Join us for an exclusive meetup with Arthur Falls, Director of Communications at DFINITY (www.dfinity.org).

Arthur is a leading blockchain industry observer and producer of three popular blockchain centric podcasts: Beyond Bitcoin (2014), The Ether Review [masked]), and The Third Web (2017 - present). Prior to joining DFINITY, he worked at ConsenSys where he implemented the initial content marketing strategy.

Today's internet is fundamentally insecure, fragile and tending toward consolidation. Organisations like Amazon and Google are vertically integrating the compute value chain forcing businesses to depend on them for application and business system hosting. This is in stark contrast to the free and open internet envisioned by early pioneers such as the creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee.

DFINITY offers a new direction. A single global virtual computer which anyone can access but no one can control. It is fast, scales with use, offers superior security, and 100% uptime. With DFINITY, the user owns their own data so unscrupulous intermediaries cannot sell it to the highest bidder.

DFINITY's design is informed by the most recent advancements in blockchain technology and a clear understanding of the evolution of cloud hosting. Where labour is the primary expense for running business systems, DFINITY can reduce infrastructure spending by 75%. Compute intensive systems like AI or Big Data will still find centralised systems preferable.

The development of decentralised business models which began on prior blockchain systems like Ethereum can continue with DFINITY, and enjoy a level playing field on which to compete with their centralised competitors. Through in-protocol governance, businesses can be protected from disasters like the Parity multi-signature wallet attack which crippled several organisations.

In this talk, Arthur Falls explains the thought process behind DFINITY's design, and where we can expect to see the project go in the future. There will also be a Q&A/Open conversation.

Looking forward to meeting blockchain, crypto and DFINITY enthusiasts!

Practical:

- Walk in starts 1930. The talk starts 2000

- The first drink of the night is on us

- Paid parking in the direct vicinity of the venue