Our Director, Prof. Jungpil has been invited to speak in the upcoming event – Crypto Strategies for Business Leaders in partnership with Ripple and NUS SCALE.
Details of the events:
Date: Friday Feb 24th
Time: 11:15 – 12:00 (30-45min discussion followed by Q&A with participants)
Topic: Enterprise crypto solutions
Panelists:
1. Prof.Jungpil, Hahn Lab Director, NUS
2. Jane Pukasemvarangkoon, Partner Success Director, Ripple
3. Yogesh Sangle, Global Head of Consumer Business, Nium (Ripple customer)
Moderator: Phil Woods (NUS ACE Fellow)
Brief Introduction on Crypto Strategies for Business Leaders:
Background:
88% of senior executives think that blockchain technology will eventually achieve mainstream
adoption, however only 39% of those executives said that they have adopted blockchain
technologies in their organizations (Deloitte, 2020 Global Blockchain Survey: From promise to
reality).
Goal of the programme:
To provide participants with an immersive, “back to school” experience where they can learn from the world’s leading educators, researchers, regulators, etc. about how and why they should be implementing a blockchain strategy at their organization.
Target Audiences:
Primary:
1. Banks, neobanks, payments companies, fintech companies, PSPs, etc.
2. Enterprises, especially multinational companies and global disruptors such as PayPal, Facebook, Shopify, AirBnB, FiServ, FIS, Adyen, Uber and global brands who are considering a ‘crypto strategy’ and need a trusted partner
Secondary: Traditional Financial Service ‘crypto laggards’
1. Legacy banks, late adopting FIs
Note that the participants will have varying degrees of knowledge and understanding of
blockchain technology.
Key Objective
Participants who completed the program would have the knowledge to implement a blockchain
strategy at their company.
● Awareness-building opportunities for Ripple as a trusted partner
● Networking and bonding opportunities for the participants as part of the program