BGIN

Update

October 4: The Registration has been started. Register from "here" (General Admission: in-person, Remote admission: online)
August 3: The initial page of BGIN Block #9 is open.

Mark your calendar to participate in the most prominent and open meeting to build a healthy blockchain ecosystem with all global stakeholders.

Background

The Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN) is a multi-stakeholder discussion body / distributed think tank, which plays the same role as what ISOC/IETF/ICANN/IGF is doing for the Internet ecosystem for the blockchain ecosystem. BGIN was established following G20 2019 communique.

BGIN Block #9, the BGIN's ninth general meeting, will be held from November 19 to 22 in Sydney, Australia, right after the Singapore Fintech Festival(FSS). BGIN recommends that the FSS participants extend their travel to Sydney.

Goals of Block 9

First is to bring voice to individuals focused on governance for digital economic networks, digital identity and more applications based on blockchain technology. Major themes to include are (not limited to):

governance of blockchain technology, applications and
digital identity
NFT/SBT
stable coin
security of smart contract
social-economic design
financial stability
ethics and
BGIN community growth for all stakeholders

Second is to promote multi-stakholder dialogue to find alignment and explore solutions to key challenges in blockchain governance.

Third is to collaborate in working groups and produce documentation to maintain discourse on core topics nominated by the network of participants. Share learnings and create conversation with a diversity of stakeholders and geographies.

All sessions are not one sided. We welcome all attendees to join the discussion with main discussants

Who should attend?

Developers
Regulators
Business entities
Consumers
Civil society
Academia
And anyone interested in blockchain ecosystems!

Date and Time

Date: November 19th (Sunday) - 22nd (Wednesday)

Followed by Crypto Assembly (Blockchain Apac) 23rd & 24th of November

Day 1 (Half day event) Theme:
Governance, regulation, multi-stakeholder dialogue
Day 2 Theme:
capital, treasury, funds etc
Day 3 Theme:
identity, KYC/AML, Compliance
Day 4 Theme:
Australian Blockchain Industry, NSW Web3 ecosystem, impartial

Location

Day 1: Collider at 477 on Pitt Street
477 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 (link to google map)
Day 2, 3: Sydney Startup Hub
11 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia (link to google map)
Day 4: Collider at 477 on Pitt Street
477 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 (link to google map)

[Image] Collider at 477 on Pitt Street

[Image] Sydney Startup Hub

Main Discussion Topics

Financial Applications

Anti-Money Laundering Measures in DeFi
Security Hazards in DeFi's Development
The Future of CBDC
Security requirements for wallets

Non-Financial Applications

Self-sovereign identity
Worldcoin Security Impact
MPC, ZKP and Applications

All sessions are not one sided. We welcome all attendees to join the discussion with main discusstants

Time Table (Subject to Change)

Day 1 (Nov. 19 Sun.) | Collider, 477 on Pitt Street

Governance

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
14:00 - 14:15	Welcome Address	Joseph Beverley (Soulbis, Local Chair)
14:15 - 14:45	Keynote: Challenges of Multi-Stakeholder Blockchain Governance	Chloe White (Genesis Block)
14:45 - 15:30	Round Table: Reconsidering Blockchain Governance	Moderator Joseph Beverley Main Discussants Ryosuke Ushida (JFSA) Katya Delak (NIST) Amanda Wick (Association for Women In Cryptocurrency) Dr. Mark Staples (DFCRC) Gerard Dache (Government Blockchain Association)
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30	Round Table Discussion: The Opportunity for Blockchain Governance in Australia	Moderator Mitchell Travers (Soulbis) Main Discussants Amanda Wick (Association for Women In Cryptocurrency)
16:30 - 17:00	What to Expect at Block #9	Joseph Beverley

Day 2 (Nov. 20 Mon.) | Sydney Startup Hub

Financial Applications

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
9:30 - 9:45	Day 2 Open Address	Chloe White (Genesis Block)
9:45 - 10:30	Round Table: Decentralised vs centralised primary issuance: governance and security challenges	Moderator Chloe White (Genesis Block) Main Discussants Michaela Juric (Novatti, AUDD) Will Remor (MakerDAO) Dr. Mark Staples (DFCRC)
10:30 - 11:15	The Harmonisation of CBDC, Deposit Token, Stablecoin, Crypto Assets and DeFi	Moderator Stephanie Bazley (Possible Ventures) Main Discussants James Angel (Georgetown University) Masaki Bessho (Bank of Japan) Paul Travers (KPMG Risk and Treasury) Alejandro Gutierrez (DeFactor) Andrew Galluci(Circle) Hiromi Yamaoka (DeCurret DCP)
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	Round Table: Digital Asset Standardization and R&D Strategy	Moderator Carole House (ex-White House, Session Chair) Main Discussants Craig Dunn (TC307 Chair) Katya Delak (NIST) Julien Bringer (Kallistech) Dr. Mark Staples (DFCRC)
12:15 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Workshop(Room A): Potential points of failure of Stablecoins	Moderator Chloe White (Genesis Block) Main Discussants Leon Molchanovsky Michi Kakebayashi
	Workshop(Room B): Transparency of dApps and Sound DeFi	Ken Katayama (NRI) Ryosuke Ushida (JFSA) Mark Greenslade (Head of R&D @ Casper Association) Jemma Xu (Portal Gate)
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	Workshop(Room A): CBDC and Privacy	Moderator Leon Molchanovsky Main Discussants Masaki Besho (Bank of Japan) Carole House (Terranet Ventures, Georgetown University) Dr. Mark Staples (DFCRC) Will Remor (MakerDAO) Amanda Wick (Association for Women In Cryptocurrency)
	Workshop(Room B): Smart Contract Security, Governance, and impact of AI	Moderator Ellie Rennie (RMIT) Main Discussants Mark Greenslade (Head of R&D @ Casper Association) Roy Hui (Pellar & LightLink) Mark Monfort (NotCentralised)
17:00 - 17:10	Short Break
17:10 - 17:30	DTWG Future Works, Day 2 Summary & Day 3 Announcement	Moderator Leon Molchanovsky Chloe White (Genesis Block) Main Discussants Local Chair: Joseph Beverley

Day 3 (Nov. 21 Tue.) | Sydney Startup Hub

Identity, Key Management and Privacy

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
9:30 - 9:45	Day 3 Opening Address	Mitchell Travers Nat Sakimura
9:45 - 10:30	Keynote: Privacy Pool	Fabian Schär (University of Basel)
10:30 - 11:15	Fireside with Q&A: How to implement privacy pools	Moderator Fabian Schär (University of Basel) Main Discussants Zooko Wilcox (Electric Coin Company)(remote) Jemma Xu (Portal Gate)
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45	Speech: Open Source Wallet Development	Daniel Goldschrier(Open Wallet Foundation)
11:45 - 12:50	Round Table: The future of Wallet and Multi-Party Computation	Moderator Mitchell Travers (Soulbis) Main Discussants Daniel Goldscheider (Open Wallet Foundation) UV Hertzog (Tide Foundation) Angela Clark (Wallet Nation) Masato Yamanaka
12:50 - 13:45	Lunch
13:45 - 15:15	Workshop(Room A): ZKP and its applications	Moderator Leona Hioki (Intmax) Main Discussants Masato Tsutsumi Jemma Xu (Portal Gate) Arturo Rodriguez(NotCentralised)
	Workshop(Room B): Accountable Wallet	Moderator Masato Yamanaka (SMTB and Georgetown University) Main Discussants Daniel Goldscheider (Open Wallet Foundation) Mark Greenslade (Head of R&D @ Casper Association) Mitchell Travers (Soulbis) Iris Rad (Clyde & Co) Ken Katayama (NRI)
15:15 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	Workshop(Room A): Token and Privacy Impact: World Coin - Biometric information	Moderator Iris Rad (Clyde & Co) Main Discussants Alec Christie (Clyde & Co) Samson Mow (JAN3) Blair Crawford (Daltrey)
	Workshop(Room B): Digital Identity - a global discourse	Moderator Nat Sakimura (OpenID) Main Discussants Stephen Wilson (Lockstep) Stefano Tempesta (ACS) Hal Seki (Japan Digital Agency) Daniel Goldscheider (Open Wallet Foundation) Angela Clark (Wallet Nation)
17:00 - 17:10	Short Break
17:10 - 17:30	Round Table: Wrap Up, IKPWG Future Works & Day 4 Announcement	Nat Sakimura (Nat Consulting) Mitchell Travers (Soulbis)

Day 4 (Nov. 22 Wed.) | Collider, 477 on Pitt Street

Industry, Sponsors & BGIN Operational Activities

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
9:30 - 9:45	Day 4 Open Adress	Shin’ichiro Matsuo
9:45 - 10:00	Presentation: Introduction of NTT Digital	Eisuke Endo(NTT Digital)
10:00 - 11:00	Industrial Round Table Discussion: Toward sound Blockchain-based Financial System	Mark Greenslade (Head of R&D @ Casper Association) Matthew Doty (R&D Consultant @ Casper Association) Lulio Vargas-Cohen (Circle) Jumpei Miwa (Recruit) Hiromi Yamaoka (DeCurret DCP)
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30	Industrial Round Table Discussion: Blockchain for Trustworthiness of digital society	NRI Joi Ito (Digital Garage) FinalAim
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00	Speech: Blockchain-enabled digital government: innovation, application, and strategic value co-creation.	Dr Dimitrios Salampasis
14:00 - 14:30	Fireside: Discovering the Australian Blockchain Collaboration Opportunity	Moderator Michael Bacina (Piper Alderman) Main Discussants Simon Callaghan (Blockchain Australia) Rob Allen (Australian Payments Plus) Mitchell Travers (Soulbis)
14:30 - 15:00	LightLink - Scaling to Millions (15 mins) Presentation Australia’s position in the global Blockchain industry (15 mins)	Roy Hui (LightLink) Steve Vallas (Blockchain APAC) Michael Bacina (Piper Alderman)
15:00 - 15:15	Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:00	Round Table: BGIN Roadmap and Business	Shin'ichiro Matsuo
16:00 - 16:45	Fireside: Decentralised Foundations: Globally Organising Strangers	Moderator Mehdi Zerouali Main Discussants Anthony Sassano
16:45 - 17:00	Closing Plenary	Shin'ichiro Matsuo Joseph Beverley