The BSV Blockchain Association, in partnership with Webmaster Studios and Keyi Tech, recently held the Blockchain in Business conference in Sydney, Australia.
While blockchain conferences are increasingly common, rarely do blockchain conferences focus on what businesses need and what solutions are available before them. The Blockchain in Business conference aimed to stand out by empowering businesses in Sydney and abroad with knowledge about the latest technological solutions from the Blockchain sector.
Specific topics covered during the event included:
- Commercial record-keeping on the blockchain;
- Real Estate Tokenisation;
- Helping government and businesses to solve real-world problems using BSV;
- Using blockchain for electronic voting in the public and private sectors;
- Making it easier for businesses to use blockchain;
- How artificial intelligence, blockchain and IOT can help create a better environment;
- Demystifying NFTs.
Speakers included:
- Brendan Lee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elas
- Eli Afram, Creator of AnonSurvey
- James Belding, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tokenized
- Daniel Keane, Managing Director and Principal Consultant at Predict Ecology
- Paul Chiari, Founder of WeatherSV and Metastreme
- Morgan Coleman, Creator of LaMint
- Michael Choi, Creator of MyFabula
- Anna Clive, Chief Operating Officer of BTC Markets
Using the BSV blockchain to help businesses
‘The main message from the conference is that businesses are ready to use blockchain technology,’ said organiser and Creator of AnonSurvey Eli Afram.
‘I think that message was delivered well by the incredible presenters and the audience certainly knows more about blockchain, what it can do and its capacity.’
Afram added that even those people who are quite well versed in blockchain technology may not have realised the scalability of BSV. However, he noted that this also shows that more can be done to help educate people about the technology.
He pointed to a panel at the event where the members discussed what more can be done about bridging the blockchain world and the business world.
‘The message is that we need education and more of these types of conferences. Businesses want to see more projects and see actual utility instead of discussing the technical side of things. We need to discuss on their terms the benefits of blockchain rather than getting lost in the nitty-gritty of things.’
The BSV blockchain in Australia in beyond
Afram noted that everyone attending the event and all of the panellists were Australian, pointing to the strong appetite for blockchain in the country.
‘We didn’t have to source anyone from overseas and there were no video calls – it was just Australian businesses showing what they’ve got. That in itself is only just scratching the surface of the capability of the industry.’
Speaking on the regulatory level, Afram said that Australian lawmakers are not too far behind the rest of the world when it comes to blockchain, but could certainly make it a little easier to do business.
‘Fundamentally and crucially, developers and builders need to put their ‘piping’ in the backend of programmes, and not have customers and businesses dealing with unnecessary elements such as tokens. The user experience is ultimate, that is where we start from and then we walk backwards,’ he said.
