India’s First Virtual Currencies and Blockchain Conference
India’s first Conference on Virtual Currencies, Fin-tech & the Blockchain is being conducted on 23rd May, 2016 at The St. Regis Mumbai.
About India’s Blockchain Conference.
Titled “Future Money Conference (India), 2016”, it brings together thought leaders from the industry, law enforcement and Government.
The conference includes experts’ sessions, panel discussions, proof-of-concept, live demos and more.
Topics include:
- Money: from cowry shells to the blockchain.
- Bitcoin: Opportunities & Challenges.
- Impact of virtual currencies on money laundering, terrorism financing and tax evasion.
- The legal status of Virtual currencies: situation in India and global trends.
- Live Demo: Creating and using a blockchain.
- Blockchain: Opportunities & Challenges.
- Using a blockchain for controlling fake insurance policies.
- Financial technologies likely to disrupt global money systems.
Speakers & Panellists include:
- Bharat Panchal, Head – Risk Management, National Payments Corporation of India.
- Kaustubh Dhavse, Officer on special duty to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
- Avneesh Pandey, General Manager, Securities and Exchange Board of India.
- Dr Vijay Satbir Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Appeals and Security, Government of Maharashtra.
- Sanjay Sahay, IPS, ADGP, Grievances & Human Rights, Govt. of Karnataka.
- KMM Prasanna, IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mumbai.
- Debasis Nayak, Partner, Tech Juris Law Consultants.
- Rohas Nagpal, President, Asian School of Cyber Laws.
- Shinam Arora, co-founder, Blockchain (India) Group.
Future Money Conference (India) 2016
Future Money Conference (India) 2016 is organized by Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL). Born in 1999, ASCL is a global pioneer in cyber law & cyber crime investigation and works with Governments, Corporates, and Enforcement agencies across the world.
Further details are available on FutureMoney Conference website: https://www.asianlaws.org/fmc.php
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