On February 18, 2019 BaFin approved the first German STO (Security Token Offering) leaving the markets open for further, now regulated form of ICOs – Security Token Offerings. STOs would allow company tokens to finally establish themselves in the international capital markets, with professional investors in particular taking the lead in investing in promising projects and start-ups.



Join the first joint Consensys - Disrupt Enterprise Blockchain Community in Frankfurt. This Meetup aims to focus on the future of capital markets - move towards tokenization and provide an overview of various use cases for Blockchain in financial services.



The target audience for this invite only meetup includes blockchain enthusiastic enterprises, Financial Enterprises and individuals that want to get to know the technology, as well as understand how it can be used and applied.



TOPIC



Disrupt Meetup | The Capital Markets of the Future: Focus on Tokenization



SPEAKERS

Here is the current line-up of the upcoming speakers (will be updated over time):



(1) Jerome de Tychey, Executive Director, ConsenSys Solutions



Jerome is executive director at ConsenSys Solutions which helps organizations across the globe build, test, and deploy public and private blockchain applications. He has a background in economics and used to be an assistant professor at Sorbonne and Paris Dauphine. He jumped into the blockchain space in 2013 and has a particular interest in cryptoeconomics and mining. He founded and is the current president of Asseth which is the largest blockchain oriented non-profit in France. Asseth organises weekly free coding workshops and supports several education and research oriented initiatives.



(2) Phong Dao, CEO and Co-Founder, Agora Innovation

Phong is Co-Founder and CEO of Agora Innovation that develops the platform-independent software solution IVE.ONE (Identity Verification Engine), which enables regulated and legally compliant security token transactions in different countries. He leads the company’s strategic business development and builds the regulated eco-system for the global security token market. He is an experienced founder and consults different companies in their tokenization process.



AGENDA

19:00h - 19:30h: Entrance

19:30h - 19:40h: Introduction

19:40h - 19:55h: Future in Securities

19:55h - 20:05h: Discussion and Q&A

20:05h - 20:25h: Break

20:25h - 20:40h: Security Tokens - What is the Missing Piece?

20:40h - 20:50h: Discussion and Q&A

20:50h - 22:00h: Get together



DATE AND VENUE

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 19:00h - 22:00h

Venue: Room S.1.02 Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Adickesallee 32-34, Frankfurt



LANGUAGE

This meetup will be held in English.



ABOUT US



ConsenSys



ConsenSys, LLC builds, consults, and launches decentralized applications using Ethereum. It provides solutions, including ConsenSys Labs that operates venture production studio; ConsenSys Academy that develops the global blockchain ecosystem; ConsenSys Capital that employs blockchain based digital assets; and ConsenSys Catalyst that builds the brands, navigate marketing strategy, and be the catalyst for explosive growth. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.



Disrupt Meetup | Enterprise Blockchain Frankfurt



This community brings together blockchain enthusiastic enterprises that want to get to know the technology, understand how it can be used and applied in their processes and those that already invest in it. The Disrupt Network organizes regularly meetups and invites exciting speakers to Frankfurt. It does not matter if you are a startup or represent a large corporation, just join the community and let your network grow with us.