Blockchain innovation is a big yet unseized opportunity for SMEs in NWE. It has the potential to transform 3 of NWE’s top 5 sectors with €600bn turnover (agrofoods, logistics, health) that have shared transnational data challenges.

Working with SMEs from across North-West Europe using the support programme, Blockstart’s transnational team of experts will target four of the most common SMEs could use blockchain to overcome challenges that SMEs currently face. Over the coming three years, solutions ranging from smart contracts to medical e-records will be developed and tested. The results will be made public to help as many organisations benet from the knowledge.

The Blockstart partners will assess blockchain technology’s potential for all interested SMEs to ensure that it is used only where it can prove itself a useful alternative to traditional processes.

ANTICIPATED AGENDA

AGENDA

• 08:45: Welcome reception & Coffee;

• 09:00: Medicen Paris Region overview & the European project Blockstart – Daniela ONOFRI, European Affair;

• 09:30: Blockchain ecosystem & technologies: What is the current situation? – Ivan DE LASTOURS, Pilote Blockchain BPIFRANCE;

• 10:00: What are today the applications in the health sector? – Anca PETRE, Cofunder &CEO, 23 Consulting;

• 10:30: The French approach and strategy on Blockchain – Hélicia Claude, Cheffe de projet technologies et solutions numériques émergentes DGE; Blandine Dusser, Chargée de mission technologies et solutions numérique emergentes DGE;

• 11:00: What about GDPR since Blockchain;

• 11:30: Pitching session: French Success stories of blockchain applications in healthcare companies;

 EMBLEEMA - Sophie Martineau, Vice President

 CRYSTALCHAIN & BLOCKPHARMA solution – Maxime Michelot, Project Manager

 DR DATA- Nesrine Benyahia, CEO&Funder

 BLOCKCHAIN-GROUP, Soheil, Co-Founder, VP Strategy & Business Operations