Professional Development Summit 2020
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        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
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        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
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        • James Slupsky
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        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
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        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
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        • Sandra Cascadden
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      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
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        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
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        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
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        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
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        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
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Keegan Francis, Sanjay Khanna, and Andrew Trudel
Blockchain Mini Panel
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Panelist Biographies:

Keegan Francis is a co-founder of the Atlantic Blockchain Company. Keegan brings his experience from participating in various blockchain communities for half a decade to Atlantic Canada. Keegan has a primary focus of delivering educational seminars and private workshops to universities, businesses and government organizations. Keegan uses his experience as a public speaker and leader to boil down complex technical concepts to individuals outside the of the blockchain industry. You don't have to be a developer to be in the blockchain industry. It is the focus of Atlantic Blockchain Company to spread education, to accelerate the adoption of blockchain.

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Sanjay Khanna has knowledge of Blockchain by engaging with companies globally and collaborating with a BankChain Consortium Founder in India.  By combining his expertise on knowledge sharing and collaboration with Blockchain, he will provide information on how and why Consortiums are bringing together competitors to work together to evolve their businesses and create tangible benefits of the blockchain. Sanjay will provide an overview of Blockchain, capabilities and discuss different Blockchain consortiums that are business and technology focused. Sanjay will provide examples of existing blockchain companies from different industries (i.e. real estate, banks, auto, retail, cannabis) discuss their objectives, results and outcomes. He will also discuss how Canada's superclusters can integrate blockchain to increase collaboration and align objectives. Sanjay will provide information on how Professionals can get engaged in learning more about Blockchain.


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Andrew Trudel is both a marketer for companies in the decentralized finance space and a co-founder of a cryptocurrency investing tool. He has attended both the largest blockchain accelerator, ConsenSys’ Tachyon, and the largest blockchain hackathon, EthereumDenver, in the world. By positioning his career at the center of the blockchain space, he has gained a tremendous amount of insight into the emerging opportunities being fostered by this new industry. Andrew will share his experiences and provide information on how professionals can develop careers in the blockchain sector. 

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  • Home
  • Sponsor
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • PDS Committee
  • Previous Events
    • 2019 Program >
      • Opening Address - Chris Crowell
      • Mike Lipkin - Keynote
      • 2019 Session One >
        • Precious Williams
        • Robert Newcombe
        • Martin Davis
        • Women in IT Mini-Panel
        • Dawson Mossman
      • 2019 Session Two >
        • Susan Power
        • Doug Denny
        • Karla Pooley
        • Blockchain Mini Panel
        • Thomas Ley
      • 2019 Session Three >
        • Tracy Zwicker-Forbes
        • James Slupsky
        • Kim Scaravelli
        • Nachiket Parab
        • Chris Mitchell
    • 2018 Program >
      • Jim Harris Morning Keynote Speaker
      • Jim Harris Lunch Keynote Speaker
      • 2018 Session One >
        • Jean-Claude Beaudry
        • John Robertson
        • Chris Fullerton
        • Bill Carroll
        • Ian Ghent
      • 2018 Session Two >
        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
        • Mini-panel - Evolution of Technology
      • 2018 Session Three >
        • Charles Villanyi Bokor
        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
        • Tim Dickinson
        • James Slupsky
      • 2018 Session Four >
        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
    • 2017 Program >
      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
      • 2017 Executive Panel >
        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
        • Peter Burns
        • Sandra Cascadden
        • Roman Coba
        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
      • 2017 Session Two >
        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
      • 2017 Session Three >
        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
      • 2017 Session Four >
        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
    • 2016 Program >
      • 2016 Keynotes >
        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
      • 2016 Session Four >
        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
        • Stephen Doiron
        • Tim Pratt
    • 2015 Program >
      • 2015 Session One
      • 2015 Session Two
      • 2015 Session Three
      • 2015 Session Four
    • 2014 Presentations
    • 2013 Presentations
    • 2013 Workshops
    • 2012 Presentations
    • 2012 Workshops
    • 2011 Presentations