European Blockchain Standardisation Day – Blockstand and Seeblocks Joint Event
About the event
The European Blockchain Standardisation Day takes place during the ISO TC 307 Plenary Week
Blockstand, an EU-funded project led by DIGITAL SME, invites all interested stakeholders to join he European Blockchain Standardisation Day event, taking place in Brussels on 9 April 2025.
As blockchain technology continues to evolve, standardisation plays a pivotal role in ensuring its secure, interoperable, and scalable adoption across industries and borders. Standardised blockchain protocols are vital for unlocking the full potential of blockchain in creating more efficient, secure, and equitable economies.
Having European experts involved in blockchain standardisation is vital to ensuring that blockchain technology is developed in a way that aligns with European values, adheres to EU regulations, fosters economic growth, and promotes global leadership. On the other hand, blockchain standardisation activities support the implementation of the key European initiatives, such as EBSI (currently evolving to the EUROPEUM-EDIC), Next Generation Internet and others.
The “European Blockchain Standardisation Day”, organised jointly by the EU-funded projects SEEBLOCKS & BLOCKSTAND, will bring together key stakeholders from policy, industry, academia, and standardisation bodies to showcase the achievement and leadership of the European blockchain standardisation experts.
This event, composed of panel sessions and working discussions, will reflect on the achievements, challenges, and future pathways for blockchain innovation and standardisation in Europe, on a wide range of topics such as Digital Wallets, Digital Product Passport, Digital Finance, Auditing of DLTs, Privacy and Security, Environmental, Social and Governance in blockchain, amongst others.
The “European Blockchain Standardisation Day” takes place on 9th April 2025 from 10:00, at AutoWorld, during the ISO TC 307 Plenary Week.
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Note: online participants will not be able to actively interact or contribute to the discussions in the side sessions
About BlockStand.eu
Blockchain is a crucial technology for EU’s industrial leadership on the international level. BlockStand will not only strengthen European leadership in global blockchain standardisation but will also ensure that internationally used standards reflect European values and needs. Thanks to experts’ coordinating inputs, the project is an essential means to prop up Europe’s strategic autonomy.
AGENDA
9:30 - 10:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome Messages – Bringing Europe to the Frontline of Blockchain Standardisation
Speakers:
- Rita Meneses – Seeblocks.eu Coordinator, Trust-IT
- Justina Bieliauskaite – BlockStand Coordinator, European Digital SME Alliance
10:10 - 10:30
Shaping Europe’s Digital Future Through Blockchain
Speakers:
- Pierre Marro – Policy officer, DG CNECT, European Commission (TBC)
10:30 - 11:10
BLOCKSTAND & SEEBLOCKS.eu Outcomes & Key Finding
Speakers:
- Knut Blind – Franuhofer
- Serena Dell’Agli – European DIGITAL SME Alliance
11:10 - 12:00
Plenary and Side session
Plenary (Main Room): Digital Wallets in DLT
Panel Discussion:
- Paolo Campegiani – Bit4id
- Markus Sabadello – Danube Tech
- Eugenio Reggianini – European Blockchain Association
- Paolo De Rosa – Policy Officer, DG CNETC, European Commission (TBC)
- Miguel Calero – Izertis (TBC)
Moderator: Irina Tal – Dublin City University
Side session (Breakout Room): Application of the Digital Product Passport in Global Value Chains
Panel Discussion:
- Joachim Schwerin – Principal Economist, DG GROW, European Commission
- Belen Suarez – Convenor of ISO TC307 WG5 on Governance, and AG4 on Communications
- David Dolhomut – Traced Systems
Moderator: Gabriele Casalini – European DIGITAL SME Alliance
12:00 - 12:50
Plenary and Side session
Plenary (Main Room) – DLTs supporting key European initiatives – Focus on EBSI
Panel Discussion:
- Steffen Schwalm – msg Group
- Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza – DG DIGIT, European Commission
- Evrim Tan – KU Leuven (TBC)
- Alberto Lopez – EUROPEUM-EDIC (TBC)
Moderator: Andrea Caccia – UNINFO
Side session (Breakout Room) – Digital Finance: cryptos & digital assets
Panel Discussion:
- Christiana Aristidou – Christiana Aristidou LLC
- Christian Grafenauer – TechGDPR, Project Leader ISO 24982 – Digital Currencies – Vocabulary
- Georg Brameshuber – Validvent
Moderator: Knut Blind – Fraunhofer
12:50 - 13:50
Walking Lunch
13:50 - 14:00
Keynote Speech
Speaker:
- Fabrizia Benini – Head of Unit Next Generation Internet, DG CNECT, European Commission (TBC)
14:00 - 15:00
Standardising ESG Frameworks with Blockchain: Enabling Global Alignment and Accountability
Panel Discussion:
- Paul Ferries – Country Technical Expert at ISO
- Jerome Pons – Music won’t stop
- Michal Kit – Blockchain and Climate Institute
- Grzegorz Cenkier – ISSA Poland
- Monica Martínez – Strategy 2 Succeed, ISO TC322
Moderator: Knut Blind – Fraunhofer
15:00 - 16:00
Auditing of DLTs: Ledgers as Trust Enablers & Interoperability of Blockchains
Panel Discussion:
- Petko Karamotchev – INDUSTRIA
- Gyu Myoung Lee – Liverpool John Moores University
- Jerome Pons – Music Won’t Stop
- Giorgio Magistrelli – European Commission (TBC)
- Bryn Bennett – Hacken
- Paolo Osvaldo Agnelli – alab.tech
Moderator: Bara Greplova – INATBA
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:00
DLT standards supporting Privacy and Security
Panel Discussion:
- Robin Renwick – Erk Media LTD
- Julien Bringer – Kallistech
- Christophe Ozcan – Crypto4All
- Erik Andersen – Andersen’s L-Service
Moderator: Irina Tal – Dublin City University
17:00 - 18:00
Future Blockchain Standardisation Activities & Actions
Panel Dicussion:
- Emilio Dávila-Gonzalez – DG CNECT, European Commission
- Scott Farrell – ISO TC 307 Chair
- Andreea Gulacsi – CEN CENELEC (TBC)
- Ismael Arribas – UNE
- Justina Bieliauskaite – European DIGITAL SME Alliance
Moderator: Andrea Caccia – UNINFO
18:00 - 18:30
Conclusions
Speakers:
- Rita Meneses – SEEBLOCKS.eu Coordinator, Trust-IT
- Justina Bieliauskaite – BlockStand Coordinator, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
18:30 - 19:30
Networking Cocktail
