Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) are key innovations with huge power to unlock worldwide digital future and make global changes, due to their general-purpose technology profile. They offer new gates for opportunities based on open sources, especially new types of digital platforms and services, with the ability to securely digitize many current operations in economics and finance, and legal and government service, across industries. Being aware that blockchain and DLT benefits are more than just economic and technological, it can really address real world problems by specific groups. The opportunities that blockchain offers need to be developed and governed wisely, since the World Economic Forum expects 10% of global GDP could be tokenized and stored on the blockchain by 2027[1]. Together the US and EU dominate global trade, whose economies of both territories constitute close to one third of world GDP in terms of purchasing power. The EU and United States are each other’s main trading partners and account for the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world. Collaboration between these 2 regions in blockchain efforts have the potential to positively disrupt both regions and set the ground to set global standards. The first session will count with 3 presentations: 2 from European blockchain experts, who will showcase how and why they are bringing the European views and values to international standardization activities, and 1 from an USA expert. This first session will be closed with a Q&A section. The 2nd session, also 45 min long will be a panel discussion with a maximum of 4 experts, counting with experts from Europe and USA, to develop conversation about what are the most urgent and emerging standardization needs on blockchain between these 2 trading territories, without losing the global digital perspective. Understand and learn what is needed so both the USA and Europe are aligned in this global effort and pave the way for a unified digital future, driving innovation and disrupting traditional systems and avoiding fragmented standardization efforts. This second session will conclude with a discussion between panelists and the audience.
