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Boston Meetup: Dive into Hyperledger Fabric V1.0. Blockchain in Finance
Hyperledger Boston Meetup: Dive Into Hyperledger Fabric Version 1.0. Blockchain in Finance
Join us at this blockchain networking event to hear about the progress of the Hyperledger Project, the release of Hyperledger Fabric V1.0 and its differences from 0.6. Learn about the real life use cases and projects with Hyperledger blockchain, challenges, and next steps.
We'll have amazing guest speakers to share their experiences with blockchain. We also encourage you to share your own ideas and ask your questions to the experts during Q&As and panel!
AGENDA (subject to change):
5:45 - Doors open. Networking. Members meet each other.
6:30 - Welcome. Members to share topics of interest for future meetings.
6:40 - Host Opening Remarks, by Lara Lyberg (John Hancock)
6:50 - Talk #1. Dive Into Hyperledger Fabric V1.0, by Gari Singh (IBM)
7:30 - Q&A break.
7:40 - Talk #2. Hyperledger Project Updates and the Future of Blockchain, by Greg Haskins (State Street, Hyperledger TSC)
8:10 - Q&A break
8:20 - Panel Discussion. Blockchain Use Cases in Finance: Projects Developed with Hyperledger, with Greg Haskins (State Street, Hyperledger TSC), Oliver Hudson (John Hancock - Lab of Forward Thinking), and Gari Singh (IBM)
9:00 - Q&A break & wrap-up.
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DETAILED AGENDA:
5:45 - Doors open. Networking. Members meet each other.
6:30 - Welcome. Members to share topics of interest for future meetings.
6:40 - Host Opening Remarks
Speaker:
Lara focuses on the overall product roadmap, long- and short-term strategy and direction for blockchain technology within the company. Previously, she was a Client Relationship Manager for clean energy investments at Seamans Capital Management, LLC. Lara was also previously an Equity Product Manager for State Street Global Markets, LLC focusing on S&P 500 and retail 401(k) clients. She is currently pursuing a MBA and M.S. in Finance Dual Degree at Boston College Carroll School of Management.
6:50 - Talk #1. Dive Into Hyperledger Fabric V1.0
Speaker:
Gari is a versatile technologist with over 16 years of experience in end-to-end product delivery, including 5+ years of product management, 9+ years of sales and technical sales and 7+ years of consulting and implementation.
7:30 - Q&A break.
7:40 - Talk #2. Hyperledger Project Updates and the Future of Blockchain
Speaker:
Greg is a Distinguished Engineer at State Street with 20 years of software experience in various industries including telecommunications and financial services.He is also a member of the Hyperledger Project Technical Steering Committee.
Greg specializes in system architecture, operating systems, distributed/parallel/decentralized computing, cryptography, high performance and fault-tolerance. His has founded and/or contributed to many open source projects such as the Linux Kernel, KVM, AlacrityVM, Hyperledger Chaintool, and LSEG MemoryConnect in addition to leading countless proprietary projects, many of which are still in the field today.
8:10 - Q&A break
8:20 - Talk # 3. Panel Discussion. Blockchain Use Cases in Finance: Projects Developed with Hyperledger
Panelists:
Oliver is a senior software engineer and blockchain technologist at the John Hancock Lab of Forward Thinking. At LOFT, he architects distributed financial applications on private blockchains. He has worked with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric and issues of blockchain security, scalability, confidentiality, and protocol design. Previously, he developed investment research algorithms and software.
9:00 - Q&A break & wrap-up.
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