The Smart Contracts Alliance, an initiative by the Chamber of Digital Commerce, is hosting the world’s first event dedicated to smart contracts – “Smart Contracts Symposium” – on December 5, 2016 at the Microsoft Technology Center in Times Square, New York.

Latest announcement reveals the main attractions of the symposium, which includes debut of Ivy, an exclusive announcement by Microsoft and Smart Contracts Alliance’s new whitepaper.

Ivy

The symposium will feature the exclusive debut of Ivy, Chain’s new language for smart contracts. Chain recently released Chain Core Developer Edition, a free and open-source version of its enterprise blockchain platform. Ivy, a domain-specific language designed to write smart contracts for that platform, will be presented to the public for the first time at the Smart Contracts Symposium.

Announcement by Microsoft

The event will also feature an exclusive announcement by Microsoft. While details about the announcement have not been revealed, the official release says that attendees will get an opportunity to learn about a “new Microsoft project” at the cross section of their enterprise initiatives and technology that aligns with their worldwide humanitarian mission.

“Microsoft is honored to host the world’s first Smart Contracts Symposium. Blockchain and smart contracts will transform the next decade of automation and operational efficiency as much or more than the Internet transformed business operations the prior 20 years,” said Yorke Rhodes, Blockchain & Identity Strategist at Microsoft.

Smart Contracts Alliance’s New Whitepaper

Besides Ivy and Microsoft’s announcement, attendees will also be the first to receive access to the Smart Contracts Alliance’s new whitepaper. The whitepaper will feature use case studies on a range of topics, including accounting, real estate, insurance, trade and finance, healthcare and more – from leading companies and innovators in their respective industries.

“Our members have come together to help shape the way smart contracts are understood, developed and adopted,” said Perianne Boring, founder and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. “Attendees will have exclusive access to news and innovations from industry leaders, the opportunity to discuss real world use cases, and network with potential partners and clients.”

The Smart Contracts Symposium is bringing together over 250 of the world’s leading financial institutions, legal experts, blockchain technologists and innovators to explore and discuss the adoption of smart contract technologies; as well as a series of exclusive industry announcements and product launches.

Smart contracts pioneer Nick Szabo is keynoting the event, with featured speakers from Smart Contracts Alliance co-chairs Norton Rose Fulbright and Symbiont; as well as Bloq, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chain, ConsenSys, Deloitte, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, IBM, Microsoft and Perkins Coie.

The title sponsor of the event is Deloitte, one of the world’s leading professional service firms. Event sponsors also include Bloq, Chain, IBM, Microsoft, Perkins Coie and Symbiont.