Speakers
Featured Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jack Dongarra
Turing Laureate 2021
BSc Chicago State University MSCS Illinois Institute of Technology PhD University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, University of Tennessee Distinguished Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Turing Fellow, University of Manchester Fmr. Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Christin
Diplome d’Ingenieur, Ecole Centrale de Lille PhD and MSCS University of Virginia Core Faculty, CyLab, Carnegie-Mellon University Professor, School of Computer Science and Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie-Mellon University
Dr. Steven Hu
BEng and PhD National University of Singapore Global Head of Digital Assets, Trade & Working Capital, Standard Chartered Fmr. Global Lead of Blockchain, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC
Executive Dialogue
Nitin Gaur
Speaker
MS and MBA University of Maryland Global Head of Digital Asset & Technology Design, State Street Digital Founder and Fmr. Director, IBM Worldwide Digital Asset Labs Founder and Fmr. Director, IBM Blockchain Labs
Dr. Nicolas Christin
Speaker
Diplome d’Ingenieur, Ecole Centrale de Lille PhD and MSCS University of Virginia Core Faculty, CyLab, Carnegie-Mellon University Professor, School of Computer Science and Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie-Mellon University
Debarshi Bandyopadhyay
Speaker
BEng Nanyang Technological University MBA Singapore Management University Director, Financial Services Advisory, Crypto/Blockchain, KPMG Singapore Fmr. Head of Client Innovation and DLT Products (Blockchain), Standard Chartered Bank
Ian Huang
Moderator
MSCS Carnegie Mellon University MSEE University of Portland Founder, CEO and Chief Architect, ParallelChain Lab Fmr. Vice President of Engineering, Hughes Network Systems
Panel Discussion
Andy Bien
Panellist (Aviation)
BSc Queen’s University MSc Imperial College London Fmr. Chief Information Officer, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Jorden Seet Shi Yuan
Panellist (Banking)
BSc Singapore Management University Head of Blockchain, OCBC Bank
Tom Menner
Panellist (Digital Assets)
BS Carnegie Mellon University Chief Technology Officer, SBI Digital Market Fmr. Director and Senior Adviser, Global Advisory Services, R3
El Lee
Panellist (Payments)
BSc Singapore Management University Partner, SenSen
Jessie Chan
Moderator
BA University of Nottingham MSc University of Edinburgh Vice President, Marketing, ParallelChain Lab
Fireside Chat
Ian Huang
Speaker
MSCS Carnegie Mellon University MSEE University of Portland Founder, CEO and Chief Architect, ParallelChain Lab Fmr. Vice President of Engineering, Hughes Network Systems
Alice Lim
Speaker
BEng University of Hong Kong Distinguished Engineer, ParallelChain Lab
Panagiotis Simatis
Speaker
MS University of Ioannina MPhil Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Director, Data Science Engineering, ParallelChain Lab
Yvonne Chia
Moderator
BA University of York MA University of Manchester Director, Technical Communications, ParallelChain Lab
Demo Sessions
Karolina Grzeskiewicz
Presenter
BS Yale-National University of Singapore College Staff Engineer, ParallelChain Lab
Nick Bührer
Presenter
BSc and MSc ETH Zürich Staff Engineer, ParallelChain Lab
Joseph Choi
Presenter
BSc The Chinese University of Hong Kong Staff Engineer, ParallelChain Lab
Hosts and Masters of Ceremony
Yvonne Chia
Master of Ceremony
BA University of York MA University of Manchester Director, Technical Communications, ParallelChain Lab
Panagiotis Simatis
Master of Ceremony
MS University of Ioannina MPhil Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Director, Data Science Engineering, ParallelChain Lab
Romilly Sinclair
Speaker
MBA HEC Paris MBA National University of Singapore MEng University of Bath Board Director, ParallelChain Lab