Bitcoin is gaining a lot of track in the igaming industry, even if we talk about b2b services or client demands. This is why we’ve asked Natalie Gavrilenko, the Conference Coordinator of the Bitcoin Conferences organized by Smile Expo to give us an insight of what was the outcome of Bitcoin Conference Prague and what’s next in the domain.
EEG: To get this interview started in the right way, how would you sum up the Bitcoin Conference Prague in 2 fun words?
Natalie: Need to be repeated 🙂
EEG: We’ve seen the pictures from the event and felt sorry about not being present at the event, would you help us out and explain the mood of the event? What was it like, it certainly looked very successful?
Natalie: Yes, you are not mistaking the event was really great! We had exhibition hall with main European Bitcoin players, we had interesting conference program and a lot of discussion panels. So, the mood of Bitcoin Conference Prague was to make business with cryptocurrency and to create opportunities with blockchain system.
EEG: Do you have any official numbers for attendance and maybe a stat of the increase in the number of visitors by Bitcoin events you’ve held earlier?
Natalie: If we compare attendance statistics of our Bitcoin events in 3 countries (I’m talking about Russia, Ukraine and Czech Republic), we have very interesting situation:
-the biggest interest from investor’s side is in Russia
-the biggest B2B interest is in Czech Republic
-the biggest interest from attendances, visitors and start-ups is in Ukraine
So my advice to all Bitcoin companies is if you need new clients, new customers – go to Ukraine and start business there. If you already have your business – go to Czech Republic for promotion. And go to Russia if you want to go drink some vodka with the smartest guys in the whole world. 🙂
EEG: What was the feedback that you’ve received from the exhibitors or maybe representants?
Natalie: Feedback after all our Bitcoin events is always great! Our team is professionals and we always try to do our best for our clients, visitors and exhibitors. Never mind if you see our team always busy and always focused on something – we are glad to talk and listen to all ideas and comments from visitors’ side.
EEG: Was the speaker panel a success as predicted? The lineup was amazing and the information’s that were shared probably got to the right ears, right?
Natalie: Yes, we have made interesting and rich conference program with different directions – its Blockchain technology, decentralization on the basis of blockchain system, it’s the determination and forecasting the future of cryptocurrency, gambling topics and a lot of other.
EEG: How about the Bitcoin Party, that was probably one of the most exciting sections?
Natalie: Yes, Prague is very authentic European city and we simply couldn’t ignore its charm. Bitcoin after-party was held in well-known Czech beer restaurant, all guest had an opportunity to taste famous Czech beer, delicious meals and listen to nice music. What else people need to feel happy after long conference day!
EEG: With all the excitement of the summer upon us, which is the next Bitcoin Conference and what are the targets for this year?
Natalie: This is the most exciting part of this interview, thanks for it! Our nearest Bitcoin Conference takes place in September in Kiev. As I mentioned above, it’s going to be the most attended and the largest of our Bitcoin events. I hope that your readers know that Ukraine is the front line country in CIS in the number of Bitcoin transactions and Ukrainians earn about 15 percent of all funds for mining, providing their computing powers for Bitcoin ( in Ukraine electricity is very cheap compared with other European countries). Of course one of our panels will be dedicated to Bitcoin gambling – the hottest topics and highly skilled speakers.
So I`m pleased to invite all Bitcoin fans to our Bitcoin Conference Kiev in September 2015. It will be interesting, I promise!
EEG: We are very pleased to have your company as a media partner and we certainly hope that by adding and covering your events we can bring a new audience and shape igaming industry in the Eastern and Central Europe. Any last words, maybe a dedication to the partners that you guys have?
Natalie: We really appreciate all our partners we are working with and want to say “Hello and welcome” to our future partners. We are doing the common thing – we love and share the idea of free and independent currency, so let`s help each other and promote Bitcoin together!
