Paris Blockchain Week, the leading international conference dedicated to professionals in the blockchain and Web3 space, is excited to announce that the French Minister of Digital Transition and Telecommunications, Jean-Noël Barrot, will deliver a speech at PBW, 20-24 March 2023.

Jean-Noël Barrot, economist, is the French Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications. Prior to joining the government, Barrot represented the 2nd constituency of the Yvelines department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 where he also held the position of Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly.

Earlier this year, during the Binance Blockchain Week at the Palais des Congrès de Paris in September 2022, Minister Barrot talked about the significant role the French government has played in the upcoming MiCA regulation.

Minister Barrot then said, “The transition from Web2 to Web3 will unleash lots of opportunities for sharing, collaboration, and creativity in general and the government is supportive of the development of a strong Web3’s ecosystem. ”

Emmanuel Fenet, CEO of Paris Blockchain Week: “We are extremely honoured that Minister Barrot will join the exceptional, and growing, line-up of keynotes at PBW. Hearing his opinion and insights on a range of industry matters in the digital assets space should not be missed. With PBW approaching, we gladly invite all open-minded professionals, digital assets enthusiasts, investors, and entrepreneurs from around the globe to gather in one amazing place, the Carrousel du Louvre. This is where we will shape the digital assets space, forge new future business partnerships and where business gets done.”

This exciting news followed an earlier announcement of keynotes from industry leaders and visionaries, including Marieke Flament, CEO, NEAR Foundation, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, Steve Huffman, CEO, Reddit, and Ryan Selkis, Founder & CEO, Messari, who will hit the stage from 20^th to 24^th March in 2023.