Adi Ben-Ari is the founder and CEO of Applied Blockchain, a specialist in building applications with enhanced trust and privacy. Adi was also co-founder and CTO of Tallysticks, a blockchain-based invoicing system. Adi is an advisor for a number of startups, and his work has been noted by the U.K. Government, where he was invited to present at Parliament and the House of Lords. Adi holds a number of patents related to confidential computing, cryptography, blockchain and mobile payments.