Dr. Carsten Stöcker is the founder of Spherity GmbH, a pioneering company specializing in decentralized identity solutions for regulated industries. Under his leadership, Spherity has become a leader in providing corporate and object identities, including the innovative VERA Digital Product Passports (DPPs). These DPPs are designed to meet the stringent demands of sectors such as Supply Chain, Life Sciences, Fashion and Cosmetics.

Carsten, a physicist with a PhD from the University of Aachen, brings a wealth of experience from his work with the Global Future Network of the World Economic Forum, innogy SE, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and Accenture GmbH. His passion lies in developing cutting-edge identity solutions that promote sustainable value chains, energy systems, and circular economies.

Understand Digital Identity:

• Articles by Dr. Carsten, identity for the general public:

https://medium.com/spherity/the-2x2-matrix-dpps-and-the-paradigm-shift-toward-dynamic-ai-driven-supply-chains-c8a4541ab1b5

https://medium.com/spherity/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-dpps-in-textile-footwear-and-fashion-industry-96345a4564e8

• Why the online identity problem isn't solved:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%27re_a_dog#:~:text=A%20cartoon%20by%20Kaamran%20Hafeez%20published%20in%20The%20New%20Yorker

• The Cyberpunk Manifesto:

https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/

Connect with Carsten:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carsten-stöcker-1145871/
• Spherity: https://www.spherity.com

Connect with Sebastian:

• Take the CEO Personality Test: https://sypnotic.scoreapp.com/
• Get my book on Positioning, "Are you Ford or Ferrari?": https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Ford-Ferrari-Positioning-ebook/dp/B0D1RM278Z/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesebashidalgo

• Website: https://sypnotic.com/

Santosh Kotnis is the founder and CEO of SpringUp Labs, a team of over 70 Data Engineers that provides clients not outsourcing or offshoring, but a dedicated Offshore Office.

SpringUp Labs works with worldwide clients and in just a few years has expanded from India to having dedicated offices in Germany and the UK.

Connect with Santosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santoshkotnis/
• SpringUp Labs: https://springuplabs.com/

Dan Melnick is the CEO of Zing, a Software Development company based in Austin, TX.

He is a social media personality with over 20K followers across LinkedIn and X/Twitter.

In this episode of the Tech of Tomorrow we discussed:

• How to stay competitive in a global market
• How to deliver value even with outsourced teams
• How to strike a balance between quality, value & pricing
• Why Zing rebranded recently
• What's the biggest challenge in managing big teams

Follow Dan on social media:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danpmelnick/
• Twitter: https://x.com/DanPMelnick

Mark Holden went from fighting Terror in Afghanistan to becoming the Head of Marketing at Harpoon Ventures and a massive LinkedIn personality with over 33.000 followers.

In this episode we discussed:

• The latest developments in military technology
• How veterans can transition to civilian life successfully
• Why we must avoid nuclear warfare at all costs
• The role of robotics in the battlefield
• The current state of military recruitment
• How to build a successful personal brand
• What kind of startups Harpoon Ventures invests in

⚜️ Follow Mark on Social Media:

• Mark Holden on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-n-holden
• The Harpoon Ventures website | https://www.harpoon.vc

Aleks Jakulin is a serial entrepreneur, former associated professor at Columbia University, and is among the people who helped develop two popular image formats you might be aware of: JPEG and PNG.

Currently, Aleks is the co-founder and President of Data.Flowers, a company specialized in data visualization.

Follow him on social media:

• ⁠Data.Flowers⁠
• ⁠LinkedIn⁠