The Unlock Blockchain Forum which is set to take place on January 14 and 15, 2018 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai is opening its doors to global and regional start-ups to showcase their Blockchain solutions for free.

Walid Abou Zaki, executive director of Al-Iktissad-Wal-Aamal, a leader in conference organization and business events. said: “ We are proud to be working with Dubai government entity Smart Dubai to build the future of Blockchain and its related ecosystem as such we felt it was imperative to support Blockchain start-ups by giving them the opportunity to showcase their solutions at Unlock. We hope that this will encourage start-ups from around the world to come to Dubai and see how they can participate in building the Blockchain momentum here.”

Unlock has gathered prominent international and regional speakers from around the globe to talk about Blockchain implementation across different sectors finance, health, government, Smart Cities. It will also be a stage to discuss the opportunities as well as challenges being faced today and delve into which platforms will outperform others, as well as the regulatory and legal concerns pertaining to Blockchain.

Workshops on topics such as crypto-currencies and ICO Initial Crowd Funding will also be on the table at Unlock.

In a recent survey carried out by Unlock online media publication, 67 per cent of those surveyed in the region do not fully understand Blockchain. Given that 40 per cent of those surveyed will be implementing it in the near future it is now time to see how Blockchain can be used to the best of its capability. – TradeArabia News Service