Blockchain-secured Documents for Global Trade
Recap of Conexus Indiana & Transmute Emergent Technology Showcase
On May 14th, 2020 Conexus Indiana and Transmute hosted an interactive webinar titled “Blockchain-secured Documents for Global Trade” as part of the Emerging Technology Showcase series. The full recording is available above, or can be viewed on Youtube.
Presenters
(By order of appearance)
- Mitch Landess: Vice President of Innovation and Digital Transformation at Conexus Indiana
- Karyl Fowler: CEO & Co-founder at Transmute
- Vincent Annunziato: Director, Business Transformation & Innovation Division, Trade Transformation Office, Office of Trade, Customs & Border Protection
- Margo Johnson: Head of Product at Transmute
- Anil John: Technical Director, Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Silicon Valley Innovation Program
Showcase Overview
Transmute is an Austin, TX based technology company that secures supplier, product, and shipment data for global supply chains. Together with our partners at the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Silicon Valley Innovation Program and the US Customs and Border Protection Office of Trade, Transmute shared tangible examples of how technology, including blockchain, secure data storage, decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials are being leveraged to digitize critical business documents for global trade. Transmute demoed what this technology looks like for manufacturers and importers with international supply chains.
Participants were encouraged to join the session if they found value in:
- Looking for ways to increase efficiencies and decrease costs associated with import and export of goods
- Exploring counterfeit-reduction and chain of custody for critical goods ranging from steel to medical test kits
- Curious about how targeted use of blockchain technology can bring tangible advantages to their business
About Conexus
Conexus Indiana’s Emerging Technology Showcase is a series that highlights specific technology solutions that offer a value proposition to Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics (AML) organizations. Featured technologies are qualified by Conexus to be commercially launched while still early-stage. The intent is to give Indiana-based companies exposure and direct access to credible technology solutions that can offer a competitive advantage prior to the technology’s widespread availability.
If you represent an Indiana-based AML company or technology solution and would like to suggest a candidate technology to be featured in a future Emerging Technology Showcase please reach out to Conexus directly.
