K2’s Emerging Technologies, Including Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Unlike technologies we use every day, many of the currently emerging technologies have the potential to change how we work in the future. This session will cover an assortment of technologies which are nearing mainstream adoption and help you understand what they do, how they work, as well as some of the potential risks and rewards they offer potential users.

Attend this course, and learn the basics of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, as well as some of the uses, benefits, risks, and threats posed to legacy businesses by these innovative yet disruptive platforms.

Learning Objectives:

• Define Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Big Data, and Machine Learning

• Identify the major similarities and differences between Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning

• List examples of potential use cases for each of the technologies discussed in this session and identify how these technologies differ from current practices

CPE credit: Recommended for 4 hours Information Technology

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of technology strategy and standards

Program level: Intermediate

Who should attend:  Practitioners and Business Executives Who Need to Know More About Emerging Technologies, Including Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies