Dubai International Financial Centre\u00a0(DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region,\u00a0is\u00a0hosting\u00a0a series of events\u00a0dedicated to\u00a0Blockchain.\u00a0DIFC Blockchain Week (12\u201316 September) is the first of a series of themed weeks being\u00a0held at the\u00a0DIFC Innovation Hub, the region\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem that is designed to bring together innovators and investors to drive a new generation of digital businesses.<\/p>\n
DIFC is hosting Blockchain Week to\u00a0help\u00a0accelerate\u00a0the UAE\u2019s digital economy\u00a0and demonstrate its commitment to\u00a0drive the future of finance.<\/p>\n
A range of expert speakers, senior officials and specialists will discuss the most important issues and opportunities around the technology. Topics include encrypted banking services, digital assets, smart contracts, digital assets regulation, as well as the investment landscape for innovation. DIFC will host two headline panel sessions entitled: \u2018Will Blockchain and crypto reimagine the future of finance?\u2019 and \u2018How can Blockchain empower smart cities?\u2019.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0week\u00a0will also include a series of sessions focused\u00a0on specific sectors, as well as interactive seminars and discussions to support companies and individuals define their future Blockchain strategies.<\/p>\n
Arif Amiri, CEO of DIFC Authority,\u00a0<\/strong>said: \u201cAwareness and adoption of Blockchain is growing rapidly. DIFC Blockchain Week is a unique opportunity to meet the best minds in the sector and discuss ways to strengthen and expand Blockchain use cases. DIFC will continue to play a pivotal role in promoting the adoption of Blockchain in financial services and other industries that contribute to Dubai\u2019s economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n Companies operating in\u00a0the DIFC\u00a0Innovation Hub can take advantage of the\u00a0support\u00a0offered by the\u00a0Centre to develop smart technology applications including\u00a0education,\u00a0networking\u00a0and funding\u00a0initiatives.\u00a0DIFC\u2019s Innovation Hub is now\u00a0home to over 60 per cent of\u00a0FinTech\u00a0and innovation companies based in the GCC, with a number of these companies developing\u00a0Blockchain technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dubai International Financial Centre\u00a0(DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region,\u00a0is\u00a0hosting\u00a0a series of events\u00a0dedicated to\u00a0Blockchain.\u00a0DIFC Blockchain Week (12\u201316 September) is the first of a series of themed weeks being\u00a0held at the\u00a0DIFC Innovation Hub, the region\u2019s largest innovation ecosystem that is designed to bring together innovators and investors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41342,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41340\/revisions\/41342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}