Blockchain Technology Symposium 2021

9:00 AM

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Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Day 2: Decentralized ID

9:10 AM

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Jan Camenisch,VP of Research & Crypto at DFINITY

The Internet Computer: Evolution of Cryptography

9:45 AM

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Joni Brennan, Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada

COVID Has Accelerated Public Demand for Digital ID

10:20 AM

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Question & Answer Session

Facilitator: Atefeh Mashatan, Founder Cybersecurity Research Lab and Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University

10:30 AM

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Break

10:45 AM

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Short Talk: Michael Cholod, Peer Social

Identity Should Be Owned Not Managed

11:00 AM

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Short Talk: Mike Brown, Director, Advisory Solutions at ATB Financial

The Journey Towards SSI

11:15 AM

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Short Talk: Gregory Sandstrom

Social Machines, Distributed Ledger Platforms and Digital Extension Services

11:30 AM

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Question & Answer Session

Facilitator: Greg Hagen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary

11:40 AM

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Break

12:00 PM

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Use Cases/Adoption Panel

5-10 minute presentations, followed by Q&A. Mathieu Glaude, CEO, Northern Block Doug Heintzmann, VP, Sovereign and Insolar Chetan Phull, Associate Lawyer Cybersecurity, Technology and Data Management Law | Deloitte Legal Canada LLP Darrell O’Donnell, Strategy & Technology Advisor Facilitator: Marc Kneppers, Chief Security Architect, Telus

1:30 PM

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Short Talk & Open Discussion: Tatsuya Kurosaka

Trust For Social Communication: Building the Trusted Web