Later this month Huobi Pro will join forces with Kyber Network in order to launch a Blockchain Festival in Vietnam. The festival will boast keynote speakers, vast networking opportunities, workshops, and a great venue. Interestingly, the event is jointly being ran by a centralized cryptocurrency exchange along with a decentralized one. One of the primary keynote speakers which will attend the event, and is worth noting, is Jeffrey Wernick. Wernick is a renowned, veteran investor. He is best known for being one of the earliest investors for companies like Uber and Airbnb. At the festival, Wernick will be discussing the value within the blockchain industry, and what types of investments venture capitalists will pursue in the near future.

Wernick got his undergrad degree at the University of Chicago, where he traded options and futures throughout his spare time. He made his way to working at Salomon brothers and later at the National Bank of Detroit. Wernick maximized his time at the National Bank of Detroit, and managed to become the youngest Senior Officer in the bank. Following those stints, he decided to start his own venture capital firm focusing on tech companies, along with a hedge fund with the purpose of funding struggling firms that have potential. Wernick has gotten very involved in technologies and is now extremely involved in blockchain technologies as well.

After nearly 40 years of being involved in investments, blockchain company Qtum added Wernick to their advisory board. Qtum hopes that Wernick can impact the company’s business development in a positive manner, and that his expertise in the blockchain and the technology sectors, trigger further growth and innovation. Upon joining, Wernick remarked..

“I meet with many people in the blockchain and cryptocurrency community, and what impressed me about Qtum is the people and their pursuit of intellectual integrity. Qtum is committed to decentralization, and their approach to blockchain is more constructive and adaptive than anything else I’ve seen. Qtum is committed to open source where greater privacy is preserved, and greater benefits accrue to everyone participating in the ecosystem.”

Qtum, a company based out of Singapore, is set to launch a revolutionary project which offers decentralized governance systems along and proof-of-stake mechanisms for their smart contracts. Patrick Dai, a co-founder at Qtum, stated..

“We’re committed to growing Qtum with guidance from the most experienced minds in technology and finance, and we welcome Jeffrey Wernick as part of this mission,“His background in trading, quantitative research, and venture investment gives him unmatched insights.”

I personally recommend attending the blockchain festival. It will undoubtedly be an eye-opening event in which one can learn, network, and even have fun! In addition, if you are a student or a professor you can go for free! Claim your tickets right here!

By Jaime Gutt