On December 8th, 2017, the first Blockchain in Chicago event took place along Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL, USA. Hosted by big organizations and projects in Chicago aiming to progress adoption and education about the technology, it was a big success!
Some of the most influential blockchain voices in Chicago, and some from abroad as well, joined together to discuss blockchain technology, the value of cryptocurrencies, and innovations in the space. They showed off applications of the technology, and spoke about future possibilities.
The event was hosted by Lexy Prodromos of the Chicago Blockchain Center, along with assistance from Disruption Joe, who runs Chicago Blockchain Project (check out a meetup he hosted here). Blockchain WTF was there to film the event, and the keynote speaker was Blockchain WTF's founder Taylor Gerring (also co-founder of Ethereum and a blockchain expert who's spoken all over the world). The event also featured the coolest entrepreneurs building on blockchain.
So are you curious how this technology is going to do to change the world? Check out the videos from the event below!
Part 1 - Taylor Gerring's Keynote Talk
Part 2 - Jeremy Cogan Overviewing Blockchain WTF
This video features Jeremy Cogan of Blockchain WTF, a media and production company focused on educating everyone on blockchain technology, as we believe that this technology will affect everyone’s daily life in the not so distant future! Here, Jeremy goes over Blockchain.WTF’s mission and goals! You can check out some of Jeremy’s articles here, and some of his video’s here. He also has published some content to Steemit, with more to come!
Part 3 - Danny Johnson on Pinkcoin
In this video, Danny Johnson of PinkCoin delivers a lightning talk. PinkCoin is revolutionizing charity on the blockchain. The digital currency is looking to change the non-profit sector. Holders of the coin can profit while helping others!
Part 4 - Marquis Davis on Urban Array
This video features Marquis Davis, founder of Urban Array. Urban Array is a decentralized crowd-sourced social enterprise. Urban Array has the goal of bringing together community contributors, allowing them to collaborate in ways to develop communities and sustainable business practices. Urban Array uses blockchain technology to manage a fair and equitable governance and voting process.
Part 5 - Aleks Veloski on Ethventures
This video features Aleks Velkoski of Ethventures, experts on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. They fund investments, applied R&D, and education. Through their work, they have increased focus on distributed ledger applications at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Part 6 - David Shin on Hyperlending
HyperLending is a platform that allows holders of digital assets to leverage their holdings as collateral for cash loans. Their first product is a USD denominated loan which enables holders of digital assets, like Bitcoin, Ether, and Hcash, to get liquidity against the asset value without having to sell their digital assets.
Part 7 - Dr. Huining Cao of CKGSB
This video features Dr. Huining Cao of CKGSB. Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is a private, non-profit, independent educational institution and the only business school in China with faculty governance. They have been leading the way in their research of the blockchain. Check out this video to see how they are educating their students on blockchain technology!
Part 8 - The Gala Panel
Moderated by Hannah Rosenberg, this blockchain panel features Joe Renz of NewMobility, Chang Wan Han of Purdue University, and Heather Sullivan of Marquette University. The topics include blockchain applications, the Internet of things, and educating university level students on blockchain technology.
Part 9 - Jason Tso & Jacky Chan on Molecular Future
Molecular Future is an innovative financial investment service company registered in a one-stop digital asset investment service platform jointly funded by Molecular Group, HBCC, XBTING Fund, HCASH Foundation and CollinStar Capital. They advise on blockchain investments and related products.
Part 10 - Jacob Cheng on CollinStar Capital
CollinStar is an asset management company specializing in blockchain infrastructure, digital currency investment and relevant consulting services. Collinstar Capital aims to provide high quality financial services to corporate clients, high net worth individuals and individual investors.
For more of WTF Production's content we've filmed, check out our WTF Prroductions page, and some of the other events we've filmed, like the Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Meetup in Chicago, which features Andreas Antonopoulos, Alyse Killeen, and Pamela Morgan!
If you are located in Chicago, whether you just want to meet up or possibly work with us, reach out here!
And definitely check out and attend some of the local blockchain meetups, which you can find links to below:
Chicago Blockchain Project
Bitcoin & Open Blockchain (BoB) Community Meetup of Chicago