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Gora Datta
Gora Datta (Fellow HL7, Visiting Scholar @ University of California, Berkeley) is a serial entrepreneur and an internationally acknowledged Subject Matter Expert on Digital Health, Mobile Health, Health Informatics Standards & CyberHealth initiatives. He is a visionary executive with 38 years of professional expertise in the field of Computer & Software Engineering and its application to emerging technology areas in Healthcare, Mobile Health, CyberSecurity, IoT, eLearning & Workforce Development.
Gora is the founding Chairman and CEO of CAL2CAL group of companies (estd. 1996 in California, USA: http://www.cal2cal.com) – a multi-national innovative ICT products and solutions organization. He also serves on the Board of multiple organizations: educational, for profit and non-profit entities.
He is the(founding) Chair 2022 IEEE 1st-GET: Global Emerging Technology Forum: blockchain and beyond.
Opening Speaker
Ramesh Ramadoss, PhD
Dr. Ramesh Ramadoss is an entrepreneur, author, researcher, and international speaker. He is a co-chair of the IEEE Blockchain Initiative. He also serves as a Vice-President of the IEEE Standards Association. He also serves on the Expert Panel of the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF). He received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. He has conducted projects for DARPA, NASA, US Army, US Air Force, Sandia National Labs, and Motorola Labs. He is the author or co-author of 1 book, 3 book chapters and 55 research papers. Since 2018, he has been actively involved in the blockchain field and has delivered talks at over 100 international conferences in 40 countries.
Abstract: Blockchain Ecosystem Overview
This talk will provide an introduction to blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In 2009, Bitcoin was launched as a peer-to-peer electronic cash. In 2015, programmable blockchain/DLT infrastructure projects such as Ethereum, Hyperledger, and R3 Corda were launched. Over the last decade, blockchain/DLT field has evolved to encompass a collection of novel distributed computer network architectures implemented using various consensus protocols, data structures, and economic incentive models. This talk will provide an overview of blockchain applications in startups, enterprises, and government services. Further, this talk will highlight various novel emerging use cases such as Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), Play-to-Earn (P2E) games, and metaverse.
Iuliana Marin, PhD
Dr. Iuliana Marin is lecturer at University Politehnica of Bucharest and has expertise in Databases, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Semantic Web, Distributed Systems, Technologies for Big Data Analysis and Internet of Things. Her research activity consists of 2 specialized books in recognized publishing houses, 2 book chapters in collective volumes, 7 articles in ISI journals, 2 articles in BDI journals, 1 article Q2 in an internationally recognized specialist journal, 52 articles in volumes ISI indexed international conferences, 10 articles in the volumes of BDI indexed international conferences.
Abstract: Discovering Blockchain Technology: Issues, Applications and Research Potential
Blockchain revolutionizes today’s IT industry by strengthening the integration with other technologies, such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud computing. It acts as a distributed network without central authority. Data is continuously added in the form of blocks. A block is validated by the network itself, making it transparent and secure. It was first used as a ledger for cryptocurrency transactions called Bitcoin, but over time countless industries have begun to implement it. Because of its promising future, it won’t take long to spread to all IT-related areas around the world. Blockchain technology is considered a technology that requires rigorous researchto take full advantage of it. Therefore, to allow for a thorough analysis, this presentation provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of blockchain architecture and functionality, along with its types and important characteristics. Moreover, the presentation will describe various application areas supported by blockchain, as well as prominent blockchain platforms which are currently available. There are also addressed issues related to blockchain technology and areas where work can be done in the future. This presentation will be useful for practitioners and researchers who are willing to work with this rapidly growing platform.
Toufi Saliba
Toufi Saliba is TODA/IP co-author. He has authored and co-authored several algorithms, protocols, and patents. He built 15 startups with 11 failures while others ended up at Google, HP and Intel.
Toufi served as ACM global chair PB CC. Toufi is also an invited speaker at WIC, UN, ITU, AiForGood, KBI and KIF, and a board member/advisor to several tech ventures, international and national organizations such as FSR/BPI and F500 companies. He is also Global Chair International Protocols for AI Security IEEE, CEO at several Toda.Network companies during formation and incubation periods, such as Kor/Accel and Todalarity
Toufi’s technical diverse background is in Machine Learning, Autonomous Decentralized Governance, Distributed Computing and Cryptography. Most recently his focus is on increasing the security by design for AI to prevent attacks from within and ensure it continues to service all humankind for as long as possible.
Abstract: On Earth: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) First Non-ledger Blockchain
Ramona Popa, PhD
Dr. Ramona Popa is lecturer at University Politehnica of Bucharest and Computer Science architect at Ericsson. She is Vice Chair of IEEE Blockchain Romania. Her research interests include blockchain, semantic web, distributed systems, and AI.
Abstract:An NFT Based eCommerce System
Blockchain is a modern technology that has applications in many fields starting from cryptocurrency till legal documents, business, etc. Nowadays NFT Blockchain systems are a modern way for sales of electronic images, artistry, ebooks and many other items. The presentation will speak about an eCommerce system, NFT Blockchain based, that is going to incorporate an AI engine.
Nicolae Goga, PhD
Dr. Nicolae Goga is Professor at University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania and associate senior researcher at Molecular Dynamics Group, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.He is Chair of IEEE Blockchain Romania. His research interests include blockchain, semantic web, distributed systems, and AI.
Abstract:An NFT Based eCommerce System
Blockchain is a modern technology that has applications in many fields starting from cryptocurrency till legal documents, business, etc. Nowadays NFT Blockchain systems are a modern way for sales of electronic images, artistry, ebooks and many other items. The presentation will speak about an eCommerce system, NFT Blockchain based, that is going to incorporate an AI engine.
Professor Latif Ladid
Prof. Latif Ladid isFounder & President, IPv6 Forum and Chair, ETSI IPv6 Industry Specification Group. He is the Founding co-chair, IEEE 5G World Forum and Co-Chair, IEEE GET Blockchain Forum. He is active in the IoT Forum as Board Member and Chair of the Global IoT Summit andMember of 3GPP PCG (Board).
Latif held previous voluntary positions as Former Chair, IEEE IoT World Forum, Former Chair, IEEE ComSoC IoT subcommittee, Former Chair, IEEE ComSoC 5G subcommittee, Former Vice Chair, IEEE ComSoC SDN-NFV subcommittee,Emeritus Trustee, Internet Society – ISOC and Emeritus World summit Award Board Member.
Latif is currentlyResearch Fellow @ University of Luxembourg on multiple European Commission Next Generation Technologies Projects and Member of Future Internet Forum EU Member States (representing Luxembourg)
Abstract:IPv6 Based Blockchain
The IPv6 deployment has reached over 2.5 Billion users around the world with 50% penetration and India is the number one country with over 350 Million v6 users. This large-scale deployment allows new technologies to benefit from its nearly unlimited address space of 340 trillion trillion trillion IP addresses. Deployment of 4G and 5G with IPv6 have sparkedthe first wireless revolution. The next big revolution is obviously Blockchain that can be used in all industry sectors.
Blockchain is one of those rareApps thatrequires the integration of the Internet Protocol end to end model in its stack and operationto verify the source and destination routable IP addresses. Since the current Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) has run out of IP address back in February 2011 from the central IANA pool, and most of IPv4 connections today deploy Network Address Translation (NAT) using non-routable IP addresses, the end to end connection fails and the operation is disrupted. The only way to restore the end to end connection is to use the new version 6 (IPv6) to obtain routable IP addresses where NAT is no longer needed. IPv6 adds more benefits to Blockchain such as autoconfiguration, Multicast and end to end security. New features such as cryptographically generated Addresses (CGA) or PeerTLS could be used to obtain verify the keys without having to resort to a central authorisation or verification allowing true person to person (P2P) transactions.
Hart Montgomery, PhD
Dr. Hart Montgomery serves as the CTO of Hyperledger. Hart has extensive experience in blockchain and cryptography, and previously worked in blockchain and cryptography research at Fujitsu Research where he helped lead Fujitsu’s efforts in Hyperledger. Prior to Fujitsu, Hart received a Ph.D. in cryptography at Stanford under Dan Boneh, where he was a Stanford Graduate Fellow. Hart has numerous academic publications and patents in cryptography and blockchain and brings a wealth of experience in these areas to the Hyperledger Foundation.
Abstract:Decentralization in the Enterprise Space: Why Open Source Is Essential for Blockchain
Blockchain is being increasingly adopted as the trust infrastructure for critical systems around the world. At its core, a blockchain serves as an information store with decentralized trust. This decentralization is blockchain’s main advantage and usefulness over traditional databases.In this talk, I will explain the core relationship between decentralized trust and blockchain in a way that relates to both cryptocurrencies and permissioned blockchain systems like those built with Hyperledger technologies. I will explain how blockchain governance typically works (also in a decentralized manner!) with a variety of examples from enterprise applications. Finally, I will explain why fully open source development processes are the only way to ensure proper decentralization of blockchains and how we go about these processes in the Hyperledger Foundation.
Victor Wong
Victor Wong is Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of BlockApps, where he is instrumental in defining the STRATO architecture to solve key blockchain issues of permissioning, data privacy, and enterprise-level performance. He is a founding member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and remains an active member of the board since 2017. Victor has created multiple successful businesses prior to BlockApps, including SmarTots, a mobile education platform, and Speak2Me, the largest English language learning social network in China.
Abstract: Blockchain for a Net Zero Future
In this session, Victor Wong of BlockApps will highlight the application of blockchain technology in achieving a net zero future through managing the entire CO2e ecosystem and other sustainability related metrics.
Rajat Rajbhandari, PhD
Dr. Rajat Rajbhandari is a working group lead for MOBI. He is also a co-founder of dexFreight, a startup building a decentralized logistics platform for shippers and carriers to collaborate using blockchain and smart contracts. Prior to dexFreight, he spent 13+ years as a research engineer at Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Rajat holds a doctorate degree in transportation systems and lives in Dallas, Texas.
Abstract: Business Opportunities and Scaling Challenges in Building Collaborative Systems in Mobility and Logistics
In this presentation, Dr. Rajbhandari will discuss new business opportunities being explored by enterprises in the mobility and logistics space by using blockchain and other associated technologies. He will also discuss challenges such as anti-trust issues, confidentiality, trade compliance, governance, and regulationsthat enterprises cannot ignore to participate in the new Web 3 based collaborative systems. He will introduce the use of federated networks, zero knowledge proofs, hybrid blockchain infrastructure, and self-sovereign identity that can potentially overcome these challenges.
Panel Moderator: Discussion on Various Uses of Blockchain in Automated Vehicles
Blockchain and its associated technologies have the potential to provide key services to operationalize and scale the adoption of automated vehicles. An automated vehicle may be able to drive by itself but it also needs to interact with external services.Such services include managing identity of vehicles/critical parts, machine to machine payments, securing wireless communication between vehicles, collaborative learning of AI models. The panel will discuss potentials and challenges of implementing these use cases and how blockchain and associated technologies such as decentralized identity, federated networks can solve them.
Karl Wunderlich, PhD
Dr. Karl Wunderlich, PhD is the Director of the Surface Transportation Division at Noblis. He is a key contributor to both research and development projects and technology deployment programs sponsored by the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Dr. Wunderlich is an expert in the use of simulation techniques to evaluate the potential impact of emerging technologies to improve traveler mobility or system productivity – including vehicle connectivity, autonomy, and blockchain.
Panel: Discussion on Various Uses of Blockchain in Automated Vehicles
Roger Berg
Roger Berg is Vice President of DENSO’s North American Research and Development group. His latest research interests and responsibilities include next-generation connectivity, mobile edge computing, connected automated vehicles, and decentralized ledger technologies.
Panel: Discussion on Various Uses of Blockchain in Automated Vehicles
Garrett Graham
Garrett Graham is Sr. Manager Industry X Automotive practice at Accenture, brings 15 years of industry experience in product development of alternative energy vehicles. He is passionate about working with innovative technologies like blockchain with a focus on supporting sustainability while introducing new ways of working leveraging MBSE and agile principles.
Panel: Discussion on Various Uses of Blockchain in Automated Vehicles
David Williams
David Williams is an AI engineer at BMW, a full-stack smart contract developer, and a cyber security expert. A winner of BMW’s internal accelerator in 2021, David has been leading R&D into applied AI in the automotive industry for 4 years.
Panel: Discussion on Various Uses of Blockchain in Automated Vehicles
Andrei Vasilateanu, PhD
Dr. Andrei Vasilateanu is Associate Professor at University Politehnica of Bucharest and Vice-Chair of IEEE Blockchain Romania. His most research contributions are in the area of smart healthcare, using innovative methods and technologies for improving healthcare processes.
Abstract: Blockchain for Electronic Health Records Tutorial
Healthcare is one of the domains most susceptible to disruption by new technologies such as Blockchain. In particular, electronic health records naturally could benefit the most by the innovative use of Blockchain. We will present how Blockchain can be used to improve critical requirements of EHRs such as security (confidentiality, integrity, privacy), interoperability and scalability, with examples from existing research or industry projects.
Christiane Wirrig, PhD
Chris is a Product Manager at the German start-up Spherity, which builds decentralized enterprise identity management solutions. She has a very diverse background entering the software from biomedical research, scientific consultancy and financial audit.
Abstract: Credentialing for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Spherity’s digital wallet-based credentialing solution will enable regulatory compliance for over 60,000 US pharma supply chain participants who will be affected by an upcoming change in legislation. This real-world use case for verifiable credentials has grown from an idea into a pilot and finally a marketed product. Understand how we drive collaboration within the vast US pharma sector to define technical standards and bring an innovative solution into production.
Andy Martin
Andy Martin is a trained Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with a business and technology consulting career spanning 25 years. He built IBM’s blockchain business value consulting method and practice from early 2017. Andy is an early member of IBM’s blockchain platform business unit. He has advised over 100 blockchain network start-ups, helping them to build their business models. He is now semi-retired and lives in Cheshire, UK.
Abstract: The Token Economy
The new collaborative internet, that is Web3, will be built around ownership and control by data owners/users. This requires a new type of thinking for the roles that the incumbent enterprise can play. This presentation explores some ideas around how these marketplace business models might work in the Token Economy to come.
George Pullen
Professor George Pullen is a teacher, writer, and investor in deep tech. He is the Chief Economist of Milky Way Economy, a fifth industrial revolution think tank and boutique consultancy based in Washington, DC. He is the author of five books on technology, alternative finance, blockchain, and the space industry. In addition to his role with MWE, Prof Pullen is an adjunct professor teaching financial economics, blockchain, deep tech, fintech, alternative markets, and the space economy. George also serves as a board member and advisor for several small and medium-sized businesses. He has offered to share with us a short introduction to his space economy series and a few of his thoughts on the intersection of blockchain and space commercialization. Blockchain is destined to be the plumbing of Space’s technological and economic infrastructure.
Abstract: Co-Author of the Milky Way Economy Space Economy Series, discusses excerpts from “Blockchain & The Space Economy”
Aaron Woo
Aaron Woo is a Partner at McCullough Sudan with offices based in Texas. Having begun his legal career during the Web 1.0 (think of Mosaic) and dot-com era, Aaron is an experienced business and technology attorney who represents high-tech companies and investors around the Southwestern US in industries spanning from software and digital health to cybersecurity and video gaming. He represents a variety of blockchain and crypto related enterprises with transactional needs ranging from M&A, Venture Capital & Private Equity funding, while providing general counsel to navigate around complex regulatory and compliance issues pertaining to Securities Laws, National Security, Privacy, and Cybersecurity.
Abstract: Blockchain in Law
Ana Badour
Ana Badour co-leads McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s national Fintech Group. She is a partner in their Financial Services Group and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. She advises financial services entities, including financial institutions and Fintech entities, on regulatory compliance matters, including with respect to consumer protection, anti-money laundering and other regulatory requirements. She holds a LLM in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University, a LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a BMath (Operations Research) from the University of Waterloo.
Panel: Blockchain in the Legal Sector: How Not to Go to Jail
Matthew Burgoyne
Matthew Burgoyne is a Partner, Corporate, at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a Canadian-based law firm founded in 1862. He is the co-head of Osler’s Digital Asset practice. His practice includes private market financings, mergers and acquisitions, secured and unsecured lending transactions, stock exchange listings, regulatory compliance, and securities issues facing the cryptocurrency industry.
Matthew routinely advises national and international clients in digitalcurrency law. He has assisted in the formation of cryptocurrency exchanges and has advised digital token and coin developers,decentralized finance platforms, centralized finance platforms, non-fungible token (“NFT”) issuers, stablecoin issuers, cryptocurrency ATM providers, cryptocurrency miners, cryptocurrency investors, and decentralized autonomous organizations (“DAOs”).
Matthew was one of the first Canadian lawyers to act for cryptocurrency companies in Canada and is regularly called to give his opinion to the media on issues relating to cryptocurrency and Canadian law, and has been quoted in Fortune Magazine, Reuters, The Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, The Logic, the Toronto Star, the Winnipeg Free Press and has also been interviewed on CBC radio and CBC television. Matthew is also an author on Coindesk.com, the world’s largest cryptocurrency and blockchain news site.
Matthew sits on a variety of advisory boards of his clients and is currently an advisor to the Alberta Securities Commission’s New Economy Advisory Committee.
Panel: Blockchain in the Legal Sector: How Not to Go to Jail
Laure Fouin
Laure Fouin is a Partner, Corporate, at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a Canada based law firm founded in 1862. Laure is the co-head of the Digital Assets and Blockchain group and a partner in Osler’s Montréal office. Her practice focuses on financial institutions, financial products and services regulation, securities regulation and investment products (including crypto assets and crypto contracts), structured finance and debt capital markets (DCM). As such she notably helps her clients navigate digitization and ESG strategic and regulatory matters.
Laure is regularly called to share her expertise on matters relating to the use of blockchain technology, cryptoassets, digital tokens, artificial intelligence in financial services, regulatory and compliance issues relating to financial services entities and financial products, including banks and investment funds. Laure has also taught a course on credit default swaps and securitization. Laure holds a master’s degree in business law and a master’s degree in banking and financial law, both from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from McGill University.
Panel:Blockchain in the Legal Sector: How Not to Go to Jail
Anupama Pansare
Ms. Anu Pansare is a Venture Investor and Advisor. She brings C-Suite expertise, and experience as anIntra/Entrepreneur with over 25 years of industry experience, having worked with diverse companies ranging from Fortune 500 to startups. Anu mentors startups on scale up, revenue maximization & funding.
Volyx, her consulting company, is focused on strategic digitization to optimize cost structure and maximize business value delivered. Anu’s core competency is the ability to serve as the ambassador betweenbusiness and technology, bridging the two domains.She has an extensive background as a speaker and mentor in various professional settings.
Panel Moderator: Venture Investments in the Blockchain Space
Dhawal Shah
Dhawal is the co-founder and CBDO at Frontier, a multi-chain, non-custodial DeFi and GameFi. He is also the Founding Partner at Bison, a Web3 venture fund.
Panel: Venture Investments in the Blockchain Space
Jack Huang
Jack is managing partner of One Block Capital, one of the earliest Asia-based token venture funds. One Block has been investing since early 2017 in groundbreaking layer 1, DeFi, and other blockchain projects. Before entering crypto, Jack worked in banking and private equity at Rothschild, the World Bank and Meridian Capital.
Panel: Venture Investments in the Blockchain Space
Annie Wong
Annie is the VP of Investments at TPS Capital. With 10 years in startups and tech, she is also the co-founder of NFT-based companies with a focus on decentralized investments and community management. She focuses on projects that bridge the accessibility gap to blockchain-based tech.
David Metcalf, PhD
Dr. David Metcalf is Chairman, Global Blockchain Acquisition Corp. He is a serial entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful ventures and spinoff companies and has reviewed thousands of emerging technology companies as an advisor and investor. David is the Director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training. His past projects involving XR and IoT span across education, health, space, cyber and transportation. Current efforts include smart cities, blockchain and enterprise learning transformation for government and industry. He is the co-editor/author of Voice Technology in Healthcare (2020) and Blockchain in Healthcare (2019) as part of the HIMSS Emerging Technology Series, Blockchain Enabled Applications (2018), Connected Health (2017), HIMSS mHealth Innovation (2014) and the HIMSS best-seller mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems (2012).
Mark Wheeler
Mark Wheeler is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Philadelphia and director of the Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT). As CIO, he sets the vision for all IT, innovation, and smart city programs for a city of 1.6 million residents and 26,000 civil servants. He oversees a total IT budget of over $329 million annually. Under his leadership OIT has increased investments in information security, data governance, and user-centered digital services design and delivery. He is responsible for key public initiatives including SmartCityPHL, a program for public and private investments in intelligent infrastructure, and PHLConnectED, a $17M program providing free internet to preK-12 families. He has a master’s degree in regional planning from the University of Massachusetts and is a former Drexel University Leadership for Change fellow.
Panel: Government, Governance, and Blockchain (Moderator)
This panel will discuss the current state of blockchain technology projects currently in place across government operations at federal to local levels. This is not a panel about the theoretical use cases, but those currently in testing or are in full production. Specifically, what are these use cases and how do they apply to governance re: ESG, procurement, or credentialing?How is the private sector assisting governments in resourcing the skills, support models, and enabling technologies? What role is there for civic technology organizations to evaluate, implement and adopt distributed ledger technologies by governments?
Jim Mason
Jim is an experienced leader who enjoys building teams and helping businesses deliver new data solutions, services, products and applications using new technologies to improve internal operations and partner networks in manufacturing, financial services, banking, healthcare, supply chain and transportation, at IBM, Fidelity and DTCC. He leads the Hyperledger Public Sector SIG and is a Member of the Expert Panel at EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum. Joining DTCC in 2021, Jim is a senior DLT Architect focused on DLT solutions in capital markets and post-trade settlement. Project work includes a Digital Securities Marketplace on Hyperledger Besu, ION for post trade settlements on Corda, CBDC projects and new DLT technology research. At Sybal, Jim is a Product Advisor architecting a Proof of Governance service on Hyperledger Fabric. At Paramount Software, Jim was the Blockchain Practice leader, working with clients on solution design, industry presentations, leading the design and delivery of a P2P energy trading marketplace and a retail carbon management marketplace on Fabric. Working with Liz Tanner in Rhode Island, Jim was the blockchain consultant for the SSI solution using Hyperledger Indy and Aries. As Director of Product at DMX in 2017, Jim led a review of blockchain technologies for an online auto marketplace. Setting on Hyperledger Fabric, Jim delivered VINBlock – a vehicle identity solution tracking vehicle ownership. A member of the MOBI organization (Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative), Jim helped to develop blockchain standards for Vehicle Identity and Connected Data Marketplace.
Panel: Government, Governance, and Blockchain
Kieren James-Lubin
Kieren James-Lubin is President, CEO, and Co-Founder of BlockApps. Before founding BlockApps, Kieren was instrumental in working on Ethereum prior to its launch. Kieren is responsible for architecting and implementing BlockApps RESTful API and surrounding products & components, including the authorization framework, peer to peer networking code, Node.js client, and third party integrations. Leveraging his extensive background in technology, Kieren is now responsible for maintaining and growing BlockApps’ business.
Panel: Government, Governance, and Blockchain
Dyshaun Hines
Dyshaun Hines is the Founder and CEO of METRODAO, a blockchain supported mobile app that allows social impact investors to increase investment returns by providing a platform that identifies community interests in real-time and crowd-sources sustainable impact initiatives for highly targeted impact funding opportunities.
As a consultant, Dyshaun provides community inclusive brand strategies in support of public-private economic development and regional attraction efforts with a focus on emerging industries such as global cities brand development, web 3, eSports, and art & culture technologies.
Dyshaun is a North Philadelphia native, having earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising from the Art Institute of Philadelphia, and a Master of Science Degree in Travel & Tourism from Temple University’s School of Sports, Tourism & Hospitality Management (STHM). Dyshaun also currently serves as Program Director for the Philadelphia Global Identity Partnership (PGIP), a not-for-profit collaborative of over 40 public and private sector organizations, and 100+ Executive Level Members from throughout the Philadelphia region. PGIP’s mission is to support and promote Philadelphia through a shared, cohesive brand that positions the region as a top-tier global destination for business, talent, and investment.
Panel: Government, Governance, and Blockchain
Keith Hanson
Keith Hanson is Chief Technology Officer and Smart Cities Director for the City of Shreveport, LA. He has been writing software since he was 12, previously an entrepreneur, a failed city council candidate, and now the first Chief Technology Officer for the City of Shreveport. He is focused on deploying decentralized technology for smart city efforts and helping to close the digital divide using Helium/NovaLabs’ technology in partnership with their local Libraries.
Panel: Government, Governance, and Blockchain
Hari IyerHari S Iyer is an electrical engineer and entrepreneur with 20+ years experience in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Aviation, and Fintech verticals. His expertise in the areas of Digital Automation, Supply Chain Management, Treasury Solutions, Embedded Systems, and ERP has given him the privilege of designing solutions & intellectual property in these areas for some very large companies.
He has founded and run two companies doing hardware and software development for clients in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He is now leading a Fintech Blockchain startup in the skunkworks stage of product development and leading a project to encourage and enable sports participation among youth in small towns and villages in India.
Hari is currently the Chair of the IEEE Blockchain Initiative Houston Chapter. He is Chair of the IEEE Blockchain Americas 2022 Conference.
Christine Fahey
Christine Fahey has worked in various sectors of the IT industry since Windows 3.X. She is committed to community building and is co-founder and Executive Director of the Memphis technology nonprofit, Blockchain901. Christine is currently the Region Lead of the IEEE Americas Blockchain Groups and Chair of the IEEE Blockchain Initiative Memphis Chapter. She is Co-chair of the IEEE Blockchain Americas 2022 Conference.