GBBC's 9th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA
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Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)’s 9th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA will be held in New York City, alongside the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), hosted jointly with international law firm DLA Piper.
As an official partner of Global Goals Week, Blockchain Central UNGA returns in person to convene global thought leaders and changemakers from across blockchain, government, technology, and industry. Together, we’ll explore how blockchain-powered solutions can accelerate progress toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We extend our sincere gratitude to our lead supporters & partners — DLA Piper, OKX, and AI 2030 — for making this event possible.
Date: Tuesday, September 22 from 9:00am-7:00pm ET
Attire: Business Professional
Deadline to Register: September 16, 6:00pm ET
Learn more about the 9th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA: https://gbbcblockchaincentral.io/
Agenda (times in ET):
9:00am-9:30am | Check-In and Meet & Greet Breakfast
9:30am-9:45am | Opening Remarks
9:50am-10:25am | Digital Identity, Wallets, and Money: The Gateways to Financial Access?
10:25am-11:00am | Building Solid Infrastructure & Scaling Economies
11:05am-11:20am | Blockchain in Action: Institutions and Cross-Chain Lending
11:20am-11:55am | Policy Incentives & Digital Tools: How to Create Economic Prosperity?
11:55am-12:10pm | Blockchain in Action: Digital Certificate of Entitlement (DCE)
12:10pm-12:45pm | Setting the Standards: Building Compliant Frameworks for Resilient & Secure Infrastructure
12:45pm-1:45pm | Lunch & Networking
1:50pm-2:15pm | A Conversation with the New York Department of Financial Services
2:20pm-2:45pm | Programming Out Hunger: Real-World Outcomes of the Food for Crisis Proof-of-Concept
2:50pm-3:05pm | Blockchain in Action: Verifying Digital ID Across Borders on the Avalanche Blockchain
3:05pm-3:40pm | What Does Fairness Look Like for Local Communities in an Increasingly Digital World?
3:45pm-4:00pm | Blockchain in Action: Digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) in the Real World
4:00pm-4:35pm | The Next Generation of Green Infrastructure
4:40pm-5:05pm | Fireside Chat: TBA
5:05pm-5:20pm | Closing Remarks
5:30pm-7:00pm | Evening Reception in Partnership with OKX