Event report: 1st Blockchain Conference in Thessaloniki, 21 June 2022

1st Blockchain Conference 2022: Unlocking Blockchain

21 June 2022

 The Blockchain technologies in the heart of Thessaloniki – The 1st Blockchain Conference was held with a great participation

The first in presence conference on Blockchain technologies in Greece is now a fact! With its central motto “Unlocking Blockchain”, the 1st Blockchain Conference sought to unlock the technologies of the future, being a reference point for the world of encryption. The CHAISE project was a partner of the conference.

The 1st in presence Conference on Blockchain technologies in Greece, was held on Tuesday 21 June  2022 at the Grand Hotel Palace, in Thessaloniki, with great success and the participation of hundreds of professionals, researchers and students.

The Insurance Innovation conference was a meeting opportunity for more than 240 lovers of digital currency technology and NFTs who eagerly attended the interesting and comprehensive speeches of the 18 speakers. The participants had the opportunity to be informed about the new market trends but also to come in direct contact, exchanging views and knowledge with international and Greek experts. At the same time, 1350 online participants watched the conference livestreaming, commenting and asking questions to the speakers.

In the special section of the conference “ Blockchain in Education”, Mr. Dimitris Kiriakos, Director of DIEK Egaleo, presented the CHAISE – Blockchain consortium, a Sector Skills Alliance, financed by the Erasmus+ programme, which responds to the growing demand for education on Blockchain and technology skills in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) across Europe. As Mr. Kiriakos explained, the main mission of the CHAISE project is to develop a strategic approach on blockchain skills development for Europe. CHAISE will deliver future-proof training solutions, in order to tackle blockchain skill shortages and to respond to the current and future skill needs of the European Blockchain workforce.

The Conference was held under the auspices of University of West Macedonia (Thessaloniki), Municipality of Trikala

The Conference was held with his support  of : Blockchain Factory, Chaise Blockchain Skills for Europe