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NFT’s are becoming more and more popular especially NFT art collections. This growing popularity has also inspired and increased innovation, and the latest company to get involved is DNAverse who have created the world's first art NFT collection customised with real DNA data. Ronan talks to Juan Castillo, Marketing Director of DNAverse. Juan talks about his background, what DNAverse does, and their recent strategic partnership with Polygon Studios, to spearhead the development of the BIOmetaverse on the Polygon blockchain. Juan also talks about what the BIOmetaverse is, and his vision of bringing human verification to the metaverse in response to the proliferation of AI and bots. More about the DNAverse art NFT collection: Each NFT is one-to-one handcrafted and includes a genetic study and a fully personalisined artistic interpretation of collectors' own DNA, presented as ‘DNArts’. The DNAverse team comprises a range of seasoned NFT specialists, scientists, designers and 3D animators at the vanguard of innovation in the biometaverse. DNAverse also recently announced a strategic partnership with Polygon Studios, to spearhead the development of the BIOmetaverse on the Polygon blockchain.

David Long is a Swedish American citizen with in depth tech and asset management experience. Prior to joining CV VC, he served as Managing Partner & Investment Manager at an ESG Asset Management Firm and served as an Advisor to multiple tech companies. He currently still serves on the Board of Directors at LaunchSource, an HR SaaS platform headquartered in Boston. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Christopher McGregor is CEO and co-founder of Vesto, a multi-token protocol for decentralized services.Prior to co-founding Vesto, Christopher was the Vice President of Engineering for Telemac Corporation, where he developed and launched Pay & Go with O2. With more than 20 million mobile handsets sold, Telemac became the most successful pre-paid mobile solutions in the UK. In 2004, he became the co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for Validus Technologies Corporation, where he developed the biometric technology that powered the VALIDcard™. Christopher conceptualized and developed multiple technologies including BT Cellnet's (O2) original Pay & Go, QoS (sold to Root Metrics)/ QoE solutions for 3G / 4G LTE mobile, mobile authentication for the U.S. Federal Government, the first pre-production prototypes of the world’s first ISO biometric powered card (now being offered by MasterCard internationally).A full stack engineer and serial entrepreneur who has held various other CTO and Senior Software Engineer roles, he is a named inventor on numerous issued patents and patents pending in the areas of biometric authentication, QoS (Quality of Service) for 3G, OIS (Open Internet Security) for 3G, mobile payments, social commerce, and dynamic marketing automation. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Dilek Sezen Dilek Sezen is an interdisciplinary designer with an award-winning career. She has been focusing on incorporating cutting edge technology into her art over half-decade. Her unique approach by juxtaposing luxury, technology and circular design principles demonstrates her contemporary art degree and keen understanding of how technology has forever changed the design, art, manufacturing of fashion and everyday items. Her designs have been commissioned by local and global clientele and well-established brands including, SF Hearts Foundation, LGBT Asylum Project, Santa Barbara Art Museum, Oakland Art Museum, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Montage Resorts, Inglenook and Beringer Vineyards. Selected Recent Works Recipient of two, IDA-International Design Award 2022 Selected to showcase at the largest NFT exhibition, both in virtual and physical gallery in Beijing 2021 SF Design week, selected to as one of the innovative designs 2020 SF Hearts foundation collection, “Heart2Heart” sculpture for public art 2018 Santa Barbara Museum of Art, American portraits jewelry collection, 2017 Oakland Museum of Art, History of Hip-Hop exhibition collection, 2017 Smart Hat & scarf design Wearables fashion show, Canada, 2017 Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Alex Kehaya is a technical entrepreneur capable of developing high level product strategy and communicating technical requirements to engineering teams and key stakeholders. He is Founder at NFT MarketPlace HolaPlex and a Member of the Solana Blockchain. Alex is currently working in the blockchain space and has spent the past several years working as a consultant and entrepreneur with Fortune 500's and startups to accelerate the development of new software products and go-to-market strategies. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, FastCompany, Product Hunt, Pando.com, and several large Medium publications. Core Skills: Market Validation: Leading Fortune 500 companies and startup teams through a data driven customer discovery process to accelerate development of new business models. Working with stakeholders and engineering teams to take products from concept to prototype Marketing and Sales: 8 years of sales experience, and proficiency in Business Development, Facebook Advertising, Content Marketing, Viral Marketing, Influencer Marketing, and PR Full Stack Developer: Proficient in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. Experience working with AngularJS, Ionic, and Agile Development. Currently learning Smart Contract Development, Python and ReactJS Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

A conversation with Glitter Finance co founder David Dobrovitsky on bridges in blockchain - what are they, how do they work, what can be the problems?  Benefits of bridges Interoperability – Cross-chains solve the problem of interoperability within the blockchain ecosystem, and users can transfer assets to other blockchains without sacrificing the advantages of the host network. Cross-chain collateral – This feature enables DeFi users to transfer assets from a blockchain with value but little decentralized applications (such as Bitcoin) to another blockchain with a developed ecosystem (like Ethereum, Cardano or others). Scalability – Blockchain bridges designed to handle high transaction volumes ensure greater scalability. The scalability makes it possible for DeFi developers to deploy their applications and users to enjoy such services without giving up the original blockchain’s liquidity and network effect. Efficiency – DeFi users can make and receive micro-transfers faster with cross-chain bridges without paying high transaction fees. This is especially important for the blockchain gaming and ecommerce experience. To learn more, tune into this episode. Your host is Jillian Godsil

It is often said, digital technologies are driving transformative change in our society. But at what cost? As consumers, do we truly understand how information is being collected and used, and the associated risks and implications? Can we truly trust companies enough to just ‘click and ignore’? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb Maclean chat with Hessie Jones, Venture Partner at MATR Ventures on venture capital model, community building, and tech ethics. From data rights to privacy and security, there is still a lot of work to be done. Hessie’s advice: Ethics needs to become a standard. And remember, just because you can — doesn’t mean you should.

Jillian Godsil talks with Stanley Boots, a man of many hats from Zoo Keeper, to Lawyer to Crypto Advocate and co founder of Silta Finance - a company funding impact projects by crowd funding with cryptocurrency Stanley Boots is a co-founder of Silta Finance, the DeFi bridge to a sustainable future. He is also a co-founder of Frontier Law & Advisory, an advisory firm in the project finance and infrastructure sectors. Stanley has 23 years legal experience in project finance, renewable energy and infrastructure development mainly in Southeast Asia. He was previously an renewable energy and infrastructure lawyer with DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells. Stanley is a well-known voice in Vietnam's PPP development. Linkedin Twitter

Something that is not mentioned enough is accessibility and thankfully technology has proven to be an enabler and lifeline to many, especially for people who are blind or vision impaired. Using technology has unlocked so much opportunities for them in their daily lives but also in education & employment. There is now less of a dependence on assistive technology as the strides in mainstream technology, devices, software and apps in embedding accessibility features has been impressive in recent years. The NCBI is heavily involved in making accessibility a part of everyday life, and Ronan talks to Kyran O’Mahoney NCBI Chief Technology Officer about this and more. Kyran talks about what NCBI does, his role with NCBI, accessibility is so important, accessibility tips for users of mobile phones and computers and where he sees the future of accessibility heading. More about NCBI: They have been around for more than 90 years and they want people who are blind and vision-impaired to have the same opportunities, rights and choices as others to fully participate in society. They also want to enable people who are blind and vision impaired to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society. NCBI’s core values give effect to their vision and permeate their mission and inform all of their actions to ensure that they achieve the highest standards in everything they do.

On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by a lecturer at Yale University and climate researcher Wake Smith. Wake talked about his recently published book Pandora's Toolbox, in which he talks about climate interventions and net-zero. He also talks about COP27 and the challenges to achieve climate targets. Wake Smith As a lecturer at Yale University, Wake Smith teaches a world-leading undergraduate course on climate intervention, which forms the basis for this book. Smith is also a Senior Fellow at Harvard, writing scholarly articles on costs, aeronautics, and governance of solar geoengineering. Prior to his academic career, Smith served in several executive roles in the aeronautical industry. About Diana Paiva Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.