The Leading Privacy Alliance of web3 is hosting the first hackathon focused on privacy with ETH #Privacy. The LPA is a Swiss organization whose goal is to advocate for and educate everyone involved in the Web3 sector on the value of privacy. In this article, we will talk about Istanbul ETH Privacy 2023.
Everything About Istanbul ETH PRIVACY 2023
Imagine being able to engage in an in-depth discussion about the Ethereum ecosystem. Imagine that there are many people around you who are familiar with this ecosystem. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an environment where you could discuss the latest developments, the future of the ecosystem, innovations, and its components? The Istanbul ETH #Privacy 2023 event is here to fulfill all these needs.
Whether you are an expert or a novice, being interested in the Ethereum ecosystem is enough to be a part of this community. With Istanbul ETH #Privacy 2023, you can develop your network and have a high-level experience. Information about this fascinating event, such as location, date, and ticket price are as follows:
- Location: Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy No:2/1 Kennedy Caddesi Istanbul Ataköy, Istanbul 34158
- Date: 27-30 April 2023
- Ticket Price: €87
Ticket prices have been set at €87, but the fee for participants with a Turkish ID and verification is €30. In addition, the event will consist of two parts, a hackathon, and a conference.
ETH #Privacy Hackathon
On the first day of the hackathon, a nice welcome will be organized for all participants, and a high level of confidentiality will be provided to write code on the following two days. For this, a special floor will be allocated to hackathon participants. The event, which will be the first hackathon on privacy in Istanbul, will take place between April 27-30.
The deadline for the submission of the projects to be prepared by coding is Sunday, April 30, at 09:00 am Istanbul time. Hackathon winners will be announced on the same day at the #Privacy Conference. The following are protocols that you can get support with when coding your project:
- UniRep
- zkSync
- HOPR / RPCh
- OMNIA
- Aleph Zero
#Privacy Conference
The second part of the event, the conference, will take place on the last day. As mentioned above, the hackathon winners will be announced during the conference. There is more comprehensive information about the conference details in the rest of the article.
Conference Speakers
Different world-renowned names will take part in the conference as speakers. These speakers are as follows:
- Dr. Friederike Ernst
- Althea Allen
- Orkun Mahir Kilic
- Igor Barinov
- Dr. Isa Sertkaya
The LPA Speakers who will be speaking at the conference are:
- Dr. Sebastian Bürgel
- Cristian Lupascu
- Coogan Brennan
- Jan Zibelnik
- Ryan King
- Anish Mohammed
- Jakub Kocikowski
- Rik Krieger
- Sabine de Witte
As can be seen from the names announced, the conference will have comprehensive content.
Conference Schedule
The conference schedule was recently announced. Below is a copy of the schedule. Thus, you can see in detail which panel or talk is at what time.
- 10:00
Welcome to the Privacy Conference
Rik Krieger, President of the LPA
- 10:10
Inspirational Opening Speech
Althea Allen, Head of Comms, PSE Team by Ethereum Foundation
- 10:30
Keynote: Mathematical Compliance – The Future of Proof of Innocence (incl. Q&A)
Orkun Mahir Kilic, Co-Founder, Chainway
- 11:00
Privacy as a Mindset: Navigating the Web3 Reality Beyond the Utopian Dream (incl. Q&A)
Jan Z., Product Manager, Blockwallet
- 11:20
Panther’s SNARK and research paper (incl. Q&A)
Anish Mohammed, Co-Founder, and Mark Blunden, Lead Cryptographer, Panther
- 11:40
Escaping the Rock and the Hard Place: The Link between Innovation and Freedom
Ryan King, Head of Business Development, DUSK
- 12:00
Lunch break
- 13:30
zkBob for everyday transactions privacy (incl. Q&A)
Igor Barinov, Founder, zkBOB
- 14:00
Blockchain privacy – What’s in this for me? (incl. Q&A)
Jakub Kocikowski, Product Manager, Aleph Zero
- 14:20
Unmatched high availability without compromising privacy (incl. Q&A)
Dr. Cristian Lupascu, CEO/Co-Founder, Omnia
- 14:40
Rethinking Privacy in Crypto: Free as in Free Speech, not Free Beer (incl. Q&A)
Coogan Brennan, Developer, zkSync
- 15:00
Ethereum is no dark forest – reclaim privacy (incl. Q&A)
Dr. Sebastian Bürgel, Founder, HOPR
- 15:20
Thinking about the shutterized beacon chain as a stepping stone for user privacy (incl. Q&A)
Dr. Frederike Ernst, COO, Gnosis and Co-Host, Epicenter
- 15:50
Panel discussion: Where next for web3 privacy? (incl. Q&A)
Dr. Frederike Ernst, COO, Gnosis and Co-Host, Epicenter, Dr. Isa Sertkaya, CTO, Silent Protocol, and Althea Allen, PSE Team, Ethereum Foundation.
- 16:20
Award Ceremony of the ETH Privacy Hackathon
- 17:00
Closing the Privacy Conference
Sabine de Witte, Vice President of the LPA
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