Program Overview
This training is designed to prepare the business professionals with clear understanding of Blockchain technology and its potentials impact on their business and organization. Participants will learn the what is Blockchain and how this cutting-edge technology can bring their digitalization efforts into a new greater level. Participants will learn how blockchain works and how it can be applied in various sectors and industries.
Blockchain in this digital era is celebrated as a technology from Heaven yet very few people realize all its potentials applications beyond Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Blockchain, its applications and related jobs have seen a tremendous growth over the recent years and definitely expected to play a huge role in the near future – not only in financial sectors but overall economic systems including agriculture and manufacturing. For instance, Walmart as one of world leading chain of hypermarkets has been working with IBM on a food safety blockchain solution to add transparency to the decentralized food supply ecosystem by digitizing their food supply chain process.
During the program session, participants will be able to evaluate how this Blockchain technology can be adopted into various organization and industry. This will allow for a better understanding of the technology applications into real economy sectors and most importantly how they can take advantages of this technology before others.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, participants will:
- Have a solid understanding of Blockchain technology
- Differentiate between Blockchain and Bitcoin
- Understand the underlying concept of Blockchain, including distributed ledger technology, and various other concepts
- Understand how Blockchain can revolutionize various industries, including Supply Chain and Finance.
- Apply practical skills to Blockchain initiative, acquired through hands-on exercises
Intended Audience
- Bankers and other financial professionals interested in cutting-edge financial innovation
- Functional Managers and Subject Matter Experts interested in the potential impact of blockchain on their industry
- Corporate Executives and Decision makers wanting to understand how Blockchain impacts the business
- Business professionals, educators and students interested in Blockchain technology
- Entrepreneurs looking to boost their existing business models and complement their ideas with the power of blockchain
- Government officials, regulators and other public sector professionals who want to understand and keep updated with the latest advancements in the Blockchain technology and its potential impact on their operations and stakeholders
Program Outline
- Introduction and Overview
- Welcome to the New World - Blockchain
- Blockchain vs Bitcoins & Cryptocurrencies
- Gamified Activity
- Understanding underlying concept of Blockchain
- Gamified Activity
- Practical Work
- Blockchain Usage beyond Bitcoins & Finance
- Gamified Activity
- Potential Blockchain Application into Business Processes
- Practical Work
- Program Review, Q&A, Comments
