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<H2><STRONG>AGENDA: Hyperledger NYC Meetup</STRONG></H2>
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<P><STRONG>5:45 - Doors open.</STRONG>Networking.</P>
<P><STRONG>6:30 - Welcome</STRONG>by Moody's Analytics.</P>
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<P><STRONG>6:40 - IntroductionTalk</STRONG>byOleg Abdrashitov, Event Host</P>
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<P><STRONG>7:00 - Talk. Industry Use Cases for Blockchain: Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IoT</STRONG>, with Bruce Weed of IBM</P>
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<P>7:30 - Q&A break.</P>
<P><STRONG>7:45 - Fireside Chat. Blockchain Use Cases, Adoption Strategy and Regulations</STRONG>,with Oleg Abdrashitov, Susan Ramonat, Fredrik Voss, and Usha Krishnan</P>
<P><SPAN><STRONG>8:30</STRONG>- Q&A break.</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>9:00 -Wrap-up.</STRONG><BR></P>
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<P><STRONG>DETAILED AGENDA:</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>5:45 - Doors open.</STRONG>Refreshments and drinks.Networking. Members meet each other.</P>
<P><STRONG>6:30 - Welcome</STRONG>by Moody's Analytics.</P>
<P><STRONG>6:40 - IntroductionTalk</STRONG>byOleg Abdrashitov, Event Host<STRONG>Oleg Abdrashitov</STRONG>heads the Blockchain Practice at Altoros and the Requirements Working Group at Hyperledger.</P>
<P>Oleg's career spans 19 years in software development for the financial services companies. He has built systems supporting high frequency trading, middle office and online exchanges.Oleg has worked at top investment banks, hedge funds and has founded startups and consultancies. He is currently engaged by clients in finance and insurance to train engineers and architect solutions on blockchain.</P>
<P><STRONG>7:00 - Talk. Industry Use Cases for Blockchain: Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IoT</STRONG><STRONG></STRONG></P>
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<P>Speaker:</P>
<P><STRONG>Bruce Weed,</STRONG> Program Director, Startups & Developers (Watson/AI, IoT, Blockchain, Big Data, Cloud) at IBM</P>
<P><SPAN>Bruce Weed is the IBM global program director of Watson andbig data ecosystem development, and is part of the IBM Software Group. Bruce has extensive experience in business development, sales and marketing.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Additional skills and experience lie in product and brand management, operational strategy, IT strategy and software development. He is also a big data evangelist who keynotes at major conferences around the world.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Bruce has vast experience in emerging technologies, including his leadership around the launching of ecommerce for IBM back in the early days of the internet.</SPAN><BR></P>
<P><STRONG>7:30</STRONG> - Q&A break.</P>
<P><STRONG>7:45 - Fireside Chat. Blockchain Use Cases, Adoption Strategy and Regulations</STRONG></P>
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<P>Moderator:</P>
<P><STRONG>Oleg Abdrashitov</STRONG>,<SPAN>Head of Blockchain Practice at Altoros andLeader of Requirements Working Group at Hyperledger</SPAN></P>
<P>Speakers:</P>
<P><STRONG>Susan Ramonat</STRONG>,Blockchain Lead and<SPAN>Chief Risk Officer</SPAN><SPAN>at SEI Investments, CEO at Spiritus Partners</SPAN></P>
<P>Always driven to provide over the horizon leadership, Susan Ramonat brings over 25 years of executive experience on Wall Street and in banking. Susan established the Blockchain program strategy for a leading technology service provider to global wealth and investment managers.</P>
<P>She speaks frequently about Blockchain, cybersecurity and operational resilience for audiences ranging from healthcare, financial services, and other critical infrastructure industries to academic researchers and government agencies in the US and UK.</P>
<P><SPAN><STRONG>Fredrik Voss</STRONG>, Vice President, Blockchain Strategy at Nasdaq</SPAN></P>
<P>Fredrik is heading up the strategic dimension of Nasdaq's blockchain innovation initiative. He is advising the C-suite on corporate objectives and strategies for Nasdaq's activities in the blockchain space. Fredrik is responsible for implementation and communication of approved strategies.</P>
<P><STRONG>Usha Krishnan</STRONG>,Founder at ChainGenie.com, Blockchain Consultant at Sensei consultancy</P>
<P>Usha Krishnan<SPAN>has over 20 years of experience working in organizations that range in size and complexity from medium size businesses to a Fortune 10 corporation, in sectors that include information technology, heavy machinery, and insurance.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>She</SPAN><SPAN>helps organizations understand how, why and where blockchain solutions should be deployed. And more importantly, how can an organization exploit the blockchain and other emerging technologies to drive up competitive advantage.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><STRONG>8:30</STRONG>- Q&A break.</SPAN><BR></P>
<P><STRONG>9:00 - Wrap-up.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Hyperledger-NYC/members/201636456/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Reach out to us.</A></STRONG></P>
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<H3>Big Thanks to<A HREF="https://www.moodys.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Moody's Analytics</A>for providing the venue and sponsoring food and drinks for the meetup!</H3>
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