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Kitsilano D (Innovation) [clear filter]
Friday, November 30
 

1:15pm PST

THE NEW OIL: Transforming Consumer Experiences with Data and Artificial Intelligence
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avatar for Alexandra Moxin

Alexandra Moxin

Founder and CEO, Advance Tech Podcast
Founder and CEO of Advance Tech Media and host of the Advance Tech Podcast. Alexandra is dedicated to advancing the research and responsible application of bleeding edge technology and in just one year has grown a global audience base to over 250,000 listens.Alexandra advises companies... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Amar Ahluwalia

Amar Ahluwalia

VP, Partnerships & Capital Markets, OnDeck
Collaborative business leader with extensive experience within financial services, across: banking, fintech, asset management, capital markets, advisory, strategy, and corporate development. Amar is an innovative thinker that creates unique and viable solutions for businesses. He... Read More →
avatar for Sandy Mangat

Sandy Mangat

Dierctor of Product Marketing, Thoughtwire
Sandy Mangat is a product marketer for OPM provider ThroughtWire and specializes in B2B, SaaS, IoT. She isparticularly passionate about Machine Intelligence and AI in the software space. With experience launching mobile products for consumers, she understands the technical challenges associated with new disruptive technologies in traditional industry... Read More →
avatar for Sean Merat

Sean Merat

Co-founder / CEO, Owl Technologies Inc.
Sean Merat is the CEO & Co-Founder of Owl.co. Owl.co offers a Salesbot that deals with sensitive data to complete sales and improve customer service for various products of banks and insurers. Owl provides a proprietary zero-knowledge platform with unique customer profiling capabilities... Read More →
avatar for Adam Rice

Adam Rice

CEO, LoanConnect


Friday November 30, 2018 1:15pm - 2:00pm PST
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada

2:00pm PST

UNLOCKING GLOBAL GROWTH: Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, Trust and Transparency
Technologies, frameworks and roadmap for global innovation and growth
Trust and transparency solutions, uses cases and implications
Data privacy and ownership
Who is winning this battle and where is it going?


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avatar for Magdalena Gronowska

Magdalena Gronowska

Consultant, MetaMesh Group
Magdalena has led complex $million and $billion public sector projects to accelerate innovation, business growth and scaling, and disruptive technology deployment. Magdalena has 10 years of experience accelerating Ontario to an innovation-based economy, providing strategic advice... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Manie Eagar

Manie Eagar

Executive Chairman, Quantex Ltd.
Bio• Founder & Executive Chairman Quantex Ltd. – Quantum Exchange & Digital Finance Services.• Founder BlockForum International – an exclusive Roundtable supporting international dialogue and leadership and showcasing best practice in crytpoexchange, cryptobanking, and the... Read More →
avatar for Godfrey Hobbs

Godfrey Hobbs

Lead Software Developer, Consensys
Godfrey Hobbs has over 15 years of experience in Technical Leadership and Senior software Development at ConsenSys, SAP Business Intelligence, www.amazon.com, and www.etrade.com. Currently, he is a Blockchain Software Architect and Lead Engineer for the Open Source Stow (aka Linnia) Data Protocol. Stow is a Consensys formation and a core component of web 3.0.Godfrey finished his Computer Science Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from Georgia Tech wi... Read More →
avatar for Nhat Nguyen

Nhat Nguyen

CEO and Co-Founder, Organify
Nhat is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Organify. He has a background in strategy, product management and finance. He previous worked as a consultant at the National Australia Bank, one of the big four banks in Australia. He championed agile operating rhythm within the... Read More →
avatar for Tingxi Tan

Tingxi Tan

Co-founder and CPO, Kambria
Tingxi is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Kambria. He has a background in cloud computing, network infrastructure and distributed system design. He has been active in crypto investment since 2010. Tingxi brings expertise in platform building, software infrastructures and... Read More →


Friday November 30, 2018 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada

2:45pm PST

FUTURE OF INVESTING: Digital Securities, Decentralized Mining and Exchanges
Moderators
avatar for Blair C. Lowther, BA, JD

Blair C. Lowther, BA, JD

EVP, Corporate Development & Legal, BlocPal International Inc.
Blair is currently EVP, Corporate Development & Legal for BlocPal International Inc., a cryptocurrency payment processor. Formerly, Blair was a securities and corporate lawyer at Miller Thomson LLP, where he advised companies listed on the NYSE, TSX, TSX-V and CSE. Blair is an expert... Read More →

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avatar for Thomas Alvord

Thomas Alvord

Founder and CEO, Coined
Thomas Alvord is the founder and CEO of Coined.com, which provides real-time crypto prices and crypto indices across thousands of markets. He is also chairman and co-founder at Funded Today, which is the world's largest premier crowdfunding and creative agency. Funded Today has helped... Read More →
avatar for Joon Bhang

Joon Bhang

Executive Vice President, Korbit Inc.
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, MBA Class 2007 Sr. Executive member of Korbit inc. Korbit exchange is one of the major exchanges which was successfully acquired to NXC (online game industry leader, listed in Tokyo stock exchange. Recently acquired Bitstamp exchange... Read More →
avatar for John Cooper

John Cooper

Co-Founder and COO, Abelian
John is the COO and Co-Founder of Abelian, a blockchain development company with a SAAS platform for optimizing crypto-mining profitability performance. John has a wide range of leadership and business development experience. With a Master’s in economics John has been researching... Read More →


Friday November 30, 2018 2:45pm - 3:30pm PST
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada

3:45pm PST

Launching an ICO, STO or HYBRID? Best Practices for Planning and Marketing Your Sale
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avatar for Dr. Chen Liu

Dr. Chen Liu

Co-founder & CFO, Coinchain Capital Inc.
Dr. Chen Liu is Co-founder & CFO at Coinchain Capital Inc., a blockchain and full-cycle ICO/STO solution provider.  Dr. Liu is an expert in Blockchain, FinTech, business valuation, and startup structuring and brought 8 years’ experience in IPO, capital market, and financial economics... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Kevin Hobbs

Kevin Hobbs

CEO, Vanbex Group
Kevin is a technology founder, recognized leader in the blockchain ecosystem, and currently the CEO of Vanbex Group and Etherparty. As an early entrant into cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, Kevin is a veteran of the industry. His blockchain expertise, combined with over a decade of management experience as a professional and entrepreneur has allowed Kevin to grow the Vanbex Group of companies into one of the largest blockchain s... Read More →
avatar for Denis Silva

Denis Silva

Partner, Gowling WLG LLP
Denis is a lawyer at Gowlings' Vancouver office with expertise in corporate and commercial law, corporate finance, as well as mergers and acquisitions. I have particular experience advising clients in mining, technology and financial sectors on a full range of business law... Read More →
avatar for Michelle Tsing

Michelle Tsing

Director, GRI
She co-founded a blockchain payments startup in 2015 and is a strategic advisor to a number of AI, blockchain and 3D printing companies. She is also a mentor for SVI Academy and Hack Temple, which are both tech incubators located in the United States. Michelle Tsing was an attorney... Read More →
avatar for Dustin Zinger

Dustin Zinger

VP of Investor Relations, Neptune Dash Technologies
Dustin Zinger is the VP of Investor Relations for Neptune Dash Technologies (TSX-V: DASH). He began his investment career by raising capital for real estate investments and private placements. Since 2017, Dustin has been actively involved in the cryptocurrency/blockchain space, helping... Read More →


Friday November 30, 2018 3:45pm - 4:30pm PST
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada
 
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