About the Chapter
IMI Kolkata is an Academic Partner of the Bharat Blockchain Network (BBN) which is India’s nationwide Hybrid Blockchain Network visioned to enable Blockchain projects of academic interest. This pioneering platform is powered by Information Data Systems Private Limited (better known in India as Intuitive Data Solutions Private Limited) (IDS) and is supported by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Bharat Blockchain Network initiative is positioned to create the world’s largest Academic Blockchain Consortium and Polyversity. As a part of Bharat Blockchain Network Initiative, a Blockchain Chapter and a Blockchain node has been successfully set up in IMI Kolkata. Since IMI Kolkata is hosting a node, IMI Kolkata aims to start offering Blockchain services and certified educational courses on the IDS BBN platform enabling mass audience reach to other institutes or students.
Being a part of the Bharat Blockchain Network, the students of IMI-Kolkata get closed community access for peer-to-peer learning, 15 hours Blockchain Bootcamp Course free workshops, Industry talks, networking, and mentoring support from Blockchain practitioners and mentors. Additionally, students get access to Blockchain internships and full time opportunities through IDS job boards and placement connections. In future, IMI Kolkata also aims to attract Blockchain consulting projects and enable Blockchain research and PhDs with the support of IDS. Soon IMI-Kolkata will have a virtual presence in the Bharat Blockchain Network’s Educational Metaverse (Polyversity) environment which will help to make education more accessible, immersive, and meaningful.
Milestones:
- Applied Blockchain Centre at IMI-Kolkata: 15 December 2023
- Bharat Blockchain Network Chapter at IMI-Kolkata: 28 February 2022
2023
August 2023
Event: Bharat Blockchain Yatra event at IMI-Kolkata
Date of Event: 18th August 2023
No. of Attendees: 247
Details of Guests:
- Voruganti Aravind, VP IDS
- Sunil Yadavalli, Head – Business Strategy and Partnerships, IDS
- Mohua Banerjee, Director, IMI-Kolkata
- Tirthankar Nag, Dean Research, IMI-Kolkata
- Anju De Alvis, Advisory Director, IDS
- Neha Roy, Founder- IRL Amigo & Artysan Accelerator, Growth & Marketing IntoTheVerse
- Anshu Jalan, Chief Technology Officer – Plenty Labs
- Rittik DAS, Founder – FilmFinance.App
- Angsuman Chakraborty, Founder – Socielo Tech
- Santosh Padhi, Financial Expert & CTO – Cofinex
- Dayal Mukati, Principal Architect – IDS
Important Sessions/Panel Discussions held during the Event:
- Launch of Blockchain Newsletter – Blockchain Avenir
- Allocation of Land Parcel in IDS BBN Metaverse
- Unveiling the Real Potential: Blockchain’s Journey from Hype to Value Creation
- Exploring Blockchain Case Studies and the Significance of Governance: Noteworthy in Government Interest like UAE and Australia
- NFTs and Digital Ownership: Redefining Impact, Empowering Social Change
- Experience the Showcase of Polyversity: The World’s Largest Educational Metaverse
- What’s brewing in Web 3 ecosystem of West bengal for World?
- Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in India’s Crypto Exchange Landscape
- Elevating Efficiency, Automation, Security, and Transparency: Leveraging Blockchain for Industry 4.0 Enhancement
- Blockchain Entrepreneurship: Unlocking Web3’s Potential for Business Innovation
- Introduction to B- On Portal & Hedera Bootcamp
- How Blockchain and Web 3 is disrupting today’s Business World
- Project showcase – Plenty Wallet and Plenty Exchange
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