Blockchain Strategies for Industry Leaders and Corporate Executives is a comprehensive program designed for business leaders, corporate innovators and professionals interested in developing practical, actionable blockchain strategies and use cases within their industries and organizations. The program will focus on the essentials of the blockchain technology and how it can be applied in a practical way to solve real business challenges across different industries such as financial services, healthcare, supply chain etc.
Through lectures, workshops and case-studies led by blockchain industry leaders, participant will learn about the key technologies underpinning the blockchain, current challenges, and the latest areas of research & breakthroughs.
Program Goal
Participants will gain the fundamental & essential knowledge needed that will enable them to successfully develop practical blockchain strategy frameworks and tactical roadmaps for their respective organizations and industries. This program is perfect for:
Key takeaways from the program:
Program Details
From the ground up, the program will cover the history of distributed networks & public-key cryptography, the basics of cryptoeconomics and how these three components formed the basis of the blockchain technology. Participants will also learn about the key underlying technologies deployed including main consensus algorithms, smart contracts, distributed file storage and computing approaches.
We will then move onto early business models and real life use cases on public chains, and industry applications on private/ consortium chains to ensure participants have a clear view of the pros and cons of both private and public blockchains. Lastly, we will look at the latest areas of research and developments, as well as learn from industry leaders where the next wave of breakthroughs will be.
Topics Covered
Blockchain History and Fundamentals
Protocol and Consensus: A High Level Overview of Architecture
Blockchain Mechanics and Optimizations
Ethereum and Smart Contracts: Enabling a Decentralized Future
Game Theory and Network Attacks Proof-of-Stake
Alternative Consensus Mechanisms
Enterprise Blockchain: Real-World Applications
Enterprise Blockchain strategies and planning
Scaling Blockchain
Blockchain Hype and the Future
Agenda
Day 1
Blockchain Fundamentals and history
Current state of implementation & architecture, challenges and limitations
Understand public chains (e.g. Ethereum, Monero, zCash, Ripple, Stellar, etc.)
Blockchain for the Enterprise
Benefits and advantages of blockchain for the enterprise (traceability, visibility and compliance)
Global context – markets, media, government and regulations
Day 2
Develop an enterprise blockchain strategy
How to choose a blockchain to build on
Blockchain financial and operational ramifications (“automation” via smart contracts, re-allocation of human resources)
Meet the Protocols - Stellar & Solona
Corporate blockchain strategies & presentation from IBM, GM, JP Morgan
Day 3
Blockchain Trends for 2018
Meet the Protocols - Ripple & Nebulas
Working strategy session
Corporate blockchain strategies & presentation from Kaiser Permanente, Oracle
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