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Conference – 24 June 2025

Edinburgh and Istanbul
International Conference on Digital Trust, AI and the Future
This is a physical/online conference supported by Trust4Futures programme [here] which will cover areas of expertise in digital trust, and will run on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Edinburgh and Istanbul. It also co-hosts the Scottish Blockchain Summit.
9:45-10:00: TRUST4Futures and Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and DLT, Bill Buchanan OBE.
10:00- 10:30 Keynote: Colin Cook (Scottish Government).
10:30-11:15: Fireside chat: Federico Charosky (Quorum Cyber).
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:15 Blockchain in Business and Society:
Chair: Peter Ferry, CEO, TRUST Centre of Excellence
- Martin Doherty Hughes: Former MP and Chair of APPG Blockchain.
- Dia Banerji: Imagine Ventures.
- Grzegorz Sikora: Co-Founder of C4E.
- Martin Trotter: BRS Grant Thornton.
12:15-13:00 Blockchain in Financial Services
Chair: Nicola Anderson, CEO, Fintech Scotland
- Bob Crozier: Chief Architect, Global Ops, HSBC.
- Nishant Govill: Fintech and Investment lead, Blackrock.
- Kara Kennedy: Head of Digital Asset Production, JP Morgan.
- Dr Lisa Cameron, Former MP and UKUS Crypto Alliance.
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Trusted Data Sharing Platforms, Amit Gupta, Acubed.IT.
14:30-15:15 Quantum Computing, Madjid Tehrani, ENU.
15:15-15:45: The Future of Cybersecurity, Derek A Whigham, Lloyds Bank.
15:45-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:30 Fireside chat: Bruce Schneier.
