Impact Summit

Speaker:

Matthew Keller

Algorand Foundation

The Summit will begin with Dr. Nikhil Varma taking us on a short journey of life on the blockchain, giving a quick primer on the basics of blockchain and an exploration of the potential for this technology to positively impact our world in unique ways. He will introduce Web3 and its role in democratizing access to capital, markets, and services for a more inclusive economy.

Speaker:

Staci Warden

Algorand Foundation

The Summit will begin with Dr. Nikhil Varma taking us on a short journey of life on the blockchain, giving a quick primer on the basics of blockchain and an exploration of the potential for this technology to positively impact our world in unique ways. He will introduce Web3 and its role in democratizing access to capital, markets, and services for a more inclusive economy.

Speaker:

Anil Kakani

Algorand Foundation

The Summit will begin with Dr. Nikhil Varma taking us on a short journey of life on the blockchain, giving a quick primer on the basics of blockchain and an exploration of the potential for this technology to positively impact our world in unique ways. He will introduce Web3 and its role in democratizing access to capital, markets, and services for a more inclusive economy.

Speaker:

Dr. Nikhil Varma

AlgoBharat

The Summit will begin with Dr. Nikhil Varma taking us on a short journey of life on the blockchain, giving a quick primer on the basics of blockchain and an exploration of the potential for this technology to positively impact our world in unique ways. He will introduce Web3 and its role in democratizing access to capital, markets, and services for a more inclusive economy.

Speakers:

Victor Mapunga

FlexID

Robert Pasicko

UNDP

Smriti Chaudhry

BharatID

Eduard Peris i Deprez

ImpactPlus

Moderator:

Christine Mohan

Algorand Foundation

Despite the affirmation of identity as a basic human right by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, over a billion people across the globe today are excluded from fundamental services and full economic participation due to a lack of recognized identification. Inclusive systems of self-sovereign digital identity are enabling improved targeting and accountability across social services, financial tools, education, healthcare, and more. Portable user-controlled digital IDs present a powerful opportunity to expand access and empower the world's most marginalized individuals. This panel will explore the frontiers of innovation at the intersection of technology, digital identity, and inclusion.

Speakers:

Benedetto Biondi

Folks Finance

Abhinav Sinha

Eko

Ashish J. ThakkAr

Y9

Moderator:

Min Wei

Algorand Foundation

Over 1.5 billion of our fellow citizens lack access to basic financial services. This exclusion disproportionately impacts women, small businesses, and other groups engaged in informal work and r​​eliant on cash-based economies. This panel explores how blockchain innovation, through the use of smart contracts, decentralized digital identification, finance, and governance, is helping address challenges such as inadequate identification, geographic isolation, and lack of trust in order to expand financial inclusion for the underserved and empower the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Speakers:

Orchlon Enkhtsetseg

URECA

Ramiro Almeida

TRAM

Prabir Mishra

TRST01

Mrinalika Dhapola

Grassroot Trading Network for Women

moderator:

Jasmeet Khurana

WEF

Carbon markets suffer from ambiguity over offset provenance and inadequate verification mechanisms. This panel explores how harnessing the transparency of blockchain technology to track emissions and environmental attributes​​ of assets can provide auditable lifecycle verification. Additionally, the panelists will discuss how smart contracts can automate credit issuance upon verified events like renewable energy generation. The tokens generated not only enable more liquid offset trading but also incentivize sustainable behaviors.

Speaker:

Chetna Gala Sinha

Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank and Foundation

Moderator:

Staci Warden

Algorand Foundation

Chetna Gala Sinha founded Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank in 1997 to address the financial needs of rural women. She galvanized several hundred women to pool their savings to set up India’s first bank for and by rural women. Today, Mann Deshi Bank has 200,000 account holders across its eight branches and has issued over US $60 million in loans for female micro-entrepreneurs. Sinha has since established the Mann Deshi Foundation to further support rural women. She is a Yale World Fellow, an Ashoka Fellow, former co-chair of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a constant innovator of new financial products. Join this fireside chat to hear what Sinha and the Mann Deshi team are building on Algorand to serve the needs of their female micro-entrepreneurs.

Speakers:

Kevin Peach

SVDP

Tania Bhattacharya

The Celestial Earth

Niall Dennehy

AID:Tech

Arun Sahdeo

USAID/India

Moderator:

Matthew Keller

Algorand Foundation

The rising frequency of natural disasters and humanitarian crises is creating urgency to improve relief systems that have historically been slow, opaque, and vulnerable to fraud. Blockchain solutions are being developed to deliver more efficient and transparent crisis responses. Cryptographic identities on the blockchain give survivors portable access to claim assistance across providers — and in a variety of circumstances. Distributed ledgers bring accountability by tracking donation sources and usage, and smart contracts accelerate distribution of funding for essential supplies. This panel explores leading-edge applications of blockchain as an enabling infrastructure for streamlined disaster preparedness and relief.

Speakers:

Angad Sodhi

Colours of India

Suraj Teja

Sow & Reap

Syed Mohsin Raza

Birina

Anil Kakani

Algorand Foundation

Moderator:

Sabina Dewan

JustJobs Network

Urbanization, the gig economy, remote working, digital commerce, automation, sustainability, and an aging population are just some of the factors that are driving change in labor markets. We’ve seen the devaluation of certain types of jobs and the resulting need for workers to relocate to get closer to those jobs that pay better wages. This panel highlights a set of innovative Web3 pioneers and the solutions they are developing to help prove a product’s authenticity and to enable remote workers—be they musicians, farmers, or artisans—to capture more of the value of the goods that they create. Learn about the latest workforce trends and the blockchain-based solutions that are bucking them.

Panel Keynote:

Jayson Berryhill

Wholechain

Speakers:

Barbara Van Logchem

WFP

Bilal Brahim

FAME

Manoj Vembu

VRV Global

Moderator:

Matthew Keller

Algorand Foundation

Stakeholder demand for detailed and trusted data on product origin, materials, labor and more is burdening global organizations with significant reporting obligations. This panel explores how blockchain technology and smart contract automation can offer transparency and traceability at each step of the supply chain. This enables all parties to more easily monitor origin and delivery dynamics and to meet reporting and other requirements.

Speaker:

ATUL KULKARNI

Headlined by the amazingly talented Atul Kulkarni, our dinner event will be an opportunity to celebrate some of the most impactful solutions being built on Algorand, the world’s most sustainable blockchain. We will spotlight five companies from different parts of India and around the globe that are building solutions to deliver value back to where it is being created. Solutions that create transparency, the ability to authenticate, and reward work regardless of where it is carried out. You will hear the remarkable stories of hard-working individuals who are on the front lines of creating a more inclusive economy. Join us as we celebrate impact!