In the ninth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Arthur Gervais, Associate Professor of Information Security at University College London Episode highlights: How doing his PhD on blockchain increased Arthur’s interest in the space The growth of Bitcoin technology within the academic world The research he and his PhD students are doing, looking at how challenges are evolving over time The disconnect between the academic and the practitioner communities The differences between the technology which may be valuable in practise and what academics are ..read more

In the eighth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Bo Brustkern, Co-Founder and CEO of Fintech Nexus, a niche media company covering innovation in financial services. Episode highlights: How one of Bo’s Co-Founders insisting he bought at least one Bitcoin initially got him interested in the space The research he undertook to fully understand the role DeFi and DAOs were going to play in the evolution of financial services How Fintech Nexus developing into a Web3 business benefits the community Why Bo believes regulation is the biggest challenge the ..read more

In the seventh episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by David Creer, Global DLT and Crypto Lead at GFT Group who develop sustainable solutions across new technologies. He is also a Course Instructor at the European Tech School. Episode highlights: What initially drew David’s interest into the space How GFT has evolved into an innovation driven organisation How product delivery and production differs within financial services Why there used to be hesitation when putting products into production How regulation has evolved within the financial sector How ..read more

In the sixth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson has the tables turned on him and is interviewed by Joshua Lory, Head of Blockchain GTM at VMware, a multi-cloud service for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. These were follow up questions that Joshua wanted to ask Conor after he was interviewed on the podcast earlier this season, which you can listen to here. Connect with Joshua on Twitter. Episode highlights: Who Conor believes are the three players that will capture 80% of the market in the next 10 years and why How this differs ..read more

In the sixth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson has the tables turned on him and is interviewed by Joshua Lory, Head of Blockchain GTM at VMware, a multi-cloud service for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. These were follow up questions that Joshua wanted to ask Conor after he was interviewed on the podcast earlier this season, which you can listen to here. Connect with Joshua on Twitter. Episode highlights: Who Conor believes are the three players that will capture 80% of the market in the next 10 years and why How this differs ..read more

In the fifth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Ben Edgington, is the founder and lead product owner of Teku, an Ethereum 2.0 client at ConsenSys. Episode highlights: Why Ben decided to work exclusively on proof of stake and scalability of Ethereum The surprises with Ethereum governance The pragmatism surrounding Ethereum and knowing it may not immediately be perfect The alternatives to Ethereum and where Ben sees compromises being made How the Ethereum ecosystem has been expanded and what this means for adoption and new technologies The Shangha ..read more

In the fourth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by David Palmer, a digital visionary and global platform innovator who works as Blockchain Lead at Vodafone Business IoT.  Episode highlights: How the technology innovation of blockchain initially made David interested in the space The opportunities he saw for blockchain to help shape the telco business model The four use cases they focused on when looking at the application of blockchain Digital Asset Broker and what it means for electronic vehicle charging How Web3 can bring new liquidity to a ..read more

In the second episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Bharat Gupta, Senior Principal for Financial Services and Insurance at Infosys, which is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting Bharat is focused on digital strategy for financial services clients covering crypto and blockchain advisory for new business initiatives. Episode highlights: How blockchain as a technology initially sparked Bharat’s interest in the space The similarities he saw between mission critical systems and blockchain technology Why he became fully invo ..read more

In the first episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY where he drives EY's initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines. Paul is also a Board Member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and prior to working at EY was Vice President and Global Industry Leader of Electronics at IBM. Episode highlights: The prototype system, ‘Adapt’ that Paul built and how IBM not wishing to take it further inspired him to leave and join EY His role in developing blockchain ..read more

Exciting news! The Web3 Innovators Podcast returns next week with a new season packed full of new learning from leaders who are changing the face of finance and other industries with web3 and blockchain technologies ? ➡️ In Season 6 you'll hear from guests like Paul Brody - Global Blockchain Leader at EY, Bharat Mohan - Senior Principal for Financial Services and Insurance at Infosys and Joshua Lory - Head of Blockchain GTM at VMware amongst many others ➡️ Episodes every Wednesday with seasons that include handy recaps so you won’t miss key learnings from our guests ➡️ Subscribe now so you don ..read more