Understanding Blockchain for Business

Understanding Blockchain for Business
Most businesses have heard of bitcoin [BTC] as a bitcoin [BTC] technology and don’t appreciate it has wider applications.  The aim of this event is to give the business community an understanding of what bitcoin [BTC] is and its potential uses. The event will give businesses a basic understanding of blockchain and then look at more advanced uses. There will be an opportunity for networking and Belfast Met staff and presenters will be around afterwards to discuss any potential ideas or to get a better understanding of your particular sector. We are thrilled to have Matt Lucas, a member of IBMs Global Blockchain Engagement Team, with us to share his knowledge. Matt is an expert in his field and travels the world addressing seminars and helping clients understand and adopt bitcoin [BTC] technologies to solve business requirements in a range of industries such as finance, the public sector, manufacturing and retail.   Details of Event 8:30     Arrival of attendees with Coffee/Tea and Breakfast 9:00     What is Blockchain and why do I care? Martin Naughton – Smart Tech Lecturer at Belfast Met          9:25     New Transformative Blockchain Applications – Beyond bitcoin [BTC] Matt Lucas – IBM Global Blockchain Engagement Team Blockchain is about more than cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin [BTC]. There are changes coming that will blow your mind. Will they threaten the existence of many traditional businesses and be the growth engine of others? How is it providing the foundation for exciting new generation business process applications? What are those applications? Which sectors could be the winners and which the losers? If you want to gain some insights as to who and what may be the Blockchain equivalent in 10 years of recent arrivals like Amazon and eBay with multi-billion £ valuations then is this an opportunity you can’t miss. 10:00     Speaker to be confirmed 10:30     Closing and networking opportunities 11:00     Event closed This event is free to attend and is funded by the Connected programme and by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Northern Ireland Branch. Belfast Met run a range of programmes to help your business develop new products, services and processes. Talk to the team about how Belfast Met can help your business or contact us directly at cedsi@belfastmet.ac.uk 
starting on 2019-01-17 08:30:00

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