[] The IEEE Blockchain Forum is returning for the fourth time as part of (https://www.torontotechweek.com/). The goal of this compact one-day event is to congregate BUIDLers, researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software applications. Expect deep thought leadership, executive talks and panels, and academic presentations. We’re talking about long-term engineering trends and innovation. You won’t find marketing narratives, token launches, or promotions. Note: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469545) counted with 200 participants and speakers from JP Morgan, the Bank of Canada, Mastercard, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, EY, Starknet, among others. Co-sponsored by: Government of Ontario, Invest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody’s Ratings, Compass360 Consulting, Limina Counsel, OVHcloud, Goat Network, Tetra Digital Group, and Community Partner Superteam Canada Agenda: Consult the (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQ477OnkHujIklFl0bDTklP7MBzeWhMRsh7GBXIpsz0/edit?usp=sharing) for the details on Room 2 (for Academics and Engineers). Room 1: Main Theatre Room – for the Thought Leaders On the wake of Bill C-15 and the rapid digitisation of Canada’s financial system, Canadian innovation leaders will give us a glimpse of what’s to come this year and next. 9 am – Registration 9:30 am – Welcome and introduction – Conference Chair Marc Lijour, Secretary of the IEEE Blockchain Technical Community 9:40 am – Opening Keynote by Alex McDougall, CEO of The FUTR Corporation: The Missing Layer: Why Agentic Commerce Needs a Consumer Data Protocol 10 am – Short Keynote by Sheereen Khan, Founder and CEO of Regulativity: An update on the Canadian regulatory landscape 10:10 am – Panel #1 – Stablecoins: A New Era of Payments in Canada – Felipe Priuli, Program Director for CAD Digital (CADD) – Kesem Frank, CEO of Canada Stablecorp (QCAD) – Kevin Zhang, Founder and CEO of LOON Moderator: Evan Thomas 11 am – Short Keynote by Hilary Carter, SVP Research at The Linux Foundation: What’s the Role of Open Source for Canadian Sovereignty? 11:10 am – Panel #2 – Sovereignty by Design – Ali Abou Daya, CEO of Transactix Financial Inc. – Thomas You, Associate Partner at Maverix Private Equity – Gaëlle Martin-Cocher, IEEE Canada Moderator: Marc Lijour === NOON: LUNCH BREAK (food will be served in the Boardroom) === 1 pm – Short Keynote by Christopher Chen, Head of InvestHK Canada: Opportunities within the Hong Kong Fintech/Web3 eco-system 1:10 pm – Panel #3 – How does Canada compete on the global stage? – Rajeev Bamra, Global Head of Strategy, Digital Economy at Moody’s Ratings – Stuart Davis, President of Surpass Insights Inc. – Torstein Braaten, Chief Compliance at Stablecorp Moderator: Rondev Bhattacharya 2 pm – Short Keynote by Bernice Cheung, VP, Financial Services & Cultural Markets Research at Environics Research Group: The State of FinTech Adoption and the rise of Self-Driving Money 2:10 pm – Panel #4 – Gaining Momentum from Innovation to Adoption – Nisrine Labcir, Innovation Lead at Interac – James Emerson, Senior Manager in KPMG’s Digital Asset Center of Excellence – Adam Cai, CEO at Virgo Group Moderator: Asad Saeed == SNACK BREAK == 3:30 pm – Short Keynote by Eyal Sivan, Principal Consultant / Podcast Host at Mr. Open Banking: Open Banking and AI – A Perfect Match 3:40 pm – Panel #5 – The New Frontier of Trust in Agentic AI & Blockchain – Michelle Beyo, CEO of FINAVATOR – Carlos Andres Delgado, FINAVATOR – Diana Oreto, Blockchain & Digital Assets Expert Moderator: Michelle Beyo 4:30 pm – Networking [] [] Many thanks to our sponsors: the Government of Ontario (sponsoring the location), as well as Invest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody’s Ratings, Compass360 Consulting, GOAT Network, Limina Counsel, OVHcloud, and Tetra Digital Group! Special thanks to our Community Partner Superteam! Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7