How big can Blockchain Technology become and what is the opportunity for Gibraltar?
Coinsilium Group, the blockchain focused investor advisor and venture builder joined the NEX Exchange in 2015 as the world’s first IPO of a Blockchain Technology company. In 2019 the company launched its Gibraltar based operating subsidiary, Coinsilium (Gibraltar) Ltd.
Now firmly established in Gibraltar, Coinsilium is delighted to host this event showcasing two of their most significant partnerships and investments in the blockchain technology sector IOV Labs and Indorse.
Honourable Minister for Digital Services, Financial Services & Gaming Albert Isola MP delivered opening remarks.
This event was hosted and designed specifically for those looking for an accessible entry point and a real understanding of Blockchain Technologies, their game-changing applications and a clear perspective of technology development opportunities and the investment landscape.Participating in the discussion are Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar, RSK & IOVLabs, Gaurang Torvekar, Indorse and Malcolm Palle Coinsilium. They will be covering the opportunities and challenges facing start-ups in the blockchain technology sector and asking the important question, what advantages Gibraltar offers startups and business in the blockchain technology space and what is the scale of the opportunity for Gibraltar?
Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar CEO of IOVlabs and RSK. Diego is now a familiar face in Gibraltar with IOV Labs establishing its presence here in 2017 with RSK and IOV Labs also contributing to the Professional Certificate of Competence at the University of Gibraltar. Diego was one of the pioneers of web development in Argentina and Latin America back in the 1990’s and has played a leading role in fostering Blockchain technology and bitcoin adoption in Latin America since 2012. RSK, the first smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin network, is transforming the way businesses are conceived, designed, and built. Its complementary platform, RSK Infrastructure Framework Open Standard (RIF OS), takes these technologies to scale, simplifying the use of decentralised infrastructure for any traditional or Blockchain developer, organisation, or innovator. With help from IOVlabs platforms, people everywhere will have the power to create digital identities, build reputations, establish and enforce agreements, and engage in commercial transactions without intermediaries.
Gaurang Torvekar Co-Founder and CEO of Indorse. Indorse is a blockchain-powered recruitment technology start-up which has built an advanced Coding Assessment Platform where businesses of all sizes use a network of renowned industry experts to evaluate tech skills of developers, engineers and data scientists. Indorse undertook its ICO in 2017 where it raised US$9.0m. It is now generating significant revenues and is on a growth trajectory with major expansion plans for 2020 and beyond. In February this year Indorse will be exhibiting at the Startup Grind San Francisco 10th Anniversary Global Conference and will be attending as part of the Startup Programme through the introduction by the Gibraltar Chapter.
Joey Garcia is a Partner at ISOLAS LLP in charge of the Fintech/DLT team has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as one of only 12 (twelve) Lawyers around the world in a spotlight table of the leading global lawyers in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
The listing highlights that Joey Garcia of ISOLAS is a pioneering distributed ledger lawyer, hailed as a “super” practitioner by market sources. He recently advised Gnosis on its ICO, the first time a ConsenSys project was run from Gibraltar, and Xapo on achieving its e-Money licence in Gibraltar. He is also deeply involved in shaping the regulatory environment in Gibraltar, co-chairing the government’s working group on distributed ledger technology.”
He has built up a strong Financial Services practice advising on a variety of structures and solutions to an international client base which includes funds, investment managers, blockchain based businesses and exchanges, e-money institutions, banks as well as family offices and larger private clients. Joey is on the forefront of developments in the digital currency, blockchain and distributed ledger technology in Gibraltar and co-chairs the Gibraltar Government working group/think tank on digital currencies.
Malcolm Palle Chairman of Coinsilium relocated to Gibraltar in 2019 to establish their business presence. With Coinsilium (Gibraltar) Ltd firmly established, Malcolm will be joining Diego and Gaurang on the discussion panel to give his take on the opportunities that lie ahead for the wider industry and Gibraltar in particular.
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