We are thrilled to have Shawn Douglas, CEO of Amberdata, a platform for monitoring, searching, & analyzing public & private blockchain be a guest speaker for Byte Academy students & community. In his discussion of decentralization & the web, Shawn will provide an in-depth analysis of the Ethereum network as well as Enterprise blockchains.

After an overview of his company & background, topics discussed may include: 1) Decentralization & Web 3.0 2) What is the Decentralized Web 3.0 & why it matters 3) Decentralized smart contract platforms & the evolving ecosystems 4) Audience Q&A

About the speaker:
Mr. Douglass is CEO of Amberdata, a platform for monitoring, searching, analyzing public & private blockchain. Amberdata enables operational intelligence for blockchain infrastructure, DApps, & transactions. Prior to founding Amberdata, Mr. Douglass served as President of Software & CTO at Unified, building & operating the company's rapidly-expanding SaaS offerings in cross-platform data management, analytics, & reporting. Mr. Douglass was CTO at ServiceMesh (acquired by CSC) & drove the strategy & vision of the ServiceMesh Agility Platform & contributing to IT transformation at Global 2000 enterprises. Prior to ServiceMesh, he was Managing Director at EMC Ventures where he led strategic investments in cloud, security, big data/analytics, & disruptive technology & business models. He has been a cloud visionary & key contributor to the emerging enterprise cloud operating model for over a decade. He has held roles as Board Member, Operating Executive, Technologist, Advisor, & Investor. Mr. Douglass is a graduate of Harvard Business School.