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This online summer school program will give you a complete immersion into the topic of blockchain from world-leading experts and practitioners in the field.
For a full understanding of Blockchain, with all its implications and potential for application in practice, it is absolutely crucial to look at it from a multidisciplinary perspective. This is exactly what the UZH Blockchain Center offers during the three weeks of this course: you will understand the three key pillars of blockchain systems, namely the technology, the economics and the legal aspects behind it. Building on this, we will then explore other fields of application, such as forensics and data analytics.
But most importantly, the program is highly interactive, with both theory and hands-on practice sessions offered by blockchain experts from Switzerland, Austria, China, Germany, U.S.A, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom!
Course Director: Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone
July 5th to 24th, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the course takes place online
Online course
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Industry contributors

Neo
Neo is an open-source, community driven platform that is leveraging the intrinsic advantages of blockchain technology to realize the optimized digital world of the future

IOST
IOST is an ultra-fast, decentralised blockchain network based on the next-generation consensus algorithm “Proof of Believability” (PoB)

Web3 Foundation
WEB3 nurtures and stewards cutting-edge technologies and applications in the fields of cryptographically-powered decentralised software protocols.

Polkadot
Polkadot is a sharded protocol that enables blockchain networks to operate together seamlessly.

Cardano Foundation
Cardano Foundation is an independent body based in Switzerland with core responsibilities to help oversee and supervise the development of Cardano and its ecosystem.

Libra
Libra, a simple global payment system and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people.

Ripple
RippleNet offers the most advanced blockchain technology for global payments—making it easy for financial institutions to reach a trusted, growing network of 300+ providers across 40+ countries and six continents.

IOTA
IOTA powering the future of Internet of Things through the tangle, with zero fees microtransactions and data integrity for machines

IBM
IBM Blockchain is more than technology. It’s a movement to help you redefine your most important business relationships through trust, transparency and newfound collaboration.

Hyperledger
Hyperledger Fabric is an open source framework originated under the IBM Blockchain Platform. It is a flexible blockchain framework that is changing the business world.

3D AG
3D AG, Switzerland is specialized in the field of micro and nanotechnology and in custom-made high-security holography. One of the core competences 3D AG provides, are physical and digital brand protection products and services for various industries.

Flovtec
Flovtec is a Swiss quantitative investment firm with the purpose to unlock digital assets by providing liquidity.
Academia Speakers

Prof. Dr Burkhard Stiller
University of Zurich
Blockchain Technology

Prof. Dr Thorsten Hens
University of Zurich
Financial Markets

Prof. Dr Marco dell’Erba
University of Zurich
Regulation

Prof. Dr Gerhard Schwabe
University of Zurich
Business Models

Prof. Dr Christian Ewerhart
University of Zurich
Oracles and BlockchainEconomics

Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone
University of Zurich
Blockchain Analytics

Dr Liudmila Zavolokina
University of Zurich
Business Models

Sheng-Nan Li
University of Zurich
Strategic mining

Florian Spychiger
University of Zurich
Incentive design

Francesco de Collibus
University of Zurich
Crypto-communities

Dr Paolo Tasca
Executive Director of UCL CBT, University College London
Asset Tokenisation

Prof Dr.Sooyong Park
Sogang University, Seoul
IoT Blockchains

Prof. Dr Gianluca Miscione
University College Dublin
Governance of Blockchain Platforms

Dr Michael Zargham
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
Cryptoeconomics

Prof. Dr Arthur Gervais
CEO & Co-Founder Liquidity. Network, Assistant Professor at Imperial College London
Second layer networks

Dr Christian Decker
Core Tech Engineer at Blockstream
Lightning Network

Bruno Rodrigues
University of Zurich
Blockchain Basics, Blockchain Platforms

Eder Scheid
University of Zurich
Blockchain Basics, Blockchain Platforms

Dr Marcus Manfred Dapp
ETH Zurich
Token Design

Dr Daniele Dell’Aglio
University of Zurich
Smart Contracts

Dr Alfred Früh
University of Zurich
Data Protection

Christian Killer
University of Zurich
e-Voting

Matthias Tarazsiewicz
Research Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics
Challenges and Limitations
Industry Speakers

Steven Liu
Neo: Technologist

Lili Zhao
Neo: Director Eco Growth

Dr Guilherme Machado
Neo Developer

Yannan (Terrence) Wang
IOST:CTO, Co-founder

Bill Laboon
Web3-Polkadot: Technical Education Lead

Alfonso Cevallos
Web3-Polkadot: Blockchain Researcher

Hinrich Pfeifer
Cardano Foundation: General Secretary

Domino Burki
Cardano Foundation: Council Member

Pascal Allot
IBM-Hyperledger: Innovation Ecosystem Director

Pierre Kauffmann
IBM-Hyperledger: Blockchain Leader IBM Switzerland

Justin Ehrenhofer
Monero: Community Contributor

Dahlia Malkhi
Libra: Lead Maintainer

Khaled Yassin
Flovtec: Quantitative Analyst

Warren Paul Anderson
Ripple: Head of Developer Relations

Oliver Kay
3D AG: Director Sales & Business Development

Dr. Michele Nati
IOTA Foundation: Lead Tech Analyst and Personal Data Lead
Programme
Sponsors

Neo

Web3 Foundation

IOST

Cardano Foundation
