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Advanced Blockchain for Enterprise: An IEEE Live, Virtual Event

Blockchain is helping reshape industries in domains as varied as finance, healthcare, energy, supply chain and Internet of Things (IoT). As the technology continues to evolve, engineers moving into management roles are expected to be up to speed with market developments.

 

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Given the demand from engineers for professional development that helps smooth their upward career path, IEEE is offering a live, virtual event–Advanced Blockchain for Enterprise–on 4 December 2018 and 5 December 2018 12:00PM-1:00PM ET daily. Over the course of these two 1-hour sessions, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of recent enterprise-level innovations powered by blockchain plus much more!

 

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Primary Discussion Topics

  • Technical differentiation, benefits and uniqueness of the blockchain, with an emphasis on incremental implementation.
  • Developments by the big cloud providers, and the advantages and limitations of traditional databases versus blockchain systems.
  • Blockchain as the Internet of Value, including digitizing real assets, digital asset trading, agreements and smart contract deployments.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of both sessions, attendees will be able to:

  • Discern how blockchain is different from other similar technologies and what its unique advantages can provide.
  • Identify how blockchain applies to certain business use cases, and why that matters.
  • Explain recent enterprise-level innovations powered by blockchain, including use cases in supply chain, power and energy energy, finance and healthcare.
  • Recognize where the technology is going next, and ways to stay ahead of curve.

Virtual Event Attendance Benefits

  • Explore how blockchain technology can be used to solve problems and create real value for enterprises.
  • Review case examples of implementations of blockchain–both in development and in-use–that highlight how businesses incorporate blockchain into their organizational strategies.
  • Receive industry-leading knowledge and insights to help make the most informed decisions about blockchain-dependent businesses and operations.

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Advanced Blockchain for Enterprise will be presented by corporate blockchain strategist and MIT lecturer, Steve Derezinski.

Steve Derezinski consults with major corporations on blockchain strategy and new blockchain ventures. He taught Blockchain Ventures at MIT Media Lab and Babson College, and sits on a number of boards and funding panels. He is an expert reviewer for a Federal Agency’s Blockchain Funding and a subject matter expert for large philanthropic foundations in the USA and EU. He holds a BS from MIT and MBA from MIT Sloan.

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