Past event
1st NI-Blockchain Summit
QUB's Blockchain Initiative
The inaugural summit establishing the foundation for blockchain research, collaboration, and community engagement at QUB.
Shaping the Future of Decentralisation and Trust-Explicit Systems
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NI-Blockchain is the infrastructure layer for growing on-chain future. It exists to connect students, founders, industry and investors into one coordinated, chain-neutral ecosystem - bridging academia with real-world Web3 opportunities and building a permanent community on the ground in Belfast that integrates directly into the wider all-island innovation network.
It is ambitious, future-focused and built to serve as the funnel, platform and meeting point for the next generation of blockchain builders emerging from Northern Ireland.
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NI-Blockchain community summits & upcoming events
Past event
2nd NI-Blockchain Summit
Blockchain, AI and Sustainability Layers
Expanding into interdisciplinary domains, connecting blockchain with AI and sustainability challenges across academia and industry.
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To be announced
Future Events & Calls
Continuously expanding the NI-Blockchain community through new summits, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaborations across Blockchain, AI, Sustainability, and emerging technologies.
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Cross-chain interoperability Industry–academia forums Student innovation showcases Research proposal incubationPlanning an event?
Showcase and witness groundbreaking innovations in action from leading blockchain, AI, and sustainability companies shaping tomorrow. Whether you are looking to champion your brand or connect with our outstanding network of speakers, innovators, and thought leaders for upcoming events, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of emerging technologies and sustainable innovation.Blockchain
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Vishal Sharma, QUB
Head of Strategy, Policy & Academia
Ian Mitchell, AIB
Head of Industry, Outreach & Partnerships
Fannya R Sandjaja, QUB
Head of Operations and Comms
Gyan Wickremasinghe, QUB
Head of Innovation & GrowthAdvisory Board
Alejandro Gutierrez, Solana Superteam Ireland
Evan Slattery, Base
Pete Townsend, Norio Ventures
Stephen McCabe, Momentum OneZero
Karen Rafferty, QUB
Jesus Martinez del Rincon, QUB
Reza Rafiee, QUB
Teik Tan Guan, pQCee
Chiara Salaris, Ulster University
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Read what our participants have said ...
"The Northern Ireland Blockchain Summit showed just how much talent and entrepreneurial energy exists here. With hundreds of Stand With Crypto advocates and strong petition participation coming from Northern Ireland alone, the Summit helped connect that local innovation to the wider UK policy conversation — ensuring voices from NI are part of shaping the future of digital assets."
"Delighted to be back at a bigger & even better NI-Blockchain this year where its focus on real-world opportunity stood out in the AI Panel discussions covering security, responsibility, operationalisation & delivering value. What a great showcase for NI!"
"The Summit demonstrated immense convening power - bringing together not only technical expertise in blockchain and AI, but also delegates with broader perspectives on sustainability, regulatory environments, and commercial opportunity."
"The NI-Blockchain Summit showed that Northern Ireland has the capability, collaboration and ambition to lead in trusted, data-driven innovation. When you combine technologies like blockchain with credible carbon data, you create transparency and trust – and that's exactly what our economy needs to accelerate toward Net Zero."
"Making blockchains quantum-safe is core part of pQCee's mission. I'm so glad that we are able to share our solution with the NI blockchain community and also the conversations thereafter."
"The NI Blockchain Summit featured a diversity of industries and thinkers which really made the event insightful. It also unified many young Irish blockchain entrepreneurs, directing them into the right channels to help them succeed. The industry needs more events like this!"
"The Northern Ireland Blockchain Summit showed just how much talent and entrepreneurial energy exists here. With hundreds of Stand With Crypto advocates and strong petition participation coming from Northern Ireland alone, the Summit helped connect that local innovation to the wider UK policy conversation — ensuring voices from NI are part of shaping the future of digital assets."
"Delighted to be back at a bigger & even better NI-Blockchain this year where its focus on real-world opportunity stood out in the AI Panel discussions covering security, responsibility, operationalisation & delivering value. What a great showcase for NI!"
"The Summit demonstrated immense convening power - bringing together not only technical expertise in blockchain and AI, but also delegates with broader perspectives on sustainability, regulatory environments, and commercial opportunity."
"The NI-Blockchain Summit showed that Northern Ireland has the capability, collaboration and ambition to lead in trusted, data-driven innovation. When you combine technologies like blockchain with credible carbon data, you create transparency and trust – and that's exactly what our economy needs to accelerate toward Net Zero."
"Making blockchains quantum-safe is core part of pQCee's mission. I'm so glad that we are able to share our solution with the NI blockchain community and also the conversations thereafter."
"The NI Blockchain Summit featured a diversity of industries and thinkers which really made the event insightful. It also unified many young Irish blockchain entrepreneurs, directing them into the right channels to help them succeed. The industry needs more events like this!"