New BerChain conference on June 22nd


On June 23, the Berlin blockchain association BerChain is once again organizing a top-class online conference. This time the focus is on applications of blockchain technology for the energy and mobility sector.

In view of climate change, the question of energy efficiency also arises in the crypto industry with increasing urgency. Blockchain technology offers unique opportunities to lay the foundation for a new economy. What opportunities and use cases blockchain technology offers for the energy and mobility sectors will be discussed at tomorrow’s online conference “Blockchain in Energy: Decentralization and Sector Coupling”Discussed. The event is organized by the Berlin blockchain association BerChain, among others.

Blockchain in Energy: Decentralization and Sector Coupling – the agenda

The conference begins on June 23 at 9:30 a.m. and is expected to last until 4:00 p.m. The agenda is peppered with exciting topics and representatives from the (blockchain) economy. Among others, the German energy giant EnBW, the Energy Web Foundation and the Austrian blockchain veteran Riddle & Code, whose “Quotendeutscher” Sebastian Becker joined BTC-ECHO last autumn given a rendezvous Has. The same goes for Harry Behrens. The blockchain veteran was in the blockchain department at Daimler Mobility until June. At the conference, Behrens will appear in his new role as founder of Power & Mobility or CTO of bloXmove, a blockchain-based mobility as a service platform with a focus on B2B.

Participation in the conference is free. If you want to get an idea of ​​the status quo of the blockchain industry for yourself, just be this link to the heart or put under the finger.

The complete agenda at a glance

9: 30-10: 00 welcome session

BerChain eV, Elia Group, Berlin Partner

10:00 – 10:15 Presentation of Green Tracking for P2P Trading

Jonathan Waldenfels, Product Lead at Energy Web

10:15 – 10:30 Learnings from P2P Energy Trading in Germany

Dr. Richard Lohwasser, CEO Lition

10:30 – 10:45 Presentation of P2P Trading Use Case from Vienna

Sebastian Becker, Business Development Advisor at Riddle & Code

10:45 am – 11:00 am Presentation of the Carbon Block Project

Gunther Walden, CEO and Co-Founder at CircularTree

12:00 – 13:30 lunch break and networking (12:30 – 13:00)

13:40 – 13:55 Introduction and presentation in digital identities and blockchain, machine identities

Jens Strüker, professor for business informatics and digital energy management at the University of Bayreuth

13:55 – 14:10 Mobility as a Service and the potential of power grid services for vehicles

Dr. Harry Behrens CTO of Power & Mobility and Kai Schmied, Innovation Manager at Elia Group

14:10 – 14:25 Blockchain Machine Identity Ledger

Sara Mamel, Digital Innovation, Blockchain and AI at the German Energy Agency DENA

14:25 – 14:40 Presentation token model EnBW + hands-on DID & VC

Christian Sander, Lead Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

2:40 pm – 3:30 pm Q&A and panel discussion

Moderation: Kai Schmied (Elia Group) & Amira Gutmann-Trieb (Berlin Partner) | Participants: Dr. Harry Behrens, Sara Mamel, Christian Sandner

15:30 – 16:00 final remarks and farewell

BerChain and Berlin Partner

About BerChain eV

BerChain eV is a non-profit, member-run association based in Berlin, which connects and promotes the Berlin blockchain community from the entire blockchain ecosystem and beyond and positions Berlin as the global blockchain capital. BerChain enables science and research activities, education and training on the topic of blockchain and thereby promotes Berlin’s local blockchain ecosystem. In this way, BerChain wants to create a unique interdisciplinary environment and accelerate the growth of the local blockchain community.

BerChain eV and BTC-ECHO GmbH have been media partners since March 2021.