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Blockchain technology has been around for a while already: in 2024 it has its 16th official birthday, yet the ethical questions surrounding this technology have not had as much attention as other branches of technology-oriented ethics.  This does not mean that there are no ethical problems in Blockchain: quite on the contrary. From transparency to auditability, from privacy to sustainability, from justice to diversity and inclusion, Blockchain ethical dilemmas represent a wide range of issues that need to be discussed and addressed by both academics and practitioners. 

The Blockchain Ethics conference aims to contribute to this debate by presenting the first official European Ethical Guidelines for Blockchain Systems where the authors of these guidelines, cybersecurity experts, members of Artemisa project and other stakeholders will together contribute to bring clarity and consensus on this very important topic.

📅 18th October, 9.30 AM

📍 Auditorium Campus Poblenou @ Universitat Pompeu Fabra, C/ Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona

 

AGENDA


9.00 h - 9.30 h Registration check 
9.30 h – 9.45 h Welcome words by Vanesa Daza (Artemisa Chair) and Migle Laukyte (UPF) 
9.45 h – 10.15 h Introduction by prof. Roman Beck (Business IT department, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark) – leader of the Expert Group on Blockchain Ethics
10.15 h – 11.00 h Keynote by prof. Keith Miller (Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in the Science Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA) - Member of Expert Group on Blockchain Ethics. “Putting Blockchain Ethics into Perspective”

11.00 h - 11.30 h COFFEE BREAK

11.30 h – 13.00 h Panel discussion on The Guidelines 

Confirmed speakers:

  • Signe Agerskov and Roman Beck (Responsible for ethics  for EBSI-VECTOR project, dedicated to the first public sector blockchain service in Europe) 
  • Migle Laukyte (UPF) and Keith Miller (Univ. of Miss.) as members of Ethics Blockchain Group 
  • Daniel Du Seuil,  Coordinator of European Self-Sovereign ID Framework (EU Blockchain Partnership), co-leader of EBSI-Vector Project and Research Coordinator on Web3 and cybersecurity at the Howest University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)
  • Dévika Pérez Medina, Researcher in Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Criminal Law (ethicsplus)
  • Ignasi Oliva Corrales, Blockchain Innovation Manager (i2cat)
  • Víctor Garcia Font, Lecturer Professor and Researcher at the KISON Group (UOC)

13.00 h - 13.45 h Q&A session 
13.45 h -14.00 h Final remarks and conclusions
14.00 h –15.00 h Networking session with a buffet 


 

This initiative is carried out within the framework of the funds of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed by the European Union (Next Generation), the project of the Spanish Government that traces the roadmap for the modernization of the Spanish economy, the recovery of economic growth and job creation, for the solid, inclusive and resilient economic reconstruction after the covid-19 crisis, and to respond to the challenges of the next decade.