Jean-Luc Verhelst
Jean-Luc Verhelst is the author of the book Bitcoin, the Blockchain and Beyond (2017) and a renowned public speaker, trainer and advisor on blockchain. He teaches at multiple universities and training centers in Europe and the Middle East and advises corporates on their blockchain journey through workshops and advisory.
Prior to his current position, he worked several years as a strategy consultant and became the blockchain leader for Deloitte Belgium after having spent several months at Deloitte’s EMEA Blockchain Lab. He worked for numerous clients in Europe, managed the development of blockchain solutions, and delivered internal trainings in EMEA and the USA. He also co-founded blockchain communities, was selected by the European Commission as a member of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum and won the world’s largest blockchain hackathon of 2016. His master thesis on Bitcoin received the award for best financial thesis of 2014 in Belgium. Jean-Luc holds academic degrees in IT and business.
Most importantly, Jean-Luc has a real passion for blockchains and how they will shape our future.
