- Harpreet blends technical skill with real-world outreach, making blockchain accessible across education, finance, and public services.
- He actively builds blockchain ecosystems while mentoring the next wave of tech talent in Southeast Asia.
When many 14-year-olds were still struggling with math homework or playing games at internet cafes, Harpreet Singh Maan had already started to get serious about programming. He didn’t just learn coding from online forums and small experiments, but he really got into it. And it wasn’t just a fad phase. A few years later, when he was 19, he had entered the blockchain world—long before the term was as widely discussed as it is today.
Amid the hustle and bustle of crypto startups that were born and died in a short time, Harpreet took a different path. He built Blocklime, not only as a technology company, but also as an education center.
The company he founded in Malaysia focuses on developing distributed ledger-based solutions, and is also actively training local talent to master blockchain. This is not just an invitation to “let’s use blockchain,” but a concrete effort so that people in the Southeast Asian region can help shape the future of technology itself.
Harpreet Singh Maan: From Developer to Speaker and Mentor
Of course, Harpreet’s journey has not always been smooth. He has to explain back and forth to investors, regulators, and even fellow engineers about what blockchain is and why it matters. Sometimes, he himself admits to being tired of answering the same questions, such as, “What is blockchain for other than making digital coins?” But, instead of getting bored, he actually sees it as an opportunity.
In various forums, from conferences like Coinfest Asia to local educational meetings, Harpreet appears as a frank yet straightforward speaker, discussing real-world applications of blockchain, from finance, education, to public services.
Funnily enough, he sometimes compares blockchain to instant noodles. According to him, “If Indonesians and Malaysians can believe that one noodle can change its taste with just a little liquid seasoning, why can’t they believe that data can also be more secure and transparent through blockchain?”
It’s a bit odd, but people understand. Maybe that’s why he is also trusted as a mentor by national digital institutions, including in official blockchain education and training programs.
Furthermore, Harpreet has also become the face of blockchain technology in the region through his involvement with various international organizations. He is part of the ISO committee that sets global standards for distributed ledger technology.
On the other hand, he is also an ambassador for platforms such as Hyperledger and Hedera Hashgraph. This role is not just an empty title—he is really involved in spreading the adoption of technology both technically and strategically.
Teaching, Building, and Bridging the Gap
Interestingly, Harpreet is not the type of CEO who only appears at big events or LinkedIn posts. He also participates in technical projects.
Even when building a new platform called IKKA.io, he was directly involved in forming an ecosystem that combines blockchain with artificial intelligence (AI). The goal is not just to be cool, but so that there is a strong and practical foundation in the integration of the two big technologies.
However, Harpreet understands very well that great technology will be useless if no one understands how to use it. Therefore, he remains consistent with his mission to expand blockchain literacy and training, especially in the Asian region which has often only been a market, not a major player.
If you think about it, Harpreet is like a mix between a technology lecturer and a street entrepreneur. He can talk coding with engineers, debate tech policy with government officials, and still have a way of explaining blockchain to high school kids without making them yawn. Maybe that’s what makes his work stand out—not distant, but still visionary.
With a background as a software engineer, Harpreet hasn’t lost his technical roots. He still masters programming languages like Python, Java, and Solidity. But beyond that, he also shows that understanding people is far more important. Because ultimately, technology is just a tool. What makes it useful is who uses it, and how they explain it.
And so far, Harpreet Singh Maan has proven that he not only knows how to do it—he also has the courage to do it first.
