Applying Blockchain to Financial Inclusion – Identity, Ownership, Lending & Payments

Blockchain has been one of the most talked-about innovations of the last decade. Big ambitions for this secure ledger technology are evolving into early roll-outs in financial services and beyond. Visionary financial inclusion organizations also have launched initiatives with blockchain. These include personal identity verification (eg, a globally portable, biometrics-based ID), property ownership demonstration (real estate, mortgages), ethical supply chain (demonstrating the source and journey of textiles, agricultural products, precious gems), loan tracking, and trans-national payments using crypto-currencies.

This panel presents speakers who are on the leading-edge of blockchain projects for financial inclusion goals. They will provide commentary on where the best application opportunities are, what challenges to adoption exist, and how organizations like yours should be considering a future involving blockchain.

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Speakers:

• Carlos Acevedo, Crypto Community Project, is a renowned NYC high school teacher featured in the Washington Post for his work introducing students in the South Bronx to cryptocurrency. He is the founder of Crypto Community Project, a company dedicated to educating under-served communities in the practical use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Carlos also works as a content creator for Never Stop Marketing, a company focused on examining the intersection of blockchain and marketing technology.
• Susan Joseph, the panel’s moderator, is Executive Director of Diversity in Blockchain, whose mission is to empower everyone from all walks of life to engage with blockchain technology. Susan has a JD/MBA and is a former General Counsel who consults in the blockchain space in the areas of identity, financial services/insurance, and humanitarian concerns. She sits on the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance Identity Working Group and is a member of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance legal working group. Susan advises on projects to design and align token strategies and incentives regarding digital rights. 
• Prakash Santhana, Deloitte, Managing Director. Prakash co-leads Deloitte’s blockchain and cryptocurrency community and has worked for more than 20 years on fraud and risk management in financial services.

Agenda:

• 6:00 – 6:20 Registration and Networking
• 6:20 – 7:40 Discussion
• 7:40 – 8:00 Additional Networking with light refreshments
  

Location:

Special thanks to Deloitte for hosting this event at 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Arrival instructions will be emailed to those who register.