The idea of the future we used to see only in films is happening today. Technology like 3D printing and self-driving cars is developing rapidly and not far from mass accessibility. And not only is this kind of technology presenting big opportunities on Earth—it’s paving the way for life on extraterrestrial surfaces.
This month’s WayPaver Labs Session features Jeff Garzik, CEO and founder of Dunvegan Space Systems. In addition to Jeff’s talk on how this technology ties into a much bigger picture than Earth, our managing director Nick Arnett will be sharing an overall deeper look into the vision of WayPaver Labs.
Jeff Garzik is a software engineer, blogger, futurist and entrepreneur. After helping to inaugurate CNN.com on the Internet in the early 1990s, Jeff worked at a succession of Internet startups and service providers, all the while, working on open source software engineering projects for over two decades. Involvement in one of the best known open source projects, the Linux kernel, led to an extended tenure at Linux leader Red Hat, during open source’s most formative years.
In July 2010, while reading slashdot.org, Jeff stumbled across a post describing bitcoin. Immediately recognizing the potential of a concept previously thought impossible — decentralized digital money — Jeff did what came naturally: developed bitcoin open source software, and started micro-businesses with bitcoin at their foundation. Almost by accident, Jeff found himself square in the middle of the global, disruptive, amazing hurricane of a technological phenomenon known as bitcoin.
Jeff now works as a bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist at BitPay. Jeff is also the CEO of Dunvegan Space Systems and Sleepy Dragon Properties, both one-man micro-businesses. Dunvegan Space Systems is the manager of the BitSat project.
WayPaver Labs is a nonprofit that pushes the boundaries of humanity's future and opportunities - both here on Earth and beyond - by being a catalyst for breakthroughs in space exploration, energy, and life sciences. To keep up to date on future speakers and programs from WayPaver Labs, visit: WWW.WAYPAVERLABS.ORG
