Blockchain TechFest 2022 - Virtual

This December, the Hyperledger India Chapter is turning 4! To mark the occasion, they are organizing Blockchain TechFest 2022.


Recording here > 

Date and Duration

17th December 2022 at 10:30 AM to 03:00 PM IST


This event will see the maintainers of various blockchain projects, eminent personalities from Blockchain Industry discussing on the topic of ESG, Tokenization and Metaverse. There will also be community members presenting their views and success stories on these topics.


The event will be held in hybrid mode with in-person at multiple locations simultaneously and Virtually connected over Zoom bridge.


Presentations :


  1. CBDC: Buzz or a future of finance - 

    Dhananjay Patil

    Dhananjay is a Blockchain enthusiast at HCL with 14+ years of diverse experience in IT projects delivery.

    He has professional experience in various streams including SAP Functional consultant for Utilities, Automobile, Technology industry.

    In addition he has experienced as
    - AGILE coach
    - Product owner
    - AI/ML and predictive analysis applications in Supply Chain
    - Blockchain enthusiast

  2. Debugging Hyperledger Fabric Chaincode - Ashwath Govindan

Ashwath is the Co-founder of Spydra Technologies where are building products and services to provide Decentralization as a Service for businesses. He is a graduate from IIT Varanasi and has worked extensively in the field of Blockchain, Security and Identity. He has worked at Microsoft for 16+ years where he has built large scale security and identity management solutions for various prominent organizations around the globe. Since the last 4+ years, he has been focused on blockchain technologies and on expanding its usage in the enterprise space.

3. The Business of Smart Contracts - Smriti Chaudhry


Panel DiscussionEmerging Themes in Blockchain : ESG, Tokenization, CBDC & Metaverse

Moderator


PanelistsSandeep Shukla, IIT Kanpur
Prof. Sandeep K. Shukla is an IEEE fellow, and ACM Distinguished Scientist. He is currently a professor of Computer Science and Engineering department at IIT Kanpur which he headed during 2017-2020. He was the editor in chief of the ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems during 2013-2020. He is currently associate editors of ACM Transactions on Cyber Physical Systems, and Journal of the British Blockchain Association. In the past he has served as associate editors of IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Design and Test, and IEEE Embedded Systems Letters. Before joining IIT Kanpur in 2015, he was a professor at Virginia Tech, USA. He served as ACM Distinguished Speaker, and IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor in the past. He has authored over 300 peer reviewed journal and conference papers, and authored/edited 12 books. He was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE) in 2004, The Bessel Award by Humboldt Foundation in 2009, a Distinguished Alumnus Award by SUNY Albany in 2007, a Ramanujan Fellowship in 2015. His major research interest is Cyber Security of Critical Infrastructures, Cyber Security of IT/OT systems, and Applications of Blockchain Technology in Security and Privacy.


Naresh Jain, Snapper Future Tech

Profile photo of Naresh Jain

• More than 30 Years of Industry Experience including 25 years in Management & IT Consulting
• Entrepreneur and Investor in Blockchain Technology
• Blockchain Architect, Consultant and Trainer
• Domain Experience in IT, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas Industries
• Global Exposure Working with Clients across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East
• Executive Management Program from IIM, Kolkatta
• APICS-CPIM Certified


Prasanna Lohar, Blockstack

  • CEO at Block Stack: Currently I am practicing Blockchain Research, Digital Transformation, Innovation Implementation &
  • Architecture Orchestration as CEO at Block Stack for Building Neo- banking Platforms for Web 3 World.
  • President at India Blockchain Forum, with a vision to make India a global hub for Blockchain and Web3.0.
  • Director at Association of Emerging Technologies India: To promote emerging technology-based business models
  • Future Transformation Advisor for Banks: I am advising banks, Startups on Digital Transformation, Innovation, Web 3, Blockchain,
  • Payment, Banking, Metaverse.
  • Ex-Chief Innovation Officer at DCB Bank Ltd


Deepak Ghadke, Stealth Blockchain Startup


Deepak Ghadge is a co-founder of Master Mentors Advisory P Ltd a blockchain consulting and product development company in partnership with Natsoft.

He comes with 25 years of experience across Industries such as Insurance, Banking, IT, ITeS, LnD, Healthcare, and EdTech. He is an Author, Ideator, Mentor, Speaker, Trainer, Content creator, and an evangelist. His passion for blockchain and its potential to change the business environment led him to the blockchain ecosystem.

He has been working on few blockchain projects in the NFT marketplace, EdTech, Agriculture, Pharma and Healthcare, and Performance Management. 

His entrepreneurial journey led him to co-author the amazon best seller book Dhool Dhoop Dhakka Entrepreneurship by Design a collection of 12 stories from India and USA.

His mantra is PoHD – Passion, Obsession, Hunger, and Discipline for a successful entrepreneurial journey.

He is also the mentor for Atal Tinkering Labs an initiative of Atal Innovation Mission.