On June 14, 2016, industry professionals from across the world will travel to St. Louis to attend Distributed: Trade, the first blockchain conference to address both capital markets and supply chain applications.
This inaugural blockchain conference is being hosted by BTC Media, the world’s largest Bitcoin- and blockchain-focused media company, in partnership with SixThirty, a leading fintech accelerator in the United States.
“We are extremely pleased to partner with SixThirty,” David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media told Bitcoin Magazine. “By combining BTC Media’s knowledge of the blockchain ecosystem with SixThirty’s insight as a fintech innovator, business accelerator and leading driver of disruptive B2B technology, we have created a first-of-its-kind, collaborative event focusing on cutting-edge blockchain solutions.”
Atul Kamra, a managing partner for SixThirty, told Bitcoin Magazine, “We saw a real opportunity in partnering with BTC Media for the St. Louis blockchain conference. With the regional strengths of the St. Louis financial services community, this partnership is a timely welcome to the St. Louis fintech startup scene.”
The conference is a forum to bring the industry’s leading blockchain technology companies together with major enterprises to brainstorm how the new technology will disrupt and optimize trade networks and financial services. The name pays homage to the classical meaning of “trade,” as the agenda will center around blockchain developments related to supply chain management, global payments, real-time distribution analytics, triple-entry accounting, insurance services, merchant services and capital market operations.
According to Bailey, the event will also feature a 24-hour hackathon that starts on June 12th. Participants will compete for funding and have the opportunity to present their projects at the conference.
At the conference, BTC Media will formally launch its newest media property, Distributed, which is an expansion of its popular weekly blockchain technology report The Distributed Ledger into a 24-hour news portal covering enterprise-level blockchain applications. Distributed’s coverage will include capital markets, payments and financial services applications as well as blockchain news in many nonfinancial industries, including supply chain management, healthcare, IoT, insurance and identity.
“We’re thrilled to cover first-hand the traction blockchain technology is gaining toward solving very large and ingrained pain points in the financial services world,” Bailey told Bitcoin Magazine. “We’re even more excited however about the emerging field of nonfinancial blockchain applications. From eliminating counterfeit goods to a global system of electronic medical records, blockchain technology will impact industries of all kinds and create immense opportunities for forward-thinking companies. This is our chief focus for Distributed – how can we expand the discussion around blockchain technology and facilitate the thought leadership that inspires innovation.”
More information about the conference agenda, speakers, and sponsors will be posted on the event website over the coming weeks, he concluded.
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