Blockchain Applications in Healthcare

One of the most exciting areas for the application of blockchain technology is within the healthcare sector. Whether it is better management of healthcare records, more effective recruitment for clinical trials, or even healthcare IoT, the blockchain's immutable record, privacy and security, and traceable data provenance can prove a great boon in the healthcare sector.

This month, Eman Safadi, Principal Consultant at EHS Consulting and COO of the LA Blockchain Labs, will be discussing her efforts as head of the Healthcare Blockchain Vertical at Los Angeles Blockchain Lab and some of the revolutionary applications of blockchain in the healthcare space.

For our featured project, Bill Tang, Managing Director of ICONIZ, the world’s leading blockchain accelerator, talks about what it's like to work with and help build blockchain innovation with startups in the space.

Schedule:
Doors open 6:30pm
Networking 6:30-7:00PM
Presentations and Q&A: 7:00-8:30

Spaces fill up fast, so sign up soon to secure your spot!

Sponsored by Project PAI, Innovate Pasadena, and Cross Campus!

About Eman

Eman is a strategy consultant and general manager who is passionate about helping organizations identify and implement key technologies that can fundamentally change their business, most recently focusing on blockchain, tokenomics, and use cases across the healthcare vertical. She is also the COO of the LA Blockchain Lab, a collaboration of UCLA, USC, the City of LA, businesses, and nonprofits working to build the blockchain ecosystem in Southern CA. Prior to moving to LA, she led key technology initiatives for the Dept of Education to overhaul and modernize the FAFSA process and its underlying solutions and technologies. She spent a year in Jordan as Chief of Staff for HM Queen Rania where she strategically reorganized and oversaw all local and international operations. Previously, Eman cofounded Xypnos, a developer of embedded software for IoT devices and Ultiverse, a cross-platform messaging venture. She spun off and ran WorldCare Technologies, which operates the largest telemedicine network internationally and spent time at the World Bank, McKinsey, and Verizon Broadband Services. She holds an MS in computer science from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

About Bill
Bill Tang works as Managing Director of ICONIZ. Prior to joining ICONIZ, Bill worked at Plug and Play Tech Center (early investors of Google, PayPal, Dropbox) as Senior Ventures Associate. PNP is the largest accelerator in the world with over 25 offices across the globe. Before that, Bill worked for Draper Fisher Jurvetson's as a venture analyst, specializing in performing industry analytics. DFJ is a pioneer in the blockchain space and one of the world’s leading VC firms, with successful exits in TESLA, SpaceX, Baidu, etc. Bill holds degrees from the University of Oxford in the U.K and Pitzer College in the U.S.