The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December, under the overarching theme: Internet United.

In this course the HPI will explore the origins, goals, development path and fakes of Blockchain technology that have emerged along the way. More specifically, the course will take a look at the initial idea of Blockchain and how it works. Then, it will examine which evolution it has run through from a decentralized registry to a world computer. Participants will get to know the challenges of Blockchain and Blockchain alternatives. Last but not least, participants will learn how you can successfully use blockchain.

Investing in Bitcoin for Family Offices & Institutional Investors. Three companies will present how family offices and institutional investors can benefit from Bitcoin - and what to look out for. Speakers: Jan Kühne (Stuttgart Digital Exchange GmbH), Milko Hensel (Maerki Baumann & Co. AG), Simon Peters (Decus Network).

A panel discussion with T-Systems, Bankhaus Scheich and Finoa. Speakers: Henrik Gebbing (Co-Founder, Finoa), Boris Ziganke (COO, Bankhaus Scheich), Dr. Andreas Dittrich, Head of Blockchain Solutions (T-Systems).

2020 has been a year dominated by market volatility and uncertainty. Amid all of these challenging macro headwinds, the ability for investors to produce a steady stream of returns has been badly eroded, and this is prompting a growing number of institutions to seek out alpha from digital asset classes such as crypto-currencies. Although digital assets are still fairly nascent, financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and global custodians have recognized that client demand for these instruments is accelerating. How will the market evolve in the next years? And which solutions are already in place that will support the development of the digital assets marketplace?

Women in Tech discussion about AI and Blockchain, Bitcoin, Agile Testing and Team support in times of Corona. Speakers: Maria Minaricova, Director of Business Development, Fetch.AI; Emi Lorincz, Business Development Director, Ledger; Mirela Blaschke, Software Test Engineer, ZIC Ltd; Kasia Michalak, Business Development Manager, Bee Talents.

Connecting and empowering women active in technology - Speakers: Leyla Arsan, CEO, TAGES & Partner, PlasticTwist; Çağla Gül Şenkardeş, CEO, MenaPay; Gökçe Phillips, CEO, CryptoIndexSeries; Ayşegül Şensoy, Business Developer, XYZ Technologies

Future Mobility: Blockchain in Mobility-as-a-Service. Speakers: Maria Minaricova, Director of Business Development, Fetch.AI; Dr. Marcus Hennig, Manager, d-fine; Peter Busch, Product Owner Distributed Ledger Technologies Mobility, Robert Bosch; Moderator: Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner (Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center).

Speaker: Jonas Gross (University of Bayreuth and Frankfurt School Blockchain Center) Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. According to a study by the Bank for International Settlements, 20% of worldwide central banks intend to issue a CBDC within the next six years. Also the ECB is currently analyzing...

Speakers: Marc Driessen (CEO, Bloxxter) and Marc Henniges (Manager, d-fine).