The world of Web3 and blockchain descends on Paris each year and this year is no different. Paris Blockchain Week returns from March 21 – 24 and will unite top speakers, blockchain experts and fascinating projects in one space. This years conference will take place at the Carrousel du Louvre and online via a dedicated digital platform.
Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) is Europe’s biggest annual blockchain conference. With over 10,000 attendees and 400 speakers the agenda is packed full of interesting content to choose from. Topics include blockchain infrastructure, Web3 technolgoy, blockchain gaming, metaverse economies, the future of NFTs and start-up panel discussions.
Speakers include leaders from the world of Web3 and thought leaders from various industries that are exploring use cases of the technology for the future. The line up for 2023 includes, Tim Draper, Draper Associates, Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands, Monica Long, President at Ripple, Pascal Gautier, CEO of Ledger, Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, Jeff Hasselman, Global Head of Web3 at Amazon Web Services, Dirk Leuth, Co-Founder of Upland and Sebastian Borget, Co-Founder of The Sandbox.
PBW hosts a wide variety of discussions and fireside chats with industry leaders that explore the future of blockchain technology. The talks cover everything from decentralized finance, energy, supply chain management, regulation and metaverse economies.
13 Unmissable Learning Sessions at Paris Blockchain Week
Wednesday, 22nd March
11:30am The Best Tools for your Digital Finance Strategy
Katharine Wooller, Coincover
Andrei Kazantsev, Goldman Sachs
Ilya Volkov, Youhodler
Steven Rosenblum, Liberty
Ambre Soubiran, Kaiko
Jordan French, Grit Daily
11:30am How can your business leverage digital assets?
Ali Erhat Nalbant, Arf
Emma Joyce, GBBC Digital Finance
Richard Teng, Binance
Austin Federa, Solana Foundation
Eytan Messika, Nilos
Sendi Young, Ripple
2:20 pm Web2/Web3: Do we have to choose?
Dirk Lueth, UplandMe, Inc
Iri Zohar, Bring
Thijs Maas, Onramper
Robert McCracken, Alchemy Pay
Nicolas Joly, Group Casino
Michael Amar
4:00 pm The Tokenisation of Financial Assets
Babacar N.Seck, Petale
Matteo Dante Perruccio, Wave Digital Assets
Zahreddine Touag, Woorton
Salvatore Provenzarno, SettleMint
Amar Amlani, Goldman Sachs
Benedikt Schuppli, Obligate
5:40pm Crypto Cowboys and Web3 Venture Capitalists: Riding the Wild West of Investing
Thursday, 23rd March
10:00am Are we there yet? Crypto and Enterprise Payments
Louisa Bai, Stellar Development Foundation
Daniel Cohen, PayU Global Payments
Ken Nakamura, CEO GMO-Z.com Trust Company
Ran Goldi, Fireblocks
11:00am Fireside chat UNICEF
Arun Maharajun, UNICEF
Sanna Bedi, UNICEF Ventures Fund
12:00pm Building the Future of Finance
Guillaume Chatain, Coinbase
Ryan Selkis, Messari
2pm Keynote with Yat Siu, Animoca Brands
2:20pm NFT Gaming & Metaverse: Whats your next move?
Herve Larren, Airvey
Robby Yung, Animoca Brands
Yves La Rose, EOS Foundation
Suk-Jae Chang, Cocone
Betty Dubney, The Oikos
Sebastian Borget, The Sandbox
3pm The Next Evolution of Money on the Internet
Jeremy Allaire, Circle
Anna Irrera, Bloomberg
4pm Why is interoperability a must?
Jason Ma, Axelar
Borja Martel Seward, B9
Austin Federa, Solana Foundation
Liu Alice, CoinMarketCap
5:20pm Dubai: Developing a Silicon Valley for Web3
Herve Larren, Airvey
Marwan AI Zarouni, Digital Dubai
The Inaugural Paris Blockchain Week Awards will take place this year in collaboration with Partisia Blockchain. This prestigious ceremony will acknowledge and celebrate the most noteworthy individuals, projects, and organisations within the innovative blockchain sector. Paris Blockchain Week Awards aims to recognize the invaluable contributions made by community members to develop the ecosystem through education, flagship projects, and collaborative efforts. The award ceremony, taking place on March 23, 2023, will honour those who have made a significant impact on the digital assets industry’s transition.
Enjoy all of the learnings, networking opportunities and key takeaways at this years Paris Blockchain Week, PBW.
