Todd McDonald Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships R3

Hadley Stern SVP - Managing Director for the Enterprise Services groupFidelity Investments

Marley Gray Principal Architect - Azure Blockchain EngineeringMicrosoft

John StecherManaging Director and Chief Innovation OfficerBarclays

Justin ChapmanSVP Global Head Market Advocacy & Innovation Research Northern Trust

Amber BaldetCo-Founder & CEO Clovyr

Explore How Financial Services in North America are Advancing Blockchain/DLT Applications from POC to Commercialization

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE

• DLT ADOPTION • BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS

• SMART CONTRACTS • CRYPTO ASSET CONSIDERATIONS

• TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS

• LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

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BFC NA 2018 Conference Snapshot “Thoroughly enjoyed BFC 2017, a great opportunity to discuss blockchain

use cases, key issues, and solutions with my peers across finance!”Tod McKenna, COO, PPMG, Prudential

Technology Showcase Hall

With 10+ Exhibitors Highlighting the Latest DLT Solutions

150+ Delegates

Taking over Boston

30+ Industry-Leading

Speakers

40% of Attendees from

Financial Institutions

24% of delegates from

the C-SuiteInteractive

Break-Out Workshops

• CONSOLIDATION: Explore the need for collaborative partnerships and a strong network between financial institutions to commercialize DLT

• INTEROPERABILITY: Understand how to achieve interoperability between different blockchain platforms and legacy systems to support the move towards production

• CRYPTO ASSETS: Examine the current crypto space and the opportunities that tokenisation could bring to financial institutions

• THE DIGITAL PLATFORM: Analyze the methods to move data to the digital platform, understanding whether a public, private or hybrid blockchain is needed for data to be safe and secure

• BUSINESS CASE: Hear latest use cases from financial institutions across North America and how they are improving existing business processes

• REGULATION & COMPLIANCE: Assess the regulatory landscape surrounding blockchain technology and how markets are responding to change

“Congratulations again on a content rich conference attended by key people in the industry”

Boon Chan, Director, Head of Market Advocacy APAC, MENA, Deutsche Bank

“A wonderful event. Eye opener for a real disruption in fintech. Blockchain is multifaceted and will globally impact within the next 5years”

Prabin Raj Pokharel, MFS & Payment System Advisor, Sakchyam Access to Finance

Delivering Practical Experience

Deloitte, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Prudential, State Street and Fidelity discuss DLT’s role within financial services at BFC EU 2017

FinTech Network constantly keeps connected to finance professionals; providing a platform to discuss new innovations and disruptions in the market. In 2015, we began looking at how new technologies were affecting the industry. As a result, we quickly discovered not only the major uncertainty around DLT but the vast applications of the technology within finance.

In order to help the industry capitalize on the opportunities that blockchain technology could offer, we ran two conferences for the European and Asia Pacific markets. Following this, we decided to bring this series of events to North America. The aim of BFC NA is to help FSIs understand DLT and how to best advance this technology from POC to commercialization.

BFC NA will offer a platform for industry professionals to discuss these important challenges through keynote presentations; panel discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. Delegates will learn the most effective ways to advance this technology and streamline blockchain adoption. Highlights include:

BFC NA 2018 - This year’s objective

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“It was a great event and we made a lot of valuable contacts there. Keep us posted for the next events you organize, you

can count us in!”

Aurélien Menant, CEO & Founder, Gatecoin

HANNAH KITCHENProject Manager FinTech NetworkT:+44 (0) 203 409 8416E: hkitchen@fintecnet.com

• Blockchain Applications: Discuss the key use cases where blockchains will improve processes for financial institutions by hearing from the likes of Barclays, Citi and BNY Mellon

• Digitization: Hear BBVA, Digital Asset and Clovyr discuss how to move data to the digital form understanding when private or public blockchains should be used

• Technical Considerations: Understand how Microsoft, Nuco and R3 are helping financial institutions overcome the technical challenges of DLT

• Tokenization: Consider the risks and opportunities in the crypto asset space by reviewing the work being done by Northern Trust and Fidelity

Although there are still many considerations when deciding how to best move forward with distributed ledger technologies; I hope that BFC NA will help you and your business on the road to Blockchain production.

I’d love for you to join us in Boston, MA to be involved in these discussions.

BREAKFAST MORNING LUNCH AFTERNOON EVENING

BLOCKCHAIN MARKET & USE

CASESNOVEMBER 14

Registration and

Networking Session

Market and Business Case• Looking Forward • Standards• Regulatory Concerns• Partnerships

NetworkingSession and Breakout

Workshops

Financial Service Applications including:• Identity • Trade Finance• Insurance • Payments• Post Trade

Networking Drinks Reception

TOKENS & TECHNOLOGY

NOVEMBER 15

Networking Session

Tokenisation • Assets, Cryptocurrency & ICOs• Cryptoassets• The Role of Digital Assets

NetworkingSession and Breakout

Workshops

Technology Innovations• Public & Private Solutions• Smart Contracts• Scalability• Interoperability

“The conference was very well focused on the key areas relevant to the DLT and Blockchain domain. Enjoyed the speakers, the

panels and the sense of community”Des Feeley,Technology Director, Fidelity International

BFC NA 2018 Conference at a Glance

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS 150+ DELEGATES TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE HALL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

BFC NA 2018 Expert Speakers

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

John StecherManaging Director and Chief Innovation Officer Barclays

Sunil ChallaDirector - Business Architecture Barclays

Rohan HandaBusiness Strategist - New Ventures BBVA

Christopher MagerManaging Director, Head of Global InnovationBNY Mellon

BLOCKCHAIN & TECH SPECIALISTS

Amber BaldetCo-Founder & CEO Clovyr

Shaul KfirCTODigital Asset

Abhi DobhalProduct & Strategic Partnerships Factom

Jo LangMarket Insights & Strategy LeadIBM

Ben JesselHead of GrowthKadena

Marley GrayPrincipal Architect - Azure Blockchain Engineering Microsoft

Kesem FrankCo-Founder and COO Nuco

Gangesh GanesanPresident and Chief Technology Officer PeerNova

Todd McDonald Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships R3

Dilip RaoGlobal Head of Infrastructure Innovation Ripple

Lisa NestorDirector of PartnershipsStellar

Atul KhekadeCo-Founder and Head of Ecosystem Development XinFin

Christopher Neill, Head of North American Development XinFin

Allyson LauranceVP - Global InnovationCiti

Artem KorenyukDirector of Business Development and Innovation: FinTech Strategy DTCC

Hadley Stern SVP - Managing Director for the Enterprise Services groupFidelity Investments

Jillian FriedmanBlockchain LeadNational Bank of Canada

Justin ChapmanSVP Global Head Market Advocacy & Innovation Research Northern Trust

Neville Arjani, Principal ResearchPayments Canada

Kaushik VenkatadriSenior Director - Blockchain Centre of Excellence LeadRBC

Moiz KohariSVP - Chief Tech Architect State Street

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CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE: Explore how Financial Services in North America are Advancing Blockchain/DLT Applications from POC to Commercialization

SECTION 1: BLOCKCHAIN ADOPTION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICESNational Bank of Canada’s Vision for Blockchain - Looking Beyond 2018 • Hear the key lessons that National Bank have learned

from the early days of enterprise blockchain and how this has shaped their future objectives

• Explore the journey ahead for National Bank and the challenges they expect to overcome when moving to implement blockchain technology

• Discover what National Bank see as the focal areas where DLT could result in business advances and improvements

Jillian Friedman, Blockchain Lead, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA

Driving Blockchain: Partnerships and Open Innovation • Understand Barclays’ partnership strategy surrounding

DLT and how this relates to their overall fintech strategy• Hear how business processes are becoming more

established with the influx of blockchain applications in fintech

• Discuss how a collaborative effort from financial services will help the industry to fully utilise the benefits of DLT

John Stecher, Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer, BARCLAYS

BFC NA 2018 Main Conference Agenda

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Privacy on a Blockchain• Assess how blockchain based cryptography may differ

from current implementations to help you prepare for adoption

• Debate how regulatory oversight could be improved with blockchain technology and the effect this could have on financial services

• Review the latest application development platforms leveraging a blockchain to improve your understanding of the landscape

Moiz Kohari, SVP - Chief Tech Architect, STATE STREET

SECTION 2: BLOCKCHAIN UTILIZATIONCiti’s Exploration of DLT • Hear Citi’s experience, impact and aftermath in the

DLT space and how they have overcome regulatory considerations from a payments perspective

• Explore the scope of blockchain expanding to insurance, energy trading and the automotive sector understanding how this will affect financial services

• Examine how DLT can work in conjunction with other systems with a focus on IoT to provide more efficient processes

Allyson Laurance, VP - Global Innovation, CITI

Panel Discussion: DLT Adoption in Post Trade Processing • Explore the main limitations with the current models of

post trade processes and the benefits that a new model could bring to your business

• Discuss the different technologies available to understand which is most suitable for areas of your business

• Consider the need for financial institutions to work together to form standards and review what work has already been done by ISDA and the Common Domain Model in this space

Sunil Challa, Director - Director - Business Architecture, BARCLAYS Artem Korenyuk, Director of Business Development and Innovation: FinTech Strategy, DTCCTodd McDonald, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, R3

BNY Mellon’s Strategy for Blockchain Technology • Learn about advantages that DLT provides in resiliency

and payments by streamlining business processes • Explore areas where BNY Mellon see value for DLT

helping you to pinpoint where this technology could benefit your business

• Understand the key challenges that BNY Mellon have encountered when moving from PoC to commercialisation and how they moved beyond this

Christopher Mager, Managing Director, Head of Global Innovation, BNY MELLON

BFC NA 2018 Main Conference AgendaPanel Discussion: The Future of Payments • Explore how DLT could transform the way that payments

are made within financial institutions and the current partnerships that have formed

• Discuss current payment methods and whether other technologies should be explored before committing to DLT

• Examine the scalability challenge and other risks for payments on the blockchain to explore how these hurdles can be overcome

Neville Arjani, Principal Research, PAYMENTS CANADADilip Rao, Global Head, Infrastructure Innovation, RIPPLE

Collaborating in the Digital Asset Ecosystem • Discuss payments as the foundation of all value

transfers and how they are becoming increasingly commoditized for movement to blockchain

• Consider other applications beyond payments that IBM and Stellar are exploring with a focus on the role of stable coins and how this will affect financial services

• Explore the partnership between IBM and Stellar and how this network provides them with a platform in this ecosystem to fully utilize blockchain technology

Lisa Nestor, Director of Partnerships, STELLAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONJo Lang, Market Insights & Strategy Lead, IBM

Success of Supply Chain on Blockchain • Review the existing infrastructure of the supply chain

exploring the current inefficiencies of many moving parts and the expense incurred

• Analyse how XinFin used the hybrid blockchain to build a native protocol that paves the way for smart contracts and network security

• Assess all aspects of the supply chain considering how improved efficiency will result in increased time management, cost savings and information accuracy

Christopher Neill, Head of North American Development, XINFIN Atul Khekade, Co-Founder and Head of Ecosystem Development, XINFIN

SECTION 3: TECHNICAL CHALLENGESTechnical Challenges on the Road to Production - Scalability, Privacy, Permissions and Interoperability• Explore how Microsoft has shifted its fundamental

architecture to address scalability challenges • Understand the layered privacy model that is independent

of any specific blockchain platform and how to have interoperability with existing systems and networks

• Hear how Microsoft has developed cross organization role-based security and how this has streamlined Blockchain adoption

Marley Grey, Principal Architect - Azure Blockchain Engineering, MICROSOFT

Panel Discussion: An Exploration of the Key Technical Challenges of DLT • Examine the main interoperability challenges to

determine how to allow centralised and decentralised systems to work in parallel

• Explore the magnitude of scaling up DLT to determine if this is a limiting factor for financial institutions

• Analyse how technology companies aim to solve these concerns to streamline Blockchain adoption

Kesem Frank, Co-Founder and COO, NUCOTodd McDonald, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, R3

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“Excellent. Many new ideas and insights”

Poltak Holtradero, Senior Advisor, Indonesia Stock Exchange

BFC NA 2018 Main Conference AgendaPanel Discussion: Delivering Data to the Digital Platform • Review the different types and classifications of data to

assess the best way to store data on blockchains• Understand when the public and private platforms should be

used and how to remain compliant when sharing data on the public platform

• Explore the risks involved including the legal considerations to ensure that the information remains confidential

Abhi Dobhal, Product & Strategic Partnerships, FACTOMRohan Handa, Business Strategist - New Ventures, BBVAAmber Baldet, Cofounder & CEO, CLOVYR

Panel Discussion: Smart Contracts – Automating Away Inefficiencies for Financial Institutions • Discuss the benefits of smart contracts and if it is achievable

for the finance sector to become fully autonomous • Explore the skillsets needed to work with smart contracts

and how to combine lawyers, auditors and coders • Consider the regulatory and legal concepts that need to be

resolved for smart contracts to move into production Ben Jessel, Head of Growth, KADENA Shaul Kfir, CTO, DIGITAL ASSET

SECTION 4: WHAT ROLE WILL CRYPTO PLAY IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES? Northern Trust’s Crypto Asset Strategy • Examine the current risks of working with crypto assets

and the steps that need to be taken to overcome these • Understand the need for regulations of crypto assets so

that there is clear understanding of how to be compliant • Explore how crypto assets could benefit businesses and

what opportunities there are for your businessJustin Chapman, SVP Global Head Market Advocacy & Innovation Research, NORTHERN TRUST

Panel Discussion: How Crypto Assets and Tokens Could Affect Financial Services • Debate the definitions of crypto assets and tokens as

securities, commodities or derivatives to understand the affect this will have on the financial industry

• Discuss regulatory and legal implications to ensure compliance in the crypto space

• Explore how your business should move forward with investment opportunities whilst weighing up the risks involved

Hadley Stern, SVP - Managing Director for the Enterprise Services group, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

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INTERACTIVE LUNCH AND LEARN WORKSHOPS

Take advantage of more intimate and interactive workshop sessions with technology and ICO pitches to get the answers you need from leading subject matter experts.

If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, get in touch with:

HANNAH KITCHENProject Manager FinTech NetworkT:+44 (0) 203 409 8416E: hkitchen@fintecnet.com

THE PROGRAM: BFC NA 2018 is a program developed for financial institutions, delivered by financial institutions. We work with a select handful of solution providers to ensure a balanced perspective on each topic - giving sponsors a unique platform alongside senior executives from leading FIs from across North America

THE AUDIENCE: Our audience consists of senior finance executives defining their organizations DLT strategy. Our model puts 200+ of the right people in the audience, giving you a highly qualified group to build your brand in front of

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OUR METHOD: We build each of our sessions around one sponsor, working exclusively with each to ensure theirs is the only voice heard on a given topic. We’ll work with you to ensure you only pay for what you need and provide added value at every point of your engagement

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT BFC NA 2018If you are launching a product or solution utilising DLT, or have a proven track record in this area with experience to share – we want to hear from you!

BFC NA 2018 Audience Overview

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BFC NA 2018 is a program designed for financial institutions, delivered by financial institutions. A minimum of 40% of attendees will represent FSIs and typically have a leadership role within a business unit or are a subject matter expert around blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

The remaining delegates represent global tech companies, innovative fintech players or government and trade bodies. In 2018, we are planning to bring together 200+ of the leading lights in the North American blockchain field.

Blockchain and IT Experts Financial Institutions

Aeternity AIG DBS

Blockchain HELIX Allianz Group Deutsche Bank

Deloitte Banco Santander HSBC

Digital Asset Bank for International Settlements ING

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Bank of Ireland J.P. Morgan

Hitachi Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Manulife

Huawei Technologies Banque de France MAS

Hyperledger Barclays MetLife

IBM BNP Paribas Mizuho Financial Group

IOHK BNY Mellon Nordea Bank

NTT Data Central Bank of Ireland Northern Trust

PayPal China Construction Bank OCBC Bank

R3 CIMB Bank Prudential

Stellar Citi State Street

Tzero Commerzbank The Central Bank of Hungary

Viewfin Credit Suisse UBS

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