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Blockchain Network, initiated Ghana Blockchain annual conferences in 2017. This created a forum for all interested parties to freely dialogue and address challenges with an interest to showcase solutions for Ghana. The participants have come from financial, telecommunications, education, business, technical, regulation, law enforcement and policy interests. This conference has attracted participation from regional and global leaders to shape national policies

Blockchain network organizes conferences, workshops, or forums to advance objectives. BN organizes Ghana Blockchain Conference and co-organizes Togo Blockchain Conference.

Blockchain network provides grants and scholarships for developing African expertise in blockchain, networks and policies.

The first, Ghana Blockchain conference was held on 16 November 2017 with theme “blockchain technology and development”. There were main presentations on Africa and blockchain technology, cryptography and blockchain. There were also lightning presentations on blockchain systems, Bitcoin industry and crypto currencies, document verifier, human rights, development and blockchain, Bsafe.network blockchain research update, ethereum name service and blockchain academy update. There was a Governance panel on crypto currency and financial systems and included Bank of Ghana, cybersecurity adviser, blockchain expert and legal professional.

The second event was held 25 October 2018 with theme “blockchain for development”. It had a moderated session on Governance with Panelists from Bank of Ghana, Ghipss, Land Lay By, National Security Adviser and UCC. There were lightning presentations on blockchain and crypto currencies, Stamp.africa, Bit-pesa, the future of digital health, converging blockchain and AI, crypto currency exchange, blockchain hackathon, all about blockchain, blockchain beyond crypto currencies: education use case, academic certificate on blockchain, blockchain academy update and blockchain and education.

The next event was held on 28 November 2019 with the theme “blockchain for digital transformation”. There was a session on blockchain and transformation with Panelists from the Bank of Ghana, Trstech, CID, Ghana Police, Margins, and National Security Adviser. There were lightning presentations on Blockchain and issues in Stool lands acquisition, RMIT University, Ghana Police, and Stamp. Africa, Emerging Identifiers, Understanding Crypto Currencies as spontaneous order,  Blockchain Exchange, Converging Blockchain and AI, development of crypto vending machine, learning as a currency, blockchain technology a major disrupter and blockchain academy update.

Over the years, attention of our community evolved from blockchain technology and development, to blockchain for development, to blockchain and digital transformation.
The 2021 Ghana Blockchain Conference will be virtual and on September 15-16, 2021 with a theme: “mainstreaming blockchain and crypto currencies”.
This Conference looks to deepen the multi-stakeholder approach to Governance of Blockchain and engage the community to balance innovation and regulation.