Making Blockchain for Good a Reality in 2018>>>

Let's make Blockchain for Good a reality in 2018! Join us for an inspiring discussion led by Sandra Ro from UWINCorp, followed by a hands-on exploration of how to apply blockchain, and networking with blockchain aficionados and novices alike.

• What are the benefits of blockchain and how can it make our society a better place?

• What can we as women do to make Blockchain for Good a reality?

Agenda

6:00 - 6:45pm - Pre-event Networking

6:45 - 6:55pm - Welcome Remarks

6:55 - 7:15pm - Amberdata Presentation by Tongtong, Q&A

7:15 - 8:45pm - Blockchain for Good in 2018 Keynote Presentation by Sandra Ro, Q&A & Workshop

8:45 - 9:30pm - Announcements, Post-event Networking

9:30pm - Hard stop. Optional move of the networking part across the street (options include Flatiron Room or Hill Country)

We charge 6$ as a signal of your commitment...we want to see you! No-show funds support one of the next meetups. Fee doubles 24hrs before the event. If you can't afford this please get in touch before Feb 6th. Everyone is welcome.

Please bring your ID for building access. You must be on the list to gain entry.

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Our Speakers:

Sandra Ro - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrar

Managing Partner & COO, UWINCorp Ltd: Unleashing Wealth in Nations
Founder & Managing Director, Vector Crypto Capital LLC

Sandra is a fintech entrepreneur, blockchain / crypto keynote speaker, hackathon judge, crypto trader, angel investor and advisor, focusing on delivering financial access and products to people and communities using technology to enable next generation market infrastructure and financial products.

At UWINCorp, Sandra is working on an asset registry services and trading marketplace blockchain project focusing on physical commodity markets. She brings over 15 years of global capital markets, derivatives and market infrastructure experience. She is the former Executive Director, Head of Digitization at CME Group. Sandra founded and was responsible for the firm’s digital assets and blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) initiatives, including bitcoin futures and index pricing prices. Previously as Head of Foreign Exchange (FX) and Metals Research and Product Development, she was responsible for the global development of CME Group’s FX and Metals solutions for listed and cleared OTC products.

Sandra was named to the Innovate Finance, Women in Fintech 2016 Power List and holds directorships / founding memberships on several industry boards including Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), Mauritius Blockchain Center of Excellence (MBCE), as well as advises Avar Robotics (industrial robotics), AlphaPoint (crypto trading/ blockchain), Ohanae (identity & data encryption), SendFriend (remittance start up), and others. Recently, Sandra has accepted and joined the US State Department’s Speakers Bureau as a blockchain technology expert. She is also a former Treasurer and founding board director of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and founding member of the Post Trade Distributed Ledger Group (PTDL).

Tongtong Gong - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gongt2/

Tongtong Gong is Chief Operating Officer at Amberdata, a platform for monitoring, searching, analyzing public and private blockchain. Amberdata enables operational intelligence for blockchain infrastructure, transactions and Dapps. Prior to co-founding Amberdata, Ms. Gong served as VP of Engineering at Unified. She led the build out of the company’s core business intelligence SaaS offering in cross-platform data attribution, analytics and reporting for social advertising with more than $1 Billion under management.

Prior to Unified, Ms. Gong held a variety of engineering and leadership roles at Acxiom, where she established a Global Service Center in China. Additionally, she led an innovation and advanced development team for the CTO office at EMC.

With over 15 years of experience, Ms. Gong has extensive background in building and managing distributed systems at scale for enterprises, and has led advanced development teams focusing on incubating new businesses for major software players. Her teams have successfully built high-performance computing platforms and marketing analytics software for both offline and digital markets.

Ms. Gong holds an M.B.A. from University of Central Arkansas and a B.S. in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, with Minor in Marketing from Harding University.

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Sponsor:
Samsung NEXT New York is an arm of Samsung Electronics that develops products, invests in startups and acquires businesses ready for scale. With a focus on frontier tech, we collaborate with seasoned founders and talented companies that can leverage our capital, resources, expertise and deep connections to achieve their next level. Samsung NEXT is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in SF, NYC, Berlin and Tel Aviv.