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CPE
TECHNICAL HOURS

SESSIONS

THE NEW ERA OF BLOCKCHAIN AND

CRYPTOCURRENCY

Date: May 06, 2018
Place: Doha Bank Auditorium,
Doha Bank Towers, Doha Qatar
Speaker:- Mr.Subash
Shanmugham, Expert Speaker
from Protiviti

Doha Chapter (the chapter) of
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI) recently conducted
a professional seminar on ‘The
New Era of Blockchain and
Cryptocurrency’. Around 150 senior
finance professionals and stake-
holders in various businesses and
organisations across Qatar attended
the seminar. Subash Shanmugham
from Protiviti is a most sought-after
speaker on latest technology trends.
He also enlightened the participants
about the new technologies. In an
interactive presentation, he explained
how blockchain application would
positively impact the financial
services in capital markets, insurance
and cross-border transfers. He further
explained that cryptocurrency was
the digital currency developed using
software codes and was secured by
cryptography. Rukkaiya Pachisa, Vice
Chairperson of the chapter, thanked
the speakers and the members for the
interactive and knowledge-sharing.

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