Women Leaders in Blockchain
Shule
Session 299
Embracing blockchain technology as a tool to advance SDG implementation today!
Blockchain technology is the backbone of what has been called a new type of internet. It allows digital information to be distributed and decentralized so that all people can participate in it. This technology has been used to impact projects all over the world. The panelist have experience using blockchain technology to bring social justice, economic empowerment, environmental responsibility, and responsible consumerism. In this workshop, the panelist will discuss ways to embrace blockchain technology in current projects as well as discuss the infrastructure necessary to make sure that all communities are participants in this new technical era.
In this session, the panelist will discuss how they use blockchain technology to ensure quality education, promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, empower women and girls, and conserve use of the ocean.
Moderator
Gloria Kimbwala
Speakers/Panellists
Gloria Kimbwala, Founder & CEO of Shule
Simona Pop, Co-Founder of Bounties Network
Rhiannon Payne, Founder & CEO of Sea Form Media & Technology
Lindsay Nuon, Founder & CEO of Women of Color in Blockchain, Inc
Vanessa Slavich, Partner at Celo
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
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C3. Access to information and knowledge
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C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
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C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
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C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
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C11. International and regional cooperation
Session's link to Sustainable Development Process
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
