#SMARTNATION
#AMBITION - #CONVERGENCE - #INCLUSION

Shape the future of Belgium 
Join us at the inaugural launch event on March 30th

Networking - 35 Experts presentations - 7 Working groups - 300 Seats - Reception 

#SMARTNATION - #AMBITION - #CONVERGENCE - #INCLUSION

Shape the future of Belgium 
Join us at the inaugural launch event on March 30th

Networking - 35 Experts presentations - 7 Working groups - 300 Seats - Reception 

→ ABOUT

By the belgian community for the belgian community

Link the dots.

Blockchain4Belgium is first and foremost the gathering of the Belgian ecosystem composed of more than 1000 belgian experts, industry players, academics, civil society, and public administrations. 

We are delighted to invite your for the inaugural launch event of Blockchain4Belgium planned the 30th March at FPS BOSA in Brussels during the European AI Week.

Where you and the ecosystem will be contributing & building the future of Belgium by participating in one of our 7 working groups that will formulate recommendations to the Belgian's governement. 

This event will offer you an excellent opportunity to connect with other members of the community, gain knowledge and insight from experts presentations.

Attendance is virtual, as the event has been soldout in 4 days.

Link the dots.

→ ABOUT

By the belgian community for the belgian community

Blockchain4Belgium is first and foremost the gathering of the Belgian ecosystem composed of more than 1000 belgian experts, industry players, academics, civil society, and public administrations. 

We are delighted to invite your for the inaugural launch event of Blockchain4Belgium planned the 30th March at FPS BOSA in Brussels during the European AI Week.

Where you and the ecosystem will be contributing & building the future of Belgium by participating in one of our 7 working groups that will formulate recommendations to the Belgian's governement. 

This event will offer you an excellent opportunity to connect with other members of the community, gain knowledge and insight from experts presentations.

Attendance is virtual, as the event has been soldout in 4 days.

→ SPEAKERS & WORKGOUP LEADS     

35 x 8 Minutes Inspiring Presentations

The 35 speakers will cover many different subjects and address different levels of comprehension of the blockchain technology, through 7 minutes inspiration sessions related to one of the 7 working groups.

→ SPEAKERS    

35 x 8 Minutes Inspiring Presentations to the Belgian Blockchain Community 

The 35 speakers, working groups leads & animators will cover many different subjects and address different levels of comprehension of the blockchain technology, through 8 minutes inspiration sessions related to one of the 7 working groups.

Mathieu Michel - Blockchain4Belgium

MATHIEU MICHEL
Belgian's state Secretary for Digitalization, in charge of Administrative Simplification & Privacy

Jack Hamande - FPS BOSA - Blockchain4Belgium

JACK HAMANDE
FPS BOSA

Christophe Maertens - Blockchain4Belgium

CHRISTOPHE MAERTENS
Blockchain4Belgium 

ROK ŽVELC
 - European Commission - Blockchain4belgium

ROK ŽVELC
European Commission

Florian Ernotte - EIC - Blockchain4belgium

FLORIAN ERNOTTE
Avroy Avocats

Francoise Guebs - NBB - Blockchain4belgium

FRANCOISE GUEBS
National Bank of Belgium

TOMMASO ASTAZI - Blockchain4Belgium

TOMMASO ASTAZI
Blockchain4Europe

Faustine Fleuret - Adan - Blockchain4Belgium

FAUSTINE FLEURET
ADAN

Kevin de wilde - The Luxembourg House of Web3 - Blockchain4belgium

KEVIN DE WILDE
The Luxembourg House of Web3

Julie De Bergeyck - Agoria - Blockchain4belgium

JULIE DE BERGEYCK
Agoria

 ANNE-GRACE KLECZEWSKI - Swiss crypto valley - Blockchain4belgium

 ANNE-GRACE KLECZEWSKI
Bonnard Lawson Int. Law Firm & Swiss Crypto Valley Association

HUGO VOLZ OLIVEIRA - Blockchain4belgium

HUGO VOLZ OLIVEIRA
Instituto New Economy

Daniel Duseuil - Ebsi - Blockchain4belgium

DANIEL DU SEUIL
EBSI

Sari DEPREEUW - Blockchain4Belgium

SARI DEPREEUW
Crowell & Moring, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels

Johan Maes - Worldline - Blockchain4Belgium

JOHAN MAES
Worldline

David Szafran - CEW-LAW - Blockchain4belgium

DAVID SZAFRAN
CEW-LAW

Dave Remue - KPMG - Blockchain4belgium

DAVE REMUE
KPMG

Koen Vingerhoets - Fujitsu - Blockchain4belgium

KOEN VINGERHOETS
Fujitsu

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BART GARRE
Euroclear

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GWEN BUSSENIERS
CryptoSchool

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KEVIN DE PATOUL
Keyrock

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JEAN-LOUIS LAUWERS
Winamp

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FLORIAN ERNOTTE
Avroy Avocats

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NICOLAS KALOKYRIS
DLA Piper

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GILLES DEN HAESE
OG STUDIO

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TOON VANAGT
Fintech Belgium

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ANN CLAES
Flanders DC / MUTANI / Web32

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JESUS RUIZ
Alastria

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MATTHEW VAN NIEKERK
Settlemint

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SACHA WAEDEMON
The Smurf's Society

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STIJN VAN HIJFTE
Howest

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QUENTIN FELICE
Datavillage

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DIMITRI PIRNAY
OneBonsai

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FERNANDA CARCAMO
Doowings

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BENOIT SEYS
Bit4You

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HAROLD KINET
Walchain

THOMAS SMETS

THOMAS SMETS
Pragma Labs

MARIA STASZKIEWICZ

MARIA STASZKIEWICZ
European Digital Finance Association

ALEXANDROS NTOLGKOV

ALEXANDROS NTOLGKOV
Unit Network

→ AGENDA 30th MARCH 2023

Build the future of Belgium’s Web3, blockchain, NFT's, Metaverse & tokenization of real word assets.

By participating in expert speakers presentations & joining one or several of the 7 workgroups you will be part of  the recommendations that will be formulated to the belgian government.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn, grow, and build the future of Belgium together.

→ AGENDA 30th MARCH 2023

Build the future of Belgium’s Web3, blockchain, NFT's, Metaverse & tokenization of real word assets by participating in expert speakers presentations & joining one or one of the 7 workgroups that will formulate recommendations to the belgian government.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn, grow, and build the future of Belgium together.

8:30

Doors open

Networking & Breakfast

8:30
Doors open

Networking & Breakfast

9:00

Opening Ceremony

Welcome - Christophe Maertens  & Jack Hamande - 5'
Introduction session - Mathieu Michel - 10'

9:00
Opening Ceremony

Welcome - Christophe Maertens  & Jack Hamande 5'
Introduction session - Mathieu Michel 10'

9:10

Governement : Use cases definition

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • European Blockchain Service Infrastructure -  Daniel Du Seuil - 8'
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office, Blockchain 6 keys elements & assessment tool - Koen Vingerhoets - 8'
  • Indonesian Elections - Matthew Van Nierkerk - 8'
  • Blockchain and sustainability: Real world examples - Dave Remue - 8'
  • How to foster trust between citizens and government in a decentralised approach? - Quentin Felice - 8'
  • Industrial Metaverse : Made in Belgium use cases with their economic & social impact - Dimitri Pirnay - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

9:10
Governement : Use cases definition

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • European Blockchain Service Infrastructure -  Daniel Du Seuil - 8'
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office, Blockchain 6 keys elements & assessment tool - Koen Vingerhoets - 8'
  • Indonesian Elections - Matthew Van Nierkerk - 8'
  • Blockchain and sustainability: Real world examples - Dave Remue - 8'
  • How to foster trust between citizens and government in a decentralised approach? - Quentin Felice - 8'
  • Industrial Metaverse : Made in Belgium use cases with their economic & social impact - Dimitri Pirnay - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

10:00
Break

Networking 

10:00

Break

Networking 

10:10

Strengthen the attractiveness of Belgium and its financings

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Fundraising for a blockchain related startup in Belgium - Thomas Smets - 8'
  • MISSION "The Future of Digital": Unlocking the Web3 route from Atlanta to Miami - Julie De Bergeyck - 8'
  • European Competitiveness & Robust National Regulation – FSMA Communication on classification of crypto-assets - David Szafran - 8'
  • Innovation options in South America : startup visas and their attractiveness compared to Belgium - Fernanda Carcamo - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

10:10
Strengthen the attractiveness of Belgium and its financings

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Fundraising for a blockchain related startup in Belgium - Thomas Smets - 8'
  • MISSION "The Future of Digital": Unlocking the Web3 route from Atlanta to Miami - Julie De Bergeyck - 8'
  • European Competitiveness & Robust National Regulation – FSMA Communication on classification of crypto-assets - David Szafran - 8'
  • Innovation options in South America : startup visas and their attractiveness compared to Belgium - Fernanda Carcamo - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

11:00

Break

Networking 

11:00
Break

Networking 

11:10
Evolution of the legal aspects & Clarify the Tax Regime

  • Introduction session - 5' - Christophe Maertens
  • Looking Ahead: which opportunities will the future European crypto-assets regulations bring - Nicolas Kalokyris - 8'
  • Interview on MiCa opportunities - Rok Žvelc & Maria Staszkiewicz - 8'
  • Beyond Mica: Drivers for banks’ engagement in crypto activities & impact of Basel crypto standard - Françoise Guebs - 8'
  • DLT in the securities markets. Possibilities and challenges under the current legal framework - Bart Garré - 8'
  • The case for regulatory clarity - Kevin De Patoul - 8'
  • What we expect from MiCA and which opportunities do they see ? - Benoît Seys - 8'
  • Interactive roundtable with the speakers on how do they see opportunities with MiCA & Summary - Animated by Toon Vanagt - 30'
  • Team formation, explanations & review/update of proposed objectives with the workgroup leads in a separate physical room

11:10

Evolution of the legal aspects & Clarify the Tax Regime

  • Introduction session - 5' - Christophe Maertens
  • Looking Ahead: which opportunities will the future European crypto-assets regulations bring - Nicolas Kalokyris - 8'
  • Interview on MiCa opportunities - Rok Žvelc & Maria Staszkiewicz - 8'
  • Beyond Mica: Drivers for banks’ engagement in crypto activities & impact of Basel crypto standard - Françoise Guebs - 8'
  • DLT in the securities markets. Possibilities and challenges under the current legal framework - Bart Garré - 8'
  • The case for regulatory clarity - Kevin De Patoul - 8'
  • What we expect from MiCA and which opportunities do they see ? - Benoît Seys - 8'
  • Interactive roundtable with the speakers on how do they see opportunities with MiCA & Summary - Animated by Toon Vanagt - 30'
  • Team formation, explanations & review/update of proposed objectives with the workgroup leads in a separate physical room

12:50

Lunch

Lunch & Networking 

12:50
Lunch & Networking

14:00

Promote the use of blockchain and web 3 technologies in our economy

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Portugal’s National Blockchain Strategy Initiative - Hugo Volz Oliveira - 8'
  • Mechanisms of Blockchain Communities for Providing Funding - Alexandros Ntolgkov - 8'
  • The significance of User Experience in Web3: Developing Web 2.5 to Enhance Onboarding - Harold Kinet - 8'
  • Web3 business models for fashion - Ann Claes - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

14:00
Promote the use of blockchain and web 3 technologies in our economy

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Portugal’s National Blockchain Strategy Initiative - Hugo Volz Oliveira - 8'
  • Mechanisms of Blockchain Communities for Providing Funding - Alexandros Ntolgkov - 8'
  • The significance of User Experience in Web3: Developing Web 2.5 to Enhance Onboarding - Harold Kinet - 8'
  • Web3 business models for fashion - Ann Claes - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

15:00

Break

Networking 

15:00
Break

Networking 

15:10

Demystify blockchain technology: Understand / Educate / Communicate

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Communication and education - Gwen Busseniers - 8'
  • On AI, data governance and blockchain - Stijn Van Hijfte - 8'
  • How Web3 is pushing innovation forward? - Sacha Waedemon - 8'
  • You, Yourself and Fomo - A story of mental health in a too fast fast moving crypto space  - Kevin De Wilde - 8'
  • Demystifying NFT technology and assessing its regulatory challenges - Jean-Louis Lauwers - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

15:10
Demystify blockchain technology: Understand / Educate / Communicate

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Communication and education - Gwen Busseniers - 8'
  • On AI, data governance and blockchain - Stijn Van Hijfte - 8'
  • How Web3 is pushing innovation forward? - Sacha Waedemon - 8'
  • You, Yourself and Fomo - A story of mental health in a too fast fast moving crypto space  - Kevin De Wilde - 8'
  • Demystifying NFT technology and assessing its regulatory challenges - Jean-Louis Lauwers - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

16:00

Break

Networking 

16:00
Break

Networking 

16:10

Countries benchmarking

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • France's ambitions to become the European Web3 leader - Faustine Fleuret - 8'
  • The European approach to crypto regulation in a global context - Tommaso Astazi - 8'
  • Lessons from the Crypto Valley - Anne-Grace Kleczewski - 8'
  • Reading the small print: digital ownership, intellectual property and blockchain - Sari Depreeuw - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

16:10
Countries benchmarking

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • France's ambitions to become the European Web3 leader - Faustine Fleuret - 8'
  • The European approach to crypto regulation in a global context - Tommaso Astazi - 8'
  • Lessons from the Crypto Valley - Anne-Grace Kleczewski - 8'
  • Reading the small print: digital ownership, intellectual property and blockchain - Sari Depreeuw - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

17:00

Break

Networking 

17:00
Break

Networking 

17:10

Stimulate the Belgian blockchain ecosystem creation

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Shaping our future by training people - Florian Ernotte - 8'
  • Building a National Blockchain Network interoperable with EBSI and other national networks - Jesus Ruiz - 8'
  • Why traditional players should move to web3 - Johan Maes - 8'
  • How Web32 went from a digital community to a real life congress in 4 months - Gilles Den Haese - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

17:10
Stimulate the Belgian blockchain ecosystem creation

  • Introduction by workgroup leads - 5'
  • Shaping our future by training people - Florian Ernotte - 8'
  • Building a National Blockchain Network interoperable with EBSI and other national networks - Jesus Ruiz - 8'
  • Why traditional players should move to web3 - Johan Maes - 8'
  • How Web32 went from a digital community to a real life congress in 4 months - Gilles Den Haese - 8'
  • Summary by the animator(s) - 5'

18:00

Break

Networking 

18:00
Break

Networking 

18:15

Closing ceremony, Quizz & Reception

  • Closing words, Quizz & Reception - Christophe Maertens & Jack Hamande

18:15
Closing ceremony, Quizz & Reception

21:00

Doors close

21:00
Doors close

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WORKING GROUP PROCESS

The voice of Belgian stakeholders all the way

  1. Setup the team & find complementary skills to have the most powerful team to work on the challenge.
  2. Crack the problems by identifying & updating them, what do we want to solve and for who? who will benefit of it? What are the pain points we want to adress?
  3. Build the solution, meet with the group and find the right people that could help to solve that problem, create the concept note.
  4. Expose ideas to the experts & get feedbacks.
  5. Iterate.
  6. Present the work that will be showcased during a dedicated event where the belgian blockchain plan will be communicated to the Belgian Governement.

WORKING GROUP PROCESS

The voice of Belgian stakeholders all the way

  1. Setup the team & find complementary skills to have the most powerful team to work on the challenge.
  2. Crack the problems by identifying & updating them, what do we want to solve and for who? who will benefit of it? What are the pain points we want to adress?
  3. Build the solution, meet with the group and find the right people that could help to solve that problem, create the concept note.
  4. Expose ideas to the experts & get feedbacks.
  5. Iterate
  6. Present the work that will be showcased during a dedicated event where the belgian blockchain plan will be communicated to the Belgian Governement

→ WORKGROUPS

Be part of the future of Belgium by contributing in one of the different blockchain topics and formulate recommendations to the Belgian Governement.

Promote the use of blockchain and web 3 technologies in our economy

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • How to promote the use of Metaverse, Tokenization, NFT's, Blockchain, Digital Assets & Web3 and their integration into the economy?
  • What would be the next steps to create an active bottom-up ecosystem in Belgium related to Web3, Blockchain, digital assets, ?

Elaborate country benchmarking

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • What are the global and EU perspectives and outlook concerning current & future market opportunities, employment, ... on Blockchain, Digital Assets & Web3?

  • What are the most inspiring experiences or best practices we see abroad? Particularly in United Kingdom and leading EU countries like Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, France, The Netherlands?

    What is the current (legal) framework defined by the European Commission?

  • What are the current hot topics on European and National Level?

Stimulate the Belgian blockchain ecosystem creation

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • What would be the next step to create an active bottom-up Belgian ecosystem focused on Blockchain, Digital Assets & Web3 technologies?

  • Which are the most vibrant ecosystems at global & European level today?

  • What would be the mission of a national coalition on blockchain?

  • What would be the charter of such an informal organization?

  • What should we put on the agenda?

  • Who are the members?

  • How to maintain a live mapping of the key players in Belgium?

Demystify blockchain technology: Understand / Educate / Communicate

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • Drafting of a white paper explaining what blockchain technologies are

  • Conducting a study on the perception of blockchain and its applications for and by Belgian citizens, enterprises and public institutions

  • Design and propose to develop a training plan for citizens, professionals, students, public institutions

  • Produce informative content that can be used by members of the ecosystem to raise awareness during presentations

Government - Use cases definition

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • What should be the first blockchain, digital assets or web3 opportunity for the government?

  • How to prioritize other ideas?

  • How to approach blockchain use cases in the public sector?

  • How to leverage EBSI and create the first value adding processes and procedures?

    What could be the use case and budget for:

    • Patrimonium assets
    • Government Data

    • AI & Blockchain

    • Certification

    • Self-sovereign identity

    • Energy, environment & climate

    • Administration's infrastructure

    • Health

    • Mobility

    • SME Financing

    • ....

Evolution of the legal aspects & Clarify the Tax Regime

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • What are the global and EU perspectives and outlook concerning current & future market opportunities, employment, ... on Blockchain, Digital Assets & Web3?

  • What are the most inspiring experiences or best practices we see abroad? Particularly in United Kingdom and leading EU countries like Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, France, The Netherlands?

  • What is the current (legal) framework defined by the European Commission?

  • What are the current hot topics on European and National Level?
  • What does blockchain mean for tax authorities, for people, for enterprises? Blockchain is likely to be of value for all.

  • How could new initiatives/mechanisms to raise funding look like? (kickstarter, tax shelter, sandboxes, sovereign funds,... )?
  • Which framework agreements (for FPS Finance and Office for Advance Tax Rulings) for compliance and analysis of corporate and personal transactions can be developed? (for example: discussion will be to debate also about Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), Initial DEX Offering (IDO), Security Token (STO), ...)

  • Describe the existing accounting and tax treatments framework and potential opportunities for clarification/simplification for citizens and enterprises.

    Identify new fundraising initiatives and techniques

Strengthen the attractiveness of Belgium and its financings

Objectives of this working group among others:

  • How to attract talents on blockchain skills?

  • Could we put in place in Belgium mechanisms such as Estonia Startup Visa, French Tech passport?

  • How can we attract foreign investments?

  • What communication to set up internationally?

  • How to convey it particularly through the channels of our foreign trade agencies (FITT, AWEX, BIE)?

  • What success stories to put forward to attract foreign capital? How to get more international funding from the European Commission, foundations?

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FPS BOSA DG Simplification & Digitalization
WTC III, Bd Simon Bolivar 30
1000 Brussels, Belgium

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Blockchain4Belgium Coordinator

FPS BOSA DG Simplification & Digitalization
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