In this session we will talk more about how Generative AI can play a role in the field of Blockchain. As we move into the next decade, it is likely that we will see a proliferation of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) that are powered by ChatGPT and blockchain technology. We will also be exploring some new startups that are coming in this space.

Hitesh Hinduja is an ardent Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Data Platforms enthusiast currently working as Senior Manager in Data Platforms and AI at Microsoft. He worked as a Senior Manager in AI at Ola Electric, where he lead a team of 30+ people in the areas of machine learning, statistics, computer vision, deep learning, natural language processing, and reinforcement learning. He has filed 14+ patents in India, US and has numerous research publications(15+) under his name. Hitesh had been associated in Research roles at India’s top B-schools-Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is also actively involved in training and mentoring and has been invited as a Guest speaker by various corporates and associations across the globe

Abstract of the Talk : Blockchain is more than just a buzzword now and more entrepreneurs, businesses, and companies are seeing blockchain technology as far more than just cryptocurrency.. Organizations are getting radical with blockchain technology and It is becoming apparent that blockchain implementation is an enhanced means for developing corporate services, business promotion, and success. Organizations have started leveraging the capabilities and power of smart contracts to challenge the existing assumptions of core businesses and commit to strategies that promise rapid growth.

Current state of fraud and scams in web3, how to verify users, track phishing and scams in web3, security, risks and compliance

Starfall AI team comprises of folks with deep expertise in machine learning and fraud detection with background in Google and Microsoft. We're inventing novel ways to combat fraud and protect your users and web3 ecosystems.

Would be covering the real time utility use cases of NFTs. Classification of Utilities and how companies and brands and leverage them to engage with their community.

A DeFi Maximalist bridging the gaps in conventional markets through Crypto adoption, Skilled in Quantitative Financial modelling, AdTech, FinTech, Crypto Investment Banking,Trading & Strategy, Blockchain Architecture and NFTs with 5+ years of experience in Blockchain. Currently building Strive Network.

We start with some basic use cases of blockchain in general and the trends/potential. ROOF (Real-time Onsite Operations Facilitation) Computing is an architectural framework, protocols and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for IoT. We will see the potential and challenges of blockchain for ROOF Computing. This discussion also can help us to understand edge computing, edge data management and some ways blockchain deployment can help for secure data management.

Sanil has 23 years of product development expertise in Linux, Open Source, ARM Ecosystem, Cloud, Data Management, Edge Computing, Blockchain, and Distributed Computing. He incubated, maintains, and supports multiple open source projects like KubeEdge, SODA Projects & Centaurus). He has multiple patents, technical publications, & speaking sessions at international conferences. He mentors MNCs and young developers in their open source journey. He is instrumental in organizing international technology events, meetups, and open source community engagements. He is a governing board member of CCICI and works with industry organizations like IEEE, Linux Foundation, CNCF, SNIA, OSI, and OTF. He is a recipient of the Zinnov Industry award for Senior Technical Role Model and was featured in the Times of India for his industry contributions. He founded 123Life, a citizen volunteer group, and has been active in social support initiatives. He writes in English and Malayalam at skdwriting.wordpress.com. He believes that open source is a great avenue for young developers to global technology research.

Blockchain as a technology provides certain inherent values and everyone is looking to fit the technology to solve various business problems. Lots of POCs done to prove the applicability of Blockchain especially in Telecom and healthcare verticals. There are very few examples of commercialization of these PoCs. In this talk, we will learn about few real life adoption of Blockchain technology in telecom and healthcare verticals, what problems are solved with Blockchain and challenges that need to be overcome by the industry for wider commercial deployments.

Yathish Nagavalli is currently the Chief Architect at Subex. His career spans over 30 years primarily in Telecom industry driving R&D, Architecture, and innovation. He has built the OSS/BSS stack from the group up that even today is serving majority of Tier 1 and Tier 2 broadband operators in the north American market. He was one of the first to enable VoIP technology that transformed the industry in late 90s. Yathish is a thought leader who worked with industry peers to come up with the concept of BES (Business enablement System) while accelerating the digital transformation for the telecom industry. He has held global leadership roles at CSG Systems, SupportSoft and Huawei.

Yathish has Bachelor of Engineering degree from Bangalore University and Master of Business Administration degree from University of Nebraska, USA.

Good Health and Wellbeing, is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages our project motive and belief that lifestyle changes and diseases could be prevented; however, it is very hard to change the habit without helps or assistance. That is why we developed HEaL (Healthy Eat and Lifestyle) , an application with the purpose of changing patient's lifestyles that: (1) connected to a smartwatch (IoT) to monitor their activities; (2) monitor activities, history, diseases, diet, and connected to blockchain networks. (3) help patients to be more aware of their lifestyle and diet. (4) use computer vision, gamification, and blockchain rewards to increase engagement, thus helping patients more aware of their lifestyle and diet. (5) From the blockchain network, coins will be rewarded for patients that met their daily targets and led the competition from their peers.

Presenting dynamic NFT as a strong tool for instant traceability in the supply chain. Vitality of blockchain in instituting separate disparate information systems into connected eco-system by addressing challenges of supply chain, trust and visibility challenges and bringing RBAC (role based access control) on a need to know basis. Moving extensively in the healthcare, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors.

Prashant brings in 21 yrs. experience in the IT industry in Driving Business Transformation programs with highly proficient IT technical expertise as Emerging Technology Manager/Innovation Manager/Portfolio/Program Manager/Security Lead onsite/offshore and cross-site models. Rich experience in Building, working, and implementing projects & competency in Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Mobility, Analytics, Security, IOT, AI/M. Identifying, designing and architecting business cases in Blockchain. Leading and driving innovation. Handling MVP and global Blockchain projects from design, architecture, development, and hypercare with employees, internal teams, and consultants. He has lead Blockchain COE with various projects in supply chain, healthcare, after market and vehicle lifecycle management using Hyperledger fabric.

Climatic changes, and rising oil prices have triggered acceleration of addition of renewable sources of energy. Renewable sources of energy are not available on demand, and their availability is widely distributed: roof-top solar, and wind-mills of different sizes practically come up anywhere, and everywhere. At the same time, electrification of transportation, industries, and kitchens is gathering pace. The nature of the grid has been changing from centralized generation, and distributed consumption to distributed generation, and consumption. While the number of generation sites is increasing, their sizes have become diverse. Finally, one can generate energy at one location to be “wheeled” over the grid to be delivered elsewhere!

To deal with unpredictable availability, and intermittency of renewables, addition of storage to the grid has been on the rise. EV Charging & V2G have created fundamentally new players in the energy eco-system. With several players, and enormous number of transactions expected to happen at the speed of thought, frauds & disputes are increasing. There is a need for a technology that enables dispute free transactions at scale. ENERGY NOW NEEDS BLOCKCHAIN, a technology that automates trust.

Mohan Satyaranjan, CEO, Taqanal Energy, a company innovating in the area of “Blockchain Enabled Energy Asset Management” has been an entrepreneur since 2018. Prior to turning an entrepreneur, Mohan spent more than 35 years in Networking & Telecom R&D. He built ‘Billion+ dollars a year’ product lines, from scratch, at both Cisco Systems, and Juniper Networks. He has held Director, and above positions at NetApp, Juniper Networks, and Cisco Systems in past. Earlier, at Motorola, he played a significant role in developing world’s first GPRS capable subscriber device.

In the eighties, Mohan used to work in the area of ‘Adaptive Control’, and built some of the earliest Neural-Network based control systems. Mohan has also contributed in the domain of Medical Image Processing (3D-Tomography, and related topics), Reconstruction from Incomplete Data, and Blockchain.

Mohan obtained his Bachelors, and Masters degrees in EE from the Indian Institute of science, Bangalore. He underwent an Executive Management course at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Mohan has published in prestigious technical journals, and presents papers at various national, and international conferences regularly. He has been a TEDx speaker too. He was recently (Sep. 29/30, 2022) invited by the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) to speak at their annual conference on “Blockchain & Infrastructure” at Washington DC, USA.

The talk will focus on Fraud detection in Banking. It will talk about the key features of blockchain , challenges ahead and the regulatory landscape in Blockchains. It will also delve upon how Blockchains can add an extra layer of security and help in the audit trail in cases of Fraud and AML detection.

Kavita is a Data Scientist with over 16+ years of industry experience across domains like Banking and Telecom . Her areas of expertise includes Credit Risk , Collection Risk , Risk Management and Basel Regulations , Fraud and AML , Marketing Analytics , Social Network Analytics and Blockchains. She has worked in multiple consulting assignments with International and Indian Banks. She has worked with companies like Fair Isaac , Accenture , Vodafone , Infosys and currently a Lead Consultant – Fraud and AML with TCS. She is an industry speaker and loves to solve client problems using complex data science algorithms.