SIBOS - Blockchain Salon

Panel discussion and Q&A format with IBMers and industry experts including Nick Williamson CEO & Founder, Credits moderated by John Wolpert

Moderator: John Wolpert

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How to Make Blockchain Real for Business

We invite you to join is this exciting conversation. Blockchain technology can radically improve banking, supply-chain and other transaction networks, giving them new opportunities for innovation and growth while reducing cost and risk.

But Blockchain is far from being ready to handle industrial use cases. Attend this panel discussion to hear from thought leaders in this space, share common requirements, and talk about how the open source community can step up to task of supporting a blockchain fabric that’s real for business.

John Wolpert is IBM’s blockchain offering director, with responsibility for engineering, products and open source initiatives. Prior to that, John was head of products for IBM’s Watson Ecosystem.

John is a three-time entrepreneur and founder of the popular taxi service, Flywheel. He has created new lines of business for several Fortune 100 companies, ran an international consortium of research labs, and has been an IBMer three times — in the past running the ground-breaking alphaWorks organization and the Extreme Blue incubator lab.

John’s work on collaborative business innovation is published in Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business School Press. He has delivered keynotes to the Australian Parliament, the European Commission, and for numerous corporate and top industry events.

Monday, October 12, 2015

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Level 4, Rooms 4402 & 4403, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Moderator: John Wolpert

Join Us in Singapore

How to Make Blockchain Real for Business

We invite you to join is this exciting conversation. Blockchain technology can radically improve banking, supply-chain and other transaction networks, giving them new opportunities for innovation and growth while reducing cost and risk.

But Blockchain is far from being ready to handle industrial use cases. Attend this panel discussion to hear from thought leaders in this space, share common requirements, and talk about how the open source community can step up to task of supporting a blockchain fabric that’s real for business.

John Wolpert is IBM’s blockchain offering director, with responsibility for engineering, products and open source initiatives. Prior to that, John was head of products for IBM’s Watson Ecosystem.

John is a three-time entrepreneur and founder of the popular taxi service, Flywheel. He has created new lines of business for several Fortune 100 companies, ran an international consortium of research labs, and has been an IBMer three times — in the past running the ground-breaking alphaWorks organization and the Extreme Blue incubator lab.

John’s work on collaborative business innovation is published in Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business School Press. He has delivered keynotes to the Australian Parliament, the European Commission, and for numerous corporate and top industry events.