BRIE is the European counterpart of the BRI in Canada, which was founded in 2017 by Don & Alex Tapscott. In pursuing the joint goal of educating on and promoting the adoption of blockchain technology in business and government, the BRIE has a geographic focus on Europe. As such, we lead the expansion of the BRI into the European blockchain ecosystem, bringing together leading enterprises and organizations on the platform in order to produce in-depth, targeted research and facilitate the engagement with and adoption of blockchain technology in Europe.