Episode #005 - Blockchain Societyzed - with Dr. Jane Thomason

In this podcast, we discuss how blockchain technology can be used for global social change, improving the lives of people.  

Our Guest tonight:  Dr. Jane Thomason, Author, Frontier Technology for Social Impact Thought Leader & Futurist. 

Jane is a visionary leader and social innovator, with a focus on emerging economies. Advocate for digital transformation to reduce inequality and vulnerability and a move to a human-centered digital economy where we measure value based on people and the planet; to reduce social and economic disparity. Jane is an Industry Associate: University College London, Centre for Blockchain, London, UK; co-Founder of the British Blockchain and Frontier Technology Association; an advisor to Kerala Blockchain Association, the Africa Blockchain Centre of Excellence, GovBlocks, Secure Health Chain, and Novum Insights. She is also Section Chief Editor of “Frontiers in Blockchain”, and a member of the Findexable Data Governance Council.  

Jane is a successful CEO and Founder with a successful track record of leadership globally including CEO of tertiary teaching hospital; Chair of the Board of leading private hospital; Senior Social Sector Specialist Asian Development Bank and founder and CEO of a successful international development company which reached $250 million revenue under her leadership.  

Your hosts of this episode are: Geneticist and Futurologist Dr. Axel Schumacher (@MethyLogix), and innovation expert Dr. Darrol Baker (@darrolb)  

If you are a geneticist you may also want to check out https://www.shivom.io/, our blockchain-powered precision medicine data-sharing platform that allows organizations to share & analyze genetic data (including from Covid-19 patients). The vision of Shivom is to revolutionize healthcare systems, making next-level precision medicine available to all people on earth.   

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