BCHack 2019 (Lethbridge Blockchain Hackathon Finale)

BCHack 2019 (Lethbridge Blockchain Hackathon Finale)

It's Dragon's Den... Lethbridge style! Listen to Canada's leading blockchain experts and see them judge our teams' business pitches.

By ORG-Dept. Math. & CS, Dillon School of Business, UILO Univ. of Lethbridge

Date and time

Sat, Mar 16, 2019 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM MDT

Location

University Hall

Valley Road West Lethbridge, AB T1K 6T4 Canada

About this event

This is the registration and info page for the Finale of the BCHack 2019 (Lethbridge Blockchain Workshop and Hackathon). We have put together an exciting program for you with experts from ATB, Bereskin & Parr LLP, CryptoChicks and Deloitte judging our teams' business pitches and giving keynote talks.

Due to limited capacity and a lot of interest in the event, we request that you take note of the following:

  • Please secure your free ticket as soon as possible.
  • Please plan to attend the whole program.
  • YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER HERE IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT ENTERING THE COMPETITION(S).
  • Workshop participants not entering competitions should register.

BCHack Finale Information:

Date and Time: Saturday, March 16th, 2019, 9:30am - 3:00pm

Location: University Hall Atrium, University of Lethbridge

Program:

9:30 - 10:00 am Welcome

10:00 am - 12pm Panel Introduction & Blockchain Team Pitches

Panel Composition:

Mike Brown, ATB Financial

Paul Horbal, Bereskin & Parr LLP

Janine Moir, Deloitte.

Olga Plokhuta, CryptoChicks

Moderator: Dr. Muhammad Khan

12:00 - 2:00 pm Keynote Talks on Blockchain Applications & Lunch

Olga Plokhuta, CryptoChicks

Mike Brown, ATB Financial

Paul Horbal, Bereskin & Parr LLP

Janine Moir, Deloitte.

2:00 – 2:15 pm Address by Dean Craig Cooper

2:15 – 2:30 pm Prize Presentations

3:00 pm Adjourn & Close

Context:

Details of our workshops and competitions appear here:

http://uoflsmartcontracts.eventbrite.ca

The 6-workshop series prepared the participants to

  • Pitch blockchain-enabled solutions to real-life problems (Pitch Competition)
  • Code whole/part of the solution as an Ethereum smart contract (Smart Contract Coding Competition)

Teams will submit their pitches by March 12th and participate in a coding competition on March 15th. The Finale will take place on Saturday, March 16th. The

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