Claudio LimaClaudio Lima, Ph.D., is a global executive and thought leader in advanced blockchain, IoT, and AI digital transformation technologies, with expertise in energy (utilities, oil & gas), smart city, and telecom/IT.  He is co-founder of the Blockchain Engineering Council, chair of the IEEE Blockchain Energy Standards WG, and chair of the IEEE Blockchain Transactive Energy Initiative.  He headed the Sprint Advanced Technology Labs Digital Media Initiative (DMI) in Sili­con Valley, California, and the IEEE 2030 Smart Grid standards. Dr. Lima earned a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering at the University of Kent (UKC/UK, 1995). He can be reached at clima@blockchain-eng.org.