The Blockchain Practitioners Podcast

Suman Kanuganti has an MBA in Entrepreneurship at the University of California Rady school of management, was the Founder of Aira, which develops augmented reality applications to help blind people. He is the current Founder & CEO of Personal AI, an AI startup that is building technology to create a digital version of your mind.

In this episode we talk about what a personal ai looks like and how it operates as well as why blockchain technology is key, not only for data ownership and protection but also for monetization and community growth. 

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For the 17th episode of our Blockchain Practitioners Podcast, our team member Alexandros talks to Christophe de Beukelaer, Member of the Belgian Parliament & Entrepreneur who started accepting his salary in Bitcoin recently.

Christophe's is a Belgian politician who was the Alderman of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre for 6 years before moving to the Belgian Parliament. Christophe's priorities and interests range from intelligent ecology, entrepreneurship & innovation. Christophe is also organising the annual Brussels Blockchain Week conference together with Raoul Ullens. Christophe is convinced that Blockchain will unleash a revolution of the same magnitude as did the internet 30 years ago, especially for sectors such as finance, insurance and management which will be turned upside down.

Link to Brussels Blockchain Week: https://blockchainweek.be/

Christophe's website: www.christophedebeukelaer.be

Christophe's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophedebeukelaer/

Christophe's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristopheDeBeukelaerOFFICIEL

Christophe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cdebeukelaer/

Blockchain enables financial inclusion and transparency across the value chain, which is paramount for a nongovernmental organization like the United Nations. During this episode, Federico, Head of Innovation at the World Food Programme from the UN will tell us about the use cases of blockchain throughout different UN-led projects. Federico joined WFP six years ago and since then, he has been fully dedicated to leveraging innovation and technology to positively impact the humanitarian sector. The UNWFP is known for its strong field presence and Federico will share with us the challenges and opportunities coming along with his role in the Kenya Office. 

We are thrilled to present you the first episode of our second season featuring Petter from Chainalysis with whom we’ll talk about financial crimes and investigation. Chainalysis helps government agencies, crypto businesses and financial institutions stay compliant with AML regulations. Their data powers investigation and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases. 

Petter is a professional with 9 years of experience in Digital Assets and 5 years of professional experience in the blockchain industry helping businesses adopt blockchain technologies with a focus on permissionless, openness, and transparency. 

More on our website: https://www.blockchainpractitioners.com/

Morgan Deane is the CEO of Swiss-based investment bank, Baader Helvea. Originally, an international lawyer, he has worked with some of the world's most prominent financial institutions throughout his career.

He is a member of the Forbes Finance Council, a regular speaker & author, and a thought leader in disruptive technologies and innovation.

Links of the projects Morgan is involved in and we discuss in the episode:

Digital Village link: www.digitalvillage.io

This is part 2 of the interview with Violetta Shishkina, a serial entrepreneur, who recently figured in the list of the top 100 European most influential women in the startup and VC space (EU-Startups magazine). In this episode, we talk with Violetta about her non-profit project Fe/male Switch - a simulator game that puts women in a virtual startup village, where they can experience startup life and get hands-on experience. We discuss the game, the benefits of participating in it and the road to creating this project.

In this episode our colleague Alexandros talks with Yip about blockchain inclusion, education, diversity and how to prepare for the Token Economy. Additionally, we talk about Yip's own project, Unit: the WordPress of Digital Currencies. Yip designs Blockchain & Crypto Learning, Mentoring & Coaching Programs.

If you would like to enrol in any of Yip's educational programmes, you can find the links below:

Unit masters: 6 week learning programme: Unitmasters.org

DLT Talents: 18 week training and educational programme for women only: dlt-talents.com

DeFi Programme: 18 week training for Decentralized Finance: DeFi-talents.com

Leon is a passionate Bitcoiner. Over the past 6 years, he has been leading several initiatives aiming to observe and support the Bitcoin Revolution. Among those initiatives: Bitcoin Club Malta and more recently Bitcoin News, a project to give a voice to small projects and bring underground news to light. 

As a digital nomad, Leon has been able to travel and witness with his own eyes the adoption of Bitcoin in various countries including El Salvador.

Leon's LinkedIn if you have any business enquiries: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonsiegmund/