Blockchain Summit 2025

On 24 July, PLMJ will be hosting the Blockchain Summit 2025. The event is organised by the Institute for the Law and Regulation of Digitalisation at the University of Marburg, in cooperation with Bocconi University in Milan and the Lisbon DAO Observatory at the CIDP of the University of Lisbon. The summit will focus on the latest legal developments resulting from blockchain technology applications.

The English-language event will feature presentations on important topics regarding the potential of blockchain and artificial intelligence. It will also examine blockchain's role in evaluating the feasibility of using smart contracts in small and medium-sized enterprises.

PROGRAMME

10h00 - 10h15 | Opening and Welcome

Prof. Madalena Perestrelo de Oliveira, University of Lisbon and PLMJ Senior counsel in the Banking and Finance and Corporate M&A practices
Prof. Dr. Florian Möslein, Marburg University

10h15 - 11h15 | Blockchain and Digital Inclusion: game-changer or too good to be true?

Prof. Clara Martins Pereira, Durham University

11h15 - 11h30 | Coffee break

11h30 - 12h00 | Legal aspects of asset tokenization

Ana Nunes Teixeira, PLMJ, Senior associate in the Corporate M&A practice
José Eduardo Oliveira, PLMJ, Associate in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices

12h00 – 12h00 | Blockchain uses in the communications sector
Nádia da Costa Ribeiro, PLMJ, Senior counsel in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications

12h30 - 14h00 | Lunch break

14h00 - 15h00 | AI in the Boardroom

Prof. Steve Kourabas, Monash University

15h00 - 16h00 | Stablecoins in the EU and in the U.S.

Prof. Francesco Paolo Patti, Bocconi University

16h00 – 16h15 | Coffee Break

16h15 - 17h15 | An Instrument for assessing the Applicability of Smart Contracts in small and medium Businesses

Prof. Nils Madeja, THM Business School

17h15 - 17h30 | Conclusion

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Omlor, University of Marburg

Organization

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