Full Name
Don Tapscott, C.M. B.A., B.Sc, M.Ed, LLD.
Job Title
Executive Chairman
Company/ Organization
Blockchain Research Institute (BRI)
Speaker Bio
Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 18 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages. In 2016, with his son Alex, he co-authored the global best seller Blockchain
Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, now translated into 20 languages.
According to the late, great Clay Christensen of Harvard Business School it is “the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technologydriven disruption.” Since then, Don has produced a blockchain book series with three books available to date: Supply Chain Revolution, Financial Services Revolution, and most recently, Platform Revolution, which has debuted as the #1 new book on Amazon under business management science.
In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 100+ projects are the
definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and
organizational transformations. The Blockchain Research Institute has since expanded globally,
partnering with organizations around the world to launch five global partner offices, including BRI
Africa, BRI Brasil, BRI Europe, BRI Middle East, and BRI Korea.
Don’s latest book is You to the Power of Two: Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI, coauthored with Joseph Bradley. The book explores where AI and identity meet—an emerging era
where AI evolves from mere tools to active participants in our lives.
Don is a member of the Order of Canada and in 2019, then ranked as the 2nd most influential
Management Thinker by Thinkers50, joined Professor Christensen, Michael Porter, Peter Drucker and
others in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. He is an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and Chancellor Emeritus
of Trent University in Ontario where he served as Chancellor 2013-2019.
It is hard to imagine anyone who has been more prolific, profound, and influential in explaining today’s
technological revolutions and their impact on the world.
Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, now translated into 20 languages.
According to the late, great Clay Christensen of Harvard Business School it is “the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technologydriven disruption.” Since then, Don has produced a blockchain book series with three books available to date: Supply Chain Revolution, Financial Services Revolution, and most recently, Platform Revolution, which has debuted as the #1 new book on Amazon under business management science.
In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 100+ projects are the
definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and
organizational transformations. The Blockchain Research Institute has since expanded globally,
partnering with organizations around the world to launch five global partner offices, including BRI
Africa, BRI Brasil, BRI Europe, BRI Middle East, and BRI Korea.
Don’s latest book is You to the Power of Two: Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI, coauthored with Joseph Bradley. The book explores where AI and identity meet—an emerging era
where AI evolves from mere tools to active participants in our lives.
Don is a member of the Order of Canada and in 2019, then ranked as the 2nd most influential
Management Thinker by Thinkers50, joined Professor Christensen, Michael Porter, Peter Drucker and
others in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. He is an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and Chancellor Emeritus
of Trent University in Ontario where he served as Chancellor 2013-2019.
It is hard to imagine anyone who has been more prolific, profound, and influential in explaining today’s
technological revolutions and their impact on the world.
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