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Michael Merz
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22 September 2016
PONTON presentations on conferences & workshops:
2021
Speech on the state of the art in blockchain technology, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, September 2021
Interview on potential and limitation of blockchain technology, Companisto, May 19th, 2021
Keynote speech on Blockchain technology, Annual Conference of the Germany Oracle User Group, May 17th, 2021
2020
Blockchain webinar for a German business councel from Frankfurt, July 23rd, 2020.
Keynoe speech on APEC-EU Blockchain Symposium, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, 22. September, 2020
Presentation on DISTIBUTE conference , Hamburg, 11. June, 2020
Keynote speech on Japanese ElDesign conference on Blockchain in the energy sector, online, February 18, 2021.
Presentation of Enerchain Local on E-World 2020 in Essen , 14. Ferbruary, 2020
PONTON won the Danfoss Blockchain Hackathon that was organised on Febrauary 6/7 in Ljubjana.
2019
Presentation on "Branchenforum Marktkommunikation " (in German), Vienna, 13. December, 2019
Presentation on "Decentralised Trading in Local Energy Communities", European Utilities Week, Paris, 14. November, 2019, see interview on YouTube
Panel Session on Decentralised Eenergy Processes, GEODE Meeting, Glasgow, 29. October, 2019
Presentation on "Blockchain Technology in Energy - Status Quo and Future Challenges", Energoclub Conference, Slovakia, 18. October 2019
Presentation on Eurelectric Blockchain Workshop, Madrid, 24. Spetember, 2019
Presentation on "Decentralised Trading", Blockchance Conference, Hamburg, 16./17. August, 2019
Presentation on "WRMHL Framework", Blockchain Mania, Hamburg, 8. July, 2019
Presentation on "Decentralised Trading", Distribute Conference, Hamburg, 27. June, 2019
Presentation on "Markets vs. grids – how can the invisible hand help decentralize the trading of flexibility? ", ETCSEE Conference, Budapest, 20. June, 2019
Presentation on Distribute Conference, Hamburg, 27. June, 2019
Presentation on “Tag der digitalen Technologien”, Berlin, 2019
Chairman & Panelist, Blockchain and Smart Contracts: Transforming the Energy Industry , Vienna, 10. April, 2019
Keynote speech on Blockchain and Energy, internal Client conference, Cologne, 4. April, 2019
Presentation on Smart Grid Technical Forum , Amsterdam, 26. March, 2019
Presentation on PONTON blockchain projects, EDNA Meeting, Mannheim, 13./14. March 2019
Panelist in Blockchain Expert Panel, Blockchain Mania, Hamburg, 12. March, 2019
Webinar on Enerchain and the WRMHL Framework, Energy Blockchain Talks , Meetup, 26. February, 2019
Presentation on Blockchain Future Festival , Stuttgart, 21. February, 2019
Presentation on Conference Blockchain2Energy , Amsterdam, 13. January, 2019
2018
Presentation on EUROFORUM conference "Regelenergiemarkt, Strom- und Intraday-Handel ", Düsseldorf, 7. December 2018
Presentation on conference "The Innovative Energy Sector", Prague, 14. November 2018
Presentation on Verteilnetzforum 2018 , Luzern, 13. November 2018
Presentation on S&P Global Digital Commodities Summit , London, 12. November 2018
Presentation on European Utilities Week on distributed energy trading and local P2P trading
Presentation on conference: "Asset optimization and energy trding data analytics & IoT " conference, Berlin, 30. October 2018
Presentation on E.ON Blockchain Day, Essen, 23. October 2018
Presentation on "Next steps in wholesale markets", Montel Austrian Energy Day , Vienna, 27. September 2018
Panelist on "The energy infrastructure 2050 - smart, secure, flexible, convergent", on Energiekongress Österreich , 19. September 2018
Presentation on "Blockchain in production" on Solutions Hamburg conference, September 14th, 2018
Presentation of the Enerchain Project at Platts Inaugurial Digital Commodities Summit , Singapore, July 12, 2018
Presentation on Blockchain & Energy at Distribute Conference , Hamburg, 28. June, 2018
Presentation on Unchain Bitcoin & Blockchain Convention , Hamburg, 31. May - 1. June
Panelist at GEODE Spring Seminar 2018 , Brussels, 29. May 2018
Presentation on CXO Event, organised by Wirtschaftsrat, Westerland, 11. May 2018
Presentation on P2P trading of energy on "Blockchain Masters" Conference , Hamburg, May 3, 2018,
Presentation of Enerchain on EventHorizon Conference, Berlin, 17. April 2018
Presentation on Enerchain at Platts Inaugural North American Digital Commodities Summit, New York, 26 March 2018, https://www.platts.com/events/americas/north-american-digital-commodities/agenda
Presentation on Enerchain at Future Camp Blockchain, Essen, 22 February 2018
Presentations on E-World Fair (Smart Tech Forum and Trading & Fincance Forum), Essen, 6.-8. February 2018
Presentation of several Enerchain live trades at E-World fair, Essen, February 6-8, Germany
Presentation on NEW 4.0 at Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Hamburg, 25. January, http://new4-0.erneuerbare-energien-hamburg.de/de/new-40-blog/details/save-the-date-erster-new-4-0-akteursworkshop.html
2017
Presentation at Forum Neue Energiewelt , Berlin, 16 November 2017
First Blockchain trade P2P over the Enerchain infrastructure on EMART, Amsterdam, 4 October 2017
Presentation on Enerchain at NEAT conference in Oslo, 28 September 2017
Presenation on blockchain technology at Solutions conference, Hamburg, 8 September 2017
Presenation on Enerchain project at Solutions conference, Hamburg, 6 September 2017
Presentation on Blockchain technology at KPMG workshop, Leipzig, 24 August 2017
Invited talk on potentials of blockchain in energy trading at RWTH Aachen, 22 June 2017
Speach on blockchain projects in energy on Distribute Blockchain Conference , Hamburg, 16.6.2017
Session on ETSCEE Conference , Prague, 14./15. June, 2017 with life P2P trade over the blockchain between two trading organisations
Blockchain Workshop, EFETnet User Meeting, Prague, 7 June, 2017
Enerchain Kick-off Workshop, Prague, 06. June 2017
Speach on EFETnet User Meeting, Prague, 6 June, 2017
Speach on blockchain / Enerchain on Flex4Energy workshop, Kaiserslautern, 23. May, 2017
Speach on Enerchain project on Kapitalmarkt-Konferenz at chamber of commerce, Hamburg, 18.5.2017
Keynote speech on Blockchain at BiPro Annual Meeting , Neuss, 17 May, 2017
Seminar at Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz , Basel, 9 May, 2017
Speach on Montel German Energy Day , Cologne, 4 May, 2017
PONTON Enerchain Workshop #2, London 3./4. April: "Get the party started"
Speach at BDEW Blockchain Conference in Frankfurt , 30 March, 2017
Presentation on Enerchain at Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz , Basel, 29 March, 2017
Presentation on conference Strommarkt der Zukunft , Energy Brainpool, 21./22. March, 2017, https://twitter.com/EnerBrain/status/844557941156040705/photo/1
Presentation at ENTSO-E on Perspectives on using blockchain in the energy sector, Brussels, 24 MArch, 2027
PONTON organised the 2nd Enerchain Workshop, London, 03./04. April 2017
PONTON organised the Enerchain Workshop "Blockchain in Energy Trading" , Berlin, 21./22. Februry 2017
Speach at Ultilities Workshop on Blockchain, Amsterdam, 1 February, 2017
Speech on Blockchain-Tag für die Energiewelt , Berlin, 27 January, 2017
Speach on 2. Energy Cross Border Trading and Balancing Markets Forum, Berlin, January 19-20, 2017
2016
Presentation on Montel Stutgart Energy Workshop , 7 December, 2016
Joint public Presentation of the Book "Blockchain Technology" at IBM Switzerland with co-authors. Presentation of Enerchain project at evening blockchain event, IBM, Zurich, 22. November 2016
Presentation on "Enerchain: Blockchain in Energy Trading", Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Basel, 22. November 2017
Presentation on European Utilities Week, Barcelona, 15-17 November, 2016
Panel chair on Blockchain in energy trading on EMART conference, November 3-4, 2016.
First live trade of an energy wholesale product over the Blockchain on EMART conference, November 3-4, 2016.
Keynote speech on Workshop of the AFM (Association of Futures Markets), September 30, 2016 : Using the Blockchain in trading - distributed, disintermediating, disruptive