SESSION 4
Unravelling the Blockchain
A knowledge sharing group dedicated to CIOs and IT leaders of prominent enterprises in the Philippines. The group meets every two months to discuss topical issues selected by the members.
Agenda:
8:00 – Welcome breakfast
8:30 – Participants’ introductions
8:45 – Discussion instigated by Lauro Matias and continued by the group
9:30 – “Hot seating” segment
The “hot seating” segment involves selecting a single member of the CIO group and giving all other members the opportunity to ask specific and pertinent questions related to his/her activities. For a summary of our latest hotseater, please click here.
Topic: Unravelling the Blockchain
Contrary to common belief, blockchain has varying potential applications far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Blockchain is quite simply a digital, decentralized ledger that keeps a record of all transactions that take place across a peer-to-peer network. It can be used in eliminating back-office jobs and costs by utilising data patterns that had already been fed into the system. But are companies making the most out of this breakthrough?
We will be discussing:
- How can blockchain transform the way we handle data?
- What is the relevance of blockchain in the IT industry?
- What are the benefits and consequences of this technology?
Other Sessions:

SESSION 1 – JULY 2017
Philippines | 12th of July 2017

SESSION 2 – SEPTEMBER 2017
Philippines | 6th of September 2017

SESSION 3 – NOVEMBER 2017
Philippines | 8th of November 2017

SESSION 4 – FEBRUARY 2018
Manila | 8th of February 2018

SESSION 5 – APRIL 2018
Manila | 18th of April 2018

SESSION 6 – JUNE 2018
Manila | 6th of June 2018

SESSION 7 – AUGUST 2018
Manila | 8th of August 2018

SESSION 8 – OCTOBER 2018
Manila | 23rd of October 2018

SESSION 9 – JANUARY 2019
Philippines | 10th of January 2019

The IT Leaders Luncheon
Hong Kong | 11th of December 2019