<Gentle Music Playing> Hi! Welcome to the course supply chain finance and blockchain technology. My name is Oliver Belin. I'm an instructor for the New York Institute of Finance - one of the premier institutions focusing on training and education for financial services and related industries since over 90 years. This course are focusing on supply chain finance and blockchain technology really gives you insight into these solutions in terms of the market, the key players, the key technology behind that as well as what is the future of this market the growth and also the future of technologies such as blockchain. The course is really focusing on people in banks specifically in trade finance or people which are looking for career change as well as practitioners working within corporate organizations like in procurement, in treasury as well as people working fintechs or students look interested in this topic or in doing some research. There are four courses the first course is really giving you an introduction into supply chain finance, the key enablers, and also into blockchain technology. Course number two provides insight about the key success factors which are very important for implementing, managing a successful program. Course number three we look at the wider market so who are the key players, what is the potential of the market, and and how does the market ecosystem look like in terms of new entrants and new competitors. Course number four is looking at the future so what our new technology is such a blockchain shaping this market. At the end and when completing the four courses everybody should have an insight first about the market and how it should use such a solution if you're working within a corporate or if you're selling the solution to a corporate how you implement it how you run it and how you make it basically a success for your organization or for your client.