This session introduces Blockchain, reviews its history (Bitcoin, etc.), and dives into the technical inner-workingsand characteristics of blockchain. Well discuss encryptions and consensus mechanisms in blockchain andwalkthrough a few code samples.

Joe will share his vision on where blockchain fits in the database world in and outside of the financial sector and the possibilities and vulnerabilities of Smart Contracts.

Lawrence Orsini & Scott Kessler of LO3 Energy share a practical use case/success story where LO3 Energy and Brooklyn Microgrid createda blockchainapplication to evolve the utility grid to achieve a sustainable, secure, and cost-effective energy system with long-term, locally generated power security prioritized for the Brooklyn community based on Peer-to-Peer Energy Transactions & Distributed Energy Resource Controls enabled by Blockchain technology.

Presenters:

Joe Caserta, President and Founder of Caserta Concepts, a Data & Analytics Consultancy

Yan Wong, Digital Expert with a globally recognized management consulting firm

Lawrence Orsini, Founder, LO3 Energy

Scott Kessler, Director Operations, LO3 Energy

It's been a while since our last Meetup, it will be fun to get together again!

Joe

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