Singapore, Singapore--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2022) - The International Symposium on Blockchain Advancements (ISBA) will debut in Singapore, from 1st to 2nd December 2022. Exclusively organised by ParallelChain Lab, the ISBA gathers significant voices of ecosystem builders and users, of whom represent different stakeholders of the innovation chain, yet united by the aspiration to actualize the blockchain-powered digital transformation.
As the first of the series, the theme of ISBA 2022: 'A New Interoperability Dimension - Coupling DeFi and CeFi' aims right at the core of the digital infrastructure, the blockchain platforms. It will hear from distinguished technologists, industry leaders, and venture capitalists on the networked enterprise and decentralised economies, from deep-tech and business perspectives.
An Unprecedented Strong Line-up Heading the Symposium - Fri, 2 Dec 2022.
The ISBA will be inaugurated by the Chief Guest of Honour - the Honourable Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States on 2 December 2022, along with an impressive line-up of speakers:
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Dr. Radia Perlman: The "Mother of Internet"; National Inventors Hall of Fame 2016; National Academy of Engineering 2015; Internet Hall of Fame 2014.
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Charlie Kaufman: System Security Architect of Dell EMC; former Chief Network Security Architect of Microsoft Azure; former Chief Network Security Architect of IBM Lotus Notes; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences expert panel.
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Dr. Raj Jain: Barbara J. And Jerome R. Cox, Jr., Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Washington University; a highly cited scholar in Computer Science with more than 37,000 citations on Google Scholar.
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Nitin Gaur: Founder & Director of IBM Worldwide Digital Asset Labs; Founder and former Director of IBM Blockchain Labs.
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gmoney: A highly regarded, prolific NFT curator & thought-leader.
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More to be revealed.
The symposium is divided into three tracks: 'Technology', 'Enterprise', and 'Decentralised Finance (DeFi)'. Each track consists of keynote speeches on topics revolving around real-world adoptions of blockchain technology, followed by panel discussions with live Q&A.
Pre-symposium Tutorials - Thurs, 1 Dec 2022.
On the day before the symposium, tutorial sessions will be held on university campus. We will learn from renowned technologists including Dr. Radia Perlman the "Mother of Internet", cybersecurity expert Charlie Kaufman and cryptography scholar Dr. Elaine Shi, on the challenging yet critical topics pertaining to the advancement of the blockchain technology, such as quantum computing and transaction fee mechanisms.