Blockchain For Executives (BFE)

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Strengthen yourself as a leader by adding strategic value to your company. Translate objectives into an execution plan across multiple units, learn how to analyze and evaluate the impact of Blockchain with your organization, and evaluate your strategy to combat competition.

Intended Learning Outcomes

The course serves as a broad and realistic introduction to Blockchain to help
leaders make more informed decisions as it relates to incorporating and participating in Blockchain related initiatives..

Course aims and description of content

This course is designed to provide an overview of the technology behind Bitcoin, Blockchain, and explore established financial services use cases.

For the past decade, cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, has spotlighted an alternative approach to transfer value near real-time around the world. This unregulate approach lead to the emergence of regulated approaches that leverage the same technology, also known as DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology).

During the Blockchain/DLT hype phase, many enthusiast and technologist advocated the technology as some form of swiss army knife, that offers unlimited capabilities. Giving the initial false impressions lead to over 100+ Blockchain related patents. Bank of America holds 82 alone. Following Signature Bank’s launch of Signet, in December 2018, JPMorgan Chase & Co launched its own digital coin, called “JPM Coin” in Feb 2019, that enables customers to instantly transfer payments globally over a Blockchain network.

Reenforcing there is significant opportunity for Blockchain related infrastructure within Financial Services. Assessing Blockchain’s viability for your organization, is worth understanding the processes, risks, and rewards to harness the technology.

This course covers a variety of topics. It begins by examining the ways international and local financial institutions are currently evaluating this technology’s impact and market opportunities. It addresses key decisions that informed leaders consider when evaluating the potential of Blockchain related initiatives.

In addition, the course spends some time highlighting success stories, established service providers, market trends, and a path for leaders to learn more. Lastly, leaders will receive a limited edition of Prof. Winston’s latest book, I Dont Trust You, But Blockchain and Bitcoin Will Help.

Instructor

Damu Winston, MBA, PMP

timeline

5 hours

PROGRAM FORMAT

Live-Online

price

$20 USD/hr

Key Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, leaders should understand and be able to do the following:

Understand what Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Web 3.0 is.

Develop the ability to analyze and respond to Blockchain opportunities and challenges

Determine the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to participate in a Blockchain related initiative

Determine the minimum constraints a Blockchain related initiative must attain to be feasible

Present Blockchain related initiatives effectively, both orally and in writing, which respond to key stakeholder concerns;

Participant Profile

14 Years - average work experience

Leadership role within an organization

Strategy experience

Interests in innovation

Teaching and Learning

The course relies primarily on practical experiences and a variety of other pedagogies which may or may not include videos, simulations, exercises, and breakout session to reinforce the key learnings.

Training Timings: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Breaks: Two breaks in between for around 15min

Assessment & Evaluation:
At the end of the class an automatic Teacher assessment and course feedback will be shared with learners.

Supplemental Learning Outcomes: