Speaker Announcements- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameshramadoss/), Chair, IEEE Blockchain Technical Community, Author, Speaker- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/weekeetoh/), Global Head of Business Architecture for Digital Payments, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrmacdonald/), EY Global Lead Partner, Public Financial Management; Lead Partner, Government & Public Sector (Ontario)- (https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/veneris-a/), Professor at the University of Toronto- (https://www.cigionline.org/people/paul-samson/), President of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)- (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/profile/scott-hendry/), Senior Research Officer at the Bank of Canada- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nassib-kazoun/), Director, Advisors Client Services at Mastercard Data & Services- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/soosan-naderi-mighan/), Innovation Lead in Blockchain and Cybersecurity at Exaion- (https://www.linkedin.com/in/redwanmeslem/), Executive Director at the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)- More speakers to be announcedAnd researchers from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Waterloo, York University, as well as startup founders from (https://creativedestructionlab.com/streams/blockchain-web3/) (Web3 Stream in partnership with University of Toronto and HEC Montréal).Main Themes- Finance: Global Payments, CBDC vs Stablecoins 💸- Cybersecurity 🔒- Energy Distribution ⚡Co-sponsored by: ExaionSpeaker(s): Mark MacDonald, Wee Kee Toh, Andreas Veneris, Paul Samson, Scott HendryAgenda: Tentative Agenda9 am – Registration9:30 am - Welcome and introduction - Chair Marc Lijour (IEEE Toronto) & Co-chair Monica Tsang (IEEE Waterloo)9:45 am - Welcome from Dr. Ramesh Ramadoss, Co-founder and Global Chair IEEE Blockchain Technical Community10 am - Redwan Meslem, Executive DIrector, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)10:20 am - Wee Kee Toh, Global Head of Business Architecture for Digital Payments, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan10: 40 am - Mark R MacDonald, EY Global Lead Partner, Public Financial Management; Lead Partner, Government & Public Sector (Ontario)Break11:15 am - 12:30 pm - Panel on CBDCs vs Stablecoins moderated by Andreas VenerisLUNCH Break1 pm - 4 pm afternoon sessions (talks and panels to be announced on cybersecurity, energy, and healthcare)4 pm - NetworkingOntario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7