Dave McKay

Dave McKay is a leader in the field of decentralized systems.  He is currently the fractional CTO for Relic Health Technologies (Healthcare) and Artcryption (Art NFT platform), the Executive Director of the Canadian Credential Network (SSI), Identity Architect for Northern Block (SSI), Professor at the George Brown College Blockchain Development Program (Ethereum & Hyperledger Fabric), a Co-chair of the Innovation Experts Committee of the DIACC, Technical Lead for the Ryerson Cybersecurity Research Lab and contributor for the Technology Stack Working Group of the Trust over IP Foundation.  Dave has over thirty-five years of experience in the computer software industry and has released dozens of commercial applications and hundreds of custom projects over that time period.  His main focus is on building a trust ecosystem for self-sovereign identity in Canada.

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We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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