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:20260922T042406Z - 23612@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20170110T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20170110T140000 CREATED:20260922T042406Z DESCRIPTION:FWA WINTECH Series: Introduction to Blockchain &\; Its Application to Financial Se rvices\nItinerary: 12.00-12.30 pm: Registrations\, lunch and networkin g 12.30-12.40 pm: Introductory speeches 12.40-1.45 pm: Presentation 1.45pm : Close of Event FWA thanks Barclays for sponsoring the venue and lunch. T his is a FWA member-only event. To sign up for FWA membership\, please fol low this link https://www.fwasg.org/Membership/IndividualMember.aspx Block chain is a distributed ledger technology that allows the sharing of inform ation in a trusted\, transparent and accountable way. It is made famous as the underlying technology of Bitcoin but its use goes beyond that of digi tal currencies. This talk will give an introduction on how blockchain work s and also cover some applications being explored in the industry such as in due diligence\, insurance\, finance\, supply chain and logistics. Ms. D aphne Ng\, the founder of a fintech startup\, JED\, will also talk about h ow her company is utilizing blockchain technology. JED is a trade relation ship platform that facilitates financial support within the supply chain a nd also extends to external financing. The platform taps on blockchain tec hnology to create an immutable audit trail of the financing process. This 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 Singapore. Ernie is an economist by training and specializes in the areas of game th eory and applied microeconomics with an application to high tech industrie s. His recent research focus applies this to Blockchain and Fintech. His w ork in this area has been presented in both academic and industry events. 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 Boon Institute (SKBI) for Financial Economics at the Singapore [...] DTSTAMP:20260922T042406Z 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