20 April 2018
05:00 - 06:30 hrs. Room XXVI
Geneva
, Switzerland
The deployment and uptake of blockchain technology presents the potential opportunity for rapid advancement, and benefits for numerous fields throughout emerging economies.
This session focuses on two possibilities: the leap-frog effect of emerging economies building on existing infrastructure and learning, and the potential for re-exploitation of supply chain workers through data harvesting.
Based on current and emerging developments, we will explore the likely scenarios, the pros and the cons, to become better informed about how we can position emerging economies to derive the greatest benefit from blockchain technology while protecting from harm. Speakers:
Mr. Vinay Gupta, Founder, Mattereum
Ms. Helen Burrows, Co-Founder, slavefreetrade
Ms. Emilie Raffo, Business manager, Taurus Solutions
Ms. Jana Petkanic, Founder, blockchaintalks.io
Ms. Eleonore Blanc, Communications Manager, blockchaintalks.io Mr. Christopher Wray, Chief Legal Officer, Mattereum
Ms. Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin, Business & Human Rights Advisor
Ms. Seema Joshi, Amnesty International Head Business & Human Rights
Ms. Helen Shapiro, GDPR & Emerging Technologies Expert
This session focuses on two possibilities: the leap-frog effect of emerging economies building on existing infrastructure and learning, and the potential for re-exploitation of supply chain workers through data harvesting.
Based on current and emerging developments, we will explore the likely scenarios, the pros and the cons, to become better informed about how we can position emerging economies to derive the greatest benefit from blockchain technology while protecting from harm. Speakers:
Mr. Vinay Gupta, Founder, Mattereum
Ms. Helen Burrows, Co-Founder, slavefreetrade
Ms. Emilie Raffo, Business manager, Taurus Solutions
Ms. Jana Petkanic, Founder, blockchaintalks.io
Ms. Eleonore Blanc, Communications Manager, blockchaintalks.io Mr. Christopher Wray, Chief Legal Officer, Mattereum
Ms. Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin, Business & Human Rights Advisor
Ms. Seema Joshi, Amnesty International Head Business & Human Rights
Ms. Helen Shapiro, GDPR & Emerging Technologies Expert
Co-organizer(s):
slavefreetrade
Language(s)
English |
