Blockchain and the Legacy Financial World - What would Satoshi say?

Ever since blockchain has been a buzz banks and other legacy institutions have sent their technologists out to explore.
And when Blythe left JPMorgan to start her own shop (DAH) the banking consortium R3 became the 'new club on the block' with never before seen collaborations on the rail.
Much has changed since the industry has matured and it is a good time to take stock because the lack of distinctions can be confusing.

Why are banks interested in Blockchain? Isn't that a decentralizing technology that should offer an alternative to traditional banking?
What would Satoshi say?

In this session we discuss what makes DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology - to which blockchain is a subset) attractive for the financial world. What becomes possible?
What if institutions would use the public blockchain?
What are the risks of joining or missing opportunities to innovate?

From their experience, knowing the legacy financial world inside and out, what are these trailblazers, our speakers, most excited about?

Join us to find out and share your own take.

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Everyone is welcome. We never record events.
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We are generously hosted by:
AXONI
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Speakers:

Donna Redel
Donna is a businesswoman, a professor of blockchain-digital assets, an angel investor and a philanthropist. She was the managing director of The World Economic Forum and the first woman to chair a USA exchange , The Commodity Exchange. Following her work in global organizations, Ms. Redel is New York City based advisor and investor focusing on financial technology, blockchain and emerging technologies. She is an active participant in the startup community with New York Angels, serving as a board member , the co-founder of the Blockchain Committee and co-chair of the Israeli Investment Committee . Ms . Redel developed and is teaching at Fordham Gabelli and Fordham Law School a course on Blockchain-Crypto-Tokens. The focus of her public service efforts are the environment, the arts, heath and promoting women’s leadership. She has a J.D. from Fordham Law School, an MBA from Columbia and a BA from Barnard College (Columbia)

Grainne McNamara
Grainne specializes in effectively delivering large transformation programs at top tier institutions. She is currently focusing on digital transformation. Being as passionate about enabling productivity and creativity in people as she is about technology, she is also working with leading edge productivity and robotic process automation tools to empower the digital worker of the future. She hasgained over 20 years experience in implementing technology, business, and regulatory change programs at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Grainne is passionate about efforts to transform the lives of women and girls and co-chairs the Board of the New York Women’s Foundation. She is an active fundraiser and advocate of diversity and inclusion. She launched a campaign to encourage broader participation in philanthropy. She has three young children and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Thessy Mehrain
Thessy , Dir. Product & Innovation and Co-Founder, Liquality @Consensys / Founder, Women in Blockchain
Thessy's focus is on increasing social and economic inclusion through blockchain solutions.
She co-founded Liquality to enable decentralized value exchange for financial inclusion, and frictionless global interactions across different blockchains.
At Consensys she also worked on self-sovereign identity, a supply chain solution and with the Social Impact team.
In 2016 Thessy founded 'Women in Blockchain’, a global community that is governed only by common principles to be a catalyst for women defining the blockchain space.
Previously, Thessy was VP, Product Strategy at JPMorgan’s investment bank, worked with Occupy’s Alternative Banking Group, was a partner in a consultancy, and co-founded a scientific peer reviews system.
She is a multi-national who embraces the global vibe of New York City.