"Secure Global Supply Chains"
Presenter:
Mercina Tillemann-Dick
Chief Operating Officer
Global Blockchain Business Council
NOTE: Building security policy. All attendees must register no less than 24 hours in advance of the meeting (by 7am February 20) or they will not be allowed entrance to the building.
Some of the largest corporations in the world have embraced blockchain technology as a means of improving increased traceability and transparency into their supply chains. From tracking beef, tracing car and aircraft parts to verifying luxury bags and diamonds, blockchain technology is providing companies and consumers unprecedented insight into where goods have come from and every step they took along the supply chain. This carries the further benefit of allowing corporations to identify and root out unethical practices or labor conditions; notably, Coca-Cola conducted a blockchain pilot project with the US State Department aimed at eliminating forced labor in its supply chains.
Join Chief Operating Officer of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) Mercina Tillemann to discuss how blockchain is revolutionizing global supply chains, giving consumers greater insight into what they are buying and helping companies control quality and act more ethically and responsibly.
The GBBC is the leading industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem. Launched in Davos in 2017, the GBBC brings together innovators and thought-leaders from over 50 countries to further adoption of blockchain technology by engaging and educating regulators, business leaders, and lawmakers on the benefits and applications of this groundbreaking technology. We believe in blockchain technology's ability to create more secure, equitable, and functional societies around the globe.
Presenter
Mercina Tillemann-Dick currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).
Experienced in strategic planning and communications, she has spent her career translating complex ideas for broad audiences in the public and private sectors.
Mercina has advised state and national governments and fortune 100 companies on issues surrounding technology and public health. She currently works with corporations and governments to identify relevant applications for blockchain technology and speaks regularly about the technology around the world -from the G20 Summit to the European Parliament to the U.N.'s Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Mercina has worked in the offices of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and for the Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress.
While working with Janssen's Global Public Health Group, she authored publications on emerging economic models aimed at achieving equitable distribution and pricing of pharmaceuticals worldwide and spearheaded multiple public information initiatives.
She holds a degree in Bioethics, Political Science and Law from Yale University.