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Jingnan Li Chairwoman of the board of Unifive and Vice President of the council of China Blockchain Ecosystem Alliance pointed out that in the promotion and development of any advanced technology, media will play a starting role. The organization will become a top commercial incubating research center in China , the only state-authorized blockchain technology certification center, and it is committed to strengthening and promoting the applications of blockchain technology on a global scale.
As a joint initiator of CBEA, Unifive will provide high-quality resources to attract more people with innovative ideas and bring the most significant impact to the industry. Real-world cases were given including Airbnb, a Smart Grid operator in the U. Other distinguished guests attending the forum included Dr. Jingnan Li, Chairwoman of Unifive. Unifive is the leading vertical media consulting firm, offering innovative go-to-market solutions for Global enterprises.
With unparalleled expertise in cutting-edge technologies and a razor-sharp focus on market trends, Unifive solves critical business problems with streamlined processes and creative thinking.
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For more than 10 years, before covering the position of pre-sales marketing manager at J. Edwards, he worked in the industry as Supply Chain and Plant Manager. Camerinelli is widely quoted by publications ranging from American Banker to the Financial Times. He has spoken at leading trade shows and conferences in Europe, including Sibos and EuroFinance. Hanna C. She holds a Ph. Primary academic research interests are trade, trade policy, economic integration and development.
Apart from her work as university lecturer and researcher, Hanna has substantial experience in applied economics doing numerous trade policy impact assessment projects for the European Commission FTAs covering major parts of the world e.
She has considerable practical experience, working on implementing FTAs, surveying exporting SMEs, and economic development thru private public partnerships. She is currently involved in projects on digital protectionism, cross border data flows, and the effects of blockchain on trade. Khalil is an executive management advisor specialized in Strategy and Operations. He has more than 15 years of experience working with organizations to identify and develop differentiators, identify and shape opportunities, create and enhance business value, control cost and improve productivity.
During his career, Khalil has successfully led and supported organization to set and achieve strategies including cost optimization, expansion and turnaround. He has worked in several industries including oil and gas, heavy industries, retail, real estate and logistics. Khalil is the head of strategy and development division of Dubai Chamber, where he oversees projects and initiatives related economic development including competitiveness, enhancing ease and cost of doing business, business promotion and attraction, policy planning and development and sectorial development.
The objective of Louise and her competent team at GTS is to provide consulting service combined with innovative solutions to enable the optimization of the international trade, supply chain and logistical environment. Linking all the different trade partners in the international supply chain as well as all the various statutory organizations is a primary drive for the GTS team.
The various statutory bodies include the Customs and Port Authorities as well as the Other Government Agencies who focus on the related aspects of international trade including food safety, standards and health. The GTS team is championing a number of blockchain initiatives with various industry role players to help shape the future of the industry and to modernize the international trade and supply chain landscape.
Petya joined Cargill in and after several leadership roles and international assignments in the agricultural commodities trade operations domain became the Global Trade Operations Leader for Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain. In addition to leading the Strategic Account Management team to deepen customer intimacy and cultivating new opportunities, he was responsible for creating and driving business strategies in the region.
Prior to this recent role, he was the General Manager of CrimsonLogic eTrade Services Pte Ltd a fully owned subsidiary of CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd and his team was responsible for offering innovative and secured electronic connectivity solutions to the trade and logistics industry.
Eleni Androulaki has a year track record of driving communications efforts across the private and non-profit sectors. She works closely with Board members, C-suite executives and global cross-functional teams to realize organizational goals and create lasting impact through compelling communication strategies.
Her international experience ranges from commodities, information technology and FMCGs to intellectual property, automotive and the environment.
She has lived and worked in Switzerland for the past 12 years. She is the author of a recently published book entitled "Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?
Ganne also leads WTO work on micro, small and medium side enterprises. Prior to this, she various positions at the WTO, including as Counselor to Director-General Pascal Lamy, and in the Accessions Division where she assessed trade policies of governments wishing to join the WTO and advised them on how to improve their business environment.
From to , she held the position of Vice-President and Managing Director for Europe at the Allam Advisory Group AAG , a team of former C-level executives and senior diplomats that specializes in helping businesses expand their operations globally. Ganne is a Yale World Fellow. Marc Kaufman is an intellectual property attorney based in Washington, DC.
Marc concentrates his practice on patent strategy in the technology areas of Fintech, database technology, content distribution, and computer security. Over the last several years, Marc has actively monitored and analysed the emerging patent landscape related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
Marc is a co-founder of the Blockchain IP Council. Wu obtained a LL. His main portfolio at the ITC includes policy research and project management in the areas of trade in services, e-commerce, digital economy and cross-border investment.
Prior to joining the ITC, Mr. Mr Devlin has worked for IP Australia for 8 years. He has a strong background in patents with experience in both examination and policy. Currently, Mr Devlin contributes to the development and strategic direction of domestic and international IP policy and has experience across a broad range of IP issues.
From to he was a Swiss negotiator with responsibilities in an array of positions in foreign economic affairs in international fora United Nations, WTO, OECD and bilateral relations.
He was Swiss chief negotiator for trade in services and electronic commerce, in charge of the Doha negotiations and bilateral negotiations. He leads a range of projects and strategic initiatives on trade and trade finance, such as the ICC Trade Register project. Gallen HSG. Hans has in 25 years held a variety of roles in logistics, finance, and marketing mostly running complex IT projects and bridging between business and technology.
The unit elaborates policy initiatives under the Digital single Market to support digital innovation, blockchain and growth of startups and include Startup Europe, ICT standardisation and Innovation Procurement.
She also worked in the area of International Scientific Cooperation. She has a M. Cram-Martos provides expert support to a range of technology activities. Prior to Triangularity, she worked for 25 years at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 11 of which as the Director responsible for: trade facilitation, global UN electronic business standards, regulatory cooperation, national innovation frameworks and public-private partnerships.
Director of Policy and Global Affairs at ICC, Nikolaus has broad international experience in both the public and private sectors and has first-rate knowledge of international affairs, policy engagement and private sector engagement. She is involved in several Internet- governance-related projects, notably on the fields of e-commerce, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. She holds an MA in Latin American Integration from the Federal University of Santa Maria and a law degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco , where she was awarded a research grant to investigate issues related to taxation and electronic commerce.
Passionate policy adviser with more than 15 years of professional experience, combining a strong procurement and governance expertise with a deep knowledge of international regulatory standards, EU acquis as well as design and management of the IT, infrastructure and technical cooperation projects. Since joining the WTO in , he has worked on issues at the intersection of standards, regulation and trade. He holds degrees in economics, international relations and environmental policy from the University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford.
Bo Jing, staff software engineer in Baidu Blockchain System Department, has a deep understanding of cryptography, privacy security and lightweight node technology. He also has many patents in the field of blockchain core technology. He graduated from Wuhan University with a bachelor's degree and obtained his master's degree in Dublin City University, Ireland.
He has played a key role in the tech team to help open source the code of Baidu "XuperChain", release Baidu blockchain BaaS, SaaS services and other commercial products. Now these blockchain products have been successfully used in the Tianping Chain an electronic evidence platform of Beijing Internet Court, clearing system of Aibank. Leading the growth and direction of Geora, Bridie is passionate about using technology to meet sustainable development goals and connect farmers with financial and digital systems globally.
Since , Bridie has navigated the intersection of blockchain and agriculture heading up external relations and the blockchain pilot program at AgriDigital. She manages a group of some experts working on Trade Facilitation and eBusiness projects to produce Trade Facilitation Recommendations and eBusiness standards, that can foster growth in international trade and related services.
Nicholas C. Building strategic, high-value partnerships and reinforcing Geneva as a premier global hub for innovative digital governance as well as for sustainable finance are two of his main areas of responsibility. From to , Nicholas has been Chairman of the Association of Economic Representatives in London AERL , a platform for dialogue between high-level representatives of industry, policy-makers and government, including through the establishment of strategic partnerships with think-tanks.
In , he was also a Member of the team of Swiss diplomats successfully mediating between Georgia and Russia. In , Nicholas concluded a landmark diplomatic mediation between China and Chinese Taipei. By he had led negotiations to improve disciplines for this key world economy sector, concluding a decade-long process involving 42 countries. The council is tasked to share knowledge and vision for blockchain technology and to find solutions to various foreseeable challenges for its adoption.
The council is also responsible for launching initiatives and strategies to create future opportunities for blockchain based transformation. He is also studying the best approach to cryptocurrency and digital asset adoption and risks and opportunities that are associated with regulating it. Prior to his role in the council, Mr. The center aims to bring together blockchain thought leaders, developers, investors, and educators. It is a place to engage with the blockchain community.
The center therefore continuously hosts blockchain related courses, events, meet-ups, and hackathons. That was the time when organisations struggled to adopt the Internet and get the benefit of this change in perspective. Then, when Artificial Intelligence, Mobile as well as Cloud and to some extend Quantum changed again the way organisation had to adapt to changing ecosystems, Pierre helped them to pave their ways to get the most of each of these evolutions and moreover supported them to govern these changes.
Nowadays, Pierre focuses on Blockchain for the Swiss market and as always, he is sharing his experience and helps any organisation from the startup to NGOs via multinational companies to embrace this radical change in this world in motion.
His vision is to make blockchain simple for anyone to get benefit of it. Prior to that, he spent 8 years as an Attorney Advisor at the U. With more than speakers, participants flocked to the summit from around the world to engage with thought leaders and to rub shoulders with industry movers and shakers such as Vitalik Buterin and Sandra Ro, Executive Director of CME.
With speakers of this outstanding calibre it was this event that immediately stimulated new innovation and propelled the status of the blockchain industry in China to bright new heights making the world take notice. The summit included a Hackathon which brought together over of the brightest minds in programming and development from around the world. The Hackathon was a spectacular success drawing in large crowds to witness amazing innovation and ideas come to fruition as part of a tough competition which had a tight timeframe.
Once again Vitalik Buterin was on hand, taking a hands-on approach and was extremely generous with this time, engaging with the community whenever time allowed. Wanxiang Blockchain Labs again created a top-quality agenda packed with experts from various industries who delighted the crowds by sharing their insights on technological empowerment through blockchain technology.
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WordPress Shortcode. Published in: Business. Full Name Comment goes here. Bureaucratic delays and inefficient border procedures continue to impose significant costs on businesses. Trade facilitation—the simplification, modernization and harmonization of export and import processes—has therefore emerged as a key focus of trade policy.
Can the blockchain technology facilitate border procedures? This session will explore the opportunities that the technology could open and discuss various use cases.
This session will explore linkages between trade, standards, the TBT Agreement, and emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things and Autonomous Systems, with emphasis on Blockchain. It will focus on how to avoid creating unnecessary standards-related barriers to trade in these emerging technologies, including through regulatory cooperation and alignment to relevant international standards.
Intellectual property protection, in particular patent protection, is crucial to the development and deployment of blockchain technology. In recent years, the number of patent applications for blockchain related innovations have been growing rapidly. Meanwhile blockchain technology is finding its applications in intellectual property protection and management, while its true potential has yet to be reached. This session will introduce the current patent landscape of blockchain related innovations, its trends and new challenges arising.
It will present a few real-world applications of blockchain technology in IP intensive industries, that shows how these industries can benefit from blockchain technology in the future. The session will focus on current and future opportunities and challenges for strengthening the use of digital solutions, including the application of blockchain, in developing countries and the LDCs. It will provide an opportunity to explore regulatory precedents, concerns, and responses to the changes brought about by new technologies.
The panel discussion will include the different roles of stakeholder groups and partnerships, and the alliances required for LDCs to benefit more fully from digital technologies. This session will discuss governance and regulatory issues and explore the role of governments and international organizations in enabling the development of a policy environment conducive to the deployment of technology in international trade.
It will discuss potential follow-up actions. He is currently working in the area of the Digital Customs, emerging technologies, E-Commerce, supply chain security and trade facilitation. Pandey occupied a number of managerial positions in various domains including Customs modernization, trade facilitation, risk assessment and enforcement, as well as bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperation. Marloes Pomp is the Initiator and Program Officer for the Blockchain and AI projects within the Dutch Government, including projects in the field of digital identities, logistics, healthcare, finance and food.
Both coalitions are a jointly developed partnership by government, industry and knowledge institutions. Together they have a leading role and joint responsibility for the success of the solving societal challenges and making a major contribution to new economic activities.
Leila most recently served as an appointee for President Obama at the U. She also held senior roles in management consulting, helping clients around the world improve efficiency, increase FDI and advance economic growth. Leila began her career at the U. She has also advised the World Economic Forum during their Annual Meetings for three consecutive years. Leila earned a Masters degree in international economics from Columbia University where she was awarded a Program Assistant Fellowship.
She also earned a B. Doug is part of the growth team at komgo, responsible for sales, onboarding, client relations and customer success.
Dale Chrystie is business fellow and blockchain strategist for FedEx, based in the Memphis area. Dale's career in transportation began more than 30 years ago at Con-way, Inc. In addition to his work leading the first proof of concept at FedEx using Blockchain technology, he has extensive experience in strategy, quality, process improvement, portfolio management, human resources, operations, sales, education, risk, and standards development.
He holds a degree in education from the University of Arkansas, with an emphasis in teaching adults. Bob Gravestijn is an intrapreneur who helps organisations build and grow new business ideas, with focus on quality, efficiency and value. Recently, he participated in commodity trade blockchain projects that became successful startups; VAKT and komgo. R project which has the goal to be a neutral innovative global trade business collaboration tool; an open, decentralised platform infrastructure reshaping supply chain management and facilitating innovations in the supply chain.
In addition to strategy, she also covers trade governance and global standards initiatives. She joined from Asian Development Bank where she was a senior economist working on digital trade, trade finance and innovation. She has also worked in both the public and private sectors on export promotion, trade negotiations, and labor issues.
Bart is founder of Seal Network, an award-winning blockchain company that set out to create a global product authenticity and services platform, founded on the belief that by building better products, we can build a better world. Seal Network won an award at the Blockathon, a challenge to build the next-generation blockchain-based anticounterfeiting infrastructure for Europe organized by the EUIPO, and took part in a trade mission to the United States with Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and state secretary Mona Keijzer.
His talent for innovation enabled him to work on projects in IOT, robotics and blockchain. He is a member of Mensa and holds a Master in Marketing Intelligence completing the honours leadership track at the University of Groningen. Born as the son of an artist-product designer, his family fell victim to counterfeiters, strengthening his resolve to fight for makers. Deborah Prince started her career in Standards with UL in She worked in Standards operations for approximately 6 years, starting as a standards staff person writing safety standards.
Senior Industry Research Analyst. For more than 10 years, before covering the position of pre-sales marketing manager at J. Edwards, he worked in the industry as Supply Chain and Plant Manager. Camerinelli is widely quoted by publications ranging from American Banker to the Financial Times. He has spoken at leading trade shows and conferences in Europe, including Sibos and EuroFinance.
Hanna C. She holds a Ph. Primary academic research interests are trade, trade policy, economic integration and development. Apart from her work as university lecturer and researcher, Hanna has substantial experience in applied economics doing numerous trade policy impact assessment projects for the European Commission FTAs covering major parts of the world e. She has considerable practical experience, working on implementing FTAs, surveying exporting SMEs, and economic development thru private public partnerships.
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The summit will include exhibitions and is expected to bring together more than delegates from government, associations, research institutes, banks, securities and futures firms, insurance companies, funds and tech-focused startups. Speakers will focus on the latest global developments and will share application cases of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, big data and computer clouding, mobile finance, among other key topics. The blockchain summit will discuss real application cases and the future of blockchain in the areas of banking, insurance, asset management and trading, cross border payment, notarization, the Internet-of-Things, supply chain management, medical services and government governance.
Get the latest fintech news directly in your inbox, subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter. About Author More info about author. The report also warned investors of fraud and illegal behaviors in some of fundraising schemes. Apart from policy uncertainty, blockchain-based businesses face a lack of explicit regulatory frameworks. Consequently, the industry is testing the government with a wait-and-see approach.
The central government of China has also included blockchain development on its agenda. Realizing its importance, the state encourages companies to develop innovative research in these areas. In a recent meeting with members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese President Xi Jinping listed blockchain as a breakthrough technology in his speech addressing the need for China to become the global center of science and innovation.
Chinese authorities try to maintain control over blockchain and encourage innovation by launching their own initiatives. The central bank started to organize symposiums on digital currencies in January and have plans to later set up a research institute.
Former central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan remarked that digital currencies seem to be inevitable. PBOC is working with industry partners on research into a digital currency, which could be based either on blockchain or on the existing electronic payment technology. MIIT is creating a National Blockchain Distributed Accounting Technology Standardization Committee in order to develop state standards in specific areas including a blockchain reference framework, data format specification, interoperability, and smart contracts.
It is worth noting that this new committee will promote standards not only domestically but also globally by contributing proposals to establish international standards in blockchain technology. Prior to that, an MIIT affiliate launched a blockchain lab which conducts research in the area of blockchain and creates a platform for entrepreneurs and experts to share their knowledge around this technology. Real-world cases were given including Airbnb, a Smart Grid operator in the U.
Other distinguished guests attending the forum included Dr. Jingnan Li, Chairwoman of Unifive. About Unifive. Unifive is the leading vertical media consulting firm, offering innovative go-to-market solutions for Global enterprises. With unparalleled expertise in cutting-edge technologies and a razor-sharp focus on market trends, Unifive solves critical business problems with streamlined processes and creative thinking. Gary Liu media unifiveusa. Find News.
Shanghai, a global financial center, has seen its fintech industry surge in recent years, fueled by government support to construct a science and tech innovation center, and fintech leaders such as Alipay, Zhong An, and Lufax that are stimulating financial innovation. To keep up with the fast-evolving fintech and blockchain scenes, we have listed for you some of the most anticipated events that are taking place in Shanghai in the coming months.
Global Blockchain Summit , initiated by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs in , is held every autumn and is one of the biggest global events in the industry. The summit aims to provide an international platform where industry participants exchange ideas and views, while startups showcase their innovative products to investors and experts.
The event will bring together over project founders, cryptocurrency fund managers, venture capitalists and leaders in the fintech and blockchain space. They will share their insights and visions before an audience of over 1, industry professionals. It will also include a forum to bring together key policy makers and top professionals.
The summit will include exhibitions and is expected to bring together more than delegates from government, associations, research institutes, banks, securities and futures firms, insurance companies, funds and tech-focused startups. The blockchain technology might be a real game changer in the agricultural sector where it can be used for a range of purposes such as improving food traceability, speeding up transactions, facilitating access to credit, creating new market places or facilitating food transport.
The use of this technology will therefore help to improve production, connect producers with buyers and smooth trade flows.
The speakers will be looking at the different uses of this technology through specific examples. Bureaucratic delays and inefficient border procedures continue to impose significant costs on businesses. Trade facilitation—the simplification, modernization and harmonization of export and import processes—has therefore emerged as a key focus of trade policy.
Can the blockchain technology facilitate border procedures? This session will explore the opportunities that the technology could open and discuss various use cases. This session will explore linkages between trade, standards, the TBT Agreement, and emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things and Autonomous Systems, with emphasis on Blockchain.
It will focus on how to avoid creating unnecessary standards-related barriers to trade in these emerging technologies, including through regulatory cooperation and alignment to relevant international standards. Intellectual property protection, in particular patent protection, is crucial to the development and deployment of blockchain technology. In recent years, the number of patent applications for blockchain related innovations have been growing rapidly. Meanwhile blockchain technology is finding its applications in intellectual property protection and management, while its true potential has yet to be reached.
This session will introduce the current patent landscape of blockchain related innovations, its trends and new challenges arising. It will present a few real-world applications of blockchain technology in IP intensive industries, that shows how these industries can benefit from blockchain technology in the future. The session will focus on current and future opportunities and challenges for strengthening the use of digital solutions, including the application of blockchain, in developing countries and the LDCs.
It will provide an opportunity to explore regulatory precedents, concerns, and responses to the changes brought about by new technologies. The panel discussion will include the different roles of stakeholder groups and partnerships, and the alliances required for LDCs to benefit more fully from digital technologies. This session will discuss governance and regulatory issues and explore the role of governments and international organizations in enabling the development of a policy environment conducive to the deployment of technology in international trade.
It will discuss potential follow-up actions. He is currently working in the area of the Digital Customs, emerging technologies, E-Commerce, supply chain security and trade facilitation. Pandey occupied a number of managerial positions in various domains including Customs modernization, trade facilitation, risk assessment and enforcement, as well as bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperation. Marloes Pomp is the Initiator and Program Officer for the Blockchain and AI projects within the Dutch Government, including projects in the field of digital identities, logistics, healthcare, finance and food.
Both coalitions are a jointly developed partnership by government, industry and knowledge institutions. Together they have a leading role and joint responsibility for the success of the solving societal challenges and making a major contribution to new economic activities.
Leila most recently served as an appointee for President Obama at the U. She also held senior roles in management consulting, helping clients around the world improve efficiency, increase FDI and advance economic growth. Leila began her career at the U. She has also advised the World Economic Forum during their Annual Meetings for three consecutive years.
Leila earned a Masters degree in international economics from Columbia University where she was awarded a Program Assistant Fellowship. She also earned a B. Doug is part of the growth team at komgo, responsible for sales, onboarding, client relations and customer success. Dale Chrystie is business fellow and blockchain strategist for FedEx, based in the Memphis area.
Dale's career in transportation began more than 30 years ago at Con-way, Inc. In addition to his work leading the first proof of concept at FedEx using Blockchain technology, he has extensive experience in strategy, quality, process improvement, portfolio management, human resources, operations, sales, education, risk, and standards development.
He holds a degree in education from the University of Arkansas, with an emphasis in teaching adults. Bob Gravestijn is an intrapreneur who helps organisations build and grow new business ideas, with focus on quality, efficiency and value.
Recently, he participated in commodity trade blockchain projects that became successful startups; VAKT and komgo. R project which has the goal to be a neutral innovative global trade business collaboration tool; an open, decentralised platform infrastructure reshaping supply chain management and facilitating innovations in the supply chain.
In addition to strategy, she also covers trade governance and global standards initiatives. She joined from Asian Development Bank where she was a senior economist working on digital trade, trade finance and innovation. She has also worked in both the public and private sectors on export promotion, trade negotiations, and labor issues.
Bart is founder of Seal Network, an award-winning blockchain company that set out to create a global product authenticity and services platform, founded on the belief that by building better products, we can build a better world. Seal Network won an award at the Blockathon, a challenge to build the next-generation blockchain-based anticounterfeiting infrastructure for Europe organized by the EUIPO, and took part in a trade mission to the United States with Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and state secretary Mona Keijzer.
His talent for innovation enabled him to work on projects in IOT, robotics and blockchain. He is a member of Mensa and holds a Master in Marketing Intelligence completing the honours leadership track at the University of Groningen.
Born as the son of an artist-product designer, his family fell victim to counterfeiters, strengthening his resolve to fight for makers. Deborah Prince started her career in Standards with UL in She worked in Standards operations for approximately 6 years, starting as a standards staff person writing safety standards.
Senior Industry Research Analyst. For more than 10 years, before covering the position of pre-sales marketing manager at J. Edwards, he worked in the industry as Supply Chain and Plant Manager.
Camerinelli is widely quoted by publications ranging from American Banker to the Financial Times. He has spoken at leading trade shows and conferences in Europe, including Sibos and EuroFinance. Hanna C. She holds a Ph. Primary academic research interests are trade, trade policy, economic integration and development.
Apart from her work as university lecturer and researcher, Hanna has substantial experience in applied economics doing numerous trade policy impact assessment projects for the European Commission FTAs covering major parts of the world e. She has considerable practical experience, working on implementing FTAs, surveying exporting SMEs, and economic development thru private public partnerships. She is currently involved in projects on digital protectionism, cross border data flows, and the effects of blockchain on trade.
Khalil is an executive management advisor specialized in Strategy and Operations. He has more than 15 years of experience working with organizations to identify and develop differentiators, identify and shape opportunities, create and enhance business value, control cost and improve productivity. During his career, Khalil has successfully led and supported organization to set and achieve strategies including cost optimization, expansion and turnaround.
He has worked in several industries including oil and gas, heavy industries, retail, real estate and logistics. Khalil is the head of strategy and development division of Dubai Chamber, where he oversees projects and initiatives related economic development including competitiveness, enhancing ease and cost of doing business, business promotion and attraction, policy planning and development and sectorial development. The objective of Louise and her competent team at GTS is to provide consulting service combined with innovative solutions to enable the optimization of the international trade, supply chain and logistical environment.
Linking all the different trade partners in the international supply chain as well as all the various statutory organizations is a primary drive for the GTS team. The various statutory bodies include the Customs and Port Authorities as well as the Other Government Agencies who focus on the related aspects of international trade including food safety, standards and health.
The GTS team is championing a number of blockchain initiatives with various industry role players to help shape the future of the industry and to modernize the international trade and supply chain landscape.
Petya joined Cargill in and after several leadership roles and international assignments in the agricultural commodities trade operations domain became the Global Trade Operations Leader for Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain. In addition to leading the Strategic Account Management team to deepen customer intimacy and cultivating new opportunities, he was responsible for creating and driving business strategies in the region.
Prior to this recent role, he was the General Manager of CrimsonLogic eTrade Services Pte Ltd a fully owned subsidiary of CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd and his team was responsible for offering innovative and secured electronic connectivity solutions to the trade and logistics industry. Eleni Androulaki has a year track record of driving communications efforts across the private and non-profit sectors.
She works closely with Board members, C-suite executives and global cross-functional teams to realize organizational goals and create lasting impact through compelling communication strategies. Her international experience ranges from commodities, information technology and FMCGs to intellectual property, automotive and the environment. She has lived and worked in Switzerland for the past 12 years. She is the author of a recently published book entitled "Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?
Ganne also leads WTO work on micro, small and medium side enterprises. Prior to this, she various positions at the WTO, including as Counselor to Director-General Pascal Lamy, and in the Accessions Division where she assessed trade policies of governments wishing to join the WTO and advised them on how to improve their business environment. From to , she held the position of Vice-President and Managing Director for Europe at the Allam Advisory Group AAG , a team of former C-level executives and senior diplomats that specializes in helping businesses expand their operations globally.
Ganne is a Yale World Fellow. Marc Kaufman is an intellectual property attorney based in Washington, DC. Marc concentrates his practice on patent strategy in the technology areas of Fintech, database technology, content distribution, and computer security. Over the last several years, Marc has actively monitored and analysed the emerging patent landscape related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.