Comis Hotel & Golf Resort | Douglas, Isle of Man
Isle of Man Blockchain Summit
29-30 April 2020
The Isle of Man will host its inaugural Blockchain Summit in April 2020. This Blockchain conference will bring together experts in the Blockchain and eGaming industry, as well as industry leaders, business decision makers, tech innovators and investors. With an agenda full of panel discussions, key-note speakers and networking opportunities, there is something for everyone.
Boundless Networking Opportunities
Meet and connect with like-minded people, and experts in the field.
Unrivalled Sponsorship
Sponsors will benefit from excellent brand exposure and positioning of their company as a thought-leader with high quality introductions to a captive audience.
Our Speakers
Simon Cocking is Chief Editor at Irish Tech News, CryptoCommonwealth, CryptoCoinNews and InvestInIT - with over 1.5 million+ unique monthly views and growing. He was the top ranked member of the ‘People of Blockchain’ for 2018 based on total funds raised & also the #1 ranked advisor on ICO Holder.
He is a business mentor and advisor working with over 200 successful companies to date, and has been named on many global Twitter influencer lists in the last 12 months.
He is an accomplished public speaker at events including TEDx, Web Summit, and overseas in Monte Carlo, Pyeonchang, Amsterdam, Dubai, Delhi, Kiev, Singapore, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Tbilisi, Riga, Porto, Dublin and Helsinki in the last 12 months.
He has been based in Ireland for over 22 years and has cofounded or founded seven successful companies.
Bruce Elliott is President of listed blockchain consultancy www.CurrencyWorks.io (symbol: CWRK: TSX and OTCQB) which led development of the www.KodakONE.com blockchain and upcoming STO (in conjunction with Eastman Kodak) and 4 other large scale blockchain payment companies. CurrecyWorks Board includes a former Director of the US Mint and a former Vice Chair JP Morgan Chase. Bruce has also worked in venture capital, gaming and online payments, and has been an Officer and Director of FSA and GSC regulated companies in the Isle of Man for the last 15 years. Bruce is also developing AI and blockchain applications in digital health, including digital therapeutics for dementia care with www.MemoryLaneGames.com.
Stacey is the founder of Techsearchers - a global headhunting company servicing the tech industry, which is reinventing the wheel in terms of recruitment fees. The firm - with its HQ in Manchester - operates across all continents and offers a flat-rate monthly subscription service, rather than charging an individual placement fee for each hire. As a result, the emphasis is on the "long term" - with regards to relationship-building, talent attraction strategy, and staff retention.
A true "mouthy Mancunian," Stacey has enjoyed both international and national media coverage throughout 2019 and 2020 - being named the “one of the top global head-hunters in the tech world” by The Business Bible, with appearances on the BBC, in The Metro UK, as the main feature in The Sun's 'Bossing It' (endorsed by Baroness Karren Brady) and has been a regular in Business Insider, most notably for controversially having a water fight with Sir Richard Branson, at his home on Necker Island.
She has been invited to the House of Commons to discuss Blockchain, is a member of the APPG (All-Party-Parliamentary-Group) for Blockchain in Westminster and has written articles about gender diversity in tech, for the Open Access Government and We Are Tech Women.
A classic rock fan who "doesn't do formal,' and openly admits she has “no filter,” Stacey is also a keen advocate for mental fitness, counselling and transcendental meditation.
A passionate aviator himself, Bernhard is a strong believer in revolutionising short-haul travelling by applying the air taxi model, which maximizes aircraft utilisation along with strong IT support. With these objectives and a strong focus on customer service was born GlobeAir, one of the first movers in the air taxi business.
Founded in 2007, the business jet airline is operating the world’s largest homogeneous fleet of Citation Mustang, currently counting 20 jets.
Bernhard is driven by his personal mantra ‘Passion into Profession ’ and pushes his team to new limits each day, making sure particularly customer service – one of the main pillars of GlobeAir’s business model – is performed with extreme precision and care to exceed clients´ expectations.
He has become a very active and valued member of the entry light jet community.
Since November 2011 Bernhard is a member of the The Air Charter Association (TACA) and has joined the Council in November 2014.
In August 2014 Bernhard joined the board of directors of the Citation Jets Pilots (CJP).
During almost last 10 years Bernhard has managed to position GlobeAir as an innovative market leader in Europe, providing clients with a newly enriched experience in customer care.
Bernhard graduated as a civil engineer in mechanical plant design and joined an MBA program in aviation management.
Furthermore, he holds an air transport pilot license, including a type instructor endorsement and a type rating examiner authorization. After having worked as a commercial director in industrial plant design for several years he was trained in all EASA post holder management positions.
Bernhard has been awarded for their success with various prestigious prices and awards like the Flight Safety award by EBAA in 2015, the price for the best performing Austrian exporting business in 2016, Austrian Pegasus award for best business in 2016 and recently for the best business jet operator award in 2017 by Sapphire.
Matt Kuppers is an independent consultant specialising in Private Sector Development and Economic Development. He provides expertise to government-level organisations looking to develop, evaluate, and scale entrepreneurship ecosystems in order to achieve economic growth, social stability, and peace. His client portfolio includes the European Commission, the Industry Training Fund Nigeria, the London School of Economics, and the Isle of Man Government. In 2013 he founded Startup Manufactory Ltd, his private sector development consultancy. Matt also developed various Entrepreneurship courses to his alma mater the London School of Economics and is a regular conference speaker at conferences including The Economist Lisbon Summit and Tehran Venture Capital Summit. Further, Matt is also an advisory board member of Africa's Largest Trade, Transport and Energy Summit (ATTES) and Chief Mentor with the Arab Innovation Academy in Qatar. Matt studied towards a PhD in Social Psychology at LSE and trained at a Military Academy. He has German citizenship and resides in the Isle of Man.
Blockchain Advocate, Founder, Conference Chair, Women in Blockchain Advocate, Keynote Speaker, Crypto Journalist, Broadcaster, CEO, Writer, Homelessness Advocate, Former European Parliament Candidate, Law Changer, Mother, Choir Member, Hill Walker, Dreamer
Steve is a bestselling author, business executive and digital growth strategist, entrepreneur and public speaker. He has been featured in CNBC, Buzzfeed and How-To Geek. He has spent 20 years in Fintech providing IT services to Tier 1 banks. He has worked in senior roles for notable firms such as IBM, Deloitte and Infosys managing client accounts before becoming an independent consultant in blockchain to help drive adoption and to help businesses transform and grow.
He works for Affinity Management Services in the IOM as an advisor and recently founded PR company 'The Collective'.
Blockchain and Frontier Tech advisor. With strong business development and project management experience. Involved in the Blockchain space since 2014.
He is passionate about the potential of disruptive tech, advising a variety of projects on their go to market strategy and supporting their development.
Adams experience includes supporting tech projects disrupting a range of industries, including; mining and exploration, igaming, payment subscription and security projects.
Carol is a ginger, punk inspired, Disruptive Leader , Speaker , Coach, Mentor, Podcaster and Edutainer from the Isle of Man, who unlocks World class performance by connecting Leaders and Founders to their Maverick Mindset. She’s held Intrapreneurial leadership roles across world retailing, the public sector, Distribution management, Commercial Property and voluntary organisations, supporting Entrepreneurs and Leaders worldwide. Exec. Roles have included Head of Halfords Auto Business, Promoter of IOM TT and latterly Head of Tech for a retail business.
She’s been a successful Generalist leader in a Specialist world – one of the most in demand skillsets for the 2020s. Today via her Maverick Maker business she Speaks on and Coaches and Mentors Founders, Leaders and Businesses to think differently, increase personal and business productivity and create opportunity out of change.
She is currently co-creating a Scottish based business “Encoded Potential” to help emerging leaders and entrepreneurs unleash world class latent skills and behaviours.She produced the Entrepreneur Development Strategy for IOM Chamber of Commerce that has seen over 150 start-ups members join in 6 months & create a strong mutually supportive community on Isle of Man.