Blockchain - Principal Applications and Regulatory Implications

Ross Buckley, KPMG Law — King & Wood Mallesons professor of disruptive innovation, delivered a presentation on blockchains and their advantages and disadvantages. Each of the principal financial applications of blockchain, and their regulatory implications were considered. Applications included cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies, smart contracts, provenance registers, and initial coin offerings.

Bridie Ohlsson

Bridie works with farmers, agribusinesses and financiers, building technology to increase liquidity and drive sustainable practices along supply chains. She seesdigital agriculture as critical in solving for the sustainability challenges of our generation. Sitting between industry and technical design, Bridie brings together government, technologists and agribusinesses to create solutions to the complex and embedded challenges in agri-supply chains.

Blockchain Foundations

Many people are talking about blockchain but many still do not understand what it is and how it works. Blockchain, a distributed database that contains blocks of timestamped transactions linked together in a continuous chain, is slowly gaining ground. An increasing number of organizations across the globe are choosing blockchain over traditional modes of transactions. This presentation provides a detailed description of the subject and the advantages it offers to those who want to apply it.