Architects of the Information Age

Episode 1
Architects of the Information Age

Hedera Hashgraph co-founder Dr. Leemon Baird joins Erik to discuss the distributed ledger technology that makes tokenization possible.

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Episode 2
Architects of the Information Age

Erik Townsend interviews new SmarterMarkets™ host Michelle Dennedy on her own background as a digital privacy activist. This episode is designed to introduce the audience to Michelle herself, and then in coming weeks Michelle will introduce listeners to a side of Silicon Valley most have never seen.

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Episode 3
Architects of the Information Age

Michelle Dennedy, former Chief Privacy Officer of Cisco and Intel, sits down for a refreshingly candid conversation with Jim Whitehurst, President of IBM and former CEO of Red Hat, on her can’t-miss premiere episode of SmarterMarkets™.

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Episode 4
Architects of the Information Age

On her second episode of Smarter Markets, Michelle Dennedy sits down with “Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year” Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, to examine the question “who’s responsible for protecting our digital assets of the future?

Caroline Wong is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt. As CSO, she leads the Security, Community, and People teams at Cobalt. She brings a proven background in communications, cybersecurity, and experience delivering global programs to the role.

Wong’s close and practical Information Security knowledge stems from her broad experience as a Cigital Consultant, a Symantec Product Manager, and leadership roles at eBay and Zynga. Wong also hosts the Humans of InfoSec podcast, teaches cybersecurity courses on LinkedIn Learning, and has authored the popular textbook Security Metrics, A Beginner’s Guide. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley and a certificate in finance and accounting from Stanford University Graduate

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Episode 5
Architects of the Information Age

Erik Townsend returns to SmarterMarkets™ this week to introduce Michelle Dennedy’s co-host this season; Todd Buchholz, former Whitehouse Director of Economic Policy and Managing Director of the Acclaimed $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund.

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