Former Conference:

Small States meet Blockchain@HTW Conference.

Small States–Big Issues: Can Technology be the rescue(r)?

14-15th April 2023, HTW Wilhelminenhof Campus, Berlin

On 14. And 15. April the seventh conference „Blockchain@HTW“ will take place at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW). This year we are merging the HTW Blockchain Conference with the Small State Conference from London, which is typically aimed at lawyers, politicians, diplomats and members of NGOs.
Small and island states in particular can benefit from the application of diverse (and new) technologies and make their own processes more efficient and effective. The tech community is working on solutions that can map this required process efficiency and effectiveness.
For this, we will welcome nationally and internationally renowned speakers who will share their latest insights with you and us.

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Why you should have attended this Event?

The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft(HTW) Berlin and the Institute of Small and MicroStates (ISMS) are delighted to invite you to an exciting two-day conference on the importance of technology for small and microstates. The aim of the conference, which will be held predominantly in the form of interactive workshops, is to connect small states’ stakeholders with experts from the tech industry, economists, scientists, climate change experts, and the legal profession to foster an understanding of how technology can facilitate solutions to small states pertinent issues.

The importance of technology and the need to overcome existing prejudices are undisputed but so is the need for a reflective and judicious use of technology. Breaking down silos and highlighting the interconnectedness between issues and disciplines will help small states stakeholders in their decision-making and experts in the targeted development of solutions. The conference will start off by showing already existing examples. The aim of the workshop-style conference format is to create an environment where stakeholders and experts have the time and the space to discuss and work on solutions through free and frank discussions.

Host

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katarina Adam

Professor at HTW Berlin

Prof. Dr. jur Petra Butler

Director, Institute of Small and Micro States

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Vrigesh Futta
Executive Director of the Mauritius Emerging Technologies Council (METC)

Prof. Joshua Ellul
Associate professor, Department of Computer Science
Director of the Centre for DLT
University of Malta

Dr. **Thomas Dünser**
Director, Office of Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation (SFID),
Principality of Liechtenstein.

Dr. Joachim Schwerin
Principal Economist, Directorate-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs

Speakers

Prof. Ilan Kelman
Professor of Disasters and Health at University College
London, England

Steven Finizio
Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Christin Schaefer
Founder and Managing Director acs plus

Arne Flick
Co-Founder of a digital agency, a learning-App Platform, and Deep Tech Academy

Simon Zieglgruber
Policy Expert, Digital Finance, Association of German Banks

Sebastian Becker
President, IPDB, and Managing Director,
the brain behind GmbH.

**Mariana de la Roche**
**Senior Regulatory Affairs Expert of the IOTA Foundation**

Dr. Volker Wannack
Leiter & Koordinator für Blockchainanwendungen, insb. für die Energiewirtschaft

Andre Wassmann
Strategist, M&A and corporate finance expert

Marleen Krueger
Counsel at WilmerHale London
Moderator at the conference

**Wendy Sternberg, MD**
**Founder & Executive/Artistic Director**
**Genesis at the Crossroads**

Holger Mannweiler
Co-Founder & CEO of MetaBrewSociety

Janis Aguilar
Ecosystem Manager – Accelerator

Noe Rieker
Business Development Solana Foundation
Co-founder Superteam Germany

Mr. Brandon Malone
Brandon Malone FCIArb FRICS | Advocate, Barrister, Arbitrator, Adjudicator | Ampersand Advocates

Sylvia Niewiem
Senior Manager and Blockchain initiator,
Siemens Energy

Frank Voßnacker
Innovation Manager for transmission grids,
Siemens Energy

Simone Andrae
Project & Export Finance
Sustainability CSR/ Transformation Advisor
Andrae Project Finance GmbH

Marianela Bruno Pollero
Legal Officer
International Trade Law Division
(UNCITRAL Secretariat)
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

Benedikt Faupel,
Head of Blockchain, Bitkom e.V.

Tobias Konsek
Technical Project Manager,
SSI4BAMF

Tim Stockschläger
Software architect,
SSI4BAMF

Ricardo Simoes
Executive Director, INATBA

Claudia Schebela,
Managing Partner CS Sustainable Consulting-
Impact and Sustainability Consulting

Students
Sea Level R(a)ise Project

Charlotte Lau
Master’s Student at the University of Applied Science Berlin

Benjamin Loncarevic
Master’s Student at the University of Applied Science Berlin

Laura Schönherr
Master’s student at the University of Applied Science
Berlin

Chairs

Sascha Grumbach
Digital Economy: Finance / Payment / NFTs

Mr. Tim Schlößer
Former Head of Office, European Parliament,
Policy Expert

Tech-Gov

Laura Kajtazi
Project and Regulatory Affairs Manager, IOTA Foundation

Climate Change: Mitigation & Adaptation Tools

Maciej Bulanda
Tech4development (T4D) professional
**IoT Sensor Data & Smart Contracts**

Holger Köther
Data Privacy, Secure Dataspaces & the Freedom of Speech

Programme Schedule

Day 1 – 14 th April (Friday)

Day 2 – 15th April (Saturday)