Friendly Fundas
The Director, IIT Palakkad and Friends of IIT Palakkad Present |
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The Friendly Fundas Videocast Series |
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| A Video Interview & Chat with Industry Leaders, Entrepreneurs and Research & Academia Leaders from the Global IIT Alumni Community | |
| When? | Quarterly (or More Frequent), Thursdays, 8 PM IST |
| Where: | Auditorium |
| Moderator: |
Mani Iyer, IITM BTech EE, MSCS U of Wisconsin, and CEO, Kwanzoo Inc |
| Speaker / Topics: |
Ramesh Gopinath, Ph.D., Vice President, IBM Blockchain Solutions |
| Date: | November 15, 2018 at 8.00 PM IST |
| About the Speaker: | |
| Ramesh is responsible for the offering management and development of blockchain solutions at IBM. He leads client engagements in this space and has worked with marquee clients across a number of industries including food safety, banking and financial services, and global supply chain. He played an instrumental role in developing the IBM Food Trust blockchain solution to support food safety currently in use by many of the world’s largest retailers and food companies. He also helped develop the TradeLens technology currently in use by numerous members of the shipping supply chain. Previously he was the global leader for blockchain at IBM Research which helped incubate IBM’s growing blockchain business. He began his career in IBM Research in 1994 and over the years has led the development of IBM products and services in a broad range of areas including cognitive (speech and text), collaboration, mobile and cloud. Ramesh graduated from Rice University (Ph.D. 1993, M.S. 1990) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (BTech 1987). Stories Quoting Ramesh Gopinath Forbes: Understanding How IBM And Others Use Blockchain Technology To Track Global Food Supply Chain https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwolfson/2018/07/11/understanding-how-ibm-and-others-use-blockchain-technology-to-track-global-food-supply-chain/#249afc042d1e US News and World Report: Blockchain's Hope and Hype https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-06-26/blockchain-technology-offers-hope-and-hype-for-industries-around-the-world Boss Magazine: IBM Blockchain: Creating the Operating System for Trust Between Businesses https://thebossmagazine.com/ibm-blockchain-solutions/ |
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| More About Friendly Fundas: | |
| Event Format: | Video Interview of a Guest Speaker or Panelist(s) |
| Audience: | IIT Palakkad BTech EE / CS Students + Other Interested Students |
| Duration: | 25 Minutes of Moderator Questions, and 25 Minutes of Audience Q&A |
| Past Events | |
| Speaker: |
Srinivas Narayanan, Director Engg, Applied AI and Machine Learning, Facebook |
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Dr. Joy Thomas (Videocast on Sept 27, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl_uhLlPDLQ&feature=youtu.be |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/PalakkadIIT/status/1047522309026664448 |
