EBL Webcast "Blockchain Technology—Financial Aspects and How it will Impact Banking"

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Becky Wilkes
801-364-4303
bwilkes@uba.org
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The invention of the blockchain brings about the new paradigm possibly more profound than the internet itself. It heralds in the new  "Age of Trust".  The internet brought the world a method for instant exchange of information, news, and media which rendered many industries obsolete.  The blockchain brings worldwide instant exchange of money and value without the need for traditional institutions. This short presentation will highlight five reasons the world of banking as we know it will be radically different in the next decade.

Presented by:
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Mark Rees

Mark has spent over 30 years in various roles within the area information technology for government,

retail, and healthcare industries. Beginning in early 2013, Mark saw the enormous potential of the ne emerging blockchain technology. He has since spent over 10,000 hours researching and becoming a subject matter expert in the expanding uses for blockchain in several industries. In 2014 He began writing about it for publications including the influential ‘Bitcoin Magazine”. His cover issue story from February 2014 is now featured on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute. His articles have been referenc in national publications including the Wall Street Journal.

 

He has given dozens of presentations and developed an eight-week educational course to introduce blockchain technology to various audiences. Mark has advised local executives, financial advisers, security professionals, and genomic researchers among others. He also helps organize the local bitcoin meetup community. He is the proud husband and father of two daughters who have both become teachers in Utah.

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