18.30 – Door Opening
19:00 – Speech
20:00 – Networking/Drinks

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies hold the promise of adding a new layer of common functionality to the Internet ‘stack’. The adoption of previous technologies such as Web, Messaging, Multimedia and other protocols and services hold lessons that are relevant to governments and other stakeholders. Examples of past and current efforts will be presented to begin a conversation for best paths going forward.

Speaker Bio:

Len Hause is a Senior Technology Advisor for the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues. Previously he served as an IEEE Science and Diplomacy Fellow. He is president of MashBrain LLC where he consults on transformational strategies that leverage Internet technology and marketing. He was a Fellow of the Technical Staff, Associate of the Science Advisory Board, Internetologist, and Senior Marketing Director at Motorola where he spent more than 30 years in global management roles and as an individual contributor. He has been recognized as a pioneer in the adoption of Internet protocols and culture within the Enterprise for innovation, collaboration and organizational learning. He is a member of the IEEE, Association for Computing Machinery, The Recording Academy and has served on many industry, educational, corporate, and government advisory boards and consortiums. Len holds U.S. Patents in telecom and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University.