IEEE Blockchain Americas Local Group (virtual) Presents!

Scott Stornetta, a pioneer behind the foundation of modern blockchain, will kick off a lineup of 18 speakers from deep in the trenches of the technology. Don’t miss talks by Algorand Foundation, Parity Technologies, Microsoft, Protocol Labs, Digital Asset and more Agenda: Agenda Virtual Event • 21 October 2021 at 1pm-6pm ET 1:00-1:05 Intro (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#ramadoss), Co-chair, IEEE Blockchain Initiative (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#fahey), Region Lead, IEEE Americas Blockchain Groups Keynote 1:05-1:30 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#stornetta), Yugen Partners, “Blockchain the Long View” Session 1 Session Chair: (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#fahey), Regional Lead, IEEE Americas Blockchain Groups 1:30-1:45 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#benhamouda), The Algorand Foundation, “The Algorand Blockchain: From a New Consensus Protocol to Powerful Distributed Applications” 1:45-2:00 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#devadoss), Global Blockchain Business Council, “A First Look at Blockchain Interoperability” 2:00-2:15 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#almeida), Streetwire, “The Power of Standardization in Real Estate with the Blockchain Platform Corda” 2:15-2:30 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#elsner), DAML/Digital Asset, “A Platform for Composable, Interconnected Business” 2:30-2:45 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#syed), Shardus, “Building a Sharded Distributed Ledger” 2:45-3:00 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#hands), Chia Project, “The Chia Project: A Better Blockchain and Smart Transaction Platform” 3:00-3:10 Q&A Session 2 Session Chair: (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#datta), Co-chair, IEEE Blockchain Conferences/Events 3:10-3:25 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#mackey), UC San Diego, “A Framework for Assessing Blockchain Applications in Healthcare” 3:25-3:40 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#smith), KERI, “A Trust Spanning Layer for the Internet: Open KERI Protocol with Verifiable Data Structures” 3:40-3:55 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#allende-lopez), LACChain, “LACChain, a Framework and an Infrastructure of the Latin American and the Caribbean” 3:55-4:10 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#moreno), BNDES, “Brazilian Blockchain Network” 4:10-4:25 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#gorog), BlockFrame, “Distributed Ledger Technology for Privacy and Security” 4:25-4:40 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#dupont), University College Dublin, “Blockchain and EdTech” 4:40-4:50 Q&A Session 3 Session Chair: (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#lyon), Chair, IEEE Coastal LA Blockchain Group 4:50-5:50 Web 3.0 Panel Moderator: Yorke Rhodes, III – (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#rajbhandari), dexFreight – (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#rhodes), Microsoft – (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#psaras), Protocol Labs – (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#singhal), Parity Technologies – (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#moore), Gitcoin Closing Remarks 5:50-5:55 (https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/americas-virtual-event#ramadoss), Co-chair, IEEE Blockchain Initiative Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/286323