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After an overwhelmingly positive reaction to 2018’s inaugural event, IMN is excited to announce the return of Synchronize on April 17th, 2019 at the Conrad in New York City. Synchronize is the leading conference dedicated to enterprise and institutional applications of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), blockchain technology and smart contracts within financial services.

Synchronize 2018 hosted a delegation of senior financial services executives across the buy-side, sell-side, financial market infrastructures, fintech startups, consultancies, vendors as well as regulators and policymakers. Attendees heard directly from practitioners at some of the largest financial institutions in the world as they rollout production deployments of DLT.

Delegates at Synchronize 2019 will learn the most effective ways to evaluate and deploy DLT for their business, how it fits into the existing market structure and what the business requirements of the technology actually are; challenges that have been overcome, from roles and governance, scalability and confidentiality, to interoperability and integration; and how it fits in within larger technology trends, such as cloud, machine learning, and focus on enabling developer productivity.

New to Synchronize 2019 is the addition of a track dedicated to the institutional applications of custody, trading, and servicing cryptoassets, such as Bitcoin. Until now, financial institutions have mostly been skeptical of cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets as a means for retail payments and speculation. Recently, several notable entities have announced products and initiatives aimed at the institutional integration of these new assets into the existing financial system. This track will explore the role that cryptoassets play in the financial services industry from a variety of angles: asset definition, futures trading, the role of trading desks, right through to the risks, benefits and role of regulation in and of institutional investment in these assets.

Synchronize 2019 stands out as the premier event for thought leadership, learning, business development and networking among senior financial services decision makers. We hope that you will join us at this must-attend one day event.

Link: Synchronize 2019

ELEV8’s vision is that blockchain, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and new emerging technologies create a more interconnected economic global ecosystem, working to eliminate barriers to growth and creating increased value for stakeholders across all industries. We believe blockchain and future technologies will serve as the foundation for new economic systems which are more efficient, open, and accessible.

Our mission is to enable that progress with industry research, distribution of the most current news and by hosting industry events that convene executives at the forefront of shaping the future of emerging technology. Our platform is home to the world’s leading tech experts; we collaborate with industry stakeholders across vertical markets and openly share insight. ELEV8 is at the forefront of shaping the future.  

What We Do

ELEV8 is a global community, working with the blockchain industry’s largest and most successful companies, the Fortune 1000 and disruptive startups. Initiatives with these leading stakeholders include in-depth industry research, insightful interviews, distribution of the most current news, digital content and industry events that convene c-suite executives, senior level decision makers and the most accomplished entrepreneurs.

Our programs engage thousands of industry executives to discuss the current applications and future benefits of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, digital assets and new emerging technologies. ELEV8’s event series showcases organizations across vertical markets, who are using blockchain applications and emerging technologies to solve complex problems with increased efficiency, security and transparency.  

Industry Products & Services

Research: Our cross-industry reports offer timely analysis, recommendations and guidance from analysts and perspective from industry leaders with actionable insights. ELEV8 offers an editorial calendar of research topics or you work with us to commission custom reports.

Events: Whether on a grand scale or intimate experience, each ELEV8 event is designed with precise goals – to walk away with valuable insight, valuable contacts from which you can grow your business, and measurable return on experience. From custom roadshows, to invitation-only experiences to large conferences, ELEV8 programs are memorable, dynamic and curated around ideas, topics, and speakers designed to prepare your organization to capitalize on market opportunities in an increasingly decentralized global ecosystem.

News: ELEV8 covers a range of technology trends — from blockchain, cryptocurrencies, digital assets and new emerging technologies across markets that include: financial services, healthcare, supply chain management, gaming, privacy & security, and more.

Digital Media: Staying up to date on industry topics and market trends shouldn’t be a challenge and neither should your ability to engage decision makers from your industry. We create custom video interviews, infographics, webinars and white papers to support your team and educate the industry.

Link: ELEV8

A huge exhibition, product showcases and seminars that allow you to discover the latest technology, across quant, automated trading, exchange technology, big data and HPC.

Keynotes, interactive discussions and roundtables designed to tackle the most important challenges facing the trading industry.

This is the perfect platform to generate new leads, create brand awareness and launch new products. No other marketing gets you in a room with so many potential customers looking for suppliers.

FEATURING: 

• AUTOMATED TRADING

• HPC

• ALTERNATIVE DATA

• ADVANCED ANALYTICS

• CRYPTO CURRENCIES

• BLOCKCHAIN

Link: TRADING SHOW CHICAGO

One of the biggest and most important forums on Blockchain and Сryptocurrencies in the world

The 3rd International Forum brings together more than 5000 attendees: owners and top managers of crypto exchanges, funds and investors, crypto traders and analysts, blockchain projects and start-ups, business owners and crypto enthusiasts. Over 80 world speakers perform during 2-days forum in a most innovative city - Singapore.

Top speakers of the «Blockchain Life» forums were: Roger Ver (founder Bitcoin.com), Jason Hu (WBO), Miko Matsumura (Evercoin) and other industry professionals.

Link: Blockchain Life 2019

Blockchain Technology World - A 'real world' blockchain event . Blockchain Technology World is a new major event dedicated to fast-forwarding the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) across businesses of all sizes and in all industries – the core focus of Blockchain Technology World is the ‘real-world’ application and integration of the technology. 

The event will play host to many of the brightest and best blockchain vendors, decision makers from some of the world's biggest and most innovative companies which are looking to invest in blockchain technology, and leading blockchain experts in the conference programme.

Reasons to Attend 

Blockchain Technology World is part of the UK’s biggest technology show, with 19,058 plus technology buyers and influencers attending in 2018, it is in the unique position to find out all you need to know about the application of blockchain.

The event will host four theatres of content from international blockchain and DLT experts, whilst a large scale exhibition will showcase the world’s leading players in the space.

Link: BLOCKCHAIN TECH WORLD 2019

The World’s Leading Event in Financial Services Innovation Fintech | Digital Banking | Blockchain | Lending

Brella 1:1 Meetings

The Brella 1:1 Meetings app is now live for all registered attendees. This tool will allow you to independently:

View members of the LendIt Fintech Community interested in meeting during the event

Identify the attendees you share common interests with

Request, confirm or decline meetings

Confirm meeting time and location

To get started, go to the app store, download the Brella app and select the LendIt Fintech USA Event.

VIP Concierge Meetings

Too busy to organize your own meetings? New to the industry and not sure who to meet with? Then VIP Concierge Meetings is the solution you have been waiting for.

The VIP meeting service includes:

A Dedicated Networking Concierge

Minimum of five 15-30 minute meetings

Dedicated meeting space in the VIP networking area for all meetings facilitated by the Networking Concierge

How it works:

Step 1: Your Networking Concierge will contact you in advance of the event to discuss event objectives, the types of companies and the types of people within those companies you are looking to meet

Step 2: Your Networking Concierge will provide you with a shortlist of recommended companies and people based on what was discussed during Step 1

Step 3: You will review the shortlist and note your top picks. You will also provide your meeting availability

Step 4: Your Networking Concierge will confirm your meeting schedule and meeting location

Step 5: Show up to the event and report to the VIP Networking Area for confirmed meetings

VIP meeting service cost: $5,000

*To upgrade an existing registration to include VIP meetings contact danielle@lendit.com.

*New attendees can select the VIP meeting add-on when completing registration.

Link: LendIt Fintech USA 2019

Seamless is the region's leading payments and commerce technology conference and exhibition. The event has separate conference agendas covering the world of Payments, Fintech, Ecommerce, Retail and Identity. With one shared free-to-attend exhibition hosting 350 of the region's leading technology providers.

The future of payments is now. Banks, retailers and merchants alike are rapidly adapting to the new payments landscape.

Seamless payments will bring together the entire payments eco-system to discuss, debate and evaluate alternative payment strategies and technologies. 

The region’s fintech ecosystem has rapidly elevated from zero to one hundred in the last three years. “Collaboration” is considered the key in developing a flourishing fintech environment. Seamless Fintech will assess disrupting technology for all verticals of the financial ecosystem.

With new waves of growingly sophisticated ID fraud and crime; collaboration and global interoperability is a must to stay ahead of the game.

Identity explores the latest identification, authentication and access control technologies being unleashed in the market place.

Bringing together entrepreneurs and innovators from across the entire ecommerce value chain. From storefront creation to digital marketing and from payment to fulfilment and delivery. Seamless ecommerce is a catalyst for ecommerce growth across the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and South Asia.

The connected shopper is changing the face of retail. Seamless retail will enable retailers to adapt, grow and thrive in this new world of connected commerce. Accelerating retail with new ideas, exciting innovations and cutting edge technology.

Link: SEAMLESS MIDDLE EAST

TEAMZ BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT - A GATHERING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE SMARTEST MINDS AND INNOVATORS IN BLOCKCHAIN WITH ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW THE INDUSTRY BEYOND ITS CORE COMMUNITY. CUTTING EDGE PROJECTS, GLOBAL INFLUENCERS, TOP INVESTORS, TRADITIONAL VC’S, INVESTMENT BANKS, LARGE INSTITUTIONS, REGULATORS, AND MEDIA PLATFORMS ALL COME TOGETHER TO SHARE INTERESTING IDEAS, CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS, OVERALL TRENDS, AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES. GET THE LATEST INDUSTRY INFORMATION, EXPAND YOUR NETWORK, AND BUILD LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AT TEAMZ BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT.

Link: TEAMZ BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT

The previous two editions of Crypto Invest Summit completely sold out. The October 2018 CIS had over 6000 attendees and 1500 accredited investors which makes it the biggest investment focused blockchain event in the United States.

Crypto Invest Summit is an exclusive, curated, high-impact, informative and thought-provoking summit presented by some of the world's foremost innovators, change makers and prominent leaders in the blockchain and crypto ecosystem.

This is the preeminent crypto conference that cannot be missed - presented on two stages featuring insightful fireside chats with the most accomplished, powerful and astounding list of industry leaders and speakers.

Nothing compares to in-person meetings and networking with the top-tier business and technology leaders of the token-based ecosystem known as blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Link: Crypto Invest Summit

TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics & AI is a single-day event designed to facilitate in-depth interviews and networking opportunities with top robotics and AI technologists, founders, investors and researchers.

Minds and Machines: The Future of Robotics

Join TechCrunch's editors for a day of on-stage, live interviews and demos with the world's leading technologists, founders and investors on robotics and AI, workshops on key topics, and focused networking.

Interviews and Demos 

TechCrunch's editors interview top names in the field, many of whom will demo their latest work.

Workshops 

Interact with top technologists to learn how they are building robots and AI systems today.

Networking App 

Meet the key players and contributors in robotics and artificial intelligence throughout the day with TechCrunch's networking app.

Link: Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019

CoinDesk is proud to present our 5th annual blockchain technology summit, May 13-15, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown, Sheraton New York Times Square and Ziegfeld Ballroom.

Professionals from leading industry startups, investment firms, financial services giants, global brands, academic institutions and policy groups will return to New York to discuss the evolving real-world applications of blockchain technology. 

Consensus will feature three days of demos, networking and expert discussions regarding the most important commercial developments, technical innovations, and public policy issues. It will feature 250+ speakers, 200+ sponsors and 10,000 attendees who are building the foundations of the blockchain and digital currency ecosystem.

Link: Consensus 2019

The India Blockchain Award will showcase the excellence within blockchain technologies, where experts and influencers will come together to celebrate a blissful and memorable evening. The categories in the awards are designed to recognise outstanding strategy, application, and effectiveness of blockchain technologies. Executives and teams from leading blockchain companies will be recognised among their peers at the India Blockchain Award 2019 .

WHY ENTER INDIA BLOCKCHAIN AWARD?

Entering India Blockchain Award is an opportunity to be acknowledged and rewarded. With such recognition comes confidence, fame for each individual, team, and organization.

• Improve your company/individual profile

• Acknowledgment and fame

• Impress stakeholders

• Networking

Whilst receiving recognition in front of a strong audience of industry peers is a great moment, winning a Blockchain Award is the pinnacle of 12 months hard work. Likewise the value of winning award goes far beyond an acceptance speech and a trophy in the cabinet.

Nominate your Project/Company/Leader/Team open Till 10th March 2019

Link: India Blockchain Award

The Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Track explores the ideas, investors, leaders, policies, and tokens that will be impacting global economics and business.

The foundations for the blockchain and digital currency economy are quickly being laid and blockchain technology is already changing an array of industries including finance, healthcare, government, music, film, and many more.

During Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Track sessions, hear from technologists, investors, creators and industry leaders as they explore the ways in which blockchain technologies are being deployed and discover the power of digital currencies that are fueling the exponential rise of this technology across all industries.

Get excited for March and explore sessions like Blockchain vs VC: Democratizing Access to Capital, Designing for Blockchain: 3 Ways to Dive In, and Made in China: Crypto, Exchanges, Trust and More.

Browse 2019 speakers whose sessions relate to the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Track below and explore more programming from the 25 Tracks for the SXSW Conference.

Link: The Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Track

The Premier Crypto Mining Conference of the Year . Blockchain Infrastructure Research is proud to present MPWR Crypto Mining Summit 2019, on March 12, 2019, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, Canada. 

MPWR 2019 brings together an international group of medium to large-scale crypto miners, researchers, utility companies, power producers, machine learning enthusiasts, developers, regulators, and political leaders to discuss the crypto mining industry. Some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the digital mining industry, including its nexus with AI, will be addressed by the curated lineup of 10+ expert speakers. Other highlights will include discussions on mining network trends, ‘green’ mining, evaluating crypto mining firms, and the emerging regulatory landscape.  

This mid-sized summit offers space for 400 industry professionals. Participants will have the opportunity to explore and debate latest developments and ideas, while collaborating with the industry’s forward-thinking leaders during interactive expert-level panel discussions. 

Link: MPWR 2019 Crypto Mining Summit

Join the payments community at PayExpo, the UK’s leading payments technology conference which returns for its seventh year on the 8th and 9th of October at the Business Design Centre. Moments from the city and at the heart of London’s Silicon Roundabout start-up community, there is no better place to host this key gathering on the industry calendar

Renowned for its engaging content driven agenda, the conference features dedicated streams for both retail and gaming payments through partnerships with both the Internet Retailing Conference and ICE London. 

The aim of the conference is not only to bring together the payments community who shape the industry today but also to help support and promote the businesses of the future. Join us this October to share knowledge and rub shoulders with the leaders, disruptors and innovators driving change in payments. 

Book now, free passes are available for retailers & other merchants, gaming operators, banks, government, regulators and start-ups.

Why attend?

PayExpo is the UK's largest and most influential card and payments event showcasing the latest technology and innovation to banks, retailers, gaming groups, government, transport operators and mobile network operators. Whether your interest is in launching a new payment channel to your consumer audience or scaling the reach and functionality of your existing payments platform, PayExpo will provide you with solutions and inspirationю

Book now (LINK) using the code ICL20 and get a 20% discount on standard passes.

Link: PayEXPO London 2019

Transport Ticketing Global 2019 took place on 29-30 January for its 11th year, hosted at the iconic Old Billingsgate Market, London, UK. It's the world's largest and most exciting public transport ticketing gathering that brings together all the key players from across the intelligent ticketing, passenger information and smart cities industry.

Public transportation is undergoing a marked transformation; adoption of smart technology and a shift in focus to interoperable transport networks are making transit faster, easier and more efficient for both passengers and operators. So how can we accelerate this change and take advantage of the latest innovations?

Transport Ticketing Global , the annual get-together for the entire public transport community involved in smart ticketing, looks at the possible answers to this question. Through case studies by operators, in-depth industry debates and panel discussions, this annual gathering acts as a platform for transport executives to set the agenda towards the global vision for transport with a focus on transport ticketing & fare collection, passenger information systems and smart cities.

Transport Ticketing Global Awards

Congratulations to this year's winners and thank you to all those who joined us in celebrating their outstanding achievements at Landing Forty Two.

Over the last seven years, the annual Transport Ticketing Global Awards has recognised and celebrated the organisations which have worked tirelessly to build, establish and deploy successful smart ticketing programmes across Europe.

This year the presentation of these prestigious and coveted awards took place at Landing Forty Two, in the heart of the City of London, offering breath-taking views of the London skyline. 

Link: Transport Ticketing Global

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Blockchains which are readable by the public are widely used by cryptocurrencies. Private blockchains have been proposed for business use. Some marketing of blockchains has been called ``snake oil.`` 

Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a merkle tree root hash). By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is ``an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way``. For use as a distributed ledger, a blockchain is typically managed by a peer-to-peer network collectively adhering to a protocol for inter-node communication and validating new blocks. Once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without alteration of all subsequent blocks, which requires consensus of the network majority.

Though blockchain records are not unalterable, blockchains may be considered secure by design and exemplify a distributed computing system with high Byzantine fault tolerance. Decentralized consensus has therefore been claimed with a blockchain.

Blockchain was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 to serve as the public transaction ledger of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. The invention of the blockchain for bitcoin made it the first digital currency to solve the double-spending problem without the need of a trusted authority or central server. The bitcoin design has inspired other applications.

Why Should I Participate In This Summit?

Gathering of leading scholars, researchers, developers, CEO's, CTO's, lawyers and government officials.

Link: Block Chain Summit