UC Berkeley Blockchain Course Guest Panel Series (II): Payments

Payment has been one of the first and prominent applications explored in Blockchain. As the second guest panel in a guest panel series in the course Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics and the Future of Technology, Business & Law, jointly offered by UC Berkeley’s Engineering, Business, and Law schools, we have invited an esteemed panel of distinguished guests to offer their insight into the Payments space in blockchain. This event is open to the public; please RSVP as space is limited.

The current confirmed guest panel includes:

• Balaji Srinivasan, Co-founder and CEO of Earn.com and Board Partner of A16Z

• Michael Dunworth, Co-founder of Wyre
  

• Elizabeth Rossiello, Co-founder and CEO of BitPesa
  

• Asheesh Birla, SVP of Product at Ripple

Please post questions for the panelists in this Reddit thread.

More info about the course Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics and the Future of Technology, Business & Law: Blockchain is one of the most significant technologies to impact law and business in many years. Blockchain is also one of the most interdisciplinary areas, bringing together new questions and opportunities at the intersection of technology, business and law. This course is designed to employ this interdisciplinary nature. It will provide an overview of the technology behind blockchain and explore current and potential real-world applications in technology, business, and law.

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Event schedule:

5:50pm - 6:10 Doors Open

6:10 - 7:10 Panel speaking

7:10 - 8:00 Q&A + Discussion

After 8:00pm  Reception