Leaders in technology and finance will come together at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, for a panel discussion to discuss Blockchain and its role in emerging financial technologies.
The panel, which takes place in Room 220 of the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center, is part of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation’s January Operational Excellence Series. Participants include Ed Corno, chief technology leader at IBM; and David Andolfatto, vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The discussion will be moderated by Panos Kouvelis, the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management, and director of the Boeing Center.
“This is an opportune time to hold a discussion about Blockchain technology, a foundational and potentially transformative technology with wide applications in the financial world and global supply chains,” Kouvelis said. “By bringing in expert panelists, we can delve deeply into this emerging technology and its impact in financial services, as well as its role in reducing transaction costs, eliminating unnecessary intermediaries and unleashing the potential of new business models for supply chain.
“I believe blockchain will impact our future in the same way that the Internet revolutionized business in the 1990s,” Kouvelis said, “and this forum will be an opportunity to look to the possibilities ahead.”
Considerable attention has been given lately to the potential of Blockchain technology, particularly in its function as the foundation of cryptocurrencies.
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