Blockchain Forum - June 16
Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
10:45 am Webinar login
11 am - 12 pm program
Location
Instructions for accessing the webinar will be emailed as we get closer to the day of the event.
10:45 am Webinar login
11 am - 12 pm program
Fees/Admission
Contact Information
Shannon Skripka
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Description
A clear and present blockchain
Speaker:
Tom Trowbridge, co-founder Fluence Labs; Hedera Hashgraph former president
Did you know that Dallas, TX is home to one of the most exciting blockchain companies in the world?! That is not an exaggeration! The company is Hedera, they raised $124 million, and their blockchain technology is called Hashgraph.
Block your calendar, join this webinar and listen to Tom Trowbridge, former President of Hedera, present blockchain like you have never before seen it presented. Tom has a knack for presenting blockchain complexity and use cases in a way that is easy to understand and highly compelling.
Furthermore, Tom will layout justification and frameworks for why Hedera is so well positioned for success. This is critical criteria that you can use for choosing projects and technology.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear exactly how to assess and sell blockchain value, and learn more about Hedera... a blockchain company that is in your backyard and has the potential to literally put Dallas on the global map when it comes to blockchain.
Tom Trowbridge has over 20 years of experience in the technology and blockchain sectors. He is the co-founder of Fluence Labs, an open source distributed computing platform that enables open source software monetization. Previously he was president of the billion dollar trade and trade finance platform Triterras. He helped found Hedera Hashgraph, a leading distributed ledger platform and led it as President from inception. Under his leadership, the company raised $124 million and grew to a team of 70 in eight countries, launched the network with 500 companies building on the technology and established a groundbreaking governance council which includes leading fortune 100 companies such as Google, Boeing, IBM, DLA Piper, Nomura, Tata, Wipro, LG and Deutsche Telekom.
Mr. Trowbridge has been advising technology companies since 1996, when he started his career as an investment banker in the telecom group of Bear, Stearns & Co. He began investing in early stage companies in 1998 as a member of the private equity and venture capital firm Alta Communications.
Mr. Trowbridge spent four years at Goldman Sachs and left to build businesses at Atticus Capital and then Lombard Odier. Before joining Hedera, he started and ran the New York office for UK-based Odey Asset Management.
Mr. Trowbridge has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia University where he earned Betta Gamma Sigma honors.
The Program will assume the audience has basic to medium understanding of DLT concepts.
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