BGIN

BGIN Block #9 Meeting

2023 Nov. 19 〜 2023 Nov. 22

Sydney, Australia

The Place for Multi-directional Discussion and Collaboration to Establish Common Understandings and Publish Documents.

Update

October 4: The Registration has been started. Register here
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.

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 DT - Theme = capital, treasury, funds etc | Location: tbd
Day 3 IKP - Theme = identity, KYC/AML, Compliance | Location: tbd
Day 4 Industry & BGIN - Theme = Australian Blockchain Industry, NSW Web3 ecosystem, impartial
Hotel and flight discount are provided.

Location

Day 1: Bar Lulu
Campbells Cove, Level 1, Bays 4 and 5, 7-27 Circular Quay W, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
Day 2, 3: Sydney Startup Hub
11 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Day 4: 477 Collider
477 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

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

Time Table (Subject to Change)

Day 1 (Nov. 19 Sun.)

Governance

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
14:00 - 14:15	Welcome Address	Joseph Beverley, Local Chair
14:15 - 14:45	Keynote: Blockchain Governance	Steve Vallas
14:45 - 15:30	Round Table: Reconsider Blockchain Governance	Rob Moris TBA
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30	Fireside: Internal Governance at Ethereum	Ethereum Foundation
16:30 - 17:00	End of Day Close - What to expect over the next 3 days	Joseph Beverley, Mitchell Travers, Shin'ichiro Matsuo
17:00 - 20:00	Networking

Day 2 (Nov. 20 Mon.)

Financial Applications

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
8:00 - 9:30	Networking Breakfast
9:30 - 9:45	Opening Address	TBA
9:45 - 10:30	Keynote Speech	Will Remor(MakerDAO)
10:30 - 11:15	Round Table: The Harmonisation of Blockchiain Treasury Management	Chloe White (Genesis Block, Session Chair), James Angel (Georgetown University), Masaki Bessho (Bank of Japan) and TBA
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	Round Table: Digital Asset Standardization and R&D Strategy	Carole House (ex-White House, Session Chair), Craig Dunn (ISO TC307 Chair) and TBA
12:15 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Workshop Session (Room A) CBDC and Privacy	Masaki Bessho (Bank of Japan) and TBA
	Workshop Session (Room B) Transparency of dApps and Sound DeFi	Ryosuke Ushida (JFSA)
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	Workshop Session (Room A) DIgital assets and quantum proof	TBA
	Workshop Session (Room B) Smart Contract Security and Governance	TBA
17:00 - 17:30	DTWG Future Works	Leon Molchanovsky, Chloe White
17:30 - 18:00	End of day wrap up
18:00 - 20:00	Networking Event

Day 3 (Nov. 21 Tue.)

Identity, Key Management and Privacy

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
8:00 - 9:30	Networking Breakfast
9:30 - 9:45	Opening Address	Nat Sakimura, Mitchell Travers
9:45 - 10:30	Keynote Speech: Privacy Pool	Fabian Schär (University of Basel)
10:30 - 11:15	Round Table: Wallet and MPC	Yuval Hertzog (Tide Foundation) and TBA
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15	Round Table: Use Cases of SBT and Reputations	TBA
12:15 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Workshop Session (Room A) ZKP and its applications	TBA
	Workshop Session (Room B) MPC: Examples and Future Innovation	TBA
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	Workshop Session (Room A) Token and Privacy Impact: World Coin - Biometric information	Iris Rad (Clyde & Co), Alec Christie (Clyde & Co) and TBA
	Workshop Session (Room B) Accountable Wallet	Masato Yamanaka (SMTB, Georgetown University)
17:00 - 17:30	IKPWG Future Works	Nat Sakimura, Mitchell Travers
17:30 - 18:00	End of day wrap up
18:00 - 20:00	Networking Event

Day 4 (Nov. 22 Wed.)

Industry, Sponsors & BGIN Operational Activities

Time	Session Title	Main Discussants
9:00 - 10:00	Keynote: Industry Expert	TBA
10:00 - 11:00	Round Table: Blockchain for Trustworthy Generative AI	TBA
11:15 - 12:15	Industrial panel by event sponsors	TBA
13:15 - 14:15	Australian Blockchain Trend	TBA
14:15 - 15:15	Australian Blockchain Trend	TBA
15:30 - 16:30	BGIN Operational Activities	TBA
16:30 - 17:30	Closing