BLOCKFESTA 2020 will focus on the digitization of finance and digital assets accelerated by COVID19.

BLOCKFESTA 2020 will be held on the 51st floor of the COEX Trade Tower on the 13th of November, begining with a keynote speech by Jaeyoon Shin, former chairman of the Financial Services Commission(FSC).

In the financial sector, Shinhan Bank Blockchain Lab Director Yoon Hari participates to speak about the possibilities of applying blockchain technology to the traditional finance sector. It will also mention about the central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Companies participating in the Busan Blockchain Special Zone will also participate in this event. Hyojin Park, head of the new business division of Sejong Telecom, will present the phenomenon of deepening wealth polarization due to the COOVID19 pandemic and the tokenization of assets to solve these problems. Hoonki Park, Vice President of BNK Financial Group, will speak about Busan Bank’s digital voucher business and the necessity and the future of digital currency.

In addition, the DID alliance, which is drawing attention for the abolition of public certificates for the last 21 years, the DeFi (Decentralized Finance) projects, crypto-investment fund, consultant, lawyer, currency exchanges, and other overseas crypto projects, etc. will participate.

BLOCKFESTA 2020 will be held offline and online. Details of this event can be found on the BLOCKFESTA 2020 website, and applications to participate can be made through Onoffmix. Due to the social distance rule, entry to the conference room is limited to only 100 people at a time.

The event will be livestreamed through YouTube. Anyone is welcome to join the live broadcast. For the invitation, please email to young@blockmedia.co.kr

Translated by Young Hwang