The Omani government is very committed todiversifying the national economy by focusing oncreating new employment opportunities in growingindustries which will be a major theme of thesymposium. Organising this event will raise theawareness amongst relevant authorities of themultiple technology applications of Blockchainarchitectures - as well as to position their institutionsin a pioneering or governing role from a crypto-governance standpoint.

One of the expected outcomes of the event is thecreation of a FinTech Centre of Excellence in Muscat,therefore the global promotion of Oman as aregulatory-friendly destination for internationalCrypto/Blockchain companies is also part of thescope. The following organisations are part of thesymposium’s Organising Committee:

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

“Office of Science, Knowledge and Technology Transfer”

2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI).

3. Central Bank of Oman (CBO).

4. State General Reserve Fund (SGRF).

5. Capital Markets Authority (CMA).

6. Oman Banks Association (OBA).

Main topics covered:

➢ Disruptive and Constructive – Concepts and international case studies

➢ Banking and Financial services – Regulation challenges

➢ Government Services – Nature of Blockchain, processes adopted and case studies

The main symposium will be divided into dailythemes and is expected to be attended by morethan 200 Omani participants including decisionmakers from both public and private sector, as wellas by several entrepreneurs involved in theBlockchain industry:

Nov 6th: Targeted Audiences: Banking and Financial Services

Nov 7th: Targeted Audiences: Government Services

At the moment there are 18 confirmed seniorspeakers, all top professionals who are at theforefront of the Decentralization Revolution.

Event Background

Symposium Information

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The Omani Blockchain Symposium is conceived to bring the best minds and global ideas together in Muscat for a series ofinspiring talks and discussions, covering the areas of Blockchain technologies most likely to have a significant impact onthe local economy.

Over 200 participants are expected to attend including, top decision makers from both the public and private sectors. Anumber of international speakers will share their foresights in the exciting new Blockchain technologies, with a particularaccent on areas relevant to Financial and Government Services.

The Blockchain Symposium will be divided into twomain modules:

➢ Nov 6-7: Main Symposium in Muscat with up to200 local senior participants expected, plusseveral regional and international visitors(Conceptual Framework).

➢ Nov 8-9: Technical retreat with selected guests(Implementation Plan).

BLOCKCHAIN SYMPOSIUMShaping Oman’s ReadinessMuscat, 6-9 November 2017

Vision and Roadmap

Symposium Agenda

MAIN SYMPOSIUM (200+ participants expected)

Mon. Nov 6th – Symposium on Financial Services

Opening Session

- Opening remarks

- Key note speaker: Impact of Blockchain on business

environment, Role of Government and Financial Regulators

- Blockchain Introduction

Session 1 (Morning)

- Current Global Finance Applications of Blockchain

- Financial Sector Blockchain Challenges and Opportunities to

Oman

- Permissionless/cryptocurrency

- Permissioned/smart contracts

- Cyber Security

Session 2 (Afternoon)

- Adopting Blockchain Solutions at a Finance Policy Level

(several sessions)

Closing

- Dinner

Blockchain technologies are currently growing at an extraordinary pace. We believe that truly innovative eventssuch as the Omani Blockchain Symposium will be highly valuable in the future. This will help spread global bestpractices and promote companies with offerings that merit an accelerated adoption rate worldwide.

The breadth and depth of information covered in each subsequent Omani Blockchain Symposium will besignificantly increased based on the feedback from previous participants, potentially transforming it into a mustattend event in the Crypto Finance and Blockchain industries.

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Tue. Nov 7th – Symposium on Government Services

Opening Day II Session

- Blockchain Introduction

- Types of Blockchains (Permissioned vs Permissionless)

Session 1 (Morning)

- Current Global Government Applications of Blockchain

- Government Sector Blockchain Challenges and

Opportunities to Oman

- Blockchain Economic Value Pilots (Permissioned/smart

contracts )

Session 2 (Afternoon)

- Adopting Blockchain Solutions at a Government Policy Level

(several sessions)

Closing

- Dinner