The Crypto | Verse Conference, an online conference organized by UAFIC, was held last week, May 31. The event was devoted to the prospects of the cryptocurrency industry and its advantages for business in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovative Companies (UAFIC) noted that the main reason for organizing the event was the growing interest in the industry.. A few years ago the cryptocurrency segment was reserved for futurologists and innovators, but now this sector is gaining popularity among ordinary users and counterparties.
“For us this conference was the first of its kind.. We decided to hold it despite the rocket attacks, because we believe the Crypto | Verse Conference will help create a solid foundation for the integration of digital assets into our economy, which will benefit the state, its citizens and businesses.”
The conference was attended by representatives from IT, government agencies, the banking segment. There were over 700 guests and 30 speakers from Ukraine and abroad.</nbsp;
The speakers included:
- Diederik van Mersch – Director of Sales for the Middle Segment of Chainalysis;
- Maria Stashkevich – President of the European Digital Finance Association (EDFA);
- Igal Nevo – Member of the OECD Advisory Board of Experts on Blockchain Policy;
- Ruslan Magomedov – Head of NCPCFM;
- Katerina Zhabskaya – Financial Expert at IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department;
- Henson Orser – CEO, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA);
- Igor Ivanyuk – Solutions Architect, Ukraine / CEE / EMEA Amazon Web Services;
- Arsen Makarchuk – Director of the Strategy and Development Department of the NBU;
- Yulia Parkhomenko – Head of the Directorate of Digital Economy, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine;
- Andrey Kirilenko – Professor of Finance at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge;
- Mikhail Chobanian – Founder of KUNA;
- Maria Kolganova – NABU executive director;
- Vadim Grusha – CEO and co-founder of Sgurto Neobank Trustee Plus;
- Ivan Pavlovsky – CEO and co-founder of Incrypted;
- Yulia Fedosyuk – CEO, UAPAY;
- Gleb Udovichenko – CEO, Whitepay;
- Paul Kravchenko – CEO, Distributed Lab;
- Oleksiy Bobok – cofounder and CEO, weld.money.
It should be noted that the conference is organized by UAFIC.. Support in the media space was provided by FinTech Insider, First Business and the largest crypto-media in the country Incrypted. Among the media partners of the event were: Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks and Bankir International Financial Club.