PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS The ability for Blockchain-powered business networks to achieve maximum scale and utility will become a reality only when we have a reliable and robust DLT integration solution. Enterprise leaders have had lingering concerns about selecting the “wrong platform” upon which to build solutions. Having con昀椀dence in being able to integrate across different platforms depressurizes much of that concern. Accenture built the 昀椀rst working prototype of an Interoperability Node capability and is engaging with clients on 昀椀rst implementations to prove its readiness for production. Our near-term goals are to continue to test effectiveness with each of the leading DLT platforms and work with clients and partners to expand the possibilities for cross-industry/cross-process collaboration. As we move forward, we expect integration will create new opportunities. It can free the capital and time necessary to drive further ef昀椀ciencies. It can unleash capabilities from combined datasets and a potential uni昀椀cation of identity protocols. CONNECTING ECOSYSTEMS: BLOCKCHAIN INTEGRATION 11