Program
In contrast to the four successful International Blockchain Schools in 2016 to 2019, this year we will lift it to the next level by establishing three parallel tracks on Wednesday and Thursday:
- Explorer: this track will be the continuation the successful format from previous years. In addition to this, students will work together with case organisations from industry and public sector on developing blockchain prototypes in a hackathon.
- Exploiter: this track will offer the opportunity for students with prior experience around blockchain prototyping to work with organisations which have already prototypes developed. The intention in the included hackathon is to further improve demonstrators, or design them anew, to meet the more advanced requirements and level of know-how among participating students as well as organisations.
- Next Tech: this track is the protocol track where technical issues in existing blockchain / DLT systems are discussed and potential solutions are developed. This track will include a makerthon, where not necessarily code is written, but where potential solutions are developed conceptually.
All students will be encouraged to further improve their work in form of academic papers coached by the blockchain school organisers.
This is a draft program for the 2022 International Blockchain School (Winter Edition). Further details on speakers, locations, etc. will be added as we go along.
| Day 1 | Monday, January 24th - Opening intro lectures | Location |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration and light breakfast | ScrollBar |
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction to the International Blockchain School | Auditorium 0 |
09:15-10:15
| Presentation by Michel Avital – The Sweet Spots of Blockchain | Auditorium 0 |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 10:30-11:30 | Presentation by Peter Sestoft – Introduction to Blockchain Technology | Auditorium 0 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Presentation by Stefan Voigt – Blockchain-Based Asset Trading and Settlement | Auditorium 0 |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | ScrollBar |
| 13:30-14:30 | Presentation by Qin Xin (virtual) – Security Issues and Cryptography Foundations for Blockchain | Auditorium 0 |
| 14:30-15:30 | Presentation (virtual) by Jonas Valbjørn Andersen – Understanding Decentralization in Proof-of-Stake Blockchains: An Agent-Based Simulation Approach | Auditorium 0 |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 16:00-17:00 | Presentation by Boris Düdder – Blockchain Key Technical Development Tools | Auditorium 0 |
| 17:00-18:00 | Presentation by Fritz Henglein – Introduction to Smart Digital Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology | Auditorium 0 |
| 18:00-19:00 | Maersk reception | ScrollBar |
| 19:00 | End of Day 1 | |
| Day 2 | Tuesday, January 25th - Lectures, Case Presentations, and Group Formation | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Light breakfast | ScrollBar |
| 09:00-10:15 | Presentation by Roman Beck – Blockchain Economics and Market Engineering | Auditorium 0 |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 10:30-12:30 | Track 1 use cases presentation and discussion | Auditorium 0 |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | ScrollBar |
| 13:30-14:30 | Presentation by Alexandra Andhov (virtual) – Regulating Blockchain: Recent Regulatory Developments and Principles | Auditorium 0 |
| 14:30-16:30 | Track 2 intro | Auditorium 0 |
| 16:30-17:00 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 17:00-17:30 | Track 3 use cases presentation and discussion | Auditorium 0 |
| 17:30-18:00 | Group splits up into the three tracks | Auditorium 0 |
| 18:00-19:00 | Tryg reception | ScrollBar |
| 19:00 | End of Day 2 | |
| Day 3 | Wednesday, January 26th - Hackathons and Makathons | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Light breakfast | ScrollBar |
| 09:00-10:15 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 10:30-12:30 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | ScrollBar |
| 13:30-20:45 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 20:45 | End of Day 3 | |
| Day 4 | Thursday, January 27th - Hackathons and Makathons | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Light breakfast | ScrollBar |
| 09:00-10:15 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 10:30-12:30 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | ScrollBar |
| 13:30-20:45 | Tracks 1 to 3 in parallel sessions | Group rooms |
| 20:45 | End of Day 4 | |
| Day 5 | Friday, January 28th - Student Presentations, Awards and Nordic Blockchain Summit | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Light breakfast | ScrollBar |
| 09:00-09:30 | The teams complete their development and work on the demonstrator / presentation | Auditorium 1 |
| 09:30-11:30 | Presentation of the results to the industrial and academic coaches | Auditorium 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch break and end of the International Blockchain School 2022 | ScrollBar |
| 13:00 -13:10 | 5th Nordic Blockchain Summit – Welcome and opening remarks | Auditorium 1 |
| 13:10-13:40 | Keynote 1: Addie Wagenknecht (Algorand) | Auditorium 1 |
| 13:40-14:10 | Keynote 2: Caroline Kaeb (European Commission) | Auditorium 1 |
| 14:10-14:40 | Keynote 3: Francis Gross (European Central Bank) | Auditorium 1 |
| 14:40-15:00 | Presentation | Auditorium 1 |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | ScrollBar |
| 15:30-16:00 | Panel debate: Mette Kanstrup Petry (Nationalbanken), Jon Hasling Kyed (Finanstilsynet), Mads Stolberg-Larsen (ZTLment) | Auditorium 1 |
| 16:00-16:50 | Presentation of best group results from the 5th Blockchain School and audience voting | Auditorium 1 |
| 16:50-17:00 | Award ceremony for the best Blockchain Winter School ideas and winners and closing remarks by Roman Beck | Auditorium 1 |
| 17:00 | End of Nordic Blockchain Summit | Auditorium 1 |
17:00-19:00
| Reception and Social Gathering | Auditorium 1 |
| 19:00 | End of Day 5 | |
