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Romania Blockchain Summit, one of Europe’s most important Blockchain events, brought to Bucharest global leaders from the industry

Romania Blockchain Summit, one of the most important conferences dedicated to innovative technologies in the South-Eastern European region, brought together at the Palace of Parliament the public sector, political decision-makers, developers, researchers, global entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators.

The event was organized under the high patronage of the Romanian Ministry of Communications and Information Society, together with the representatives of the Blockchain industry and with the participation of the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum.

Participants at the Romania Blockchain Summit had the opportunity to debate and identify the most important issues and use cases of Blockchain technology in a place for dialogue between the government officials, regulators and the private sector in the blockchain industry.

World renowned guests, leading technologists, founders of blockchain enterprises, regulators and blockchain enthusiasts were invited to join the extraordinary gathering at the iconic Romanian Palace of Parliament, in Bucharest, from June 21st to the 22nd, to experience unrivalled networking opportunities with professionals across every aspect of the industry.

“Now is the right time to launch a comprehensive debate on our forward looking vision on the blockchain technology’s capacity to shape our lives, transform our businesses across multiple industries and bring us closer together. We must encourage and support innovative technologies that we can join with trust, in our efforts of securing peer to peer transfer of digital assets and also of finding new applications and uses that improve our everyday lives and the competitiveness of our businesses.”, stated Alexandru Petrescu, Minister of Communications and Information Society in the Romanian Government.

“We stand at the precipice of great changes in the human society. Blockchain is not just a technology, it is a new way of connecting people, creating a radically new and innovative economy and society. And Romania, due to its unique advantages in human resources, IT tradition and infrastructure, cannot sit idle and watch. We must assume a bold position as pioneers and innovators, as regional leaders in the rising blockchain industry. To empower progress, we must stand together, with a united voice and communicate the advantages that blockchain technology brings to so many local industries. Our mission, at the Romanian Blockchain Association is to educate the public, to foster the development of a local blockchain community and to become the leading voice in the dialogue with the regulators.”, declared Armand Domuța, President of the Romanian Blockchain Association.

“We are trying to build an ecosystem of innovation in Europe and our purpose with the Romania Blockchain Summit is to put our region on the global map of innovation. Romania has more than 200.000 IT specialists that form a very big, fast-learning and innovative community. We could become a true leader in the blockchain field.”, added Armand Domuta.

The event was able to gather and disseminate valuable knowledge and insights, as Bucharest is home to an innovative start-up environment and a strong blockchain and crypto community.

Attending startups and entrepreneurs also had the chance to introduce their business to some of the region’s leading investors and investment funds during the special Pitch Competition.

The Romania Blockchain Summit was organized with the support of representatives of the business and blockchain industry, such as: SAFEX, Xcalibra, Restart Energy / RED, SWAZM, Core Token, Bucharest Stock Exchange, EXcoin, CEC Bank, Huobi Global, Eximbank, SIF Moldova, RCS-RDS, Bitpanda, TokenPay, Dispruptive and others.