In-Person | London, UK
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UBRI Connect brings scholars, researchers, and thought leaders in the UBRI network to showcase blockchain initiatives, share knowledge, and inspire future research.
The 4th annual was held in-person in London at the UCL School of Management on September 21–22.
The 4th annual was held in-person in London at the UCL School of Management on September 21–22.
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2022 topics included:
Financial Inclusion
Sustainability
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Carbon Markets
NFTs
Security, Privacy, Scalability, Interoperability
Mutability of Blockchains
Blockchain Use-case Demos
Venue
University
College London
Welcome Reception | September 20, 5:00-8:00pm GMT
Bōkan at the Novotel Hotel - Level 39
40 Marsh Wall, London E14 9TP, United Kingdom
Bōkan at the Novotel Hotel - Level 39
40 Marsh Wall, London E14 9TP, United Kingdom
UBRI Connect Conference | September 21-22
UCL School of Management
Canary Wharf, Level 50,
One Canada Square, London E14 5AA
UCL School of Management
Canary Wharf, Level 50,
One Canada Square, London E14 5AA
Agenda
Welcome Remarks and Morning Keynote: How Blockchain Will Save the Climate
Main Stage
Keynote
Welcome Remarks and Morning Keynote: How Blockchain Will Save the Climate
Lauren Weymouth and Ken Weber, Andreas Merkl
Sustainability
Main Stage
Panel
Sustainability
Anders Norlin, Marcos Simplicio, Yuichi Ikeda, Ivan Razo and Ando Shah
Blockchain in Cross-Border Payments
Main Stage
Fireside Chat
Blockchain in Cross-Border Payments
Olga Mackintosh and Oliver Calma
Blockchain in Construction
Blockchain Use Case
Breakout Session
Blockchain in Construction
Patrick Osborne
Quantum Safe Lattice-Based Multisignatures
Cryptography
Breakout Session
Quantum Safe Lattice-Based Multisignatures
Kittiphon Phalakarn
Game Theory of Front Running
Cryptography
Breakout Session
Game Theory of Front Running
Andrea Canidio
Ukrainian Achievements
Blockchain Use Case
Breakout Session
Ukrainian Achievements
Boris Alergant and Tymofiy Mylovanov
Emerging DAO Patterns and the future of Governance
DAO Panel
Breakout Session
Emerging DAO Patterns and the future of Governance
Nathaniel Rose, Shuo Chen, Boone Bergsma, Jillian Grennan and Jun Xiong Ong
Blockchain Accelerators
Admin
Breakout Session
Blockchain Accelerators
Karin Bauer, Ramesh Jagannathan and Sarah Hammer
Blockchain Consensus
Consensus and Decentralization
Breakout Session
Blockchain Consensus
Christian Cachin
Robustness of XRPL Overlay
Consensus and Decentralization
Breakout Session
Robustness of XRPL Overlay
Vytautas (Vito) Tumas
Decentralization and Distribution in Blockchains
Consensus and Decentralization
Breakout Session
Decentralization and Distribution in Blockchains
Jean-Philippe Vergne
DeFi: Unravaling the Mystic AMM
Main Stage
Fireside Chat
DeFi: Unravaling the Mystic AMM
Aanchal Malhotra, Jiahua Xu and Shihao Yu
NFT Commemorative Coin
Main Stage
Fireside Chat
NFT Commemorative Coin
Antony Welfare and Miguel Bello
Regulatory Enforcements: Impact on Digital Asset Markets and Innovation
Main Stage
Fireside Chat
Regulatory Enforcements: Impact on Digital Asset Markets and Innovation
Sharif Neisheiwat, Wee Ming Choon and Yuliya Guseva
Crypto Asset Regulation: Who is Keeping Up or Falling Behind?
Main Stage
Panel
Crypto Asset Regulation: Who is Keeping Up or Falling Behind?
Susan Friedman, Jack Gillespie and Mai Santamaria
Welcome Remarks and Morning Keynote: XRPL Foundation
Main Stage
Keynote
Welcome Remarks and Morning Keynote: XRPL Foundation
Eric Van Miltenburg, Thomas Silkjaerl and Scott Branson
Augmented Utility: Academic Credentials and Web3
Main Stage
Fireside Chat
Augmented Utility: Academic Credentials and Web3
Nick Dazé and Chris James
A Scientific Look at the Crypto Boom
Main Stage
Panel
A Scientific Look at the Crypto Boom
Markus Infanger, Roy Chen-Zhang, Jefferson Columbo and Francesco Pierangeli
Tracking Identities and Provenance of Computer Systems
Web3 & Beyond
Breakout Session
Tracking Identities and Provenance of Computer Systems
Elizabeth Wyss
Payment Channel Networks
Security
Breakout Session
Payment Channel Networks
Satwik Prabhu Kumble
Comparative Blockchain Regulation
Web3
Breakout Session
Comparative Blockchain Regulation
George Mocsary and Roberto Pfeiffer
Cryptocurrency Mining in the Presence of Rational Adversaries
Security
Breakout Session
Cryptocurrency Mining in the Presence of Rational Adversaries
Yanni Georghiades
Women in Blockchain: What if Satoshi is a Woman
Breakout Session
Women in Blockchain: What if Satoshi is a Woman
Anca Viscu
Learn To Earn through NFTs
Web3 & Beyond
Breakout Session
Learn To Earn through NFTs
Vigneshwar Hariharan
Use Case Demos
Use Case Demo
Use Case Demos
Lucian Trestioreanu (Blockly Hooks), Scott Chamberlain (Evernode), Titose Chambezi (Nautilus), Greg Hannam (Peerkat)
Use Case Demos
Use Case Demo
Use Case Demos
Eric Falk (Filedgr), Klitos Christodoulou & Marios Touloupos (Blockchain Benchmarking Framework), Vito Tumas (Seamless XRP Payments in VR), Yaz El Hakim (VerifyEd)
CBDC Session
Main Stage
Panel
CBDC Session
Antony Welfare, RK Shayamasundar and Kenichi Uedi
NFTs Beyond Gaming and Utopias
Main Stage
Panel
NFTs Beyond Gaming and Utopias
Luke Kowalski, Kristi Yuthas and Ahmet Aysan
Financial Inclusion
Main Stage
Panel
Financial Inclusion
Laura Chioda, Eduardo Diniz and Seth Goldstein
Future Battleground in the Fight Over Cryptocurrency
Main Stage
Keynote
Future Battleground in the Fight Over Cryptocurrency
Rohan Grey
UBRI Awards and Closing Remarks
Main Stage
UBRI Awards and Closing Remarks
Lauren Weymouth and Jas Takhar
Speakers
More speakers being added daily.
Rudrapatna Shyamasundar
Distinguished Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Andrea Canidio
Assistant Professor
IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca
Nathaniel Rose
Sr. Software Engineer
Ripple
Thomas Silkjaer
Head of Analytics and Compliance
XRP Ledger Foundation
Vito Tumas
PhD Candidate
University of Luxembourg
Klitos Christodoulou
Assistant Professor
University of Nicosia
Sendi Young
Managing Director
Ripple
Jun Xiong Ong
Student
National University of Singapore
George Mocsary
Professor of Law
University of Wyoming College of Law
Marcos Simplicio
Associate Professor
University of Sao Paulo
Markus Infanger
Head of Institutional Markets
Ripple
Zhe Wang
Postdoc Research Associate
UNC Chapel Hill
Shihao Yu
Postdoc Researcher
Columbia University
Luke Kowalski
Industry Fellow and Lecturer
UC Berkeley
Shuo Chen
General Partner; Faculty
IOVC; UC Berkeley
Boone Bergsma
CEO
Blockchain Laboratories
Jéfferson Colombo
Assistant Professor of Finance
FGV
Eduardo Diniz
Professor
FGV
Kenichi Ueda
Professor
University of Tokyo
Titose Chembezi
Business Developer
Nautilus
Shashank Acharya
Software Engineer Lead
NUS Fintech Lab
Radu State
Professor
University of Luxembourg
Seth Goldstein
Founder / Assoc. Professor
Zuzlab / Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Bartholic
Research Assistant
Georgetown University
Roy Chen-Zhang
PhD Candidate
University of North Carolina
Kittiphon Phalakarn
PhD Candidate
University of Waterloo
Laura Chioda
Director of Research
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Ali Emdad
Associate Dean
Morgan State University
Yuliya Guseva
Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Scott Chamberlain
Entrepreneurial Fellow
ANU College of Law
Gísli Hjálmtýsson
Professor
Reykjavik University
Mahesh Tripunitara
Professor
University of Waterloo
Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean of the School of Science and Technology
IE University
Lucian Trestioreanu
PhD Student
University of Luxembourg
Sharif Neisheiwat
RippleX Legal Advisor
Ripple
Aanchal Malhotra
Head of Research
Ripple
Miguel Belo
Executive Director of Corporate Engagement & Fundraising
Nova SBE
Elizabeth Wyss
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kansas
Satwik Prabhu Kumble
PhD
TU Delft
Patrick Osborne
Associate
PwC
Antony Welfare
Senior Advisor CBDC
Ripple
Sarah Hammer
Professor and Managing Director
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Christian Cachin
Professor
University of Bern
Ramesh Jagannathan
Managing Director startAD
NYU Abu Dhabi
Ando Shah
PhD Student & Researcher
UC Berkeley
Guang Gong
Professor, University Research Chair
University of Waterloo
Nick Dazé
CEO
Heirloom
Christopher James
Chief Financial Officer
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
J. Scott Branson
Advisor, Educational & Social Outreach
XRP Ledger Foundation
Roberto Pfeiffer
Professor
University of São Paulo
Kristi Yuthas
Cameron Professor of Accounting Analytics
Portland State University
Wee Ming Choon
Deputy General Counsel
Ava Labs
Eric Falk
Managing Director
Filedgr
Paolo Tasca
Executive Director
UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
Lauren Weymouth
Director
Ripple
Eric van Miltenburg
SVP, Strategic Initiatives
Ripple
Yanni Georghiades
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
Susan Friedman
Head of Policy
Ripple
Greg Hannam
CEO
Peerkat
Jean-Philippe Vergne
Associate Professor
UCL School of Management
Iván S. Razo-Zapata
Assistant Profesor
ITAM
Anca Viscu
Revenue Intelligence & Women at Ripple Co-Lead
Ripple
Ahmet Aysan
Professor and Program Coordinator
HBKU
Anders Norlin
Head Nordics+Baltics
F10
Yuichi Ikeda
Professor
Kyoto University
Karin Bauer
Program Director, Berkeley Haas Blockchain Initiative
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Andreas Merkl
Senior Advisory
CEA Consulting
Rohan Grey
Assistant Professor of Law
Willamette University
Jun Xiong Ong
President
NUS Fintech Society
Jillian Grennan
Associate Professor of Finance and Law
UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University
Marios Touloupou
Researcher | PhD Candidate | Ripple Fellow
University of Nicosia
Oliver Calma
Founder & CEO
BCRemit
Mai Santamaria
Head of Financial Advisory
Department of Finance
UBRI Network
Australian National University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Columbia University
Delft University
Duke University
ETH Zurich
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Georgetown University
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Korea University
Kyoto University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Morgan State University
National University of Singapore
Northeastern University
NOVA School of Business and Economics
NYU Abu Dhabi
Rutgers University
Princeton University
Portland State University
Royal University of Bhutan
Stanford University
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formally Ryerson)
Reykjavik University
Tsinghua University
University of Bern
University College London
University of California Berkeley
University of Cape Town
University of Kansas
University of Luxembourg
University of Michigan
University of Nicosia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania
Universidad de Sao Paolo (USP)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Tokyo
University of Waterloo
University of Wyoming
University of Zurich
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