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Andorran Digital Currency Summit Will 'Unite World's Financial Elite'

The Digital Currency Summit plans to unite the world's investors, lawyers, politicians and bankers for a primer on cryptocurrencies.

Updated Sep 11, 2021, 11:02 a.m. Published Aug 8, 2014, 10:36 a.m.

A new cryptocurrency conference is set to take place this autumn in the Principality of Andorra, a 'microstate' that lies in the eastern Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain.

Although the population of Andorra is under 90,000, organiser Alex Puig says the location is suited to a high-level summit as "banking and financials are at the heart of [this] small but rich country".

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Titled the Digital Currency Summit, the event is aimed to be a coming together of the world's "financial elite" – investors, lawyers, politicians and bankers – to discuss the ground-breaking technology behind digital currencies.

Notably, the event's organisers says it will be one of the first crypto conferences to focus on regulation, finance and investment.

Headline speakers at the summit include Jan Kees de Jager, former Dutch Finance Minister, and David Andolfatto of the United States Federal Reserve Bank. The pair will give talks on the 'Global Impact of Cryptocurrencies' and 'Digital Currrencies : Threat or Opportunity?', respectively.

Knowledge and networking

According to the organisers, one of the main reasons for scheduling another digital currency event, in what is becoming an increasingly packed industry calendar, was to "answer all the questions that have arisen from the increase of cryptocurrency exchanges".

The summit will try to demystify digital currencies with talks, workshops and debates on bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies like litecoin and ripple. Furthermore, the DCS will also give attendees a chance to network with others with an interest in digital currencies.

"We will teach everything you need to know about cryptocurrencies from scratch," said Puig, adding that the event will target big companies who can benefit most from digital currency technology.

The lectures will focus on four main areas: introduction, investment opportunities, regulation and finance, alongside keynotes and panel discussions lead by international specialists in the fields of finance, law and investment.

Andorra's Digital Currency Summit will take place from the 17th-19th September at the Palace of Congresses in Andorra la Vella.

Early bird tickets are now sold out, but regular tickets are available via the summit's website.

Agenda

Wednesday, 17th September, 2014

8:00

Registration and Coffee

9:00

Opening Speech

Speaker: Luis Iván Cuende

9:15

Global Impact of Cryptocurrencies

Speaker: Jan Kees de Jager

10:30Coffee Break

11:00State of Digital Currencies 2014

Speaker: Garrick Hileman

11:45Panel: The Future of Digital Currencies

Panelists: Garrick Hileman, Luis Iván Cuende, TBA.

Moderator: Alex Puig