From Bitcoin and other digital currencies to new payment systems like PayPal and Apple Pay, the world of money is changing for both buyers and sellers. Join Ivey Associate Professor Stephen Sapp, Tangerine Chair in Finance; Kyle Kemper, of ChangeTip, a social payment platform that allows people to send money on many social media properties; and, Michael Perklin, President of C4 and a cryptocurrency security expert, for an interactive session on Bitcoin, digital currency, and the future of money. 

Event details:

June 11, 2015, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

7:30-8 a.m. Breakfast and registration

8-9:30 a.m. The Arkadi Kuhlmann Lecture and Q&A

Location: Ivey's Tangerine Leadership Centre (formerly ING Direct Leadership Centre), King & York St., Toronto

Unfortunately, we can no longer accept registrations. This event is sold out.

About the Arkadi Kuhlmann Lecture Series Panel Event

The Arkadi Kuhlmann Lecture Series brings you thought-provoking and practical information about the world of finance.

In the inaugural event, you’ll explore the revolution that is occurring in the world of finance that will fundamentally change the nature of buying and selling – in every sector of business. The new world of cryptocurrency or e-money is eroding the primary role of cash, and allowing consumers and business to plug directly into the digital economy. It’s a decentralized system that is both alarming to banks and liberating to buyers and sellers who want to do away with banks or centralized authorities. This new world will affect every sector of business – from finance and marketing to IT; and every consumer who buys or sells online or in  person.

Associate Professor Stephen Sapp, and Kyle Kemper, of ChangeTip, and Michael Perklin, President of C4, will help unravel the way in which these digital currencies will affect us all. The wide-ranging discussion will touch on the technology, security, and economics of digital currencies and help you get a better grasp of how cryptocurrency will affect business in all sectors and for both buyers and sellers. 

Topics You Will Explore

• What types of digital currencies are out there?
• What do you need to know about Bitcoin and other digital currencies?
• How will the new digital economy affect you and your business? 

About the Speakers

Associate Professor Stephen Sapp received a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction (mathematics and chemistry) from Mount Allison University, a Master's degree (applied statistics) from the University of Toronto and completed his PhD (finance) at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Before deciding to pursue his doctoral studies, he worked as a consultant at both the German Cancer Research Centre and the Centre for European Economic Research. Before coming to Ivey, Professor Sapp was an adjunct lecturer in Finance at Kellogg where he taught Investments. Professor Sapp's research interests are concentrated in international finance. In particular, he is interested in how the globalization of financial markets has influenced the observed behaviour and interactions between investors and firms operating in diverse financial markets. In particular, Professor Sapp has examined how changing economic conditions influence financial decisions in global equity markets and the foreign exchange market. His research considers the effects at the level of both the individual trader as well as the overall market.

Kyle Kemper is Head of Tipping at ChangeTip, working on the communications, marketing, and product and business development at the company. Started in 2013, ChangeTip is a social payment platform that allows people to send money anywhere, anytime, on any platform, with no fees and no minimums. The platform is integrated with Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Discuss, Twitch.tv, Email, SMS and private messages.

Michael Perklin is Director of Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, President of C4, President of Bitcoinsultants, cyber security expert, and a self-proclaimed geek. He is the president of C4, a non-profit standards organization dedicated to developing and maintaining standards that assist organizations in using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Through C4, Michael co-authored the industry's first security standard - the CryptoCurrency Security Standard - which is being adopted by companies and organizations throughout the industry as the gold standard for implementing and auditing proper security for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Michael is a prolific speaker about Bitcoin and security, and has addressed both technical and non-technical audiences about Bitcoin, explaining why and how it is transforming the world we live in. Recently, Michael was called upon by the Canadian Senate's committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to brief them about the security aspects of Bitcoin from an investigator's point of view. Michael is a certified information security professional with more than a decade of experience in the computing and security industries.