Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumni Alim Khamisa (MBET 2010), product manager at Element Finance and co-founder of DeFi Toronto to learn about Web3 and the emergence of a new blockchain-based financial system – decentralized finance (DeFi).
During this Office Hour, Alim will talk about his unique career journey since graduating from the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology program at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business at the University of Waterloo, and how his passion for startups and blockchain led him to the world of DeFi. Alim will talk about the evolution of DeFi over the last few years and what he's building at Element Finance.
Come to this session ready with questions about decentralized finance, token engineering, decentralized governance, and all things crypto. Alim will also share insights on how you can get involved in the blockchain industry with a startup or as a founder of a new venture.
Please RSVP to receive the MS Teams link to join and bring your questions for an engaging conversation!
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Alim Khamisa
MBET 2010
Product Manager, Element Finance
Co-Founder, Defi Toronto
Biography
Alim Khamisa is product manager at Element Finance, an open source Ethereum-based DeFi protocol for fixed and variable yields. He is an adjunct professor in the Blockchain Development Program at George Brown College, where he also sits on the Program's Advisory Committee. Alim's research interests lie at the intersection of Web 3.0, decentralized finance (DeFi), and governance systems. In 2019, he co-founded the DeFi Toronto community meetup which hosts monthly events featuring high-profile speakers from around the world. He is an active member of the global blockchain community as an avid speaker, startup advisor, and angel investor. In 2018, he worked with a team of blockchain leaders to launch one of Canada's first industrial-scale crypto-mining companies from inception through to a public listing on the TSXV (via RTO) and subsequent M&A. Alim is currently advising several blockchain startups including notable DeFi projects Atomic Finance (Bitcoin x DeFi) and Sacred Finance (Privacy x DeFi). He recently authored a chapter titled 'Token Economies' in The Emerald Handbook of Blockchain for Business (published March 2021) which focuses on Web 3.0, token fundamentals, cryptoeconomics, and token engineering. Alim holds a Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) from the University of Waterloo and is a designated CPA.
Connect with Alim on LinkedIn.