Topic of the fireside chat : How to plunge yourself into Blockchain
What is Blockchain technology ?
Blockchain is one of the most disruptive technologies to come on the scene in the last decade. At a high level Blockchain is an incorruptible system of records(ledger) that lets parties/people come to agreement without the need for an intermediary. This shared incorruptible ledger provides efficient and elegant solutions to many industry use cases - both financial and non-financial
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Why you should care about Blockchain ?
We are at the beginning of the blockchain revolution. There is a lot of innovation, disruption and application that is yet to be done using Blockchain in various industry verticals. People who get into Blockchain at this early stage will reap huge benefits in the near future when the technology becomes mainstream and demand for people with Blockchain knowledge and experience explodes.
What you will learn from this talk ?
1.How programmers can get started with Blockchain technology ?
2.How people with financial/business/product experience get started with Blockchain ?
3.How startup entrepreneurs should explore opportunities in Blockchain space ?
4.Industries Blockchain is disrupting
Infinichains
Co-founder & CEO
Parth is co-founder & CEO at InfiniChains (https://infinichains.com/) which is a tech startup that is using Blockchain technology to bring transparency to complex supply chains. InfiniChains is well funded startup and is working with some of the biggest companies in textile, mining and pharmaceuticals space to bring transparency & efficiency to their supply chains.
Parth Patil is a hands on technologist and entrepreneur. He has worked in Silicon Valley Bay Area for 12+ years, has held key technology leadership positions in various companies including Yahoo!, StumbleUpon, Badgeville, Promote. As founder & early employee at various companies has been instrumental in making key technology decisions and setting up technology infrastructure. Has a passion for emerging technologies especially Blockchain. He holds a masters degree in CS from USC Los Angeles.
Parth is co-founder & CEO at InfiniChains (https://infinichains.com/) which is a tech startup that is using Blockchain technology to bring transparency to complex supply chains. InfiniChains is well funded startup and is working with some of the biggest companies in textile, mining and pharmaceuticals space to bring transparency & efficiency to their supply chains. Empowering their customers to implement and monitor environmental and social sustainability is a key feature of the platforms that InfiniChains is building.
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