New Keynote Speakers Announced for Hyperledger Global Forum

With over 75 sessions, keynotes, hands-on technical workshops, social activities, evening events, and more, Hyperledger Global Forum gives you a unique opportunity to collaborate with the Hyperledger community, make new connections, learn about the latest production deployments, and further advance your blockchain skills. In addition to previously announced keynote speakers, new keynote speakers include:

  • Frank Yiannas, Vice President of Food Safety, Walmart
  • David Treat, Managing Director, Accenture

Session Highlights Include:

Technical Track:

  • Approaches to Consortia Governance and Access Control in Hyperledger Fabric Applications – Mark Rakhmilevich, Oracle
  • Chaincode Best Practices – Sheehan Anderson, State Street
  • Lessons Learned Creating a Usable, Real-world Web Application using Fabric/Composer – Waleed El Sayed & Markus Stauffiger, 4eyes GmbH

Innovation Theater Track:

  • MyCuID: Blockchains, Credentials and Credit Unions – Julie Esser, CULedger
  • Live Demo of Omnitude ID Utilizing Hyperledger Indy, Fabric, and Sovrin – James Worthington, Omnitude
  • Giving Money Identity and Purpose – Raj Cherla, Spoole Systems Pvt Ltd

Business Track:

  • Panel Discussion: Hyperledger in Supply Chains – Kari Korpela, Lappeenranta University of Technology; Petr Novotny, IBM Research; Yu Zhang, Huawei and moderated by Allison Clift-Jennings, Filament
  • Panel Discussion: Where Are We Now with Identity? – Daniel Haudenschild, Swisscom Blockchain AG; James Worthington, Omnitude and moderated by Heather Dahl, The Sovrin Foundation
  • Financial Inclusion: How DLT Provides Hope For 1.7 Billion Unbanked People – Matthew Davie, Kiva

Take a look at the full schedule!

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