Manama: Bahrain FinTech Bay today announced the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” as a Strategic Partner  for its global blockchain conference, BlockOn 2018 - Redefining Finance, taking place on November 22nd, 2018 at the Wyndham Grand, Bahrain Bay under the patronage of H.E. Khalid Al-Rumaihi, Chief Executive, Economic Development Board and Chairman of the Executive Board of Bahrain FinTech Bay.

Tamkeen is Bahrain’s leading proponent for private sector development and growth, offering a myriad of financial and training support programmes to Bahraini startups and SMEs including newly emerging FinTech firms establishing in the Kingdom’s burgeoning FinTech bub.  

The conference expects to attract more than 300 global Blockchain innovators and professionals including a diverse group of regulators, entrepreneurs, investors and financial industry executives who will convene to explore the rising opportunities and challenges presented by the industry. Along with Tamkeen, it is also backed by Strategic Partners - EDB, Corporate Partners - Roland Berger, GBM, 01 systems, Supporting Partners - Cambridge Blockchain, Careem, Pikcio and Rain, and Knowledge Partners - GetSmarter and Blockchain Academy Global.

Featuring a series of seminars, panels, keynotes and fireside chats as well as roundtables and demos to and from the Blockchain community, BlockOn will address the impact of Blockchain on finance and other industries and its many applications ranging from trading and payments to security and legal ownership. The conference agenda will also look at related regulation, collaboration and other issues impacting Blockchain innovation.

Education will also be an important focus for BlockOn with interactive discussions followed by a number of training and practical skills development workshops in the afternoon, dedicated breakout sessions have been developed for Business and Technical Tracks to train C-level leaders and other innovators on Blockchain and at least 30 developers by conference end in the writing of Blockchain smart contracts for financial services. 

The Chief Executive of Tamkeen, Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, said: “Fintech is already playing a key role in shaping the economic sector. Technological revolutions such as the Fintech solution will lay a new foundation for the banking industry for many years to come.” He also added “The creation of a seamless digital platform will transform customers behavior and habits; Bahrain is moving forward and is taking big strides in transforming its financial institutions to the digital age”.

 “We should be ready to take up all opportunities that Fintech solutions and technologies can provide and allow innovation across all economic fields in the Kingdom of Bahrain” Dr Janahi said.

Khalid Saad, CEO of Bahrain FinTech Bay, added: “We are delighted to announce Tamkeen as the Strategic Partner for BlockOn. Tamkeen plays an instrumental role in helping drive the development of Bahrain’s private sector including the significant number of newly established FinTech firms in the Kingdom. Tamkeen’s work and objectives align strategically with the mission of BlocKOn to help participating individuals and firms not only gain a better understanding of the power, uses and transformative nature of Blockchain and but also the opportunity to gain effective and practical training and skills to lead and innovate within their organisations.”

BlockChain professionals and other interested parties are encouraged to take part in the BlockOn Survey now underway by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YT6SBYP. The Survey aims to gather views and predictions on Blockchain and its future evolution with results to be shared at the event.

Also partnering with BlockOn are Strategic Partners Tamkeen and EDB Bahrain, Principal partners is Benefit, Corporate partners are Roland Berger, GBM and 01 System, Supporting partners are Cambridge Blockchain, RAIN, Careem, PIKCIO, Bit Oasis, Arabian Chain Technology and Belfrics, and Knowledge partners are get master, Blockchain Academy Global, University of Oxford & Said Business School.
Media Partners were Business Chief, NexChange, Gigabit, Fintech Middle East, AMB CRYPTO, Credits, FinMark Communications and IFN Fintech.

Pre-registration for BlockOn 2018 is now open: http://www.blockonconf.com. 

Call for Papers (CFP) is also open. BlockOn is seeking ground breaking Blockchain research for next year’s conference. For more information on Call for Papers, potential speakers can submit their inquiries and research to info@bahrainfintechbay.com

We look forward to seeing you at BlockOn 2018.

For more information and contact details on BlockOn, please visit http://www.blockconf.com, follow us on Twitter, for our latest updates.

For more information, go to www.bahrainfintechbay.com or info@bahrainfintechbay.com 

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About Bahrain FinTech Bay

Bahrain FinTech Bay (“BFB”) is the leading FinTech Hub in Middle East, located conveniently in the Arcapita Building, Bahrain. Bahrain FinTech Bay provides a physical hub to incubate insightful, scalable and impactful fintech initiatives through innovation labs, acceleration programs, curated activities, educational opportunities and collaborative platforms. Bahrain FinTech Bay partners with governmental bodies, financial institutions, corporates, consultancy firms, universities, associations, media agencies, venture capital and fintech start-ups to bring the full spectrum of financial market participants and stakeholders together. We believe in partnership and collaboration to drive forward Middle east’s FinTech ecosystem.

For more information on Bahrain FinTech Bay visit http://bahrainfintechbay.com 

About Tamkeen

Tamkeen is a public authority established in August 2006, tasked with supporting Bahrain’s private sector and positioning it as the key driver of economic growth and development. Tamkeen is one of the cornerstones of Bahrain’s national reform initiatives and Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.

Tamkeen has two primary objectives - firstly, foster the development and growth of enterprises, and second provide support to enhance the productivity and training of the national workforce. To achieve these objectives -Tamkeen’s 2018-2020 strategy focuses on Diversifying offerings, Accelerate delivery and Sustaining Impact.

A number of innovative programs are provided to Bahraini individuals and businesses across all economic sectors which includes training, financing, grants, advisory, entrepreneurship support and others. These programs help develop the capabilities of Bahraini individuals and enterprises in the Kingdom; it also integrate new critical concepts for a vibrant sustainable private sector.

With over 330 different initiatives, Tamkeen served more than 170,000 Bahraini individuals and businesses to date.

More information available on www.tamkeen.bh or contact us through our official channels

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