Paris Blockchain Week launches Paris Blockchain Week Awards with community voting via Partisia Blockchain
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- Awards aim to recognize leadership, innovation and contribution to the new digital economy
- Award ceremony scheduled for March 23, 2023 at the Carrousel du Louvre
PARIS, Monday 13 Februaryth2023 – Paris Blockchain Week, together with Partisia Blockchain, today announces a Paris Blockchain Week first: the Paris Blockchain Week Awards – the inaugural edition. The awards will recognize the most notable individuals, projects and organizations across this innovative sector at Europe’s largest gathering of thought leaders, innovators and experts from around the world coming together to discuss and advance the state of blockchain and web3 technologies.
The awards that recognize the efforts of the blockchain community members are in perfect accordance with
Paris Blockchain Week’s vision that emphasizes the development of the ecosystem through education, flagship projects and community collaboration to build tomorrow’s digital economy. The awards ceremony scheduled for March 23, 2023 will celebrate those who have contributed significantly to the transition of the digital asset industry at large.
Voting for these outstanding contributors will appropriately have a future perspective using Parti.com, a blockchain-powered social network and voting platform that allows people to vote easily, anonymously and securely “on-chain” using blockchain ballots available to anyone who wants to participate . Each vote is recorded transparently and openly on the Partisia Blockchain for public audit.
The Paris Blockchain Week awards are designed to celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, organizations and projects, specifically in these eight award categories:
The Web3 personality of the year The award will recognize overall outstanding achievements in recent months, towards the entire blockchain ecosystem, while The people’s choice The award will go to the best conference speech, panel discussion or workshop. The The Best Impact Blockchain Project The award will recognize the “blockchain for good” project that provides significant social impact and Web3 Brand Initiative of the Year Award will honor a project that innovatively uses web3 to interact with its audience. Related, the Enterprise Blockchain Project of the Year Award will highlight the best enterprise blockchain project not only from a technological standpoint, but in terms of value creation and industrial impact for the company.
The awards will also focus on education, arguably the most crucial building block of blockchain today. The Best Web3 education platform and Best Web3 Content Creator will recognize an outstanding organization and individual working to educate the wider community about Web3 and blockchain technology to address the knowledge and skills gap and the gender imbalance. Finally, the Prix du Jurywhich will be selected by the organizers and main sponsors of Paris Blockchain Week, to highlight an outstanding individual or organizational achievement.
In addition to being recognized and celebrated by industry leaders and peers, winners will also be able to expand their reach by appearing on mainstream television media and receiving press coverage. The winners will serve as an inspiration to others to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible with this transformative technology.
Emmanuel FenetCEO at Paris Blockchain Week said, “These awards are designed to honor and recognize some of the amazing people and projects that are driving the industry forward. And also to inspire our youth to join this fast-paced industry and help build the future. There is so much innovation in blockchain and web3; we need to recognize the work of those who are achieving greatness through their leadership to help promote blockchain which has so much potential in so many domains. The Paris Blockchain Awards is the platform that allows these individuals and teams to lead the way with a good example and inspire others to follow in their footsteps.”
Brian Gallagherco-founder of Partisia Blockchain added, “We are incredibly proud to play an important role in not only the voting infrastructure for the awards, but even more to concretely illustrate an amazing blockchain use case that is privacy-preserving, on-chain voting. We have built a unique, best-in- class platform – to bring the Paris Blockchain Week Awards to life. These tools will accelerate the transition to addressing some of society’s most pressing needs, which include democratic and secure elections where people can vote without having to go to a ballot box. Thanks to this strategic partnered with Paris Blockchain Week, Partisia Blockchain is once again positioned at the forefront of blockchain initiatives that help society progress towards a fairer, transparent and inclusive digital future.”
Jennifer de Broglie, host of the i24 News show D’Crypt and Director of Thought Leadership at Partisia Blockchain, will present the awards ceremony. Jennifer commented, “I am very excited for this first edition of the Paris Blockchain Week Awards! We want this to be the most sought-after award event in blockchain, recognizing the industry’s very best! Nominees will be drawn from all genders and all geographies, representing the diversity and global reach of blockchain and web3. Voting in each of the categories will be based on a number of factors, including technology, business model, adoption, impact, innovation, leadership, community engagement and inclusion. The Paris Blockchain Week Awards symbolize the inclusive nature of the industry, and with the new blockchain voting platform, everyone can try first-hand a major application of blockchain technology: fully transparent and anonymous fraud-free voting from your phone. !“
The Paris Blockchain Week Awards voting Dapp goes live on Wednesday February 15th, in the afternoon a demo will be posted on the Partisia Blockchain Youtube channel. It will be possible to vote right up until the award ceremony starts. An ‘Ask Me Anything’ session, hosted by the blockchain voting infrastructure team at Partisia Blockchain, will be organized on February 22 at 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC) on the Partisia Blockchain Twitter spaces @partisiampc.
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About Paris Blockchain Week
The renowned Paris Blockchain Week will hold its 4th edition as a live event from 20 to 24 March 2023 in
Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre and online via a dedicated digital platform. Since its inception in 2019, PBW has established itself as a global meeting place for crypto enthusiasts, investors and entrepreneurs to engage in thought-provoking discussions about the digital asset industry at large. The event is organized by Chain of Events, an event organizer specializing in conferences and events for professionals in the blockchain universe. Supported by some of the leading figures in technology and politics, PBW 2022 welcomed 6,000+ attendees, 300+ speakers, 250 sponsors, 400 media and partners.
Top speakers and supporters from 2023 include Joseph Lubinco-founder of Ethereum, CEO and
Founder of ConsenSys, Alexis Ohanianfounder of Seven Seven Six, Denelle DixonCEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, Jean-Noël BarrotFrench Minister for Digitization
Transition and telecommunications, Stephanie Ramezanhead of Gemini UK, James Tromans,
Director, Cloud Web3 at Google, Ryan Selkisfounder and CEO of Messari, Silvio MicaliFounder of
Algorand, Beatriz ReyeroGlobal VP of Corporate Strategy at eBay Ventures, Jeremy Allaireco-founder, chairman and CEO of Circle, Ira AuerbachSenior Vice President, Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq and many more.
Website: www.parisblockchainweek.com
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About Partisia Blockchain Foundation
Partisia Blockchain is revolutionizing the internet by building a Web 3.0 public blockchain built for trust, transparency, privacy and light-speed completion. Partisia Blockchain, the pioneering solution to decentralization, confidentiality and privacy challenges, represents the first successful complete integration of blockchain technology with Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) that delivers the benefits of decentralized technologies while guaranteeing data privacy and security. The team counts a number of well-known industry players among its ranks, including world-leading cryptographers such as Ivan Damgard and Jesper Buus Nielsen, along with a team of more than 60 developers and entrepreneurs. The Partisia Blockchain community is truly decentralized, consisting of developers, researchers, node operators and token holders from around the world. Join us in building a fairer and more transparent future, visit
