Day 2 DESCI for Sustainability Conference
Day 2 of the bloxberg Summit 2024, 18 October 2024
Meet the scientific blockchain bloxberg and join us for a series of informative workshops exploring practical blockchain applications for good:
[Agenda subject to change]
9:30 Registration and Coffee
10:00 Welcome by the Republic and State of Geneva
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- Michael Meier, Republic and State of Geneva
10:20 Certification of Research Data
The bloxberg certification DAPP
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- Jörn Erbguth, University of Geneva
Maggot software and more specifically the implementation of the bloxberg certification API in this software to certify datasets
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- Cédric Goby, AGAP Institute
10:30 Micro-credentials
Micro-credentials and ILO’s Strategy on skills and lifelong learning
Micro-credentials – the inclusive future of academic and non-academic credentials? Opportunities and challenges of introducing micro-credentials
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- Pedro Moreno da Fonseca, ILO
- Sophie Huber, University of Geneva
- Francis Baud, Swiss Informatics Society, IFIP
- Luis Carro, Qualificalia
- Moderation: Jean-Henry Morin, University of Geneva & Jörn Erbguth, Geneva Macro Labs
12:15 A Decentralized Certification Protocol. Wakeweli Usecase
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- Markéta Korteova and Shaban Shaame, both EverdreamSoft and Wakweli Foundation
12:45 Lunch
13:30 Certification of Academic Credentials
Certified digital credentials: A review on current approaches based on verified credentials, blockchain and qualified electronic seals
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- Jörn Erbguth, Geneva Macro Labs
Discussion: What approach should be taken? Who should control academic credentials?
13:45 Privacy and Blockchain
Why is privacy a growing concern with blockchains?
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- Jörn Erbguth, University of Geneva
A different approach to decentralised certification and verification: Obliviously Managed Transactions for Privacy and Compliance
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- Geoffrey Goodell, UCL
14:15 Break
14:45 Blockchain in International Geneva and Geneva Startups
Blockchain use cases in international Geneva and Geneva Startups
Decentralised nature-positive verification at the service of nature capital. Usecase SYKS
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- Frank Sykes, SYKS
A blockchain-based approach to a centuries-old issue in the diamond industry. Usecase Mazalis
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- Isabelle Sebilotte, Mazalis
How can we connect the silos? How can we better connect the academic community, the blockchain community, NGOs and International Organisations?
- Francis Baud, Swiss Informatics Society, IFIP
- Ekkehard Ernst, ILO
- Emilie-Alice Fabrizi, Good Token Society
- Jean-Henry Morin, University of Geneva
- Moderation: Jörn Erbguth, Geneva Macro Labs