This week we finalize our BlockIS Mini-Series with the fascinating theme of AgriFood. Matteo Rizzi (also mentor at the BlockIS.eu initiative) leads the discussion, where Alessandro Chelli (Apio) and Žiga Drev (Trace Labs – OriginTrail Core Developers) showcase their incredible track records and innovative solutions for the space. Join us this week for one more episode of Breaking Banks Europe.

Meet the guests:

Alessandro Chelli - CEO, ApioAlessandro is graduated in Computer Engineering, in the same year, he co-founded Apio with Lorenzo Di Berardino. Passionate about blockchain, he mastered knowledge about several BC technologies and teach it on master courses in Italian Universities.Apio is a Venture Builder that creates a solution for large companies. After became one of the IBM Food Trust certified partners Apio develops Trusty. Trusty is a Direct to Consumer Channel based on Trust and transparency that uses traceability information timestamped on blockchain captured from the agri-food supply-chain. Trusty is a Software as a Service platform that democratize the Blockchain Access for small food producers.

Connect with Alessandro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alechelli/Apio: https://www.apio.cc/

Žiga Drev - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Trace Labs – OriginTrail Core DevelopersŽiga co-founded OriginTrail in 2013 with the mission to bring transparency to supply chains and has led the implementation of several traceability projects around the world. OriginTrail’s open-source, blockchain-based protocol for data exchange in global supply chains is enabling businesses to speak the same language with integrity. Žiga is an authority on the topics of data integrity and using the blockchain for solving supply chain challenges. He is an established speaker at events around the globe, sharing first-hand experience from the implementation of blockchain technology in practice.Trace Labs is a blockchain company developing enterprise solutions for trusted dataexchange across the supply chain. Their solutions enable forward-thinking organizations to gain the most knowledge possible and make better decisions based on interconnected data from their supply chains. Trace Labs is also the core development company of the open-source OriginTrail protocol for blockchain-based data exchange. Founded in 2013, Trace Labs has built award-winning enterprise solutions for supply chains, including those for traceability and verifiable claims. In 2017, Trace Labs received an award from the Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center. Trace Labs believes sustainable supply chains are only possible when all organizations, big or small, are allowed to benefit from trusted data exchanges.

Connect with Žiga: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziga-drev/Trace Labs: https://tracelabs.io/OriginTrail: https://origintrail.io/