GBA Exclusive - Rise of DAO - Organizations without Managers

About this Event
The Government Blockchain Association UAE chapter is hosting an exciting event on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) with subject matter experts and entrepreneurs in the DAO space DAOs are become a disruptive technology that will change the way business, decision-making, and collaboration will be done in the future.
When: Wed., July 29, 2020, Zoom

7 pm Dubai time, 10 am Chicago time, 11 am New York time and 4 pm London time

Webinar Panel
Max Gravitt, Founder at Digital Scarcity
Max Gravitt is the founder of Digital Scarcity, a company that focuses on building, launching, and driving user adoption of decentralized applications (dapps). Max has more than 20 years’ experience and plans to discuss the launch of the new DAO for the Government Blockchain Association. The GBA DAO is a new form of governance, where GBA members will use the power of blockchain to seamlessly interact, coordinate projects, and make incentivized decisions with chapter members around the world. As GBA learns how to develop and use this DAO, the organization hopes to become a catalyst to help other organizations and government agencies build reliable, transparent and high-integrity decision-making processes.

Carl Amorim, Prospera
Carl Amorim is one of the initiators of Prospera, the first Brazilian DAO based on blockchain. Propsera launched the first Public Crypto Asset Offering in Brazil and the first initiative of its kind in the world that has already distributed revenues to participants in 2017. Carl is the CEO of the Blockchain Research Institute Brazil, event organizer and curator for Blockchain Connect, Blockchain Week Brasil, BRI Brasil for Good. Carl was trained as civil engineer from the Mackenzie University School of Engineering, earned an MBA in finance from the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute (IBMEC), completed a post-graduate degree in marketing from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and a Master in Business Strategy, and is a Ph.D. student in Blockchain by Mackenzie University.

Bill Warren, Co-Founder Peeps Democracy
Bill Warren is the co-founder of Peeps Democracy and Peeps DAO, a cause-based, decentralized organizational platform for nonprofits, political organizations, and social movements. Currently, Peeps is working on Pool Party, which will be a way for friends, neighbors, and strangers to save money together for a shared goal or purchase, all while earning interest. Prior to Peeps Democracy, Bill spent a few years both in corporate law and working for political campaigns.

About GBA UAE
The Government Blockchain Association is an international non-profit, membership association that connects government and public sector organizations around the world to understand and implement blockchain technologies. With 90 chapters delivering education and training programs, 24 communities of interest like Women in Blockchain, and 41 working groups, GBA empowers connection, communication, and collaboration. GBA UAE is one of the many chapters working to bring the positive impacts of blockchain technology, education, and training to professionals and members around the world.

GBA UAE is moderated by Mohd Shahnawaz and Misha Hanin

GBA UAE does not contain and neither is related or affiliated with the government of United Arab Emirates or any government around the world.