EUROPEAN BLOCKCHAIN CONVENTION 2023 The most influential Blockchain event in Europe BARCELONA · FEB 15-17, 2023 "The most influential Blockchain event in Europe" Join 3.000 attendees at the most influential blockchain & crypto event in Europe! EBC23 is the perfect opportunity to meet with startups, investors, corporates and developers that are changing the world.Right in the heart of Barcelona, the event will feature 200 speakers across a variety of panels, keynotes, workshops and fire-side chats on the current state of blockchain, crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and Web 3. Connect with the people that are changing the world Join 2.500+ attendees in a three-day event and don’t miss the opportunity to meet with the startups, investors, developers and corporates that are changing the world. Right in the heart of Barcelona, the event will feature 200+ speakers across a variety of panels, keynotes, workshops and fire-side chats on the current state of blockchain, crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and Web 3. EBC23 Get inspired, learn and connect Join 3.000+ attendees in a 3-day event and don’t miss the opportunity to meet with the startups, investors, corporates and developers that are changing the world. Right in the heart of Barcelona, the event will feature 200+ speakers across a variety of panels, keynotes, workshops and fire-side chats on the current state of Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, Metaverse and Web3. 5 years connecting the Blockchain ecosystem in Europe EBC2023 will be held again at the luxurious 5-star Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, located in Barcelona’s new business and financial district. The building is a real city landmark, designed by British architect, Richard Rogers – the man behind the Pompidou Center in Paris. 15 FEB CONFERENCE DAY 0 VIP OPENING NIGHT 16 FEB  CONFERENCE DAY 1 17 FEB CONFERENCE DAY 2 GRAND FINALE EBC AWARDS Stablecoins, CBDCs  Fundraising & Investing  Scaling, Infrastructure & Security  Crypto Derivatives  Regulatory Uncertainty for Asset Managers  Infrastructure for Institutional Crypto Adoption  Issuance of Digital Assets Building Web3  Metaverse & Gaming  Sports and Entertainment Sustainability  Consumers, Fans and Loyalty  Institutional Access to DeFi  Exchanges, Custody and Wallets European Blockchain Convention: Over 2.500 people are set to attend Europe’s most influential blockchain & crypto event in 2023 EBC to host a huge online event with 4 days of livestreamed content and over 120 world-class speakers.  The congress, which was held online on 13-16 December, will provide access to an AI-powered networking platform to facilitate virtual 1:1 meetings between the 2.500 attendees.An exceptional line-up of over 120 speakers will join this year’s event, including Algorand Foundation CEO Sean Lee; ‘The Bitcoin Standard’ author Dr. Saifedean Ammous; Bitstamp managing director Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux; Bank of Israel deputy governor Mr. Andrew Abir; Bank Santander head of blockchain Coty de Monteverde; Circle chief strategy officer Dante Disparte; Distrikt co-founder Andra Georgescu; ConsenSys Health founder Heather Flannery; Hyperledger executive director Daniela Barbosa and European Parliament member Eva Kaili. The talks will cover topics including the institutional adoption of DeFi, the tokenization of securities, stablecoins, the rise of NFTs, decentralized social media, CBDCs, the new era for financial services, self-sovereign identity, sustainability, social innovation, gaming in the metaverse, why DAOs matter, blockchain scaling solutions, green bonds… The industry is extremely hot. Global venture capital funding into blockchain startups reached an all-time high of $6.5 billion in the third quarter of 2021, surpassing the second-quarter total of $5.2 billion, according to CB Insights. For the first nine months of 2021, global VC funding into blockchain hit $15 billion, up 384% from 2020′s full-year total of $3.1 billion. European Blockchain Convention co-CEO Victoria Gago said: “Barcelona is still EBC’s home, but with the Covid-19 outbreak being still a health emergency in Barcelona and Europe, we have to think of what’s best for our attendees. The safest answer was to host EBC fully online in 2021. We look forward to welcoming attendees back to Barcelona in 2023.” “This edition is an opportunity to increase exponentially our impact in the space. Never beforein history has there been such an event with so much quality content about blockchain”, says Daniel Salmerón, co-CEO of the EBC. “We expect to shatter our past attendance record and this translates into multiplying the networking opportunities for our attendees.” In the last EBC, female attendance was at 38%. As part of the 50/50 Initiative, the organization aims to reach 50% this year as diverse teams cover more ground, ask more questions, exhibit more innovative thinking, and create better working environments. About European Blockchain Convention European Blockchain Convention was born in 2018 in Barcelona with the mission to inform, educate and connect the global blockchain community. 4 years later and after 5 large events, European Blockchain Convention has become the place where thousands of the world’s brightest minds meet every year to discuss the role Blockchain technology will play in the future.