Conference Day Two - Wednesday 25 October 2017
08:30 | Welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Nick Giurietto
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Digital Commerce Association
HARNESSING THE INFLUENCE OF BLOCKCHAIN ON DATA AND IDENTIFY VERIFICATION
09:00 | An overview of how blockchain can transform data and applications using data
- How blockchain can enable customers to control the use of their data without reliance on any central corporation or authority
- Taking a look at how regulation will impede this potential transformation
- Assessing the opportunities to be harnessed by blockchain in health data
Simon Cant
Co-founder and Managing Director
Reinventure
09:40 | Examining the insights and potential impact of blockchain on data and identify verification
- Explaining how blockchain will disrupt data and allow for increased interoperability between systems
- Analysing methods of giving back ownership of data back to the consumer
- How to use blockchain technology for identify verification
Emma Poposka
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Brontech
10:20 | Morning tea
11:00 | E-NOME PANEL: Empowering patients to own their own data and the effect this will have on the future of healthcare
- How blockchain technology is being used to be the facilitator for data transfer to the consumer.
- The impact of data privacy and security regulations and laws on the ability of consumers to take control of their data.
- The importance of data capture to the development of genomic based precision medicine.
Nick Curtis
Chairman and Co-Founder
E-Nome
Peter Leonard
Principal
Data Synergies Pty Limited
John Mattick
Executive Director
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
11:40 | Looking at the legal aspects of regulating data and identity verification
- Ensuring your data sharing and data privacy strategy is optimal
- Adopting a proactive approach to minimize risks of your organization being liable for breaches of data protection legislation
- Assessing the financial and societal impacts of data breaches on the healthcare industry
- How to comply with data protection legislation whilst incorporating this new technology
- Exploring the law as it relates to the intersection of blockchain and identity verification
Bruce Arnold
Associate Professor
Canberra University
12:20 | Networking lunch
DEPLOYING BLOCKCHAIN IN THE REAL WORLD – EXAMINING AN EXISTING PILOT THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
13:30 | KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: Learning from the University of Melbourne how to record credentials using blockchain technology
- How to share verified copies of ones qualification with employers and other third parties in a tamper-proof system
- Evaluating the results of the credentialing technology pilot
- Critically assessing the potential for blockchain to record educational achievements and professional work experiences and how this can impact the healthcare industry
David Israel
Director of Educational Innovation and Commercial Development
University of Melbourne
14:00 | Afternoon tea
WHERE TO FROM HERE – ANTICIPATING TRENDS AND CAPTURING FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
14:30 | Explaining the intersection of health and information
- Explaining why the healthcare sector needs to innovative in line with technological advancement
- Leveraging emerging technologies to optimize care for the patient
- How to integrate healthcare changes arising from emerging technologies
Kathleen Gray
Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre
University of Melbourne
15:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Analysing challenges in the current healthcare system and looking towards technologies as a solution
- Understanding where the healthcare system is at now
- Looking beyond the hype and assessing the risks in implementation
- Examining the risks before investing in emerging technologies
- Assessing the steps in between current framework and actually incorporating these emerging technologies
- What needs to happen before blockchain can be adopted
Panel moderator:
Nick Giurietto
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Digital Commerce Association
Panellists:
Christopher Kommantas
Founder & CEO - Amplify Health
Innovation Manager/Director, Accelerator Programs - Melbourne Health
Kathleen Gray
Associate Professor, Health and Biomedical
University of Melbourne
15:45 | Closing remarks from the Chair
15:55 | End of Day Two and close of conference