Speakers on the Conference include (in alphabetical order)
charli profile
Charli Aho’s background lies in stock trading. However, his main interest had always been discovering and learning about upcoming technologies. Fascinated by the possibilities Bitcoin presented, Charli eventually switched careers. He is a founding member and operator of Austria’s biggest mining farms, while using 100 % renewable resources. |
Izak profile
Izak Jenie is the CEO of JAS Kapital in Indonesia. He is the founder, as well serving on the board, of PT Digital Artha Media (operator of Mandiri e-cash, e-wallet). He also serves on the board of m-saku (Fintech mobile credit-card payment). He is currently focused on 3 main industries: Payment (credit card, cash and e-wallet), Mobile (mobile technology platform, carrier billing integration and mobile value added services) and Retail (omni-channel convergence between digital goods and retail outlets). Areas of specialisation and expertise include: payment, mobile, retail, Indonesian policy development, professional and public speaking, and Indonesian business and market strategizing. In his spare time, Izak mentors startups at the Founder Institute and at Ideabox. He enjoys listening to and playing classical piano music. |
marco profile
Marco studied mathematics, physics and economics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and worked several years for the finance industry and in investment banking. When he learnt about Bitcoin he quit his bank job to join the cryptocurrency revolution. Marco is co-founder and CFO of Genesis Mining, one of the largest cryptocurrency mining companies. |
oscar profile
Oscar Adam Darmawan graduated from Monash University in 2006 with a double degree in Information Technology and System and he holds a certificate in Internet Security from EC-Council USA (Certified Ethical Hacker). Oscar had been involved in the IT industry for military, civil, and corporate for more than eight years. Nowadays, he focuses more in growing www.Bitcoin.co.id (PT Bit Coin Indonesia) as the biggest Indonesia Bitcoin exchange which currently facilitates BTC-IDR trading for more than 250k members in Indonesia. Acting as the CEO and the co-founder of PT Bit Coin Indonesia, he is in charge of the company operation, Bitcoin education in Indonesia and public relationship for the company. |
Roger profile
Roger Benites is a Bitcoin enthusiast and audacious entrepreneur. He supports Bitcoin and Blockchain technology as ideology since the beginning. His own frustrating experience with money remittances in South America inspired him to participate actively in this new world full of opportunities to give solutions to the everyday problems of the common people. InkaPay, his new international payments and remittances platform, is a true proof of this and a sum of Roger's life experiences. |
Romeo profile
A highly motivated and hardworking individual, Romeo Ganit involve in Fintech industry blockchain and crypto currenciesover 5 years through his entrepreneurs networking relations in south east asia. High ‐ performing, strategic thinking professionalwith more than 12 years' experience in many field especiallyin Marketing and customer relation. Highly skilled at relationship‐ building with clientsand across organizations and teams;presenting, and interpersonal communication skills. Adept at assessing needs, generating options, and implementing solutions in collaboration with clients and stakeholders. Enthusiastic professional with proven ability to design and deliver training to a variety of individuals on topics Entrepreneurship and Digital Era. He received a Bachelor in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from University Utara Malaysia. Currently continues his MBA at University Malaysia Sabah. He has been active in the area of Fintech and Blockchain Awareness, conservation for over 4 years and has been a frequent doing training for young entrepreneur in SEA. His international experience includes programs and consultancies in SEA, Australia, Hong Kong and China. |
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simon profile
Simon Dixon is the CEO & co-founder of online investment platform BnkToTheFuture.com who have invested over US$130m in FinTech companies. An ex-investment banker turned Bitcoinder & author of the book 'Bank to the Future'. An active FinTech & Bitcoin angel investor with investments in BitPay, Unocoin, Kraken, BitPesa, BitStamp and over 40 others. You will find Simon regularly quoted & appearing in much of the major press & media including BBC, FT, CNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal to mention a few. |
Conference Agenda: 10th May 2017 - Jakarta, Indonesia
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09:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00 |
Welcome & Registration Signoff Keynote Session: Cloud Mining - Latest Industry Developments Speaker: Marco Krohn - CFO, Genesis Mining About Session: To be updated soon Keynote Session: The Use of Sustainable Energy in the Mining Process & How to Decentralize Hashing Power Speaker: Charli Aho - CTO, Cointed About Session: Using renewable resources to power mining farms should be the norm, not the exception. Charli Aho will also briefly discuss how Cointed thinks mining pools need to operate in the future to ensure decentralization in the world of cryptocurrencies - as just a handful of pools continue to hold more and more power. |
Tea Break
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11:30 - 12:00 12:00 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:00 |
Case study: Blockchain Technology & the Growing Cryptocurrency Community in Indonesia Speaker: Oscar Darmawan - CEO & Co-founder, PT Bit Coin Indonesia About Session: Cryptocurrency and its underlying technology named Blockchain, have been penetrating the Indonesian market since early 2014. Today, the demand of Cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as the application of the Blockchain Technology itself have been growing remarkably following the popularity on the global stage. Oscar brings you the latest news upon this topic and discuss about the potential of Indonesian market to surpass U.S or Chinese markets. Why Bitcoin is now priced higher than an ounce of Gold Speaker: Simon Dixon - CEO & Co-founder, BnkToTheFuture.com About Session: Simon Dixon, CEO and co-founder of BnkToTheFuture.com, shares the history of Bitcoin and Blockchain, why it has risen so much in value and some future forecasts on how traditional finance will react to the rise and rise of Bitcoin as well as busting some common Blockchain myths. Afternoon Keynote: The Security of Blockchain & the Power of Gold Speaker: Romeo Ganit - Director of Marketing, DinarDirham About Session: The blockchain is a powerful data structure that promises to revolutionize the way people conduct business around the world and disrupt how financial transaction take place. One small example of this claim is the ability of the blockchain to allow people to buy, sell and trade gold. In many cases, these people did not access to gold exchanges via other venues. Whether it is via coloured coins, smart contracts or the exchanges via of cryptocurrency for gold, it has never been easier to trade gold in such a secure and frictionless manner. Join us and discover how blockchain technology and gold was implemented in our project |
Prayer Break & Networking Luncheon
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14:30 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30 |
Innovating New Markets with Blockchain Speaker: Scott Bambacigno - VP Worldwide Sales, AlphaPoint About Session:
Securing your Cryptocurrencies Speaker: Thomas France - Cofounder, Ledger About Session: A short introduction on how to store cryptocurrencies in a world of hacks, trojans and scams |
Prayer & Tea Break
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16:10 - 16:40 16:40 - 17:00 |
Redefining Indonesian Payments Business with Blockchain Speaker: Izak Jenie - Group CEO, PT Jas Kapital | CEO, Mandiri e-Cash | Adv Board Member Indonesia Fintech Association Blockchain Technology for Payments and Remittances Speaker: Roger Benites - CEO, BitInka & InkaPay About Session: Sending money abroad is a problem. Times, costs, risks, legal barriers… These are the main problems of something as simple as sending money to someone who is in another country. The remittances market is huge, and it would be bigger if those problems were solved. Blockchain and InkaPay have come to resolve this, once and for all. |
