By Maria Esteves – May 18, 2016
The 2nd Annual Blockchain Technology Summit (Consensus NY 2016) commenced May 2-4, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Presented by CoinDesk in collaboration with Digital Currency Group, Consensus is an annual global conference where industry leaders from financial services, government, healthcare and supply chain management converge on the new Internet layer called Blockchain technology (decentralized database) and the world of digital currency. This year's conference included Building Blocks Hackathon, opening keynote presentation with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell Blockchain, business and technology panel sessions, IBM workshops, exhibitor show, special events and network receptions.
Consensus NY 2016 speaker, founder Vitalik
Buterin, Ethereum, Reaching Consensus
on Open Blockchains panel session.
Consensus NY 2016 speaker, chief scientist
Gavin Andresen, Bitcoin Foundation,
Reaching Consensus on Open
Blockchains panel session.
Consensus NY 2016 moderator Pindar Wong,
VeriFi Hong Kong, Reaching Consensus on
Open Blockchains panel session.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) Decentralizing & Disrupting Existing
Markets guest speakers Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift; Ryan Shea, Blockstack Labs;
Brian Hoffman, OB1; Elizabeth Stark, Lightning; and moderator Perianne Boring,
Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) Internal Approaches for Blockchain
Strategies guest speakers Bart Suichies, Philips Blockchain Lab; Scott Manuel,
Thomson Reuters; moderator author William Mougayar, "The Business Blockchain";
Edward Budd, Deutsche Bank; Jeremy Wilson, Barclays; and director, Innovation
Network Ian Lee, Citi Ventures.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) How Tech Companies are Embracing
Blockchain guest speakers chief instigator Austin Hill, Blockstream; Yorke
Rhodes, Microsoft; and Lata Varghese, Cognizant.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) The Future of Regulation moderator
Jerry Brito, Coin Center; with guest speakers J. Christopher Giancarlo, CFTC;
Benjamin Lawsky, The Lawsky Group; and Mark Wetjen, DTCC.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) The Bitcoin Core guest speakers David Vorick,
Nebulous Labs; Bryan Bishop, Ledger X; Eric Lombrozo, Ciphrex; and moderator
Meltem Demirors, Digital Currency Group.
Consensus NY 2016 Panel Session: (L-R) The Future of Blockchains moderator
Paul Vigna, The Wall Street Journal; with guest speakers Balaji Srinivasan, 21;
and David Rutter, R3.
Consensus NY 2016 Book Signing: author William Mougayar,
"The Business Blockchain.”
Consensus NY 2016 Decentralizing Energy Award winners for Building
Blocks Hackathon + Most Innovative use of IBM Blockchain Services:
solution architect Blockchain practice, Oleg Abdrashitov, left,
and cloud native development, Sergey Balashevich, ALTOROS.