ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

This a cutting-edge seminar is designed to explore the transformative potential of smart contracts in the financial services and banking industry. As we stand on the brink of a technological revolution, this programme aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how smart contracts are poised to redefine the landscape of financial transactions, compliance, and customer engagement. 

Smart contracts represent a revolutionary technological breakthrough that is set to enhance the use of blockchain technology significantly. Since their introduction on Ethereum in 2015, smart contracts have driven substantial innovation across various industries. These self-executing programs operate based on predetermined conditions and are integral to numerous blockchain applications, decentralized networks, and automated blockchain operations, highlighting their versatility and broad potential. 

Smart contracts, while demonstrating efficiency and utility across multiple sectors, hold particularly transformative potential in the traditional banking and financial services sector. This programme will explore the extensive scope of smart contracts, focusing on how they can fully realise the potential of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies within the Financial Services sector. We will widely examine used smart contract standards and discuss their impact on financial instruments, payment systems and banking products. Key topics will include the digitisation of assets, tokenisation, Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), and Decentralised Applications (dApps). 

Additionally, the programme will address emerging trends and opportunities in smart contracts, emphasising the evolving interplay between smart contracts, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). 

Participants should have a basic understanding of blockchain technology. The programme does not include training on programming languages or coding.

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

By the end of the programme, participants will:

• Acquire knowledge on the operation and nature of smart contracts
• Explore the relationship between smart contracts and distributed ledger technologies, including blockchain
• Understand the evolution of smart contracts starting from Ethereum and expanding to other networks
• Explore different smart contract governance arrangements
• Attain insight into smart contract taxonomy, particularly relating to financial assets
• Evaluate the use of standards in smart contracts
• Examine the use of smart contracts in finance focusing on tokenisation, decentralized finance, and decentralised applications
• Explore the legal and regulatory treatment and implications of smart contracts
• Analyse use cases
• Discuss the future trends and opportunities

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

• Regulatory compliance officers
• Risk Managers
• Finance professionals
• Financia and Business Analysts
• Financial advisors
• Banking professionals
• Insurance professionals
• Lawyers, legal advisors, and legal professionals
• Business Executives and Managers, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, Directors, Seniors Managers
• Tech Industry Professionals
• Professionals interested in AI and IoT
• Supervisors, regulators, and governmental authorities
• Academics and Researchers

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Training Outline 

Understanding Blockchain Technology

• Blockchain basics: Explanation of Blockchain Technology, key concepts and terminology
• Types of Blockchain Technology
• How Blockchain Technology works 

Fundamentals of Smart Contracts

• What are Smart Contracts and why are they important?
• Technical foundation of Smart Contracts
• Benefits and potential pitfalls of using Smart Contracts 

Smart Contract Governance and Standardisation

• Explain governance arrangements in DLT and smart contracts
• Taxonomy of Smart Contracts
• Role of standardisation in smart contract deployment (ISO TC/307) 

Smart Contracts Applications in Financial Services

• Banking and Payments
• Insurance
• Legal
• Trading and Investments 

Smart Contracts Applications in Financial Services

• Banking and Payments
• Insurance
• Legal
• Trading and Investments

Training Style 

This programme offers comprehensive insights into smart contracts and their revolutionary impact on financial services. Participants will gain advanced knowledge through engaging lectures, dynamic PowerPoint presentations, and practical use cases. 

The training methodology is dual-focused, blending informative presentations with interactive elements. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, seek clarifications, share their unique perspectives, and engage in discussions, enriching the learning experience with their professional backgrounds and experiences.

CPD Recognition 

This programme may be approved for up to 14 CPD units in Blockchain and Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership. 

For the CySEC requirements, CPD units attained from this course should not exceed the 50% of the total CPD Units of each individual.