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Larry C. Bates


Chris Bates is a telecommunications and cyber-security specialist. He received a B.S. in Psychology from Indiana University in 2007 and a M.S. in Telecommunications in 2009 with a focus in immersive mediated environments.  During the first M.S. he worked on creating digital algorithms that generated music with human interaction.
 
 He will receive M.S. in Cyber-Security for enterprise scale organizations with a 3.93 GPA in July, 2016 from Colorado Technical University.
Currently he is Chief Security Officer for Bitland Global.  The project focuses on utilizing blockchain technology to register land titles and record new plots of unregistered land with the larger goal of settling land disputes and unlocking land capital in developing countries.  Boesing and OpenLedger have been fervent supporters of Bitland, and CCEDK has also helped their crowdfunding efforts.  Chris will serve on the Advisory board for CCEDK and work alongside the team to help find the most promising start-ups in the blockchain industry.
With the aim to help bring transparency to governments and bring development to disenfranchised areas around the world, Chris wants to bridge the gap between technology and the people, in order to realize the economy of the future.
In addition to technological pursuits, Chris composes music and performs in his free time and his performing name “Tabali Tigi” can be found on the roster of the music label Strong Roots Records.