HKU-SCF FinTech Academy Online Workshop Series: Digital Currency - Technology, Challenges and Opportunities
organized by Department of Computer Science
Viewed by HKU and Public
Event Type: Conference/Forum/Public Lecture/Seminar/Symposium/Talk/Workshop
Event Discipline: Science & Technology

The world has witnessed an immense advance in digital currencies in recent years. This disruptive innovation defines new ways in which financial activities can be carried out using digital technologies. The market is responding to the reality that digital currencies, either privately or central bank issued, will be an unavoidable part of the global monetary system.
This workshop aims to focus on the technologies underneath digital currencies and explore the challenges and opportunities presented by digital currencies adoption. It also seeks to provide a platform for established academics and industries to exchange their insights on the implications of digital currencies, and to encourage discussions on how the existing frameworks from the perspective of law, business and technology can be extended to incorporate this new technology-enabled development.

Guest Speakers:
Mr. Peter Yan, Cyberport, Hong Kong
Dr. Allen Au, HKU
Prof. K.Y. Lam, Nanyang Technological University
Prof. Shuo Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Fangzhou Lu, MIT & HKU

Panel Discussion
Moderators (Executive Director and Associate Directors, HKU-SCF FinTech Academy)
Prof. T.W. Lam (HKU Computer Science)
Prof. Douglas Arner (HKU Law)
Prof. Chen Lin (HKU Business and Economics)
Prof. S.M. Yiu (HKU Computer Science)

Details on the Workshop Series:
https://cms-a.cs.hku.hk/digitalcurrency/

Poster:
https://cms-a.cs.hku.hk/digitalcurrency/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/poster.pdf

Date/Time 27/08/2020 09:15-13:00 Venue Link for this Online Workshop will be emailed to registrants by Aug 26 Language English

Registration is open from 05/08/2020 09:00(HKT) to 27/08/2020 13:00(HKT) on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration quota for this event is 900. Registrants will be placed on a waiting list if the registration quota is reached.