RZRblock Hackathon
November 8-9, 2019A huge congratulations to all who participated in the 2019 RZRblock Hackathon!
And especially to the winning teams listed below. Thank you to all the corporate sponsors, mentors, judges, faculty, staff, and volunteers who made this weekend possible.
2019 Sponsors
Meet the Judges
David Ferguson
Sr. Director Risk Intelligence, Global Security at Walmart
He leads the development and implementation of global systems and technology solutions, as well as initiatives for data infrastructure, data trust and advanced analytics to support risk reduction and improved program effectiveness.
Phu Styles
Founder of Women in Blockchain Foundation, CEO of Blockchain PR, Co-Founder of Startup Villas, and a Venture Partner
She is currently listed on the 2019 Top 100 Blockchain Influencers list and sought after Speaker. She is also an Advisor for several companies including Serve, Vezt, Snowball, HK EOS, & Blockchain at the University of California, Irvine.
Bjorn Simmons
Chief Strategy Officer at Wyzerr
He is a venture catalyst, serial entrepreneur, and champion for inclusive innovation. He currently serves as the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Venture Noire, a venture studio working across the country to build ecosystems for entrepreneurs of color providing the tools, community, and access to the capital they need to succeed in today’s digital economy.
Jeff McDonald
Co-founder of the NEM Foundation
He has been a blockchain enthusiast since 2013 and an advocate for blockchains to be used not only as a ledger for financial transactions but also as a security solution for all valuable data. As the inventor of the Apostille protocol on NEM and the Co-founder of LuxTag, a company that has delivered advanced document notarization, supply chain, and non-fungible tokenization solutions, he further champions expanding the boundaries of the blockchain beyond its original incarnation and limits.
Shannon Gordon
Audit Staff at Ernst and Young
She completed her undergraduate degrees at the University of Arkansas in Accounting, Finance, and Information System. She then completed her graduate degree in MIS with a Blockchain Concentration and was also a member of the 2018 Blockchain Hackathon winning team.
Brett Amerine
Chairman & Founder at Startup Junkie Foundation, Managing Director at Startup Junkie Consulting, and Co-Founder & General Partner, Cadron Capital Partners
Entrepreneurial support organization leader, venture investor, cryptocurrency investor, and investor in a variety of assets.