
Web3 Innovators
In Web3 Innovators, Conor Svensson, founder of Web3 Labs speaks to those folk changing the face of finance and other industries with web3 and blockchain technologies. Each week he speaks to a new guest who shares insights from their own journey with web3, giving you the chance to learn about challenges they’ve faced along the way, and how it's impacting their industry right now and will in the future.
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Aug 31, 2021 • 45min
#8 - Blockchain Innovators - Conor Svensson and John Whelan
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to John Whelan - Managing Director of Digital Assets at Santander, Chair Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.Conor and John discuss the areas of the financial system where blockchain will truly leave its mark and the opportunities for institutional DeFi and decentralized identity. John has been very involved in blockchain initiatives over the past five years including wholesale money market payments and lending. John has an unprecedented understanding of the financial world and the blockchain ecosystem which makes this podcast great fun to listen to!Watch this video on our YouTube channel here.You can also watch John speak at a recent EEA Virtual Meetup here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Aug 24, 2021 • 45min
#7 - Blockchain Innovators - Conor Svensson and Peter Broadhurst
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Peter Broadhurst - co-founder and Head of Engineering at Kaleido. Prior to Kaleido, Peter worked at IBM for 18 years on cloud computing and middleware technologies.Conor and Peter discuss the problems that blockchain solves that middleware couldn't and what Peter considers to be the next big opportunities for blockchain in enterprise.Peter also talks about the newly launched FireFly project which provides a multi party system for enterprise data flows which lets developers build decentralized enterprise grade applications on blockchain based business networks.Join Conor and Peter as they 'geek out' on how blockchain fits in to the broader technology landscape!You can also watch this video on our YouTube channel here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Aug 18, 2021 • 55min
#6 - Blockchain Innovators - Conor Svensson and Dan Burnett
Blockchain Innovators is an easy to listen to, informative video where the host, Web3 Labs founder and CEO, Conor Svensson talks to guests who have made significant contributions to the blockchain ecosystem during the past five-plus years.Find out what inspires the blockchain innovators, get their thoughts on the latest new and events and find out their advice for people who aspire to become a blockchain innovator! In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Dan Burnett - Executive Director at Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.You can also watch this video on our YouTube channel here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Aug 11, 2021 • 39min
#5 - Blockchain Innovators with Conor Svensson and Eugene Aseev
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Eugene Aseev, Co-founder and CTO of Chainstack. Prior to Chainstack, Eugene worked in cyber security for a number of leading firms including Acronis and Kaspersky Labs.In this episode, Eugene explains the origins of Chainstack and how it came to be. He also talks about how their products and services have evolved over the years and the biggest challenges that they have faced as an organisation. Eugene's chat provides inspirational information and is a must listen for any aspiring blockchain innovator!You can also watch this video on our YouTube channel here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Aug 4, 2021 • 47min
#4 - Blockchain Innovators with Conor Svensson and Kyle Thomas
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Kyle Thomas - Founder and CEO of Provide.Provide is a leading enterprise blockchain whose platform can be used to quickly launch enterprise blockchain applications. Provide have worked with Unibright to create the Baseledger Protocol to fulfil the major requirements of organisations for participating with Baseline enabled business processes.In this podcast Conor and Kyle discuss the Baseline Protocol and where blockchain is gaining significant traction in enterprise. They also talk about the convergence of enterprise DeFi and what service level agreements and invoices have in common. Kyle also explains why he thinks identity is going to be the next big thing in blockchain.You can also watch this as a video on our YouTube channel here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Jul 28, 2021 • 27min
#3 - Blockchain Innovators with Conor Svensson and John Wolpert
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to John Wolpert, ConsenSys Group Executive Enterprise Mainnet Products and Technology.John is also the co founder and steering committee chair of the Baseline Protocol and prior to his work at ConsenSys he was a co founder of IBM's Blockchain Organisation.John discusses the history of IBM's blockchain division and why he believes the future of blockchain in public. He also talks about the Baseline Protocol, a technology that uses the Ethereum public mainnet as a common frame of reference among different organisations.John has an acute understanding of what enterprises need from blockchain and he provides lots of insightful take aways in this podcast.You can also watch this video on our YouTube channel here.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Jul 20, 2021 • 46min
#2 - Blockchain Innovators with Conor Svensson and Todd McDonald
In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson - founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Todd McDonald, R3 Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer.Todd has deep rooted financial industry expertise. He was Head of America's State Street Bank before becoming interested in Bitcoin and founding R3 with David Rutter in 2014. Conor and Todd talk about the origins of R3 and its evolution to releasing products like Corda and Conclave. Todd also talks us through the key drivers behind the current interest from institutions in crypto, blockchain and DLT technology.R3 has made a significant impact to enterprise blockchain and this podcast is a fascinating insight in to their progress over the past seven years.You can also watch this video on our YouTube channel.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

Jul 14, 2021 • 48min
#1 - Blockchain Innovators with Conor Svensson and David Palmer
Conor Svensson, founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, interviews David Palmer, Blockchain Lead IoT at Vodafone Business. They discuss the convergence of blockchain and IoT, the challenges and potential of blockchain technology, Vodafone's partnership with Energy Web Foundation, and the impact of blockchain on business. They also explore decentralized autonomous organizations, NFTs, and the adoption of blockchain by central banks and regulators.