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Khalid Saad a FinTech entrepreneur and advisor that is passionate about starting new ventures and supporting existing ones. Khalid has worked closely over the years with numerous startups and companies on their digital and market entry strategies. Khalid is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series.

Khalid Saad Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education... Bahrain, UK...
2. Can you get us some of your career highlights?
3. Can you tell us about Bahrain and the country's business and financial ecosystem?
4. Your company / companies, organisations and focus?
5. From the work you have been doing with multiple chambers of commerce, business and finance which highlights can you share with us?
6. From companies wanting to get to Barhein can you highlight some of the main things you offer special in the regulatory frame, taxes and vision?
7. Bahrain has released cutting edge regulatory frames unique in the world can you highlight this?
8. How do you see Fintech and all areas of innovation around traditional finance, emerging new fintech platforms and more advanced crypto digital assets players?
9. You touched Islamic banking, Halal economics - can you highlight that?
10. How do you see blockchain and digital currencies going forward?
11. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations? Special with Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?

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Eric van der Kleij - Visionary Tech Leader, Co-Founder EdenBase.com, Creator of Level39.co, Former Adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Technation.io. is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series.

Eric Van der Kleij is a visionary and pragmatic technology personality, entrepreneur and CEO of Co-founder of edenbase.com, a company focused on building the community leading the future. Eric is an expert in super growth strategies. He is also behind FrontierNetwork.com (formerly C4DR.com), an international hub focussed on Blockchain, Fintech & AI, having previously created and led the famous Fintech hub #Level39​ for the Canary Wharf Group between 2013 and 2016. He is Chairman of distributed ledger company Activeledger.io and quantum-safe security business Keybox.co. He also chairs the crypto-finance-conference.com in St Moritz, Switzerland. Across his extensive experience, Eric van der Kleij has been trying to support and bring growth to all the companies and projects he has been involved with.

Eric van der Kleij Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Your culture background? Culture diversity?
3. Your company Adeptra was sold in August 2012 and listed NYSE FICO?
4. You worked for the Department for International Trade where you led the strategy for and became first CEO of the UK Government's Tech City Investment Organisation (now Technation.io). This was tasked by the Prime Minister/No. 10 Downing Street with boosting investment, entrepreneurship and skills in the "Silicon Roundabout" area of East London. I would like to hear about this history?
5. You created and ran Level39 to become one of Europe's most famous and largest hubs for Fintech, Cyber Security & Smart Cities technology companies. Can you tell us about that?
6. This work together created the first and biggest hub of Unicorns in Europe. UK - London has generated more $B companies than other countries in the last years - adding five recently to its collection of close to 30. This was because of the success of #LondonTechCity​ and Level 39.
7. Since then you created FrontierNetwork.com (formerly C4DR.com), an international hub focussed on Blockchain, Fintech & AI, the distributed ledger company Activeledger.io and quantum-safe security business Keybox.co. And now you are the CEO of Co-founder of edenbase.com building the community leading the future. Can you tell us about that?
8. You are focusing on creating communities and super growth on Edenbase. Can you tell us about it?
9. One of the things you are focusing is also on ESG Investing. Can you define how you see ESG and the way you are nurturing ESG with your new venture?
10. How do you ESG with the challenges of ethics, social impact AI blockchain, 4IR?
11. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
12. We are now facing 4IR and also the more human centric Society 5.0 - and all areas of digital transformation. What are your goals and how do you see the future of startups / business and the main trends in tech and society?
13. You have a high achievement career. Can you tell us about some of your career highlights? And some tips for the startup and business leaders listening here?
14. Last words of wisdom on edenbase.com and your goals with it?

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Carlo Centonze is an entrepreneur, textile specialist and CEO of HeiQ [LSE:HEIQ], a Swiss based textile innovator company which was listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market on December, 7 2020. A serial entrepreneur and textile specialist, Carlo went to co-found the textile innovator company HeiQ along with Dr Murray Height. Since 2004, he has served HeiQ as CEO, developing the firm from a two-employee company to 80+ employees, worldwide reach and a focus on sustainability and innovation.

Carlo Centonze, Founder of HEIQ Interview focus:

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Since 2004, you have served HeiQ as CEO, developing the firm from a two employee company to a company with 100 employees on four continents - working with more than 40 PhDs around the world and an ecosystem of 500 plus people. Can you tell us more about it?
3. Founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile technologies on the market today. You built some cutting edge products on textiles. Can you tell us about it and show some examples? The product Viroblock?
4. HeiQ is a three-in-one company: Scientific research, Specialty materials manufacturing and Consumer ingredient branding, all for improving the lives of billions of people by perfecting the everyday product of textile. How do you manage this?
5. You have been going through a recent IPO for HEIQ. Can you tell us about it?
6. The textile industry is a massive global industry going through a lot of challenges. What are the main risks and opportunities you see, especially when it comes to sustainability and social impact?
7. You are based on Switzerland and work around the world with global brands and organisations. How do you see the textile, fashion, retail industry as a whole?

Carlo Centonze Biography

Carlo studied Biology and Forest Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich where he graduated in 2003. Shortly after that, he earned his Executive MBA at the University of St.Gallen in 2007.

He started his professional career as co-founder of the ETH Spin-off Myclimate where he took the role of Head of Marketing between 2002 and 2003. After that first contact with environmental and sustainable organizations, he went to co-found the textile innovator company HeiQ along with Dr Murray Height. As such, since 2004, he has served HeiQ as CEO, developing the firm from a two employee company to a 80+ employee company as of today.

Alongside his role as HeiQ’s CEO, Carlo Centonze has also been proactive with similar projects. He became board of Director of C8 Investments Ltd. for 3 years between 2012 and 2015.  And more recently, in 2019, he has taken an active role as Member of the Board of Directors of scienceindustries, a Swiss based business association of chemistry and pharma life sciences as well as Chairman of The Board of ECSA Emanuele Centonze SA, the largest Swiss owned company specialized in the distribution of chemicals.

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Robert Sharratt is the Managing Director, and founder of CrescoFin SA, a Genève, Switzerland  financial, lending and banking fintech company. Robert is a professional with 20 years plus of experience in investment banking, trading, fintech, and in the last years a thought leader and ambassador in DeFI blockchain. Robert Sharratt is a Former investment banker, background in M&A, large financings, credit analysis. Robert has co-written the book 1%. The book that the financial establishment doesn't want you to read.: The first ever behind-the-curtain look at how banks really function, and their impact on society published in 2019

Robert Sharratt holds an MSc degree in Finance from London Business School. Robert Sharratt is part-Canadian, part-British, somewhat autistic and lives in Geneva. Robert Sharratt interests include mountain-climbing, chess, piano, programming and distrusting authority. In his early career, he was an M&A investment banker in London, then in private equity, and then moved to Switzerland to invest his own money.

Robert Sharratt Interview Focus

1. Can you tell us about your background, education and experience?
2. Can you tell us about Cresco?
3. Context on Switzerland and the banking regulatory structure of Cresco?
4. How do you approach the blockchain and DeFi approach on your product?
5. How do you manage the insurance part of the interest-bearing deposit account?
6. You financed the platform and recently you offered a security equity token in a decentralised exchange. Can you tell us about that? And your token?
7. Can you explain how you are tokenising your equity you are offering?
8. You wrote recently about Why do we still use banks? Banks are dinosaurs. And DeFi is the meteor.
9. You wrote a book and recently you wrote about Swiss private banking in the age of Coronavirus. Can you tell us about it and the banking / money industry at large?
10. How do you see the crypto and security tokens at large?
11. Where can people find your security token and what exchanges are available?

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Rhona Morrell, Coco Airlie Consulting, Ark2030 UN Initiative, Change Management is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube podcast series.

Rhona Morrell works across global clients in FMCG, Apparel, NFP, Retail goods and brands, what she does best is delivering projects and SOW’s with pace, tenacity & integrity all in an engaging and fun way, her ability to engage at all level is exceptional and she is not afraid to dig deep and ask the right questions. Rhona founded Coco Airlie Consulting in 2017.

Rhona Morrell Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education... UK culture background;
2. Career highlights
3. About Coco Airlie Consulting, organisations and focus?
4. How do you see the consulting work and the challenges and fears that come from that?
5. How do you define change management special in a time Covid 19 and increasing digital disruption?
6. About your podcast: The Rhona Morrell Podcast?
7. You are a founding member of Ark2030 a global UN decade of change initiative to reverse climate change
8. How do you see change management with the advent of 4IR and all areas of digital transformation? What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
9. What are your goals and how do you see the present and future of work, special with Covid-19? What ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?

Rhona Morrell Biography

Rhona Morrell's background is in commercial, marketing, innovation and supply chain with big brands like Red Bull, Red Bull Racing, Heineken, Epic Group, NEC Group, PolyGroup Trading (UK, Asia & Australia) has given her the bigger picture experience in business functions and industries.  Rhona also provides a due diligence process for potential investors, that allows key questioning for investors to analyse and assess potential partnerships.  Due to Rhona’s experience, she is well equipped to help investors with startups, as you get 5 in 1 with her skill sets. 

Coco Airlie also provides engaging innovation and creative thinking workshops, for clients who need to solve a problem, but don’t know how, or to help drive creative thinking for new products etc. 

Rhona is an excellent project manager and experienced in Stage & Gate & Innovation Process, she has launched successful brands/brand extensions into the UK and is currently working on launching a new FMCG brand into the UK with an Australian client. Rhona is passionate about change, the environment, keeping things simple and getting sh!t done! 

She also is a business mentor for the Prince's Trust. Rhona is also a founding member of Ark2030 a global UN decade of change initiative to reverse climate change in 10 years, by restoring 500m hectares of savannah, forests, oceans, desserts etc.

 She is the host of The Rhona Morrell Podcast, which seeks to bring a no BullS*** approach to business, life and will create interesting debate around many day to day challenges.

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Dr Clair Francomano is a Leading Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics. Dr. Clair Francomano has been involved in the care of individuals with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome throughout her career. During her years at the National Institutes of Health, she spear-headed a longitudinal study on the natural history of EDS that ran for over 20 years.

Prior to that, Dr. Francomano joined Indiana University in August 2019 as professor of medical and molecular genetics at the IU School of Medicine and director of the Residency Training Program in Genetics at IU. Dr. Francomano attended Yale College as an undergraduate and received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she trained in internal medicine and medical genetics.

Dr. Clair Francomano Interview focus:

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Career highlights
3. Early genetics research: Use Cases
4. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR and all areas of digital transformation?
5. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
6. Where are we right now regarding genetics research?
7. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
8. What are your visions for the present and future?

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Rob Charles Wells is an investor and serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Goldfingr. Rob Charles is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series.

Rob Charles has demonstrated excellence as an entrepreneur for over 25 years and a sophisticated investor for over 17 years, in the following industries: technology, entertainment, real estate, Oil & Gas, commodities, heavy equipment, art, and M&A. He has the vision of finding niches early on, building top-notch teams, penetrating international markets and creating cash flow businesses. 

His expertise is finding a niche, creating the concept, and building the company to a $25M to $50M market capitalization.  Traditionally, he invests his own capital into his businesses, proving the concept before raising subsequent funding.  His expertise is exhibited in a long track record of always executing. 

Rob Charles Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education… You have a very diverse background can you tell us about it?
2. With so many achievements can you give some of your major career highlights
3. From the many companies you created and invested can you tell us the ones you think will be for prosperity?
4. Can you let us know about Goldfingr organisations and focus?
5. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
6. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
7. What are your visions for the present and future?
 
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Jose Graca is a serial entrepreneur and an active technologist and expert in business tech and Fintech for 20 years. In this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series, both host Dinis Guarda and guest Jose Graca go through the challenges of becoming an entrepreneur and to find the right opportunities to get off the ground.

Jose Graca has built several companies from scratch with successful exits. Jose Graca has been formerly active in Retail, Consumer Products, Pharma, Chemicals, Airline, Healthcare, and Apparel building brands. Jose is the author: Cook a Business, #Fundraising for Dummies. His latest company, #Bizmoni, aims to create a social market economy where pioneer businesses and ideas can find a genuine opportunity to connect and come to life.

Jose Graca Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education... Portugal, the Netherlands and 10 countries...
2. Can you highlight some of your career highlights
3. Your company / companies, organisations and focus?
4. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR and all areas of digital transformation?
5. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
6. What are your goals and how do you see the future of work and the main trends in tech and society?
7. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
8. What are your visions for the present and future?

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Maomao Hu is a blockchain, fintech and AI entrepreneur and thought leader and the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series.

Maomao Hu started working professionally as a graphic designer at the age of 15 in China before making a pivot to financial technology in 2014 when he founded the Artificial Intelligence practice at management consulting firm The Capital Markets Company. Since then he has become a serial entrepreneur working with tech solutions.

Maomao Hu Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education… from USA to China and back to USA?
2. Can you highlight more about the culture shocks background in China and the USA?
3. Career highlights: you started with design and you moved into fintech, AI and after you discovered bitcoin and blockchain?
4. Can you highlight some of the major things you found out with your experience in these areas?
5. How did you get into cryptocurrencies and blockchain?
6. How do you see fintech nowadays?
7. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
8. What are your visions for the present and future?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maomaohu/

http://www.siliconharlem.net/speakers/maomao-hu-kora/

https://www.joinideas.org/speaker/maomao-hu/ 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legends-Leaders-Hedge-Funds-Finance/dp/B07D5KWF7T

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Karl Smith, Polymath, Influencer, Authority UX UI, AI, IoT & Founder Human-Centered Design Society, is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Podcast series.

Karl Smith is a polymath, influencer, authority in UX/UI, AI, IoT & Founder Director Human-Centered Design Society. Karl is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a member by invitation of BCS ELITE (Effective Leadership in IT) the CIO & CTO group and European CIO Association. He mainly works as an interim consultant, CIO, CTO, CDO or CXO but also joins companies on a permanent basis to deliver the change they are seeking.

Karl Smith Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education… How did you become a serial entrepreneur, thought leader, Polymath personality?
2. Can you highlight some of your career highlights
3. What are the biggest challenges you have faced when it comes to UX, UI and its impact in business and our society at large?
4. How do you see the challenges when it comes to UI and UX - user interface, user experience both for devices and for data driven processes?
5. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations, special AI ?
6. What are your views and goals and how do you see the future of work and the main trends in tech and society, special with Covid-19?

Links And Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlsmith2/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://twitter.com/UserExperienceU 

https://www.facebook.com/karlsmithconsultingwork 

https://paradigm-interactions.com/ 

https://www.crunchbase.com/person/karl-smith 

https://www.thinkers360.com/tl/profiles/view/3702

https://karlsmith.info/karl-smith-fellow-of-the-british-computer-society/

https://ucduk.org/about-ucd-uk/karl-smith-founder-and-director/

https://www.theawardsmagazine.com/top-100-global-thought-leaders-and-influencers-to-follow/

https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-future-of-work/

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