Blockchain on the Beach Barbados to launch Krypto for Kids Caribbean at the University of West Indies Barbados
2022年10月5日 - 9:00AM
JCN Newswire
Blockchain on the Beach, an educational gathering exploring
blockchain technology, is partnering with the University of the
West Indies at Cave Hill, Bermuda's Ministry of Economy and Labour,
Sandy Lane Trust, and Thirty Global LiveStream Partners including
the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship to launch Krypto for Kids
Caribbean October 8 in an oceanside conference geared toward young
people and highlighting financial literacy and emerging
technologies.
The event will also feature the launch of the SHEQONOMI Global
Blockchain Scholars Program. SHEQONOMI, a global multi-platform
podcast listening app built by women powered by girls, is the main
producer of Blockchain on the Beach Barbados and Krypto For Kids
Caribbean. This week, they will be selecting 50 young leaders from
secondary schools across Barbados and various departments across
UWI to join our in-person event along with many more curious minds
joining virtually. Live attendees will be joined via livestream to
schools across Barbados, Bermuda, Antigua, Barbuda, Trinidad and
Tobago, Iceland, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the United States and other
participating nations to learn about cryptocurrency, blockchain
mining, art and music NFTs, and more. To join in person or
LIVESTREAM: PLEASE REGISTER
(https://form.typeform.com/to/d1fr4gOi).
The full-day invitation-only program will welcome 100 attendees in
person and is encouraging interested parents, teachers, those
curious about blockchain to participate in Barbados. Anyone
interested is also invited to join the event virtually. Global
partners include Jaime Leverton from HUT8 Mining, Sanjeev Birari
from Realto Group, Aaron Hunte from RAMI Global, Maxim Sindall from
Altura, Danish Choudhary from FMFW, Coral Wells from ConnecTech
Coding, along with local MetaVerse and NFT experts from Barbados
including Zoe Osbourne, Xavier Jhon-Claire, and Haleek. Shontelle
Layne, SHEQONOMI Barbados and Krypto for Kids Caribbean Co-Chair
will be sharing her expertise with Music NFTs and a new initiative
we will be announcing in collaboration with the National Cultural
Foundation Barbados.
"May this be the beginning of greater connectivity and
collaboration from brilliant minds across oceans where we will have
new leaders driving the new economic narrative of racial and
economic justice," said SHEQONOMI and Krypto for Kids Founder Anu
Bhardwaj.
Speakers from the Caribbean, the United States, Canada, and across
Latin America will join the event to share their expertise on
blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 and share the emerging
technology with a new generation of digital leaders. For more
information and to register, nominate a Scholar or attend for free
via LIVESTREAM, Please visit www.blockchainonthebeach.com.
About SHEQONOMI
SHEQONOMI is the world's first podcast listening app on Android,
iOS, KaiOS, and Reliance Jio built by women on low-cost mobile
devices and powered by girls targeting the bottom billion. Through
live, livestream, and hybrid events such as Amplifying Her Voice,
Blockchain on the Beach, and Krypto for Kids; we bring the world
closer to both financial inclusion and financial literacy. Started
on February 2, 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic with generous
support from the Islamic Development Bank, Reliance Jio, KaiOS, the
Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, other leading global
nonprofits, and multinational corporations; SHEQONOMI is in an
enviable position to shape global discourse and work with the best
and brightest minds who will be guiding and shaping the new digital
economy.
About Krypto for Kids Caribbean
Participation will be free of charge for those selected candidates
that demonstrate the highest promise and potential. We will be
livestreaming our event for all who wish to participate virtually
so no child is left behind; adults who wish to learn are also
welcome to join. Recorded sessions will be available once the event
has concluded.
This will be the first time Krypto for Kids has gathered since our
official launch in November 2018 in Laguna Beach, California; our
debut at the United Nations at the Blockchain for Impact Summit in
June 2019; and the World Economic Summit in January 2020. We will
be expanding our reach in Bermuda and Miami this fall and plan to
present again at the World Economic Forum in January 2023.
Source: SHEQONOMI
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