Momentum's Blockchain Opportunity Summit to Take Place in NYC Financial District December 2016
New York, NY, June 22, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Momentum (www.momentumevents.com), the producer of the Cuba Opportunity Summit, PivotCon and VRevolution events, announced today that the Blockchain Opportunity Summit will take place on December 6 at Convene Old Slip in the heart of New York City’s Financial District.
The Blockchain Opportunity Summit is produced in Research Partnership with the Wharton School’s Knowledge@Wharton and EY was recently announced as the event’s first Title Sponsor.
The Summit is an invitation-only and complimentary event for qualified senior decision makers from the Financial Services, Retail & CPG, Hospitality & Travel, Healthcare, Transportation & Manufacturing and Power Generation & Transmission industries and has been designed to address distributed ledgers, smart contracts and how blockchain can drive the next generation of commerce.
“This unique event model could likely convene the largest gathering of cross-industry decision makers meeting to discuss the true potential of blockchain technology,” said Brad J. Bailey, the Summit’s Co-Chair and Research Director, Capital Markets, Celent, a division of Oliver Wyman.
“By combining perspectives from those actually working with the technology with some of the leading industry visionaries, the Blockchain Opportunity Summit endeavors to be the leading place for those trying to understand how this technology could significantly impact their business,” he concluded.
The Blockchain Opportunity Summit will also feature the thought leadership of John Moss, CIO, Platform Solutions Group at UBS Investment Bank, Judd Bagley, Director of Communications at Overstock.com and Chief Evangelist at t0.com – Overstock.com, Saikat Chaudhuri, Executive Director of the Mack Institute, The Wharton School, Mark Smith, CEO, Symbiont, Matthew Roszak, Co-Founder, Bloq, Ragnar A. Lifthrasir, President & Founder, International Blockchain Real Estate Association (IBREA), Laura Shin, Contributor, Forbes and Christopher David, Founder and CEO, Arcade City.
“We’re very excited to once again bring together a community of executives that desire more information about a potentially disruptive yet still nascent technology that could significantly impact the way humans transact,” said Ben Greenzweig, Momentum’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO. “Whether the topic is blockchain, virtual reality, Cuba or digital transformation, Momentum is always eager to connect people with shared interests, through our unique live experiences,” he concluded.
Additional speakers, topics and sponsors will be announced in the weeks ahead. For the latest information, please visit www.blockchainopp.com.
About Momentum
Momentum is a leading international event creation and execution specialist working with numerous partners in order to bring their brands to life through customized live-event experiences. With an emphasis on rigorous research and world-class customer service, its team comprises many of the leading names in event creation and execution. For more information about Momentum, visit momentumevents.com.
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Source: Momentum