On May 4th, 2019, Asia Blockchain Review is partnering with BlockDevs, BitPinas, and Bitchikka to host the meetup, “Smart Contract Platforms Today: Looking beyond Ethereum” in Makati, the Philippines.

In the meetup, we will feature these keynote speakers:

• Caspar Oostendorp has been involved in tech for the last 20 years, working with many technologies and clients and owning and running businesses of varying sizes in the Netherlands and the Philippines. Even though entrepreneurship is his forte, programming is by far his favorite activity. Currently he is involved in the blockchain community in the Philippines, aiming to grow it through organizing events and educating. He is also founder and CTO of Oost&Voort Inc, which provides blockchain and cloud software development from the Philippines.
• Amadeo Brands is the Co-founder & CTO at EOI Digital. He co-founded EOI Digital to help companies navigate the complex digital transformation landscape. He believes in a result-driven approach, which translates into 360° digital services for the optimization and boosting of every business performance; from sales and marketing to complex digital transformation projects. Brands has experience with blockchain development, project management, and Mendix Development and is very passionate about token design patterns.
• KiJun Sung focuses on developing the blockchain ecosystem. He is interested in building partnerships and creating cooperation with various companies to make a better blockchain environment. He worked as team leader at a startup accelerator by developing early stage investment and global acceleration. KiJun received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
• Minjee Kim received both a B.A. and an M.Sc in international development studies at Smith College and the London School of Economics, respectively. Her research interests include ICT4D (Information Communication and Technologies for Development), the political economy of development, and the roles of emerging donors in developing countries. Her master’s thesis was “Implications on Blockchain Technology for Development through the Lens of ICT4D Cases.”

The event itinerary is as follows:

• 1:00pm – 1:50pm: Welcome & Introduction to BlockDevs and ABR
• 1:50pm – 2:20pm: Ethereum overview & baseline comparison by BlockDevs
• 2:20pm – 3:00pm: IOST Overview by Amadeo Brands
• 3:00pm – 3:30pm: Introduction of Klaytn by Ground X
• 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Networking

As most meetups tend to focus on the various aspects of crypto, such as economics and trading, we felt it necessary to host a friendly environment for aspiring software developers to collaborate in learning and honing their craft.

“Looking beyond Ethereum” is being held on May 4th, 2019 in Acceler8 Coworking Space, 111 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Metro Manila from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

The event is being sponsored by Ground X and co-organized by ABR and BlockDevs.

About Asia Blockchain Review

Asia Blockchain Review is the largest Asian initiative for media and community building for blockchain technology, aiming to connect all blockchain enthusiasts at the regional scale and facilitate the technological foundation of blockchain through various group discussions, technical workshops, conferences, and consulting programs.

The goal of ABR is to cultivate and encourage a collaborative community for our members to gather, share experiences and endeavors in the blockchain space, and brainstorm the potential uses of blockchain technology.

About BlockDevs Asia

BlockDevsAsia is a volunteer-driven organization that is commited in growing the community by organizing blockchain-developer meetups.

As most other meetups are about other aspects of crypto (economics/trading etc), we felt there is a need for a friendly environment for (aspiring) software developers to join together to learn and hone our craft.

About Ground X

Ground X is the blockchain subsidiary of Kakao, South Korea’s biggest mobile platform with more than 50 million monthly users. Ground X aspires to achieve mass adoption of blockchain-backed services in order to substantiate the value and utility of the technology.

About Klaytn

Klaytn is a public blockchain platform of Kakao, South Korea’s leading mobile platform. Klatyn is dedicated to validating the value and utility of blockchain technology by providing a blockchain service for mass adoption, together with an intuitive development environment and user-friendly experience. Klaytn also seeks to advance the platform and make blockchain services available to millions of potential users.

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