Navid Hanif, Director of Finance for the Sustainable Development Office at the United Nations talks with host Vince Molinari about digital technologies inclusion, COVID impact, and the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance.
Future Economic System and the Role of the Democratic State
Summary of Thinkathon – Future Economic System and the Role of the Democratic State
The Pandemic has thrown into stark reality the role of the state (regardless of its nature) as “insurer/purchaser/lender of last resort” when faced with a black swan event such as the current one. Notions of the “small state” and reliance on markets may no longer be sustainable as governments have been forced into major interventions to preserve economic social and physical well-being. The US philosopher Francis Fukuyama has speculated that the governments who will be shown to have best dealt with the virus will be those where trust in them is highest. Distributed systems enabled by Blockchain technology offers scope for us to re-examine the social contract and the trust in the state it creates in ways more fundamental than any other since its formative construction at the time of the Enlightenment and American Revolution. What does the social contract need to look like in a distributed and peer to peer world? What should the relationship be between fiat and crypto-authority in the future? What role should the benign state play in the development and implementation of distributed systems?
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Thinkathon -Future Economic System and the Role of the Democratic State Panellist
Thinkathon Moderator
Dr Jane Thomason
As Chief Inspiration Officer for Fintech.TV, I am a global thought leader for social impact and digital transformation and I aim to influence startups, governments, organisations, and industry on transformational opportunities of the digital economy. My job is to inspire and educate about social impact and digital transformation for social change. I am an advocate for ESG investments in emerging economies and enabling Frontier Technologies to accelerate achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Thinkathon Speaker
Emily Landis-Walker
Emily Landis Walker is a senior financial services executive acknowledged globally for her strategic connections, contributions to business development in financial services and blockchain/crypto companies, capital raising, investor relations, emergency preparedness and corporate responsibility initiatives.
Thinkathon Speaker
Efi Pylarinou
Efi Pylarinou is an independent Fintech & Blockchain, business advisor. She focuses on Capital Markets, Wealth & Asset management transformations. With a Ph.D. in Finance, and bold Wall Street expertise, she has grown into a global Fintech influencer. She is the No.3 influencer in the finance sector and No.1 woman influencer, by Refinitiv Global Social Media 2019. She was included the 2019 Onalytica Top 100 Wealth Management Influencer list & 2019 Onalytica Top Women in Finance list & 2019 Onalytica Top Ten Social Amplifiers in Regtech & 2019 Onalytica Top 100 Gender Equality and Diversity Influencers & 2019 Onalytica Top 100 Finserv Environmental Sustainability Influencers, 2016 & 2017 Innovate Finance Women in Fintech Powerlist, Women in Fintech DACH social ranking, the Global Fintech 80, The Planet Compliance Top 50 RegTech Influencers.
Thinkathon Speaker
Lord (Chris) Holmes MBE
Chris entered the House of Lords in 2013, where his policy focus has been on technology and the digital opportunity. He is a member of the Democracy and Digital Technologies Select Committee which is concluding a year-long investigation at the moment with the report and recommendations due later this month. He is also co-chair of Parliamentary Groups on Assistive Technology, Fintech, Blockchain and the 4th Industrial Revolution and has published a report; “Distributed Ledger Technologies for Public Good: leadership, collaboration and innovation” calling on the Government to look at the challenges and opportunities of DLT for improving public services. An progress update was published in November 2018. Chris is a former Paralympic swimmer who won nine gold, five silver and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992.
Thinkathon Speaker
Lawrence Wintermeyer
Lawrence Wintermeyer focused on fintech, digital, and investment and promote policies for a transparent, secure, and sustainable digital financial future for everyone. He has led and worked with teams to build, grow, optimize, re-structure and divest companies from start-ups to global brands in the financial services, technology, and energy sectors around the globe.
Thinkathon Speaker
Loretta Joseph
Loretta is a public policy influencer and globally recognised as an authority in digital asset regulation and blockchain technology. Loretta is a highly dynamic, skilled banking, financial and consulting professional with over 25 years in financial markets and related sectors.
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The Future of Digital Securities
Rosario Ingargiola, Founder and CEO of Bosonic talks with host Vince Molinari about digital securities and liquidity aggregation.
Financial Institutions Inching Towards the Crypto Space
Nick Carmi, CEO at BitGo Prime talks with host Vince Molinari about Bitgo and the reasons he ventured from the traditional finance world to the crypto space.
FINTECH.TV Names Rachel Pether as New Host in Abu Dhabi
Located in one of the world’s leading financial hubs in the Middle East, FINTECH.TV will create premiere content focused on finance, blockchain, sustainable investing and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. June 9th, 2020
NEW YORK- Molinari Media PBC (MM) today announced that seasoned reporter and Sovereign Wealth Fund expert, Rachel Pether, joins FINTECH.TV as a host based in Abu Dhabi. Ms. Pether will be focused on financial, digital and sustainability related topics in the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries. She will be reporting on a weekly basis contributing to FINTECH.TV’s global coverage.
Molinari Media is a global fintech media and broadcast company that broadcasts from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Studios. MM produces two programs – the Digital Asset Report, which provides a weekly look forward on digital assets, blockchain, innovation, disruption, and legislation/regulation. It also produces TheIMPACT which focuses on ESG investing and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
The shows are hosted by Vince Molinari, Patricia Wu, and Jeff Gitterman in New York. Lawrence Wintermeyer is the lead host in London at the LSEG. Contributors include Dr. Jane Thomason and Georgia Fairweather in Australia, Pratik Gauri in India and Irene Kiwia in Africa. Troy McGuire is the Chief Content Officer/Executive Producer.
The Abu Dhabi launch further solidifies the momentum of Molinari’s international expansion following its recent announcement of a subsidiary in India and Africa, respectively; in addition to the acquisition of UK-based Fintech Worldwide, the commencement of the production of the Digital Asset Report at the London Stock Exchange Group Studios, and the recent content partnership with Asia Times Financial.
Vince Molinari, Founder and CEO of Molinari Media PBC says, “From the headquarters of Abu Dhabi Global Market, there is significant news coming out of the region from financial institutions that have a global impact. We are thrilled that Rachel will be joining our team and adding a level of expertise in our reporting from the Middle East.”
Ms. Pether has been in Abu Dhabi since 2008, having originally trained as a journalist in her native New Zealand and then spending six years working for the BBC in the United Kingdom.
Rachel spent almost a decade at Mubadala Investment Company – one of the Middle East’s largest sovereign wealth funds – in their Capital Markets & Treasury team. A CFA Charterholder and chartered treasurer, in 2014 the Association of Corporate Treasurers named her “The One to Watch” in Treasury. Ms. Pether currently acts as a Senior Advisor to SkyBridge Capital, a global investment management firm focused on alternative investments, and also to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
Ms. Pether says, “The Middle East plays an important role in world markets. The United Arab Emirates and other countries in the region continue to pivot and diversify their economies away from oil. These innovations are happening in both the digital asset space and also the sustainability sector, among others. I’m thrilled to be able to share these stories on FINTECH.TV.”
Ms. Pether will begin her weekly reports from Abu Dhabi this month.
About MM :
Molinari Media, PBC (MM) broadcasts from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange Group Studios. MM produces two programs – Digital Asset Report, which provides a weekly look forward on digital assets, blockchain, innovation, disruption, and legislation/regulation. Also, TheIMPACT focuses on ESG investing and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Please see www.fintech.tv
CONTACT : Molinari Media: [email protected]
Chocolate with a Purpose
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Research & Tracking of the Blockchain Economy
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Jordan’s Focus on Education and the Future
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Leaders Who Care® :Neil Sahota_Influencers
Neil Sahota 萨冠军 is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) subject matter expert, and Faculty at UC Irvine. one of the few people selected for IBM’s Corporate Service Corps and worked in Ningbo, China where he partnered with Chinese corporate CEOs to create a leadership development program. He works with clients and business partners to create next generation products/solutions powered by emerging technology.
Leaders Who Care® Mary Hayes
Mary Hayes is an entrepreneur who cares about giving equal opportunity, dignity and self-esteem, the reason why she founded multiple educational and learning companies. She has over 30 years of experience in workforce development, educational publishing, teaching, and developing multi-media educational content for industry and government. Award winning for the training she provided to corporations, she is a passionate advocate for access to education globally. She works to connect people to easily accessible learning formats in an effort to lead them to future careers.