Middle East and Africa Summit 2022

Exploring the Great Migration of the Internet from Web2 to Web3 (Invite only)

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This session will focus on the next generation of the internet. Web2 has been defined by centralized power structures, massive amounts of company-owned user data, and privacy issues. In this panel we will dive into the benefits that Web3 offers and how global internet communities are planning for the future with permissionless access, wallets, play-to-earn gaming, NFTs, collectively owned open-source protocols, security, and storage. What activities and opportunities are available in a Web3 world that enable people to attain economic mobility and prosperity? What are the characteristics and potential benefits of Web3 values on the current Web2 tech giants? What is the impact of the current "crypto winter" on Web3 development and actualization? How is the decentralized finance (DeFi) component of Web3 evolving?

    Moderator

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    Nicole
     
    Valentine
     

    Director, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute

    Speaker

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    Michael
     
    Cameron
     

    Director, Head of Digital Assets, ICG Advisors
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    David
     
    Chaum
     

    Founder, xx network; CEO, Elixxir.io
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    Beryl
     
    Li
     

    Co-Founder, Yield Guild Games
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    Caroline
     
    Pham
     

    Commissioner, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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    Daniel
     
    Yang
     

    Head of Investment and Diversification, Algorand Foundation