Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) Announces BLOCKCHAIN CENTRAL — A Weeklong Program about Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency during World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, Switzerland

- GBBC also Hosts Keystone Dinner with Top Global Blockchain Leaders and Releases Annual Report -

GBBC BLOCKCHAIN CENTRAL:

This year, The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) will return to Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting with an exciting and robust, weeklong program about the transformative technology that is Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.

Throughout the week, panels, roundtables and presentations with global Blockchain leaders will take place in the GBBC’s BLOCKCHAIN CENTRAL lounge. Blockchain Central is located in the Pavilion next to Hotel Ameron.

GBBC Programming will kick-off with a private dinner hosted at the Hotel Ameron on Tuesday, January 23rd.

KEY GBBC BLOCKCHAIN CENTRAL PANELS:

- Blockchain’s Expansion in Asian Markets (Tuesday)

- Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) Best Practices (Wednesday)

- Blockchain for Governments and Regulators (Wednesday)

- Blockchain in the Developing World (Thursday)

- Blockchain for the Environment (Thursday)

- Identity (Friday)

GBBC ANNUAL REPORT:

The GBBC’s First Annual Report: Global Challenges — Blockchain Solutions will be released in Davos.

The GBBC Annual Report is a comprehensive overview of the state of blockchain technology, including a global regulatory analysis, updates on ICOs and identity issues, and a look at some of the most innovative applications of blockchain technology around the world. In providing a global survey of blockchain projects and regulation, the GBBC is establishing a baseline to evaluate future policy actions, and a framework for assessing progress in what will be a generational effort to deploy blockchain solutions. As an organization, we look forward to working with partners around the world to share the benefits of this powerful new technology and to replenish the reservoir of trust that irrigates our collective endeavors.

ATTENDEE HIGHLIGHTS:

Participants in GBBC events include, but are not limited to:

· The Hon. Carl Bildt — Former Prime Minister of Sweden

· Peteris Zilgalvis — EU Commission

· Matthew Harrington — Edelman

· Alex Petland — MIT Media Lab

· Yorke Rhodes — Microsoft

· Dr. Wang Wei — China Mergers & Acquisitions

· Joel Tepner — Sullivan & Worcester

· Valery Vavilov — The Bitfury Group

· The Hon. Eva Kaili — EU Parliament

· The Hon. Taavi Rovias — Former Prime Minister of Estonia

· The Hon. Laurent Lamothe — Former Prime Minister of Haiti

· Jamie Smith — GBBC/Bitfury/WEF Blockchain Council Co-Chair

· Sandra Ro — UWINCorp

· Elizabeth Rosiello — BitPesa

· Roya Mahboob — Digital Citizen Fund

· Jennifer Zhu Scott — Radian Blockchain Ventures

· Yew Phang Kiat — Chong Sing Holdings Fintech

· Brian Behlendorf — HyperLedger

· Daniel Gasteiger — Procivis

· Xu Ming Xing — OKlink

· Albert Isola — Minister of Commerce, Govt. of Gibraltar

· Tomicah Tillemann — New America/GBBC

· Jim Newsome — Former Chairman of the CFTC

· Meltem Demirors — Digital Currency Group

· Julius Akinyemi — MIT/UWINCorp

· Alan Cohn — Steptoe/Georgetown Law

· Sebastian Vos — Covington

· Mariana Dahan — World Identity Network

· Dakota Gruener — ID2020

· Jemma Green — Power Ledger/City of Perth

· Leanne Kempe — Everledger/WEF

· Michael Casey — MIT/CoinDesk

· Ruth Wandhofer — Citi

· Harris Fricker — GMP

· Dante Disparte — Risk Cooperative

· Bill Tai — ACTAI Global

· Nick Cowan — Gibraltar Stock Exchange

· Saruul Ganbataar — Bogd Bank

· Guo Yuhang — Dianrong

· Deng Di — Beijing Tai Cloud

· Catrina Luchsinger Gaehwiler — FRORIEP

· Heinrich Zetlmeyer — Lykke Corp

WHEN:

Tuesday, Jan. 23 to Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

WHERE:

The Pavilion next to Hotel Ameron,

Scalettastrasse 22, 7270 Davos, Switzerland

Davos, Switzerland

CONTACT:

Davos@gbbcouncil.org

ABOUT THE GBBC — WWW.GBBCOUNCIL.ORG:

The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) brings together founding members from over 30 countries to advance global understanding of Blockchain technology. Conceived on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island by a group of innovators, the GBBC launched formally during the 2017 Annual World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The organization is dedicated to furthering adoption of Blockchain technology through engaging and educating business leaders, regulators, and global change makers on how to harness this groundbreaking tool to create more secure, equitable, and functional societies.

Just as the internet enabled the frictionless peer-to-peer exchange of information, blockchain has the potential to usher in the frictionless exchange of assets. Blockchain technology is the most secure way to transfer digitized assets and information peer-to-peer or organization-to-organization through the use of distributed ledgers. The adoption of Blockchain technology will enable businesses, governments, and organizations to ensure data integrity and create records, transactions, and systems that are highly secure, transparent and significantly more resilient against manipulation and corruption. The GBBC helps maximize the benefits of Blockchain for industry and society.

The GBBC educates business leaders on blockchain technology, provides a forum for businesses and technology experts to collaborate on blockchain-based business solutions, supports businesses interested in implementing blockchain technology in their operations and advocates for the global adoption of this transformative technology.