This lecture took place on 23 February 2022.
Data has the power to determine the new world order, yet it remains an untapped asset waiting to be unlocked by new business processes. The confluence of Web3 technologies like blockchain and AI is the key to kickstart a Data Economy where the barriers to sharing and monetizing data are mitigated, privacy is preserved and the important tools of Defi are leveraged. As a starting point, there is a need to ensure security and comfort while sharing data and incentivize publishers to get the cycle going. Ocean Protocol is built with this very foundational understanding as its guiding principle.
Bruce Pon, Founder of Ocean Protocol, will discuss how safe data sharing is made possible with blockchain technology and cryptocurrency and will offer a comprehensive overview of how the latest advances made in Ocean Protocol – safe staking and Data NFTs – are spearheading this vision. The presentation will also feature a 3-step approach to finding a business model for the easy monetization of data.
About the Speaker
Bruce Pon is the Founder of Ocean Protocol, a blockchain startup focused on bringing data and AI together since 2013. Previously, Bruce co-founded Avantalion, a consulting firm that helped to build 20 banks around the globe for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi & Jaguar LandRover. He has an Advanced Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan, a B.Sc in Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, and has given guest lectures at Oxford, MIT Media Lab, Columbia University, and the European School of Management & Technology. In addition to being in the 2020 full-length documentary Cryptopia, Bruce was featured in Oxford University and Saïd Business School’s online Blockchain course as a guest expert and in ARTE’s The Digital Future. He’s given invited talks at World Economic Forum, MoCoLA, CNBC, KuppingerCole, and more.