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WASHINGTON, Aug. 08, 2017 -- The Chamber of Digital Commerce is pleased to announce that worldwide technology leader Cisco is joining its Executive Committee. Cisco joins this rapidly growing trade association dedicated to promoting the acceptance and use of digital assets and blockchain technology through education, advocacy, working closely with policymakers, regulatory agencies and industry.
“Cisco has a strong reputation of identifying promising technologies to deliver remarkable innovations to its customers. The company is a leader in security, real-time capabilities and has a track record of building scalable systems,” said Perianne Boring, founder and president of the Chamber. We’re pleased to welcome Cisco to the Chamber and look forward to channeling its expertise as we work to support the blockchain technology ecosystem.”
“We are excited to join the Chamber of Digital Commerce and collaborate with its membership to accelerate this promising technology frontier,” said Anoop Nannra, Head of Blockchain Initiative for Cisco. “To unlock the value of blockchain for public and private sector applications and ensure widespread adoption, we need to collaboratively drive technology standardization, interoperability, and education. There is much work to be done before blockchain truly sees broad-scale adoption, but there are significant opportunities for this transformative technology to drive enterprise value creation.”
About the Chamber of Digital Commerce
The Chamber of Digital Commerce is the world’s leading trade association dedicated to promoting the understanding, acceptance and use of digital assets and blockchain-based technologies. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Chamber is the founder of the Blockchain Intellectual Property Council Smart Contracts Alliance, Blockchain Alliance, Global Blockchain Forum and many other key industry initiatives. For more information, please visit DigitalChamber.org or follow us on Twitter: @ChamberDigital.
Chamber Media Contact: Marie Knowles 202-422-2589 [email protected]
