The Conference ‘Big Picture’
Dr. Mary Lacity, Director, U of A Blockchain Center of Excellence
The Blockchain Center of Excellence of the Sam M. Walton College of Business hosted industry and academic experts on Blockchain and business at the 2019 Blockchain Conference for Business.
Keynotes, panelists, and industry breakout sessions addressed the tough topics of shared governance, business models, regulatory uncertainty, and building viable ecosystems within a rapidly evolving blockchain landscape. Hands-on workshops provided sandboxes for participants interested in seeing and touching blockchains in action.
Speeches from recognized leaders include the Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Col. James Allen Regenor, Co-founder Blockchain Resource Group, Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, FDA, Saurabh Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer for HfS, and speakers from AWS, Blockchain Ready Studio, Center for Supply Chain Studies, Google, Grassroots, Idatafy, JB Hunt, IBM, McKesson, Microsoft, Patreos, SAP, SAS, Startupjunkie, Tyson, WalMart, and Zoom.
Selected Graphic Recordings
The Conference ‘Big Picture’: Dr. Mary Lacity, Director, U of A Blockchain Center of Excellence
Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Vision forArkansas’ Growth Agenda: Be the First in Blockchain
FDA Vision: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety: Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner, FDA
Dare to Reimagine Logistics: Colonel James Regenor, Co-founder Blockchain Resource Group, LLC
Client Perspectives: McKesson-Matt Langford, Director, EY- Chen Zur, Partner, J. B Hunt- Gary Dowdy, VP
Client Perspectives: Tyson-Lee Slezak, VP IT Architecture, Golden State Foods- Guilda Javeheri, CTO,Walmart- Tejas Bhatt, VP, Food Safety & Health
Provider Perspectives: Moderator-Tracy Black, Director, IBM - Ramesh Gopinath, VP IBM, Microsort - PJ Johnson, Architect, Google -Phillip Crippen
Provider Perspectives: HfS-Saurabh Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer, SAP- Sathya Narasimhan, Senior Director- Blockchains
