Blockchain event in Jakarta crowded enthusiasts
Jakarta - The Indo 2018 Blockchain conference and exhibition event to be held in Jakarta, claimed by the organizers of the flood of enthusiasts. The event will be held on 11-12 May 2018 at Hotel Kempinski, Jakarta.
many prominent speakers from around the world who have confirmed their presence include Gebhard Scherrer (co-founder of DATUM), Ville Oehman (practitioner of investment funds registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore), Matthew J. Martin (CEO of Blossom Finance), Robert Ryu ( Korean Venture crypto-fund) and Dr. Zaharuddin AR (ICO-based sharia Malaysia).
"We received a lot of interest from participants from technology companies who are mostly Blockchain, Fintech and Digital Asset companies from around the world, including Indonesia," said Nikolay Volosyankov, CEO of Cryptoevent, Friday (27/4/2018).
"For the first time in the conference we held, we have speakers and exhibitors associated with Islamic finance," Nikolay continued.
Cryptoevent has previously hosted similar conferences at St. Petersburg, Moscow (Russia), Minsk (Belarus) and Almaty (Kazakhstan) where thousands of participants have participated to pursue new issues and new technologies in Blockchain, Digital Asset and Fintech.
In this conference CryptoEvent also partnered with local company that is Global Citra Media as local event organizer. CryptoEvent also partner with Halojasa as a local marketing partner as well as the Indonesian Digital Entrepreneur Association (ADEI) that allows global players in Blockchain technology to meet and interact with people from Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia.
According to Bari Arijono as the founder and CEO of Digital Enterprise Indonesia, Indonesia is the third most populous country in Asia with high penetration of internet and smartphone. Recorded already there are 140 millions of internet users with 70 million of whom are smartphone users.
"The Indonesian government should be ready to make new regulations regarding the development of this digital technology, such as how digital currency in the future can respond to the increasingly heavy economic challenges" added Bari.
ICO and technology companies from around the world including those related to Islamic Finance such as Bayanat Fintech and Blossom Finance will present their blockchain project, but there will be no crypto currency trading during the event to comply with local regulations.
Abas A Jalil, CEO of Amanah Capital Group Limited, said that Southeast Asia, especially the Indonesian market has huge potential for Blockchain and fintech sectors, especially in Islamic Finance and Digital Business.
"This conference will be the opening place for further advancement in this new technology in Southeast Asia especially for Indonesia itself," Abas concluded.