Life in the Fast Chain: A Blockchain Podcast from R3

Latest Episodes:

Season 2 Episode 7: R3's George Calle and Bryan D'Souza are on to talk about engaging with partners and CBDC! Apr 02, 2021

Show notes

Catherine first hosts George Calle on the podcast to talk about the CBDC working group and new research on Central Bank Digital Currency. Then, Bryan D'Souza comes on to talk about how he and the partner team are finding new ways to engage with R3's ecosystem in the midst of lockdown. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Links

Guests:
George Calle

Bryan D'Souza
-LinkedIn
-Twitter

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Episode 54: Season 2 Episode 5: Talking digital transformation in the age of COVID-19 with Laurent Dedenis Feb 12, 2021

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This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features Chainstack's CEO and Co-founder, Laurent Dedenis! Laurent joins us to discuss digital transformation, working from home, how blockchain fits into the ever-changing digital world, and more. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Links

Laurent Dedenis

Catherine Rutter

LinkedIn
Twitter Music by bensound.com

Season 2 Episode 4: LedgerEdge - Solving issues in corporate bond trading with fun guys David Nicol and Tim Cook! Jan 29, 2021

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This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features LedgerEdge's CEO and Co-Founder David Nicol and Head of Business Development, Tim Cook. Tim and David join us to talk about their daring new venture with LedgerEdge, the corporate bond market, and how DLT can help solve issues with corporate bond trading. Listen on your favorite podcast app and stay tuned for more information on LedgerEdge in months to come!

Links

David Nicol

Tim Cook

Catherine Rutter

LinkedIn
Twitter Produced by Conan Brophy

Season 2 Episode 3: R3 CEO David Rutter talks Crypto and Chainhaus CEO Jamiel Sheikh lets us in on how he mastered Corda Jan 15, 2021

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This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features R3 CEO David E. Rutter and and Chainhaus CEO Jamiel Sheikh. David discusses cryptocurrencies and how they have inspired people to start seeing real business use cases for blockchain. Jamiel talks about his blockchain journey and how he became inspired to write a book about Corda. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app!

Links
www.r3.com
https://www.r3.com/corda-enterprise/

Guests
David E. Rutter
LinkedIn
Twitter

Jamiel Sheikh
LinkedIn
Twitter
www.Chainhaus.com
Mastering Corda

Catherine Rutter

Produced by Conan Brophy

Season 2 Episode 2: Quite the year for R3 Venture Development ft Lauren Feld Dec 22, 2020

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This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features R3 Venture Development Lead, Lauren Feld. Lauren talks about how the team has been able to scale up for the hundreds of participants in the venture development program at R3, why she likes working with startups, what to expect for 2021, and much more. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Links
More info on the Venture Development program
Lauren's recent blog
Webinars at R3
[Contact VD](venturedevelopment@r3.com)
Corda Challenge Winner
R3 Holiday message + blog

Guest
Lauren Feld

Host
Catherine Rutter

Szn 2!? Let's get it going with Martin Jee! Dec 04, 2020

Show notes

Martin Jee runs Oxenbury Partners and hosts the Corda Code Club in London. He is a Corda enthusiast and a great friend to R3. Check out some information on all the things Martin is involved in. Also-- make sure to check out his podcast "From the Basement!"

Links:
Corda Code Club
What is Corda Code Club?
Corda Code Club Meetup
Martin's Medium Account
Create a Live Playable Slot Machine CorDapp (session at CordaCon2020)
CordaCon2020 sessions on demand!
Anthony Nixon's rap!!!!!!!!!!!! (Catherine didn't ask him to post this rap on the podcast in time..... enjoy here!)

Guest:
Martin Jee

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Edited by Conan Brophy

Episode 53: Telecommunications and the TM Forum Catalyst Oct 01, 2020

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Check out the latest episode of the podcast, Life in the Fast Chain! This episode is all about telecommunications and the TM Forum Catalyst projects. It features Dr. MohammadHossein Zoualfaghari from BT Technology, Andrew Thomson from BearingPoint, and Michael Cooper from R3. This episode is informative and fun, so check it out if you’re interested in the space and want to hear how they are leveraging Corda + other blockchain platforms!

As always, you can listen to the podcast on any podcast app or you can watch episodes online on r3.com.

Guests:
Dr. MohammadHossein Zoualfaghari
-Linkedin

Andrew Thomson

Michael Cooper

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Minisode 13 with David Vatchev Sep 11, 2020

Show notes

Check out the latest minisode of our podcast with R3's EMEA Venture Development Lead, David Vatchev. David is back in the London office and is on to talk about what it's like being back at work, how the Venture Development team is helping startups adjust to COVID and prepare for post-COVID times, CordaCon 2020 + more! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here.

Register for virtual CordaCon (Oct 20-22) here.
Learn more about the Venture Development team here.
Contact the Venture Development team here.
Sign up for our newsletters.
Check out our recorded webinars and register for upcoming webinars!

Guest:
David Vatchev

Catherine Rutter

Episode 52: Enabling future generations featuring Eduardo Rodriguez Aug 25, 2020

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Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain featuring Eduardo Rodriguez, president of Flatstone Capital Advisors and the founder of the FlatStone Trident Xchange (FSTX). Watch online here or listen on your favorite podcast app!

Guest:
Eduardo Rodriguez

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Episode 51: This ISDA best podcast out there! Smart Contracts, the Law, and Governance in Financial Markets with ISDA + R3 Aug 11, 2020

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Catherine sits down with ISDA's Ciarán McGonagle and R3's Jason Rozovsky to talk about foundational standards for blockchain, smart contract guidelines, their recent paper, ISDA's work on the Common Domain Module (CDM), and more! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online at r3.com.

ISDA, Clifford Chance, R3 and the Singapore Academy of Law Publish Smart Contracts Paper
White paper: Private International Law Aspects of Smart Derivatives Contracts Utilizing Distributed Ledger Technology
The ISDA paper got second place in the "Thought leadership and social responsibility" category for the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific awards. Check it out here.

Guests
Ciarán McGonagle

Jason Rozovsky

Host
Catherine Rutter