Blockchain growth and adoption has only continued to increase in the public sector. The first three Potomac Forum Blockchain Workshops were a great success. Students requested a follow up Workshop in a Blockchain series and this fourth Workshop will offer the most detail in putting your chain together!
Commonly described as part of the "fourth industrial revolution," Blockchain technology is being considered “Web 3.0”. While there are challenges associated with widespread use, its potential is drawing heavy interest and investment from both commercial and government leaders around the world. Primarily known as the technology underlying Bitcoin, the strengths of Blockchain's "distributed ledger" include increased transparency, speed, and increased security.
Federal agencies are currently funding and building use cases to explore the potential of Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Potential applications of the technology continue to expand as government moves toward adoption of the technology to increase efficiencies, trim costs, and increase transparency, and improve security in their operations.
Driven by the advantages of Blockchain and efforts for government transparency and the DATA Act, there are numerous Blockchain use cases that agencies are considering that touch many parts and processes of an organization, including:
- Financial management and services
- Procurement
- IT asset and supply chain management
- Smart contracts
- Patents, Trademarks Copyrights, Royalties
- Identity management and government-issued credentials like visas, passports, SSN and birth certificates
- Federal personnel workforce data
- Appropriated funds
- Federal assistance and foreign aid delivery
- Health IT including medical technology, healthcare records and healthcare delivery
This Potomac Forum Training Workshop will provide you with practical explanations, “real world” examples and technical resources to help you understand the development of Blockchain.
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington 20004 United States
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- Fundamentals of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology
- Beyond the Basics – Steps in the Implementation
- How Blockchain works, and how it applies to government processes
- Key Blockchain use cases and proof of concepts within government
- A government-focused Blockchain Playbook providing use case assessment, organizational readiness, selection options, implementation, integration and security
- Examples of Blockchain use “outside the beltway” (including other Governments)
- Blockchain and Government Records Management
- Understand Blockchain and how it can be used in government
- Improve your knowledge of an exploding technology that is currently in use today within government
- Be better equipped to support acquisition decisions including pilots and proof of concepts
- Build communities of interest in your agency and across agencies, and where to join
- Craft new strategies for improving business processes and government operations
Agenda Subject to Change
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7:30-8:30am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30am |
Welcome Art Chantker, President, Potomac Forum, Ltd. |
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8:45am |
Government Executive Keynote
-Oki Mek, Senior Advisor to HHS CIO |
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9:30am |
Blockchain 101: What is Blockchain?
- Jim St. Clair, Chief Technology Officer, Dinocrates |
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10:15am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:30am |
Concepts of Blockchain in Grants Management -Chezian Sivagnanam, Chief Enterprise Architect, National Science Foundation (NSF) |
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11:00am |
Blockchain Playbook: Do I Need a Blockchain?
- Todd Hager, Vice President Strategic Initiatives Macro Solutions, (Co-Chair of the ACT/IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest and the 2018 ACT-IAC Education Award for significant contributions in educating, sharing knowledge, and bringing awareness towards a more effective and efficient government)
- Frederic de Vaulx, PMP, VP Prometheus Computing LLC, ACT IAC Emerging Technology Blockchain Working Group Co-Chair |
| 12:00pm |
Hosted Working Lunch |
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Government Panel - Experiences in Blockchain in Government Government Panel Members will discuss their experience in Implementing Blockchain and their Future Activities
- Sherri Sokol, DISA Information Technology Specialist, Director's Initiatives Group, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Blockchain and Government Records Management - View from NARA
-Kyle Douglas, Senior Electronic Records Policy Analyst, Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration
-Sharmila Bhatia, Electronic Records Format Specialist, Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration |
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2:30pm |
Refreshment Break |
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2:45pm |
Blockchain and Security and Privacy
-Paul Grassi, Senior Vice President of Security, Easy Dynamics Corp (former Lead for Digital Identity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology) |
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3:15pm |
Blockchain in Government Financial Management: A Perspective from the Association of Government Accounts (AGA) |
| 3:45pm |
Blockchain 200: Steps and Considerations for Adoption
-Jim St. CLair, Chief Technology Officer, Dinocrates |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm | Wrap Up Conclusion |
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EARLY BIRD RATE BY SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 |
RATE AFTER SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 |
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Government Employees: (Federal, State or Local) Government Issued ID |
$795.00 |
$895.00 |
Team Rate for Government: Send a government team to learn together. Register two government employees from the same office at the same time and the third person registers at $200.00 off of the current government rate.
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Industry and Contractors: (Including contractors on-site and in direct support of government agencies) |
$895.00 |
$995.00 |
Registration includes: Presentations, Workshop Notebook, Continental Breakfast, All Day Refreshments and Hosted Luncheon
Confirmed registrations who cancel within 3 business days of the program will be subject to a $250 cancellation fee. Registrations cancelled after the program starts are subject to the full registration fee. Substitutions can be made at any time. In the event a particular training workshop is cancelled, the liability of Potomac Forum, Ltd is limited to refund of any prepaid registration fee.
- Federal Government Executives, Managers and staff who are interested in learning about Blockchain and how it can be used in government (and where it is being used today)
- Government Executives, Managers and staff responsible for implementing Agency restructuring plans, and how to get to learning fast with effective pilots and small proof of concepts
- Federal employees or members of employee affinity groups
- Technology leaders and technology implementers
- CXOs
- IGs and Staff
- State and local Government Executives, Managers and staff i
- Industry Partners who support the government
Keynote Speaker:
Oki Mek
Senior Advisor to HHS CIO
Speakers:
Jim St. Clair
Chief Technology Officer
Dinocrates
Kyle Douglas
Electronic Records Policy Analyst
National Archives and Records Administration
Sharmila Bhatia
Electronic Records Format Specialist
National Archives and Records Administration
Sherri Sokol
DISA Information Technology Specialist
Director's Initiatives Group
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Chezian Sivagnanam
Chief Enterprise Architect
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Bo Shevchik
Co-Chair
Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
Blockchain Working Group
Todd Hager
Vice President Strategy, Innovation & Quality,
Macro Solutions
(Co Chair of the ACT/IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest and the 2018 ACT-IAC Education Award for significant contributions in educating, sharing knowledge, and bringing awareness towards a more effective and efficient government)
Frederic de Vaulx, PMP
VP Prometheus Computing LLC
ACT IAC Emerging Technology Blockchain Working Group Co-Chair
Paul Grassi
Senior Vice President of Security
Easy Dynamics Corp
(Former Lead for Digital Identity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)