Tech Enablement Speakers Series (Session 2): Blockchain and Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Date: 23 Nov 2021

Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Language: English

Format: Webinar

Fee:
HK$100 per head (non-refundable)
*Money collected will be used for Cyberport's public mission events and activities.

Rundown:
3pm – 3:45pm
‘'Blockchain - A Disruptive Financial Technology Innovation" and Q&A by Professor Yiu, Siu Ming, Associate Head (Teaching and Learning), Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong

3:45pm – 4:30pm
"The Rise of Decentralized Finance: Trends and the Opportunities" and Q&A by Aaron Ko, Strategic Sales,  ConsenSys

Learning outcomes:
• Understand the basic concepts and principles of Blockchain and Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
• Examine the growth to challenge of DeFi and its disrupt to the traditional finance world
• Identify the limitations of DeFi 
• Illustrate blockchain use cases/ applications in financial services