Bitcoin Events, the organizers of the thriving and innovative Blockchain Conference in Africa, has announced that Investec Private Banking has become the Premier Sponsor to the Blockchain Africa Conference 2020!
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The African continent has massive challenges with transactions and doing business that, with the help of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, can be transformed into simpler and more efficient ways of working.
The conference will explore how this technology can simplify and streamline systems and processes across various industries to reduce time, costs and fraud, become highly secure and transparent, and remove human error and inefficiencies.
Since 2015, Bitcoin Events’ annual Blockchain Africa Conferences have been the first of their kind in Africa and have brought together some of the top thought leaders from across the globe.
Over 32 countries, 1600 delegates and 135 speakers have attended our previous five conferences, from both the public and private sector.
The Potential of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Africa
At the Africa’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency conference, the Blockchain Africa Conference 2020, the organizers promsies to cut through the hype and showcase the potential of these disruptive and innovative technologies.
The conference will explore how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies provide opportunities and benefits for individuals, governments, start-ups, companies and institutions by removing and improving inefficient systems and processes within and across organisations.
There is a lot the Blockchain Africa Conference 2020 offers to explore the potential Blockchain Technology has in Africa, it includes:
USE CASES
Gain insight into current blockchain and AI use cases by financial and non-financial start-ups and institutions in:
– Self Sovereign Identity (SSI),
– Decentralised Finance (DeFi),
– Trade finance,
– Access to financial services,
– Cross border payments,
– Health care,
– Social good,
– Record keeping and auditing,
– Food tracking and traceability and
– Supply chain management
Using blockchain technologies such as Ethereum, Chain, Ripple, Stellar, Cardano, Bitcoin and consortium blockchains: Corda, Hyperledger and Quorum including Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS).
AI AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
At the conference, attendees will learn how organisations, individuals and institutions are using blockchain technology and AI to remove inefficient systems and processes within and across organisations, globally.
Hear how Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology intersect and how they play a role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
WORKSHOPS
Attendees will gain an introductory knowledge on blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) and examine case studies from across impact sectors.
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Learn how blockchain technology can improve transparency, audit trails and transaction reporting to ease regulatory and compliance processes.
Find the answers to questions such as:
What are the concerns that regulators have?
How are countries currently regulating cryptocurrencies?
How are regulators considering regulating cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the future?
What are the potential risks of an unregulated market?
NETWORKING
Networking is vital in meetings like this, and with more than 800 of the industry’s most progressive professionals, cutting across industries like finance, insurance, logistics, utilities, legal, media, and more, what’s not to love!?
