 The Hyper-Electric Global Forum is an annual event that convenes developers, maintainers, enterprises, anybody that's interested in the technology. No matter where you are in the learning curve or the experience curve of what blockchain-based technology can do for you in your context, there is something for you here. The tone of the conference is probably one of its real strengths. There isn't a big sales dynamic, there isn't a big competitive dynamic. There's a recognition that we're all here together to drive forward the productive development of this technology and its productive use. What I'm hoping to take away from it is these are these amazing things that we can do. How can we apply it and really find this is use cases that match up to it that really drive social impact. Getting that scalability reliability and really transitioning it to the production environments. We're not just talking about it and thinking about it like we're going to do this, but we're doing this. And we're doing it in a way that it's real, it's impactful, and it's going to drive value for all of our participants within this community. Blockchain had a little bit of a bad rap because of where it started in the cryptocurrency space. I think we in the hyperledger community can change that. The community itself can set the standard to create an inclusive environment, show what can be done when a community comes together with mindfulness, welcoming, inclusiveness, and says all are welcome here. There's a big focus on diversity and inclusion, which I think is great. I think the sponsors have really done a good job in making sure that that theme is perpetuated throughout the different events of the conference. And it's good to see people from all over the world who are so passionate about this technology come together and talk about the latest events of the year. Accenture has been a part of hyperledger since the very beginning. We were a founding member and a premier member from day one. We really recognize that blockchain is a team sport and that bringing a community together to create the best software for enterprise use was imperative. We're taking real business away from this, right? The relationships we're forming, the opportunities we're exploring, we are actually coming up with phenomenal ideas that turn into real work. We see diversity as a core business objective and we see that shared value in the hyperledger organization. Coming here and being able to connect with people has really expanded my knowledge like really quickly. I'm definitely meeting with people that are interested in things that are sort of similar to the efforts that we're trying to do around credentials to help people move forward and get jobs. Here I find people actually starting discussions and conversations and meeting some of the people behind the conversations that you're having online is always helpful. So coming to an event like this, you're meeting the people building the products that you're, you know, people are inquisitive of but you're also making the right network so that way you can build the solutions for whatever you want to plan next. You know based on the power of what this technology can do, we're on the cusp of a massive transformation. You need to be able to tap into the latest thinking. You need to implicitly in what this technology is all about is connecting multiple parties together to find, you know, value and shared access to data business logic and these ecosystems. If you don't have venues to develop those relationships, hear about the latest ideas, you share your ideas and get great feedback, get questions answered and you're missing out. Accenture is incredibly proud to sponsor the Hyperledic Global Forum and we will continue to do so at the highest levels. We have a ton of fun at these events from trivia nights to evening cocktails and dinner in interesting locations, being in cool cities and cool places. There's an incredible amount of thought and planning that goes into the experience. Paired with that, I have grown to expect an incredibly high quality event with incredibly cool people and great conversations and so far that's exactly what's been happening. There's nothing that can replicate a face-to-face interaction where great ideas are being generated. So I think each one of us has a story to tell. If you are serious about blockchain technology, I really don't know how you can't be here. It is four days of rich content, great networking and an ability to really see the future. Don't miss out. This is the place you need to be.