[Event Description]

The 2018 Stanford Blockchain Salon, jointly hosted by CryptoGarfield, 8btc News, BlockWide, Sapientia Space and CAST-SV, will take place on Sunday April 1st at Stanford University. The 2018 Stanford Blockchain Salon aims at bringing the deepest insights in blockchain technology, especially from the perspectives of top-tier industry experts and entrepreneurs. It will feature 4-5 keynote speakers and will connect 100 students and professionals from Stanford, Berkeley and top tech companies in exchanging ideas from the forefront.

NOTE: Only registered audience are allowed to join the salon. And due to Stanford policy, we need to control the audience number. Since the event is over booked and the space is limited, 'First Come First Serve' policy will be appiled. Once the classroom is fully occupied, no entry will be granted. Thus, please come early to secure a space.

[Agenda]

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm

“In Math We Trust”, by Shoucheng Zhang (Founding chairman of DHVC)

—— Professor Shoucheng Zhang is the founding partner of DHVC. DHVC is a VC fund that invests primarily in early stage and growth stage company with disruptive technology/business model, big market and excellent team. The fund's areas of focus include Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, Big Data, Blockchain, Enterprise Software and other disruptive technologies. Professor Shoucheng Zhang is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University.

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm

“Why Tokenized Startups Disrupt the Traditional Economic Model?”, by Mike Brusov (CEO of Cindicator)

——A token based social-technological infrastructure that drives evolution of Hybrid Intelligence for financial markets. [Ref. https://medium.com/@blockwide/crowd-analyzing-cindicator-d938689e40bf]

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

"Decentralized Computing and Next Gen Blockchain", by Mahnush Movahedi (Senior Researcher of Dfinity)

——A blockchain computer with unlimited capacity, incredible performance and algorithmic governance, shared by the world.

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm

"The Token Utility Canvas: A Framework for Engineering Useful Tokens", by Will King (Director of Research of ConsenSys)

——A global formation of technologists and entrepreneurs building the infrastructure, applications, and practices that enable a decentralized world.

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

"Blockchain scalability and practical enterprise applications" by Paul Liu (Founder of Fast Access Blockchain)

——Paul is the founder and President of Fast Access Blockchain. Paul is a leading IT expert with over 20 years’ experience in developing financial, supply-chain applications.

4:10 pm - 4:50 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A