30+ leaders are bringing their capabilities and expertise to help launch a Data Economy around Ocean

Carsten is a man bursting with ideas. As a leading expert on Industry 4.0 and the Machine Economy, Carsten always has a ready smile and a new idea to discuss. He has written for the World Economic Forum, given numerous talks and recently spoke at TEDxKönigsallee.

We first met Carsten at the beginning of 2016 when BigchainDB was announced to the world and RWE was our first industry partner to explore blockchain + data. At that time, Carsten led the blockchain lighthouse at the RWE Innovation Hub (now Innogy Innovation Hub), driving the energy utility down a path to explore radical new technologies and business models.

As we’ve continued down the road of our blockchain journey, exploring use cases across financial services, supply chain, energy, healthcare and other sectors, Carsten has been a steady compatriot in helping us to understand how IoT, energy and identity fit into the overall blockchain picture.

In working together, we instinctively understood that the three defining technologies for the next 30 years would be Blockchain, AI and IoT (connected devices), just as the preceding 30 years were driven by the Internet, Mobile and Social. Matt Turck, a VC from Firstmark Capital aptly described what we have been experiencing in the trenches — that AI, Blockchain and IoT will truly be transformational.

Our journey together continues. Carsten just launched Interlinked, an identity protocol that is complementary to Ocean. As an advisor, Carsten shares deep insights on IoT, energy and identity solutions that can integrate into Ocean Protocol, as well as giving us his futuristic viewpoints to help us see around the corner.