A Fresh Look at Blockchain Technology for Logistics and Supply Chain (Dr. Daniel Diemers, Partner at SNGLR Group)

If you believe that blockchain technology is overhyped or not as
relevant to the world of logistics and supply chain as many have
promised when the technology first appeared on people's radar a few
years back, then think again. Blockchain technology is following an
exponential growth curve and has seen some major improvements. It's
time for a fresh look at what the technology is up to and how it
will change the world of logistics and supply chain management in
the years to come. Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Dr.
Daniel Diemers. Daniel is a growth & innovation strategist,
investor and startup coach, focusing on fintech, blockchain, AI
& exponential technologies. He is a former strategy partner
with Booz Allen/ PwC Strategy& in Europe & Middle East and
has worked with leading institutions, challengers and regulators on
digital financial services. He has been nominated top 100 Digital
Shaper in Switzerland, won the Honeywell futurist award Europe and
is a co-founder of several innovation-focused associations, e.g.,
Swiss Fintech Association, Crypto Valley Association and Swiss
Blockchain Federation. He is also a member of fintechrockers.com.
Academically, he has an economics degree & Ph.D. from the
University of St. Gallen HSG, CEMS Master in international
Management and attended the Singularity University EP in 2017. He
is a lecturer at several academic institutions, author of books
& articles, and frequent speaker and critical commentator of
technological trends. Together with our host of this episode Marco
Prüglmeier, Daniel discussed the following topics: - How Daniel
started his foray into technology by learning how to program a
Commodore C64 - Daniel’s view on the coming of age of crypto
currencies and blockchain technology - How logistics companies
started to experiment with blockchain technology 3 years ago - How
many proof-of-concepts have not lead to breakthrough projects back
then - Why and how the situation has changed - Why high transaction
costs on many blockchains are still a roadblock - Traditional use
cases for blockchain in logistics: Track-and-trace, trade and
supply chain finance. - The continued automation of logistics
operations and the rise of micropayments - The three roles
blockchains can play in a logistics and supply chain context - The
relevance of blockchain for autonomous vehicles - What parts of
logistics operations can easily be done without blockchain
technology - The major advantages that blockchains have over
conventional databases - Why a decentralized ledger is inherently
more secure than a traditional database -Why the slow speed of
today’s blockchains can still be an obstacle but why exponential
improvements will change the game in the next few years - The
energy consumption of blockchains is an issue and how it can be
mitigated or solved - The potential of smart contracts in
international transport and logistics. What are the main obstacles
to adoption? - Why there is still a lot of criticism and scepticism
around blockchain technology in the market and why that is an
ill-advised approach to deal with an exponential technology - and
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miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Daniel, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddiemers/ To connect with Marco
Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris
Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana
von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/