A high-powered executive in the blockchain world, and highly-connected in blockchain business, is a featured speaker at the fifth annual Bermuda Tech Summit, presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency, October 8-10 at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.

The Tech Summit is the signature event of Bermuda Tech Week, being held across multiple locations from October 7-13.

Sandra Ro, the chief executive officer of the Global Blockchain Business Council, will open the summit with a keynote conversation involving David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance.

GBBC says it is the largest leading industry association for the blockchain technology and digital assets community, with a membership that includes Fortune 500 corporations, start-ups, government agencies, academia, and non-profits actively involved in the blockchain and digital assets space, as well as those seeking to learn more.

GBBC is a Swiss-based non-profit with 231 ambassadors across 109 jurisdictions and disciplines, and, 500 institutional members.

It is focused on promoting blockchain technology by collaborating with regulators, business leaders, and “global change makers”.

Divisions and initiatives of GBBC challenge best practices for crypto assets and digital finance technologies and promote the development of conduct standards.

A worldwide transportation and commerce initiative involves global companies with a shared vision to leverage blockchain technology to define and grow open-source supply chain standards.

The BDA said this year’s agenda highlights Bermuda’s world-leading digital asset framework, showcases the island’s ongoing work to establish blue and green investment facilities, and raises awareness of Bermuda’s innovation sandbox and option to beta test CleanTech solutions.

Conference panel discussions will include titles such as: “The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence”, “FinTech’s New Wave (Buy, Build or Modernise)”, and “Insuring Continuity – Safeguarding the Future of Digital Assets”. Additional topics will include data privacy, carbon credit trading platforms, and pioneering digital assets.

David Hart, BDA CEO, said: “We are so excited that Premier Burt and Sandra Ro are kicking off our fifth annual Bermuda Tech Summit. Due to the legal and regulatory certainty we provide, Bermuda continues to attract some of the world’s most notable tech companies to our shores, increasing direct investment and creating exciting new career paths for Bermudians.”

The keynote conversation will be followed by panel entitled “Bermuda Monetary Authority: Navigating Tomorrow’s Regulatory Horizons”, moderated by Stuart Lacey, independent director, BDA, featuring panellists George Alayon, deputy director, Supervision (Insurance), BMA; Eric Donkoh, head of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, BMA; and Christos Efthymiopoulos, assistant director, Supervision (Digital Assets), BMA.