Fintech Roadshow: Frankfurt
Speakers
Heralded as a 'game changer', blockchain and distributed ledger technology is disrupting a wide range of industries, the financial industry being no exception. As the leading law firm for businesses that are changed by disruptive technology, we will take a closer look at the impact blockchai/DLT will have on the financial sector as part of our international Fintech Roadshow.
The seminar will be held in English, and admission is free.
We would be delighted to welcome you to our Fintech Roadshow in Frankfurt! Below you will find an overview of topics and the schedule. We invite you to a light networking lunch as well as finger food and drinks to keep the conversation going into the evening.
Smart Contracts
Smart contracts are automated processes based on “if/then” logic. The software reads, interprets and executes the terms of the contract once the specified events take place. They carry the most revolutionizing energy of all blockchain applications.
Capital Markets
Tokenising securities means entering a highly regulated market that operates at the speed of light. The classification of data packages as securities or other financial instruments comes with the most challenging technological and legal challenges.
Crypto Currencies
Crypto Currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum or most recently announced Libra and other stable coins seek to replace fiat money as a completely new means of payment at the promise to be easy to understand, quickly to transfer and safe to use.
Address
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Registration, lunch and networking |
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12:30 - 12:45 |
Welcome - Dr. Michael Jünemann |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Layers of DLT: Underlying Software and Infrastructure Martin von Haller Grønbæk, Partner, Bird & Bird |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Capital Markets |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Cryptic Crypto Insights for Smarter Investing Maria Pennanen, Co-Founder, Accelerator Frankfurt |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Panel: Rethinking Capital Markets through Tokenization Moderator: Michael Mellinghoff Managing Director, Techfluence UK; Senior Advisor and Mentor, FinTech Forum Panelists: Maria Pennanen, Co-Founder Accelerator Frankfurt Dr. Udo Milkau, CDO, DZ Bank Dr. Michael Jünemann, Partner, Bird & Bird further panelists tbd. |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Cryptocurrencies |
| 15:30 - 15:40 | Abstract: Cryptocurrency Regulation in Germany Johannes Wirtz, LL.M., Senior Associate, Bird & Bird |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Insight: The Gateway to the Token Economy. Experiences of Connecting Public Blockchains with Traditional Financial Systems. Henri de Jong, Co-Founder/CBDO, Quantoz |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Panel: Crypto Currencies Today. And Tomorrow. Moderator: Axel Apfelbacher, CSO, niiio finance group AG Panelists: Henri de Jong, Co-Founder/CBDO, Quantoz Thomas Richter, LL.M., Technology & Digitalization Lawyer Karen Berg, Counsel, Bird & Bird Johannes Wirtz, LL.M., Senior Associate, Bird & Bird |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Smart Contracts: Can Code be Law? Dr. Udo Milkau, CDO, Transaction Banking, DZ BANK |
| 17:30 - 20:00 | Networking, drinks, snacks |