The business of blockchain and disruption

At a recent AICD Leaders’ Lunch in Melbourne, three panelists discussed the big issues for directors over the next year.

Topics under the microscope were: Blockchain’s future, risk and opportunities in a disruptive environment and selling Australian products to China online. Chair and board member of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and founder and chair of Australia’s 30% Club, Patricia Cross FAICDLife, CSIRO blockchain expert Dr Mark Staples and Alibaba Group ambassador and e-commerce entrepreneur Jessica Rudd MAICD also examined the rapidly changing modern business environment and the impacts of organisational disruption.