Blockchain banking summit Zurich: Leading bankers and experts to discuss topical trends and future evolution of Blockchain in banking sector

The blockchain is a disruptive technology that will fundamentally change the banking industry. In the New Emerging Economy, where business and technology are Wired To Each Other Through The Digital Economy, Blockchain Creates A Whole New Paradigm In The Ecosystem. With The Use Of Blockchain Technology, Transactions Will Be Much Faster, Secure And Far Less Expensive Compared To The Centralized Database Systems.

Why Blockchain in Banking?

Blockchain technology has created waves around the world by bringing transparency and massively reducing costs in many industries. In order to stay competitive, more and more banks are adopting Blockchain technology which will allow them to further improve the transaction velocity, reduce fraud risks and boost their business growth by offering holistic payment solutions.

Regulators and central authorities are also aiming to harness Blockchain to future-proof payment systems and encourage banks to modernize their legacy payments infrastructures for an efficient, secure and more transparent banking service.

The current business landscape sees banks caught between an uncertain world economy and growing costs of regulatory compliance. They face pressure to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.

There is also a threat of disintermediation by financial technology [fintech] firms, which are looking to provide some of the same services as banks but at lower costs. Compared with conventional database technologies and centralized systems, blockchain execution can be relatively cheap and require considerably less IT investment to maintain.

What are the key drivers of Blockchain technology?

About BB Summit

BB Summit is Europe’s only dedicated Blockchain conference for the Banking sector. It features up to 20 leading speakers and subject matter experts with latest case studies, key trends, regulations, and implementation guidelines.

It’s expected to gather about 120+ delegates from leading Banks, Standard bodies, Associations, Regulators, selected  FinTechs from Europe who is driving this technology wave.

Speakers at the previous year’s show were:

Montse Guardia Guell | Director of Digital Services – Digital Transformation |Banco Sabadell

Francisco Maroto Castro | Head of Blockchain Strategy in the Customer Solutions Area| BBVA

Nicole Sandler| VP Fintech and Regtech – EMEA Legal Lead | Barclays

Stephen Moran | Head of Research & Development | Bank of Ireland

Michael Spitz | Co-Head of Blockchain Lab | Commerzbank

Anna Mialet Rigau | Innovation & Business Transformation | CaixaBank

Alberto Gómez Toribio | Blockchain & Tokenomics Specialist | Bankia

David Alonso Pérez | Project Manager | Cecabank

Fernando Lardies | Network Banking Head | Banco Santander

Roberto Garcia |Head of Blockchain & emerging technologies |Banco Santander Group

Marco Bosma |SVP Fintech & Innovation |Rabobank

Sorin Cristescu Blockchain| Competence Centre Leader | European Commission

Roberto Fernández Hergueta |Board Member| Alastria Blockchain

Mañu Noain Ignacio  | Head of International Business Development | We.trade

Sergey Lukashkin  |Digital transformation project management director | VTB Bank

Marco Carmona | Senior Solution Architect | Protegrity

Mat Travizano | CEO | Wibson

Grzegorz Leńkowski  |Director of Instant Payments Business Line | KIR

Bernat Aguadé Estivill |Associate professor and consultant | Blockchain Institute & Technologies

Stephane Savanah | Information Technology Consultant |Independent Consultancy

The first annual show was supported by Wibson and Protegrity as keynote sponsors.

What Did the Speakers Talk About?

In 2018, the conference gathered leading banking professionals and top experts from within Europe working in Blockchain sphere. Speakers addressed the most important segments of the Blockchain, DLT, how it will revitalize Trade Finance, Trade reconciliation, Find synergies and build networks among banks and explore consortium possibilities and discussed many topical trends of the industry including following –

IT-model of Blockchain technology for large organizations

Sorin Cristescu | Blockchain Competence Centre Leader | European Commission

Banking modernization with Blockchain to Stay Relevant in the digital age

Marco Bosma | SVP Fintech and Innovation | Rabobank

Reimagining Identity Using Blockchain Technology

Stephan Moran | Head of Research and Development |Bank of Ireland

Organizers

This conference is being organized by Kinfos Events which is a UK based company. It has carved out its own niche in the market for producing world-class technology conferences over three continents [North America, Europe, and Australia].