BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261012T083938Z - 64945@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20170110T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20170110T140000 CREATED:20261012T083938Z DESCRIPTION:FWA WINT ECH Series: Introduction to Blockchain &\; Its Application to Financial Services\nItinerary: 12.00-12.30 pm: Registrations\, lunch and networ king 12.30-12.40 pm: Introductory speeches 12.40-1.45 pm: Presentation 1.4 5pm: Close of Event FWA thanks Barclays for sponsoring the venue and lunch . This is a FWA member-only event. To sign up for FWA membership\, please follow this link https://www.fwasg.org/Membership/IndividualMember.aspx Bl ockchain is a distributed ledger technology that allows the sharing of inf ormation in a trusted\, transparent and accountable way. It is made famous as the underlying technology of Bitcoin but its use goes beyond that of d igital currencies. This talk will give an introduction on how blockchain w orks and also cover some applications being explored in the industry such as in due diligence\, insurance\, finance\, supply chain and logistics. Ms . Daphne Ng\, the founder of a fintech startup\, JED\, will also talk abou t how her company is utilizing blockchain technology. JED is a trade relat ionship platform that facilitates financial support within the supply chai n and also extends to external financing. The platform taps on blockchain technology to create an immutable audit trail of the financing process. Th is allows financial institutions to query transactions in a secure manner and also aid in dispute resolution. Speakers' Bios: Ernie Teo Ernie Teo is a research scientist at IBM's Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapo re. Ernie is an economist by training and specializes in the areas of game theory and applied microeconomics with an application to high tech indust ries. His recent research focus applies this to Blockchain and Fintech. Hi s work in this area has been presented in both academic and industry event s. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of New South Wales \, Australia. Prior to IBM\, Ernie was a research fellow at the Sim Kee Bo on Institute (SKBI) for Financial Economics at the Singapore [...] DTSTAMP:20261012T083938Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:FWA WINTECH Series: Introduction to Blockchain & Its Application to Financial Services END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR