Join BEN for a session that will cover what blockchain is, both on a non-technical and introductory technical level, as well as some use cases that highlight the importance of blockchain technology.
Speaker: Erick Pinos
Speaker Bio:
Erick Pinos has been the President of BEN (Blockchain Education Network) for two years, onboarding dozens of new student-run blockchain clubs and speaking at various conferences about blockchain education. He is also the Americas Ecosystem Lead and a product manager at Ontology Network, spearheading blockchain-based decentralized identity solutions for both individuals and enterprises. He holds a degree in Management from MIT with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. At MIT, Erick was the President of the MIT Bitcoin Club and Co-Director of the 2018 MIT Bitcoin Expo. Erick was also a researcher at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, designing tokenized renewable energy solar microgrids. After graduating, he did an internship on Nasdaq’s blockchain team and technical due diligence for the crypto investment firm Game Theory Group.