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BGIN Block #8 meeting : May 2023

The goal of the eighth general meeting (Block #8)

BGIN Block #8 continues to bring voice to individuals focused on governance for digital economic networks, digital identity and more applications based on blockchain technology. Major themes to include are (not limited to):

  • governance of blockchain technology, applications and
  • digital identity
  • NFT/SBT
  • social-economic design
  • financial stability
  • ethics. and
  • BGIN community growth for all stakeholders

Who should attend?

  • Developers
  • Regulators
  • Business entities
  • Consumers
  • Civil society
  • Academia
  • And anyone interested in blockchain ecosystems!

Date and Time

BGIN Block #8 meeting (in-person/online hybrid format) Thursday, May 4, 2023 to Sunday, May 7, 2023

Form of the Meeting

BGIN Block #8 will be held in hybrid (in-person/online) manner. This meeting is co-located with Financial Cryptography 2023. The meeting has joint session with The 4th workshop of Coordination of Decentralized Finance (CoDecFin) 2023 and 7th Workshop on Trusted Smart Contracts (WTSC).

Day 1 (May 4, 2023)

Opening Plenary and Financial Applications

Night (21:00 - 23:00, after evening reception of the FC workshop)

  • 21:00 - 21:30 Opening Plenary
    • Shin’ichiro Matsuo, Andrea Bracciali
  • 21:30 - 22:15 Keynote 1:
    • Massimo Morini (Cheif Economist, Algorand Foundation)
  • 21:15 - 23:00 Round Table 1: Mitigating potential failure of stablecoin and DeFi)
    • Moderator: Ali Nejadmalayeri (Univeristy of Wyoming)

Day 2 (May 5, 2023)

  • 13:00 - 14:00 A joint panel session with WTSC and CoDecFin
  • 21:00 - 23:00 Decentralized Treasury Working Group (DTWG) Session
    • Chairs:
      • Ali Nejadmalayeri (University of Wyoming)
      • Leon Molechanovski
    • Critical Questions on CBDCs
    • Potential Point of Failure on Stablecoin<
    • Future works

Day 3 (May 6, 2023)

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Round Table 2: CBDC and Blockchain
    • Carole House (Executive in Residence)
    • Masaki Bessho (Bank of Japan )
    • Others
  • 10:00 - 11:00 Round Table 3: DeFi and DAO Governance
    • Kaihua Qin (Imperial College London)
    • Others
  • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
  • 11:30 - 12:30 Keynote 2
  • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00 - 15:00 Round Table 4: DID/SSI
  • 15:00 - 16:00 Round Table 5: Wallet Governance and Key Management
    • Moderator: Nat Sakimura (Nat Consulting)
  • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break |
  • 16:30 - 18:30 Identity, Key Management, and Privacy Working Group Editing Session
    • Co-Chairs
      • Nat Sakimura (Nat Consulting)
      • Mithell Travers (soulbis)
    • Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) Study Report Part 2
    • Study Report on Selective Disclosure: Overview and Classifications
    • Smart Contract Literacy
    • Future Works
  • 18:30 - 20:30 Reception

Day 4 (May 7, 2023)

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Round Table 6:SBTs/NFTs for real-life use cases
    • Austin Zhu
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  • 10:30 - 11:30 Industrial Invited Talks
  • 11:30 - 12:30 Industrial Panel discussion
  • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
  • 13:30 - 14:30 Roadmap and Strategy
  • 14:30 - 15:00 Nomination (and appointment) of Chair of BGIN and groups
  • 15:00 - 15:30 Closing Plenary

Location

Bluesun Hotel Elaphusa Bol, Brač, Croatia

Registration

The registration site will opne soon.

Accommodation

The conference hotel (the same as the Financial Cryptography 23) provides a special discount rate for BGIN Block #8 attendees. Details will come soon.

Call for agenda item

We call for agenda items to discuss at the Block #8.

Please send the contact email address any agenda item request.

(Reference) Past General Meetings

  • BGIN Block #7 meeting (Virtual/in-person hybrid format hosted from Vancouver, Canada by the University of British Columbia) November 30 - December 2, 2022 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #6 meeting (Virtual/in-person hybrid format hosted from Zurich, Switzerland by the University of Zurich) July 26-28, 2022 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #5 meeting (Virtual Japan/Tokyo) 4-6 April, 2022 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #4 meeting (Virtual Nairobi/Lome/Accra) 2-4 November, 2021 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #3 meeting (Virtual DC/NY) 29 June - 1 July, 2021 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #2 meeting (Virtual Paris/France) 13:00-16:00 UTC, 8-10 March, 2021 [Details]
  • BGIN Block #1 meeting (Virtual Mumbai/India) 12:00 - 15:00 UTC, 23-25 November, 2020 [Details]

Event sponsors

To be announced