeley and co-founder of Oasis Labs;
- Lake Dai – Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Venture Capitalist;
- Dawn Song – Professor at the University of Berkeley and co-founder of Oasis Labs;
- Elaine Shi – Associate Professor at Cornell University and co-founder of IC3 and Thunder Token;
- Ronghui Gu – Assistant Professor at Columbia University and co-founder of CertiK;
- Vitalik Buterin – the creator of Ethereum.
The agenda for this track is still under development, but some key presentations have already been set up. They focus on problems like:
- Responses to privacy and scalability;
- Building smart and reliable contracts;
- Data markets decentralized;
- Authorization of privacy through proxy re-encryption networks.
The Business Stage
On the other hand, the corporate track will focus on the practical applications of blockchain technology in numerous industries. This track has various speakers, such as:
- Justin Herzig – Global Blockchain Research Lead at Accenture;
- Ashley Lannquist – Project Lead for Blockchain at the World Economic Forum;
- Mic Bowmwan – Principal Engineer at Intel Labs;
- Aaron Cai – Head of the Tencent Blockchain.
One of the keynote speeches of this passage will be on the subject of the blockchain billing experiment conducted by Tencent in China. Other talks will focus on cases of use of blockchain technologies in various areas, such as health care, finance and public services. The participants in the business phase will also address the theme of investment trends in the blockchain space in 2019.
Academic documents – the possibility to participate in an exclusive meeting behind closed doors
The request for academic documents on blockchain technology has an incentive. The authors of the best articles will be invited to participate in a closed-door meeting with guest speakers. They will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and debates on the future of the blockchain. The first 3 candidates will also have the opportunity to present their findings in the academic phase during the conference. Interested scholars and industrial members in the blockchain space are invited to present their documents on various technical, as well as economic and financial topics.
SV Insight, a full-tech research and media company, hosts the Blockchain Connect Conference. The company's executive director, Peter Qin, spoke about the need for an academic approach to blockchain:
The effect of short-term wealth creation caused by cryptocurrencies has a huge influence, but it's just a crash in the development of blockchain technology. In front of the bear market, the academic circle of the blockchain is actually increasing. We want to add more academic value to the blockchain space.
If you are interested in submitting your contribution, please fill out this form. However, you will need to be quick since the deadline is December 15th.
