Dr. Jane Thomason
Speaker | Blockchain | DeFi & NFTs | Frontier Technology for Social Impact | Health Tech | Futurist | Author | Tech Diversity Pioneer | Metaverse
Speaker | Blockchain | DeFi & NFTs | Frontier Technology for Social Impact | Health Tech | Futurist | Author | Tech Diversity Pioneer | Metaverse
Dr. Jane Thomason
Speaker | Blockchain , DeFi & NFTs | Frontier Technology for Social Impact | Health Tech | Futurist | Author | Tech Diversity Pioneer | Metaverse
Global speaker, author, digital thought leader, entrepreneur, and founder with a successful track record of leadership including : CEO and Chair of leading hospitals, Senior Social Sector Specialist at Asian Development Bank and founder of a successful international development company which reached $250 million in revenue.
Visionary social innovator, with a focus on emerging economies. Advocate for digital transformation to reduce inequality and vulnerability and a move to a human centred digital economy where we measure value based on people and the planet; we use data to measure and report on impact and we collaborate to reduce social and economic disparity.
Author of more than 40 articles in peer reviewed journals, and 6 books
Author
2018
“Transforming Climate Finance and Green Investment with Blockchains” Editor: Alastair Marke. Chapter 10: “Blockchain—Powering and Empowering the Poor in Developing Countries” Jane Thomason, Mira Ahmad, Pascale Bronder, Edward Hoyt, Steven Pocock, Julien Bouteloupe, Katrina Donaghy, David Huysman, Tony Willenberg, Ben Joakim, Loretta Joseph, David Martin and David Shrier
2018
“Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change in Technology Fields” Sonja Bernhardt , Jane Thomason November, 2018, IGI Global
2019
“Blockchain Technology for Global Social Change” Jane Thomason, Sonja Bernhardt, Tia Kansara, Nichola Cooper, IGI Global
2020
Thomason Jane, “Blockchainging the World”, Kindle Edition
2020
“HealthTech: Law and Regulation” Hardcover – 30 October 2020 by Jelena Madir (Editor) “Technology and healthcare opportunities in emerging markets” Jane Thomason and Nichola Cooper
2021
“Applied Ethics in a Digital World” Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes and Jane Thomason Editors) IGI Global
- MC, London Blockchain Week, London , UK
- MC, London Fintech Week, London, UK
- MC, Digital Impact Summit, London
- MC, Dubai Expo “The Age of Disruption”
- Keynote Speaker, Abu Dhabi, Blockchain World
- Keynote, TEDEFI Blockchain Summit, Dubai
- Keynote Blockchain Nigeria Conference, Lagos, Nigeria
- Keynote, Kerala Blockchain Association Summit, Kerala, India
- Silicon Valley Blockchain Conference, San Francisco, USA
- Washington DC Blockchain Conference, USA
- Blockchain Policy Forum, OECD Paris, France
- Commonwealth Business Forum London Digital Round Table, UK
- IMF Spring Meetings – 2 day invitation only meeting on Blockchain Washington DC, USA
- Disrupting Development: How Blockchain Can Help Countries Reduce Poverty, World Bank,2018 Spring Meetings, Washington DC
- Technology For Inclusion, Asian Development Bank, Manila Philippines
- Blockchain for International Development, World Bank meeting, Consensus – New York, USA
- APEC Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers Meeting on Financial Inclusion, Tokyo, Japan
- Blockchain and Social Impact, Blockchain Live, London, UK
- XBlockchain Summit Bali, Indonesia
- Hong Kong Blockchain Week
Hackathon Judge and Mentor
2017 - 2020
Mentor and Judge: London Blockchain Week and Fintech Week Hackathons
2017 - 2018
Judge – Consensus Blockchain for Social Good Global Hackathon
2018
Judge: Blockchain Nigeria Hackathon
2018
Judge and Mentor: EOS Global Hackathon Series, Hongkong, London, Sydney, Capetown
Prestigious Appointments
2021 - Present
Chair of Board, Kasei Holdings, London
2020 - Present
Ambassador: Fintech Diversity Radar
2018 - Present
Industry Associate, University College London, Centre for Blockchain Technology
2018 - Present
Founding Member Blockchain Policy Convergence (NY)
2018 – Present
Co-Founder British Blockchain and Frontier Technology Association
2018 – Present
Member Westminster Technology Forum (London)
2018 - Present
Section Chief Editor, Frontiers in Blockchain, Lausanne, Switzerland
2021 - Present
Editorial Board, Journal of Metaverse
Multiple Awards
- Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Crypto , Thinkers 360
- Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Health Tech, Thinkers 360
- Top 100 Women in Crypto
- Women in GovTech 2019 Special Report
- Top 10 Digital Frontier Women, UN Decade Of Women
- UN Decade Of Women Quantum Impact Champion
- Lattice Top 100 Fintech Influencers for SDGs
- Blockchain Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, Stablecoins, Ethics, Social Impact, Industry Adoption, Future of Finance, Play to Earn
- Mertaverse Health in the Metaverse, Metaverse Ethics
- Tech & Social Impact Sustainability, Token Economies, Universal Basic Income, Health, Poverty, Crypto Philanthropy, Play to Earn
- Future Tech 5th Industrial Revolution, Future of Work, Our Children’s Children, Digital Ethics
- Life Lessons Resilience, Succeeding in Failure, Reframing, 10 Things I Wish I Knew
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