The transformation from a traditional economy to an economy that has begun to incorporate blockchain and other radically transformative emerging technologies like blockchain and A.I. is beginning to completely disrupt and redefine how businesses function and how we build and nurture new growth from the ground up for a more secure and decentralized future.

But paradigm shifts don’t happen overnight and certainly not without challenges on both the technological and creative front. Since launching in 2017, Shopin has gleaned invaluable insights into how to apply blockchain and other new technologies to a business model that is breaking new ground but must also co-exist with more traditional economic structures in order to thrive.  

In this session with Eran Eyal, CEO and Founder of Shopin, the world’s first decentralized shopper profile built on the blockchain to securely unite retailers and their customers through personalized data intelligence, you will learn: 

• How the advent of blockchain technology promises a new era of more equitably distributed market power.
• The top 3 challenges startups and traditional businesses face when adopting blockchain as their founding infrastructure.
• How decentralized systems can now deliver services that are as powerful as those from big companies while preserving the privacy and control of each participant.
• How by leveraging blockchain technology and A.I., today’s businesses can offer their customers/consumers more accurate product recommendations and services, easier and more secure transactions, and an overall more valuable and seamless commerce experience.
• The challenges of building a visual A.I. for a distributed web.

Nearly 10 years after the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper, the world of blockchain is growing faster than ever -- and jam packed with hype, noise and downright scams.  But if you look closely through that noise, it’s also become a downright contrarian position to suggest that blockchain is going away.  This session brings together five leaders applying blockchain to meaningful problems to have a raw discussion on how they get started, what to ignore and where this growing primitive is changing technology.