Attending the World Blockchain Forum on Security Tokens and ICO’s Next Week

Conferences, forums, and meet-ups have steadily become one of the most interesting and engaging ways for public discussions, debates, and consensuses to be reached for the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities. It’s comforting to know that these new technologies are being treated with openness and care, and it speaks to the open-source backbone of the blockchain industry as a whole. I’m personally very excited to be attending next week’s World Blockchain Forum on Security Tokens and ICOs from June 11–13 in NYC. As we continue to lay the groundwork for SupplyBloc’s security token offering, I’ll be hoping to gain some insight into the currently shifting industry and regulatory standards.

Here are a few speakers I’m particularly eager to catch…

ESTEBAN VAN GOOR: Esteban is focusing on the VAT implications of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. His work demonstrates some of the real-world implementations of blockchain disruption.

JEREMY GARDNER: As co-founder of Augur, Jeremy was involved in the first ever “utility” token ICO using the Ethereum platform. That alone would’ve gotten my attention, but he’s now also helping to direct the industry toward security tokens. Very interested to hear his explanation for this shift.

TRACY LEPARULO: Tracy is marketing guru with a position at Polymath, one of the leading platforms for delivering SEC compliant security tokens. I find the advent of security token issuance platforms to be a smart avenue for transitioning the industry as a whole.

TREVOR KOVERKO: As the CEO and co-founder of Polymath, Trevor will undoubtedly have some interesting insights into the SEC regulatory shifts within the crypto-space.

SALIL DONDE: I’m also very keen on seeing Salil’s talk considering his background in machine learning in conjunction with traditional securities trading. Salil is the CEO of AlphaPoint, which happens to be one of the top companies working on cryptocurrency security exchanges at the moment.

Of course, all of the 40+ speakers will likely be incredibly insightful and I’m excited to see how this forum helps to move the industry further toward regulatory legitimacy and financial stability.