Smart Dubai\u2019s Future Blockchain Summit returns to the city in April, as the emirate continues its surge towards becoming the world\u2019s first government to execute all applicable transactions using Blockchain technology by 2020.<\/p>\n
In line with the Dubai Blockchain Strategy, the second annual Future Blockchain Summit will take place April 2 and 3 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).<\/p>\n
Officially hosted by the Smart Dubai Office, the two-day event will bring together an agenda-setting global pool of technology visionaries, government bodies, the world\u2019s biggest brands and industry first-movers to push Blockchain forward and champion its adoption on a global scale.<\/p>\n
Future Blockchain Summit 2019 will shine the spotlight on excelling Blockchain technologies, moving conversation beyond theoretical use-cases and into real-life opportunities. It will look at Blockchain use across the world\u2019s most integral industries, including retail and ecommerce, healthcare, transportation, education, food, hospitality and tourism, energy, fintech and banking, safety and security.<\/p>\n
It is expected to welcome more than 8,000 international visitors, and will host speakers from world-renowned brands like Coca-Cola, Tencent, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk, HSBC, eBay and Lufthansa. Government entities including du, Dubai Land Department and Dubai Health Authority will all be on-hand to showcase their advancements and use cases in the revolutionary technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are already seeing a multitude of ways in which Blockchain can transform a community,\u201d said Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai Office. \u201cSmart Dubai has been working on over 20 citywide Blockchain use cases in partnership with the government and private sector, and we will see many more in the months and years to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cDubai is committed to exploring the potential of this technology to support our ambitious goal of becoming the world\u2019s happiest city, and we have already come a long way since the inaugural Future Blockchain Summit. We want Dubai to be a global Blockchain hub that will lead the way in developing the technology further allowing us to improve lives not only locally, but on a global scale too.\u201d<\/p>\n