The NEM Foundation UAE Chapter attended the Unlock Blockchain Forum which was held at Ritz-Carlton Hotel DIFC, Dubai last January 14–15 2018. It was the first blockchain event attended by the team for this year.

During the forum, HE Dr. Aisha Bint Buti Bin Bisher, Director General of Smart Dubai, reiterated the position of Dubai regarding blockchain technology. HE also stated that Dubai has 20 public sector blockchain use cases and it is just the beginning. The future of blockchain technology is flourishing in UAE.

In the entire duration of the 2-day event, the community discussed about the possible role of blockchain in different fields such as transport, healthcare, supply chain and others. There was also a discussion regarding the possible uses of cryprocurrency.

The NEM team present, was able to showcase the NEM blockchain in the networking sessions. Startups and other business enterprises approached the NEM booth and inquired about the NEM blockchain, the use cases and a possibility of future collaboration/partnership. Some notable visitors of the NEM booth were the Consul General of Malta in Dubai, Anthony P. Tabone and H.E. Lord Dr. Géry Maes — van de Vorst, Ambassador for the Squamish Sovereign Government. Sam Lee from Blockchain Global and Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni of the Dubai Futures Academy also dropped by and had a good conversation with the team.

L: NEMUAE with Sam Lee (Blockchain Global) R: NEM Team with Alex Man and H.E. Lord Dr. Géry Maes — van de Vorst (Nous Platform)

Aside from these, there were also other inquiries from different companies who would like to explore the benefits of adapting blockchain technology. This will keep the NEM team busy for a couple of weeks getting back to these potential future NEM adapters. The future is looking bright for NEM as the team gears up for a great start for the year 2018.

NEMUAE with Ilya Svirin and Ivan Pisarev of Prover.io

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