Session: Blockchain for Good
I will discuss the innovative ways in which blockchain technology can be used to revolutionize social impact, illustrating how powerful blockchain technology can be when it comes to solving social problems. We will discuss the ways in which blockchain can be used to improve social welfare systems, address digital identity issues, and much more as well as the actions implemented by International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications to raise awareness about the power of DLT technologies at the global level.
Bio
Mariana de la Roche, is the Senior Regulatory Affairs Expert of the IOTA Foundation and; since 2021, she is the co-chair of the INABTA Social Impact and Sustainability Working Group. She is a Colombian human rights lawyer with a law degree obtained with academic excellence, a specialization in human rights and humanitarian law, and a master's degree in public administration. She has over 9 years of experience as a project manager and legal and regulatory advisor for different NGOs and social businesses in Colombia and Germany. Mariana has been leading the actions of the social impact and climate of INATBA, raising awareness and advocating for blockchain for good at the global level. She spoke and presented blockchain use cases for good in COP26, the EU blockchain week, and the Environment Ministerial For Europe Conference, among other relevant international spaces. Mariana is also part of the leading team coordinating Blockchcain 100+, an initiative supported by the UN's General Assembly to create a charter for blockchain and the UN Values.