Blockchain for Entrepeneurs and Managers

1. Should have basic knowledge of business operation, fiscal systems, currency encryption and data systems
2. Must have basic understanding of software and systems

Target Audience

1. Investors and entrepreneurs
2. Managers and Engineers whose company is venturing into finance/commerce space
3. Business Analysts & Investors
4. Individuals interested in the in-depth concepts of Bitcoin

Quick Overview

• Blockchain history
• Decentralization
• Openness
• Theoretical background

Introduction to Bitcoin 

• History of Bitcoin
• Bitcoin security
• Bitcoin pricing and volatility
• Bitcoin general usage, tradining and online exchange

Introduction To Blockchain

• Transactions storage on Blockchain
• Bitcoin mining
• Blockchains: Permissioned and Permissionless
• Side chains

Blockchain Usage

• Payment systems
• Cryptocurrencies (Bitcons Ledger)
• Royalty collection
• Management of copyrights
• Insurance
• Development
  • Private Ethereum Network
  • Smart contracts (e.g. Ethereum) 
  • dApps
  • Hyperledger(Hyperledger Fabric)

Bitcoin Security

• Bitcoin pseudo-anonymity
• Security Measures
• Wallet Back Up and Restore

Mining and Transactions

• Digital Assets
• Distributed Ledgers
• Byzantine Generals' Problem
• Networks and Nodes
• Cryptography
• Proof and Distributed Consensus
• Pools and Scripting

Bitcoin Scalability and Limitations

• Transaction volumes and block sizes
• Mining pools and centralisation

Centralised vs. Decentralised Blockchains

• Centralised blockchain case studies using Ripple and Corda
• Decentralised blockchain using Ethereum and Hyperledger

Conclusion

• Bitcoin for remittances in emerging economies
• Digital currencies and financial institutions
• Digital currencies and innovation
• Alternatives to Bitcoin and the Blockchain