Blockchain is one of the most exciting – and more misunderstood – emerging technologies. It essentially offers a decentralized, mutually-owned ledger of all transactions across a network. When a transaction occurs, everyone in the network knows about it and can mutually consent. It’s tamper-proof and virtually instantaneous.
This has real disruptive implications for the finance industry, which today uses other processes to keep records for asset transfers and more. This session will introduce the concept of blockchain to attendees and discuss potential treasury applications.
TMAC is pleased to bring you a panel of industry thought-leaders for this interactive session.
Speakers
Elena Litani (Moderator)
Blockchain Technology Innovation Group, TD Bank
Elena is contributing to the formulation of TD Bank distributed ledger technology strategy, representing TD in external collaboration, and leading the development team through the execution of a variety of suitable use-cases and POCs.
Prior to joining TD, Elena spent 15 years with IBM, leading a number of IT projects (development and technical pre-sales) in the area of cloud computing, big data and SOA. In her most recent role, as a Cloud Solution Architect for the IBM Canada Cloud business, Elena worked with many large Canadian financial services customers to help transition to the cloud (IaaS and PaaS) and innovate with new technologies, such as Blockchain, Internet of Things and Machine Learning.
Elena has a deep passion for technology and innovation and has been actively involved in open-source projects (Apache and Eclipse) and development of new industry standards (W3C). She has presented at multiple conferences (WWW, Apache, IBM InterConnect), has co-authored numerous technical articles and academic papers, and has several pending patent applications as well as granted patents.
Gerardo Amaya (Panelist)
Executive Digital Advisor, Microsoft
Gerardo helps customers define and deliver Digital Transformation journeys driven by emerging technologies. Works closely with clients to create a digital transformation program of change, which entails the outlining of new business models and acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology executives.
Gerardo’s industry experiences focuses on Financial Services organizations, FinTech start-ups and Public sector. He is also Microsoft’s enterprise blockchain champion for Canada. Gerardo’s professional career has been focused on three main areas: Technology (as an Information Systems engineer), Business (with 12+ years in management consulting) and Creativity (as a Certified Design Thinker, Facilitator & Innovator).
Grant McDaniel (Panelist)
Country Manager, R3
In the role of Country Manager for R3, Grant is responsible for engagement activity across R3′s existing Canadian membership. He is also responsible for interactions with Canada’s Regulators and with attracting new members to the R3 Lab and Research Centre.
With over 20+ years of experience, Grant began his career in the Telecom sector where ultimately he had responsibility as Vice President, Outsourcing Services at AT&T Canada. From there, he led Corporate Development at Symcor, Canada’s largest outsourcer of retail bank payment processing and later held a similar position at Intria during the period when Canada’s banks began the roll-out of image-based processing. Grant also has experience working in the area of Enterprise Application Software solutions.
All together, these opportunities provided a front-row seat to the emergence of the internet, online services and ultimately the outsourcing of core systems and processes.
Alan Wunsche (Panelist)
Chair/Co-Founder, Blockchain Canada
Alan is CEO & Chief Token Officer of TokenFunder, a regulatory-compliant blockchain venture funding platform with Ontario’s first regulated Initial Token Offering. He is also Chair & Co-Founder of Blockchain Canada, a Canadian federal not-for-profit corporation with a mission to connect Canadian Blockchain Innovators and to help Canada be a leader in blockchain technology. Alan is a finance technologist focused on new blochchain business models and the disruptive impacts of blockchain on global wealth distribution. He brings hands-on technology experience as a finance and risk transformation executive at a global bank (Scotiabank), management consulting (Deloitte, PwC), and startups.
Alan is a leading blockchain / fintech expert. Alan has hands-on finance and technology executive with deep governance, strategic planning, process reengineering, big data analytics, risk management and information management transformation consulting experience. Alan is elected Canadian Chair of Canada’s ISO/TC307 Blockchain Standards Committee. Alan is a blockchain startup CEO, conference speaker, blockchain community organizer. Throughout his 25 year career, Alan has been a trusted business partner to CIO’s, CFO’s CRO’s, CMO’s and CHRO’s, leading business performance improvement programs by transforming finance, customer and risk IT systems, processes, and organizational structures.
Registration Details:
Be sure to reserve your place for this very informative session. Non-members please complete Non-Member Registration Form-January 18, 2018
Please RSVP to Vivien Hall-Cho at admin@tmac-toronto.ca no later than noon on Friday, January 12, 2018.
If you are a member and unable to attend, you may send someone in your place for free, just one of the benefits of membership with TMAC-Toronto. Just e-mail Vivien to let her know the name, company and e-mail address of the person you will be sending so that we can be ready to welcome them.
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