The MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC and Baltimore, Women in Housing and Finance and the George Washington University School of Business are partnering to offer their respective members and guests a special Blockchain technology program on October 18.
Whether you are a novice or you have been immersed in the technology for several years or even just several months, this 3-hour evening program will provide a unique opportunity to:
- Explore the basics of the technology.
- Gain a better understanding of its disruptive potential across multiple industries and various government offices.
- Understand the prospects and challenges of adopting Blockchain technology within both the US government and the private sector.
- Learn more about specific projects underway inside the beltway and beyond and how they may ultimately impact the local job market.
Carol Van Cleef, Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP and Founder of Comptegrity, Inc., will explain Blockchain from the ground up. A respected author and speaker, Carol provides legal and strategic advice to depository institutions, financial services companies and FinTech businesses on federal and state regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), AML and OFAC compliance; consumer protection issues; privacy, data and cyber security; and state money transmitter licensing.
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Panel I – What is Blockchain?
Regardless of your Blockchain IQ, your technological capabilities or where you are on the learning curve, this session is the equalizer. For the novice, learn the difference between cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, ledger-based technologies, and smart contracts, what side chains are, why multi-signature and key recovery service (KRS) are important.
For the more experienced attendees, review the latest technological developments, the newest generation of cryptocurrencies and much more. CoinCenter (invited)
Panel II – Deploying Blockchain Technology: the Private Sector Experience.
Bitcoin was the first – but certainly not the last – use case for Blockchain technology.
- How is this ledger based technology being put to work in the financial services, health care and other industries?
- Which ones will be most significantly disrupted? And how fast?
- What are the challenges in developing, executing and bringing these projects to market?
- Hear from industry representatives and venture capitalists funding these projects.
Panel III – Deploying Blockchain Technology: The Government Experience.
The Federal Government has its hands full, working hard to understand whether and to what extent laws and regulations must be adapted to the technology. Agencies have to understand how the technology impacts entities they regulate. And many agencies are considering how the technology may affect their own operations.
What will this mean for government employees and contractors? Regulators from the government and industry representatives will address these issues (invited).
Preliminary Agenda
- 5:30-6:30 Networking and registration
- 6:30-8:00 Program
- 8:00-9:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 9:00-9:30 Post-event networking
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