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Blockchain Night of the North Hessian economy

  • Date: 01/15/2020
  • Time: 17:30 - 20:00
  • Place: Lecture hall 3 of the Campus Center of the University of Kassel at Moritzstraße 18
  • Organizer: University of Kassel and the IHK

University of Kassel invites the North Hessian economy to Blockchain Night

According to the German government's blockchain strategy, blockchain technology is one of the most discussed innovations in the digital transformation of the economy and society: "Thanks to properties such as decentralization, reliability and counterfeit protection, it opens up a broad field of innovative applications and new forms of cooperation." But can blockchain technology deliver what it promises?

A joint event by the IHK Kassel-Marburg and the University of Kassel on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, will shed light on the opportunities and challenges. The event will start at 5.30 pm in Lecture Hall 3 of the Campus Center of the University of Kassel at Moritzstraße 18, 34127 Kassel. Participation is free of charge for entrepreneurs from North Hesse and their employees - registration is now open.

How the new forms of cooperation - also and especially between competitors - can be designed, what role smart contracts play in this, what potential lies in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and whether payments will soon be made in Libra or other cryptocurrencies are just some of the topics of the Blockchain Night of the North Hessian economy.

It will be opened by IHK President Jörg Ludwig Jordan and University President Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey.

Program:

  • 17:40 to 18:15: All blockchains are gray at night. Blockchain myths and misunderstandings // Prof. Dr. Dr. Walter Blocher and Prof. Dr. Georg von Wangenheim (University of Kassel / Blockchain-Center.eu)
  • 18.15 to 18.45: Game changer or hype? Blockchain in marketing and sales // Prof. Dr. Andreas Mann (University of Kassel / Blockchain-Center.eu)
  • 19:00 to 19:30: Goodbye cash? What business people should know about the "Facebook currency" Libra // Prof. Dr. Jochen Michaelis (University of Kassel / Blockchain-Center.eu)
  • 7.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: It's working for you! Blockchain in business practice - from idea to implementation // Henri de Jong (Quantoz N.V., Utrecht / Frankfurt/M.)

The subsequent get-together will provide an opportunity for networking.

Register online at www.ihk-kassel.de/veranstaltungen

 

Contact for queries:

Chamber of Industry and Commerce Kassel-Marburg: Lisa Huurdeman, Tel. 0561 7891-214, e-mail: huurdeman[at]kassel.ihk[dot]de

University of Kassel: Prof. Dr. Dr. Walter Blocher, Tel.: 0561/804-3977, e-mail: blocher[at]blockchain-center[dot]eu

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