Blockchain forum at SM Aura ends today

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:10 a.m.) — Blockchain is a new form of technology, although one that has the potential to change the way people do business. Being a relatively new concept, blockchain remains an arcane concept to many local businessmen and company executives, particularly those that are not too tech-savvy.

As such, many questions are floated around business circles. How can blockchain help improve the way we do business? Will the blockchain technology prove to be a boon for Philippine commerce? Is our country ready or it?

These and many other questions are being tackled at Blockchain Applications and Economics Forum 2018 which ends today. With the theme “Transforming Businesses and Industries with Blockchain Technology,” the three-day forum, which started May 28 up to today at the SMX Convention Center Aura, aims to increase the general understanding of the blockchain technology and bring together business leaders and thinkers that are not yet on the blockchain, but are evaluating its impact on their business.

The forum aims to help entrepreneurs and corporate decision-makers find the right blockchain solution for their businesses, particularly in the light of the fact that aside from Fintech, blockchain solutions can be implemented into gaming, supply chains, logistics, digital identity, and much more.

Blockchain Applications and Economics Forum 2018 will have blockchain and fintech experts from Europe, Asia, and North America as speakers, panelists, trainers, and moderators during the three-day forum.

The last day of the forum, May 30, will focus on exploring the role of blockchain in disrupting, enhancing, and creating new business opportunities in established business verticals and will involve major technology giants including IBM, SAP and Microsoft.

The panel discussions on the last day will help give business leaders the opportunity to learn more about how blockchain can be used to leapfrog the technology curve and gain a competitive advantage.

A special discussion on blockchain for the social good will be led by Daniel de Gruijter, of Incitement, as well as Paolo Magnata, from the UNDP; as well as a look at how blockchain can be applied to the entertainment, logistics, energy, commerce, healthcare and even government sectors.

The three-day forum will be capped by a panel discussion on What is Next? Taking the Leap into Blockchain, which will focus on what corporations need to do with newly acquired information on blockchain and what they can do to move ahead.

Online Editor's Note: The latest update corrects the headline of the story, which earlier reported that the blockchain event was held at the SM Mall of Asia. It was corrected to say it was held at SM Aura.