Event Detail




The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of base blockchain technology and its potential uses.  Our guest speaker, Gerard Daché, Executive Director of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), will review why blockchain is important, discuss how blockchain is being deployed in countries around the world, and describe how blockchain technology can improve the efficiency and effectiveness in various domains.

Learning Objectives:

  • Introduce the history of bitcoin and blockchain technology
  • Discuss why cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are important
  • Provide a basic understanding of cryptocurrencies
  • Provide a basic understanding of blockchain technology
  • Introduce legal and regulatory considerations 
  • Discuss blockchain use cases, benefits, and risks

When: Saturday, November 9th, 2019. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
Where: The Cornerstone Clubs - Warrington, PA or Your home or office
Speaker: Gerard Dache, Executive Director of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA)
CPE Credits: 8 Specialized Knowledge CPE
CLE Credits: 7 Substantive CLE 
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Group Live or Group Internet-Based

The Presenters:

Gerard Dache has over thirty years of experience with quality, reliability, metrics-based process improvement and blockchain. Mr. Dache has conducted Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) for large enterprises with complex organizational and technical interfaces. He has trained, consulted with, audited, assessed and appraised over a hundred organizations around the world. Mr. Dache has used industry standards including ISO, CMMI, ITIL, COBIT and several others to diagnose organizational bottlenecks to optimized processes. He facilitated quantitative and objectively verified improved performance for small businesses and large enterprises. Mr. Dache uses statistical techniques to measure performance and he uses root cause analysis and other process improvement models including CMMI and the IDEAL Model.

In 2017, Mr. Dache founded the Government Blockchain Association (GBA). He has established over 90 government blockchain chapters around the world and has established approximately fifty working groups. GBA working groups cover a wide range of topics. He has developed blockchain training materials that cover most of the established blockchain protocols, platforms, and products.

He has delivered public addresses to the United Nations and delivered keynote addresses to audiences of hundreds of blockchain professionals around the world. He has advised national government cabinet officials as well as state and local leaders.
 

About CPE/CLE:

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