Somerco Blockathon

Somerco blockathon in London. First release of tickets 250. Kindly hosted by German Kraft Brewery. Somerco introducing Blockchain and Beer Club you will find on Meetup. What can beat London when it comes to mix business, fun, shopping and a rich historic culture? London has it all in abundance. All teams pitch at the event and we select two teams from senior developers, two female teams and two teams with university students to pitch for our investors. The other teams still have good opportunities since the show is live streamed and we invite media and investors from different networks we have connections too to watch.   Blockchain developers are highly sought after in this Metropolis called London. So come and gain experience from each other.  London has a large grassroots movement with many groups interested in blockchain. Everyday you can listen to them giving their perspective. The techie perspective, the regulatory, the investor and very important the entrepreneur. London Blockchain Startup Scene is growing day by day. It has attracted multinational companies to connect, techhubs, entrepreneurship programs and academia are part of the growing blockchain sector. Somerco is partnering with the Craft Coin Company to launch the first ever “Beer and Blockathon”, hosted at German Kraft Brewery within Mercato Metropolitano. The Craft Coin Company is an exciting new venture creating a beer republic built on blockchain to catapult the craft beer movement across the world. Come and meet Florian Krueger CEO of the Craft Coin Company at the blockathon. The Craft Coin Company - a beer republic built on blockchain to catapult the global craft beer movement. A blockathon inside Mercato Metropolitano give the hackers a greater experience and more exposure. Hackathon sponsors will have exposure to both participants and visitors at the market hall that during a weekend has 37 000 visitors. It enables them to engage with the most tech interested visitors and hackers. Also two teams from senior developers, two female teams and two teams with university students are chosen as finalists and get to pitch for investors. Here are themes for the hackathon that can be relevant for a brewery. 1. Blockchain Dapps for IoT; 2. Data Ownership vs. Data Stewardship (Ideas, Tools, Solutions); 3. AI & Smart Contracts (Hacks); 4. DAOs of the future (management structure and governance); 5. Fast Moving Consumer Goods related ideas, etc There will be code written, we want a pitch deck, one pager, marketing plan and a simple version of a white paper. All done in two days. And yes you guessed it - fresh beer to drink Criteria that are judged is quality of code, scalability of potential usage of dapp, unique business model, marketing model, usage of smart contract and token economics. Judges.  Amandine Flachs - Flachs consulting Emerging tech advocate supporting early-stage tech startups for 8y.   Florian Bollen - a seasoned entrepreneur & Crowdfunder for Craft Coin. CEO at Aquiva Foundation providing drinking water and water for agriculture through sustainabledesalination. Technology combined with strong business modells will be the driver for success in thisfield.  Paul Gordon - Co-founder at Quantave // Founder of Coinscrum [est. 2012], Former derivatives trader based in London. Deep Bitcoin thinker.   Petar Savic - Supreme Factory Founder, Startup Grind Co-Director. Entrepreneur & Super-Connector in acceleration of Digital Media, Blockchain & Internet. Friday Come to the Meetup Blockchain and beer and mingle. You can also pre-register for the hackathon. Saturday 8:00 - Registration 8:30 - 8:45 Opening introduction for all. 8:45 - 9:15 Keynote speaker TBC 9:15 - 10:00 Introduction for hackers and team building. 10:15 - 10:45 Short presentation of hacker teams. 10:45 - Kick - off. Start to hack. 21:00 First day ends. 21:00 - 01:00 am Close the day down with a party. Sunday 9:00 - 9:15 Summary of first day 9:15 - Start to hack 17:30 - Deadline submit hack to judges 17:45 All teams 5-10 min pitch 19:30 - 19:45 Announce the six finalist teams. Two teams with university students, two all female teams and two senior teams.  We also want to inform and educate our participants so we give you talks from keynote speakers, panel speakers and sponsors. Come and listen to two full days of leading industry experts. Saturday 10:30 - 10:45 Opening introduction 10:45 - 11:15 Keynote speaker Alex Apeldoorn Thought leader for emergent technology (Blockchain, AI, machine learning & sustainable tech), entrepreneurship & application of disruptive technology. 11:15 - 12:00 Sponsor 12:15 - 13:00 Sponsor 13:15 - 14:00 Sponsor 14:15 - 15:00 Sponsor  15:15 - 16:00 5 Panel speakers discuss what technical hurdles need to be solved in blockchain? Daniel Lahlafi @ London Blockchain Labs MEng Computer Science, UCL. Currently researching the technical hurdles needed to be solved for Blockchain 16:15 - 17:00 5 panel speakers discuss why blockchain is disruptive.  Steffen Pope Altenburg Blockchain enthusiast since 2011; Investor & R&D consultant; Project & Marketing Management. Susana Esteban S. Esteban & Partners. Blockchain Strategist & advisor. Focus on investment opportunities related to blockchain. Member of Government Blockchain Association, Oxford Blockchain Foundation. Naseema Khalique Founder Global Blockchain Trust, Co founder Medblock,  Blockchain technology governmental Integration. Student at LSE. Rebecca Wald The product owner of a blockchain-based system for medication management and most recently founded my own e-health start-up - LenusChain. Petar Savic - Supreme Factory Founder, Startup Grind Co-Director. Entrepreneur & Super-Connector in acceleration of Digital Media, Blockchain & Internet. 17:00 - 17:15 Closing day Sunday 10:15 - 11:00 5 panel speakers discuss the latest blockchain innovations Ibrahim Alkurd CEO New Mine | President Lavaliere Capital Management focuses on trading digital assets. focused on Innately, a genome mapping project.  Joseph E. Ikhalia Ph.D. IT Security Manager of Quanta Technology, the first fully licensed blockchain lottery in the world. Former Blockchain and cybersecurity lecturer Brunel University 11:15 - 12:00 Featured code speech Andrei Baloiu will give a speech on a coding challange they cracked at Verv. Unlocking untapped energy data from the home to provide unique services across a range of industries. 12:15 - 13:00 Sponsors 13:15 - 14:00 Sponsors 14:15 - 15:00 Sponsors 15:15 - 16:00 Main sponsor with great offer 16:15 - 17:00 5 panel speakers discuss what is needed to make blockchain applications be used in all society? Jackie LaRocca. Senior Consultant in Future of Technology Capgemini Invent. Agile Scrum Certified Project Manager. Consumer Products, Public Service. Monica Oravcova Co founder @ Naoris, Cyber entrepreneur & Evangelist Women in Cyber, Prior 8 years at AT & T Led Revenue Acceleration program for AT&T. Chloe Diamond Director of Media at Sea Foam Media, a blockchain, ICO and STO agency based in San Fransisco. Founder VRt art to children using VR. Ru Wikmann CEO of Challenge Coach. Blockchain buff. Building a dApp on Ethereum - a health-focused commitment device within a prediction market. Maxwell Stanley Maxwell Stanley. Currently writing a paper on a Behavioural Insights approach to Blockchain projects Representative The British Blockchain Association.  17:15 - 18:00 5 panel speakers discuss what was 2018 technological blockchain breakthrough Thomas Hulse Senior Consultant @ Fifth9 Digital Emerging Technology Senior Consultant | Blockchain | Robotic Process Automation | Innovation Strategy Nassim Bouslama Ambassador Hycon. A background in Computer science, CISCO networking, early crypto miner, trader, Blockchain & Tech enthusiast. Stefania Barbaglio Stefania Barbaglio is a well recognized PR and Investor Relations expert, Marketing & Blockchain Advisor, who has advised a range of private and listed companies in different sectors, and facilitate multiple deals globally. Founder and director of Cassiopeia Services. Founded in 2017, German Kraft is a craft brewery deeply rooted in German tradition with a mission to provide the community with locally brewed fresh beer of unparallelled taste and quality, served straight from the tap. https://www.germankraftbeer.com/   Mercato Metropolitano, centrally located in London's south east Elephant & Castle, is the city’s first sustainable community market focused on revitalizing neighbourhoods and protecting the environment. http://www.mercatometropolitano.co.uk   Get your ticket for the Beer and Blockathon on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/somerco-blockathon-tickets-53853574491 Partners Balbir Judge and Max Garza from Dionysus.studio and Jan Softa and Angus Maidment from klikk token by Omnoptix can be met at the hackathon. FAQs   Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? To be part of the hackathon you are a university student or a professional and if you look young you might be asked to show ID to get beer or other alcohol.   What can I bring into the event? You should bring a laptop and the cable.   How can I contact the organiser with any questions? info@somerco.com   Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Yes   Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attend? No