On Tuesday, June 14, SixThirty and BTC Media presented Distributed: Trade, a first-of-its-kind conference that focused on innovative blockchain solutions for both financial services and trade networks. Held at Washington University and drawing over 250 attendees, the event tapped local and national experts to speak throughout the day on implementation, corporate compliance processes, global trade and much more.

The opening keynote speaker was Brian Behlendork of The Linux Foundation’s HyperLedger Project, who discussed the need for open source infrastructure and open governance.

Local speakers included SixThirty’s Atul Kamra, Ideation Consultant Bill Donius, Fluent’s Dave Sutter, RGAx‘s Farron Blanc, RGA’s Betsy Wells and Saint Louis University’s Rob Boyle, Cindy Minor and Andy Molnar.