LFDT-European-Chapter

Meeting minutes

1) Introductions

• Short roundtable.

2) Mission and initiatives overview

• Scope, objectives, and expected outcomes for this quarter.

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3) Updates and topics

Shane Deconinck

• Research reference: Software framework for blockchain-based resource exchange (VUB thesis abstract and record)
• Post: Self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials (LinkedIn post)
• Topic: Digital Product Passports.
• Note: Kafamore and EBSI (carbon credits context).

Projects and events

• CAFAMORE: EU Horizon project on parcel-level carbon farming MRV and registry (project factsheet)
• Digital Product Passport for fashion: regional project in Flanders (site pending).
• AIBC 2025, Tokyo: 6th International Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Conference at the National Institute of Informatics, 17 to 19 Sep 2025
• OSS Europe talk recap: “Zero Trust at the Edge” using verifiable credentials and OpenZiti (Cyber3Lab)
• Recording: LFDT Belgium Meetup “Trusted AI Agents” (YouTube)

Stoyan Atipov

• Observation: Travel-Rule compliance remains low in the EU.
• Note: Advanced Digital Skills Academies initiative.
• Policy: Web 4.0 strategy in the EU.
• Investment trend: EU innovation funding.
• Community: WEB4HUB portal for the Web4 community

Enrique Lacal

• Community: LFDT London Meetup (group home)

Daniela Barbosa

• London event hosted by David Palmer.
• Discussion: GSMA views on stablecoins.
• Project link: Ubyx (project site)
• Event link: LFDT London event page (Meetup listing)
• Pipeline: Bank of England conference (potential upcoming item).

Renata Toktar

• Topic: Verifying a human vs AI in interactions.
• Topic: Global Digital Cooperation.

Tomaz

• Case study: LFDT EBSI case study on public digital trust infrastructure
• Workshops: ioBuilders.
• Announcement: CPQD joins Besu Certified Service Providers (news)

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4) Events, calls, and references

• Open Source Summit Europe 2025: RAI Amsterdam
• Self-sovereign identity AI Agents (theme carried by recent LFDT meetups).
• Quote from Stoyan: SSI adoption in finance will be universal.
• Asset-referenced tokens (discussion).
• Identity Week America: 10 to 11 Sep 2025, Washington, DC
• Trust over IP symposium: virtual symposium series
• LFDT Hungary: upcoming meetup series
• Bhutan NDI case study (Trust Over IP, 21 May 2024)
• Espeo Software survey: State of Blockchain 2026 report (Typeform link)
• Espeo Software report: State of Blockchain in Saudi Arabia 2025

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5) Tech stacks, sectors, and themes

• Sectors: agriculture, supply chain, manufacturing.
• Themes: verifiable credentials, Digital Product Passports, asset-referenced tokens, trusted AI agents.

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6) Celebrations and planning

• 10-year anniversary.
  • Plan regional and flagship events.
  • Budget is available.
  • Owners to propose formats, venues, and speakers next meeting.

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