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Another interview with a leading global scientists and authority Prof Henning Walczak.

This is the citiesbac series of interviews with leading international thought leaders, influencers, academics and change makers by Dinis Guarda for citiesabc.com global platform for uniting and creating solutions for cities and a 4IR Magna Carta for humanity!

citiesabc founder Dinis Guarda, Professor Yu Xiong and Professor Henning Walczak talk about the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting every single aspect of the society and how healthcare systems all around the world struggle before this novel coronavirus. Prof. Walczak also highlights the importance of staying at home and the work done by health experts in searching for treatments and a vaccine.

Henning Walczak is Professor of Cancer Biology at University College London (UCL), United Kingdom, and Scientific Director of the Cancer Research UK-UCL Centre. Born in Germany, Professor Walczak previously conducted research at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and also worked for the biotech company Immunex Corportation in Seattle, United States. Together with the Heidelberg immune geneticist Peter Krammer he founded the biotech firm Apogenix, which he still advises. In 2007, Walczak transferred to London, initially to Imperial College and then to UCL. He has received numerous major awards, including an ERC Advanced Grant and the Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award.
After being awarded the Humboldt Professorship in 2019, he is to join the University of Cologne to expand his research there.

Professor Yu Xiong is an academic, researcher and serial entrepreneur. He was trained as a computer scientist, then became a professor in various business schools across the UK. He is active in doing research, growing start-ups, creating his own companies. During his career, he has wide publications in top academic journals, and created business impact in multiple industries.

Dinis Guarda is an author, academic, influencer, serial entrepreneur and leader in 4IR, AI, Fintech, digital transformation and Blockchain. With over two decades of experience in international business, C level positions and digital transformation, Dinis has worked with new tech, cryptocurrencies, drive ICOs, regulation, compliance, legal international processes, and has created a bank, and been involved in the inception of some of the top 100 digital currencies. Dinis has created various companies such as Ztudium tech platform and citiesabc, among others.

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Interview with leading global scientists and authority Prof Yu Xiong.

This is citiesbac series of interviews with leading international thought leaders, influencers, academics and change makers by Dinis Guarda for citiesabc.com global platform for uniting and creating solutions for cities and a 4IR Magna Carta for humanity!

As the world enters one of its defining moments, the need to develop and implement new technologies is greater than ever. Collaboration is critical in that endeavour, as no sole entity, whether a country, organization or individuals can do it alone. Prof. Xiong, a computer scientist, academic and serial entrepreneur shares his expertise on technology and highlights the much needed collaboration between countries to leverage the full potential of 4IR technologies and blockchain. For that reason, the world needs a 4IR Blockchain Magna Carta that lays down all the foundational aspects for this collaboration

And blockchain, as Prof. Xiong states, can have a key role in it. Blockchain, if well used as a set of foundational tools and especially as an ideology that can enhance, decentralise and empower the global societies and economies within a new framework, self regulated P2P governance and particularly  creating more transparency and the distribution of opportunities.

Professor Yu Xiong is an academic, researcher and serial entrepreneur. He was trained as a computer scientist, then became a professor in various business schools across the UK. He is active in doing research, growing start-ups, creating his own companies. During his career, he has wide publications in top academic journals, and created business impact in multiple industries.

His research has been published in world leading and international excellence journals including European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics etc. His research has been funded by EPSRC (Engineering and Physic Science Research Council), Department of Business, Energy and Industry Strategies, British Academy, British Council, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapults, China National Science Foundation etc. Professor Xiong is a Fellow of University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is also President-elect of Chinese Economic Association of EU/UK.

Dinis Guarda is the founder of citiesabc.com. He is an author, academic, influencer, serial entrepreneur and leader in 4IR, AI, Fintech, digital transformation and Blockchain. With over two decades of experience in international business, guest lecturing in universities like Copenhagen Business School and C level positions. Dinis has been focused on how to digital transform cities, reinvent nations and create sustainable empowerment smart cities. Dinis has worked with new tech, building digital transformation, fintech strategies for governments and global organisations, and central banks. Dinis has co-created a bank, and been involved in the inception of innovative solutions for society and cities such as tokenisation and digital currencies. Dinis has created various companies such as Ztudium, techabc, openbusinesscouncil.org and fashionabc.org among others.

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In this interview, Antonio Santos shares his passion for making the society more inclusive through the use of technology. In times of crisis like the one we are living in, technology has a key role to play to keep people united as well as the economy in motion. Antonio is also a great believer that technology can be utilized to accommodate a large range of employees with different needs with the purpose of improving their overall employee experience. Furthermore, he imagines that technology and the modern workplace will be strongly linked together in the future of work.

As he explained there are some key factors to stay relevant in the modern workplace:
“Stay flexible, adapt to change, develop your skills, appreciate diversity, keep up-to-date, brand yourself, make connections, be on the vanguard and follow your passion.”

Antonio Santos currently holds the Community Manager position at Atos. As an expert in Social Media and being an influencer and global thought leader himself, Antonio has become a Tech Ambassador from where he tells the world about Digital Inclusion, Social Media Engagement, Diversity, Future of Work, and Social Business. He is also a leading social media influencer on Augmented Reality, Connected Home, and Security.

Antonio Santos defines himself as an "innovation broker, who recognizes opportunities that link tech, ideas, and people through networking.” He regularly collaborates with Siemens and he is a member of their Influencer / Challengers program. Design thinking with a work out loud approach to social media and business networking.

Antonio provides digital consultancy across the different sectors of the organization specializing in Business Intelligence, Customer Experience, Social Business, Social Media Analytics, and Profiles.

Likewise, Mr Santos has extensive experience with Global Organisations, social enterprise technology, digital transformation, and transition projects, building teams in multicultural work environments around the world, to achieve high levels of performance, customer satisfaction.

As a social entrepreneur, Antoino co-founded six startups and he is currently involved in projects that include the Internet of Things, Coworking, Accessibility, and Digital Inclusion.

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