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Kary Bheemaiah

Head of Research
U Change
Country or state 
France
Available to 
Global
City 
Paris
Fee 
Languages 
English,
French
Volunteer
No

Personal Details

Bio

A tech fan, news addict and data hound, Kary has had a varied career, as a marine engineer, a legionnaire in the French Legion, and currently as a researcher, lecturer, author & consultant.

Having had the opportunity to present his thoughts on capitalism at 2 TEDx events in France, he frequently blogs and speaks on issues pertaining to technology and economics.

His first book, "The Blockchain Alternative: Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Theory" was published by Springer-Apress in March 2017. His articles and opinions on a range of subjects can be found on WIRED, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, Les Echos, The Conversation, Lets Talk Payments, Huffington Post, and La Presse+. Some of his work is in French and has also been translated into Japanese.

He is an Associate Research Scientist with Cambridge, a Senior Fellow at Ecole des Ponts and a visiting lecturer at GEM, ESCP and Moody's.

He identifies himself as an economic sociologist, an expert generalist, and an epiphany addict.

In a previous life, he was a legionnaire in the French Foreign Legion and was awarded a cross of valor for services rendered in Afghanistan.

Current position (3)

Head of Research

U Change

Book Author

Springer Nature

Associate Research Scientist

Cambridge Judge Business School

Achievements (7)
Book Author

The Blockchain Alternative examines what would happen if we were to deploy blockchain technology at the sovereign level to create a decentralized cashless economy. The book highlights the flaws of the current financial and economic system and offers an alternative. Published by Springer in 03/2017

TEDx Speaker - TEDxIHEParis

In my 2nd TEDx talk, "Rethinking Capitalism with the Blockchain, I explore the subject of Capitalism as a cultural construct and explain how the lack of transparency and our misunderstanding of this system has led us to create a financial system and a society that has outsourced trust at the expense

TEDx Speaker - TEDx Clermont

My 1st TEDx talk titled, "The different phases and faces of money: From Goldcoins to Bitcoins" , I spoke about the evolution of money, the future impact of technological evolution on society and how we could use technology to establish a collaborative architecture to exchange value and ideas.

Senior Fellow - Ecole de Ponts Business School

Part of the Center of Policy and Competitiveness

Associate Research Scientist - Cambridge

As part of Cambridge Judge Business School, my research is focused on the application of technology to Circular Economic Models. I will begin teaching the module on Blockchain as part of the forthcoming Emerging Tech EMBA program to be launched in Fall 2018.

Lead Researcher - Joint Blockchain Initiative @ BNP Paribas

At BNPs Joint Blockchain Initiative, I will be leading the research on the future state of Blockchain and its microeconomic and macroeconomic impacts. Self-Sovereign Identity is part of the purview of this research.

Authored articles on Tech and Economics on various platforms

My articles on Blockchain, the future of work, the effects of tech changes on different sectors and jobs and rethinking capitalism can be found on WIRED, HBR, World Economic Forum, LetsTalkPayments, The Conversation, and Les Echos among others. I have also spoken at the Talk of Tomorrow podcast

Degrees (2)
Masters in International Business
Grenoble Ecole de Management
2010 to 2011
HND - Marine Engineering
Glasgow Caledonia University
2000 to 2003

Presentations

Presentations (7)
The Science and Profit of Cognitive Diversity

Given at The Banque de Luxembourg and organized by AMCHAM Lux, this talk was about getting a deeper understanding of diversity and how to leverage it for certain tasks and team composition

How Technology is Making Leadership more Empathetic

Given at the Oxford EMBA Alumni meeting in March 2017, this talk was to help leaders understand the role of technology in changing jobs and what leading teams in such a scenario would mean.

Fintech is Finance

Given at the Grenoble Ecole de Management to an audience of practitioners and finance students on the changes occurring in their industry

A new curriculum for learning and working in the knowledge economy

Given at the Harvard Extension School, I spoke about how work architectures need to be rebuilt with technology and what this means for current university curriculum

Circular Economics in the Defense Sector

Presented our year-long research findings at the European Defense Agency on how the Defense sector can adapt to Circular Economic Models

Rethinking Capitalism with the Blockchain

Multiple presentations were given at various venues that explains the ideas explored in my book.

Blockchain and ICOs

Multiple presentations given at various corporate events that explains the decentralized mindset and how to adapt existing business models to this new paradigm.

Past talks (3)
Rethinking Capitalism with the Blockchain
TEDx IHEParis
PAris
December 31, 2016
The Evolution of Money - From Goldcoins to Bitcoins
TEDx Clermont Ferrand
Clermont Ferrand
December 31, 2013
The Science and Profit of Cognitive Diversity
AMCHAM Luxembourg
Luxembourg
December 31, 2016
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With Yanis Varoufakis at DIEM25
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Books & Articles (14)

The Blockchain Alternative - Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Theory
Springer - Apress,
2017
The Blockchain Alternative - Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Theory
You've heard about it, but do you understand? Everything you need to know about machine learning
Like your brain, but smaller: what are neural networks?
Why the adventure is just beginning for artificial intelligence
Pourquoi les entrepreneurs devraient s’intéresser au Bitcoin
Block Chain 2.0: The Renaissance of Money
Rethinking Capitalism With the Blockchain – Part I
Natural language processing and affective computing
Rethinking Capitalism with the Blockchain – Part II
Mapping Flexibility and Security Performance in the Face of the Crisis
Inequality, Technology and Job Polarization of the Youth Labor Market in Europe
Why Business Schools Need to Teach About the Blockchain
Fanfare for the Future Workplace

Expertise (15)

Business
Education
Leadership
Social & Political
Technology
Management Consulting Capitalism Decentralization and Blockchain ICOs Complexity Theory circular economy Future of work Effects of technology on education and work Social Cognitive Neuroscience

Awards & certifications (1)

Medal of Valor
French Ministry of Defense
2009
Recommendations
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Why choose me? 

Strong academic research + Very diverse perception + Ability to not even see the box = Me

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