BLOCKCHAIN FOR IMPACT
An essential crash-course designed for investment professionals in the impact investment and development finance space. An honest and in-depth look at the good, the bad and the ugly of blockchain technology, without the hype or the uninformed criticism.
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Unlocking the potential for blockchain in emerging markets.
BACKGROUND
Blockchain is a confusing and controversial term, due to the large number of scams, hyped impact, failed projects and unsupported claims related to it. However, the development of crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology is evolving rapidly, as is the amount of information (both neutral and vested) surrounding it.
There is “a growing knowledge gap between the legislators, policymakers, economists and the technology” (IMF). Investment professionals need to understand the real potential of the technology, and the change it can bring to the governance, the transparency and the implementation of many products and models, while also understanding the risks and the limitations.
Blockchain is already disturbing many industries. Many pilots have been launched in the financial services, access to energy and agriculture – affecting to different degrees , directly and indirectly, the impact investing sector
Investment professionals are seeing an increasing number of blockchain-based projects in emerging markets: they need to acquire the knowledge and tools to be able to appraise the project and engage in fruitful business discussions with current and future clients.
As an investment professional, understanding the distributed ledger technology and the crypto-asset is the prerequisite to stay innovative and at the edge of the fintech space.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING
Understanding
Learning how to think about problems that may require a blockchain: overview, basics, common misconceptions
Ask Questions
Providing a safe space to address any question on the technology, its potential and its risks, with development finance/impact investing lenses
Applications
Understanding the application of the technology in the financial services, energy and agriculture with a focus on impact models and emerging markets
Assess Projects
Acquiring the tools to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of a blockchain project (stand-alone or as part of the portfolio company).
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The training will be hands-on through a highly interactive working environment, well-documented presentations, brainstorming, questions, labs, and breakout sessions. Several business and investment cases will be discussed. Participants will be invited to brainstorm in applying blockchain tools to real-life issues in any given country.
BLOCKCHAIN BASICS: what you should know as an investment professional
Crypto currency and tokens: direct experiment with the trainers
Due diligence framework for impact investors
Blockchain and potential applications for impact investing, with case studies:
* Banking and collateral
* Transparent & efficient
collaboration
* Refugees and cash transfer
* Impact tokenization
* Energy decentralized distribution
COURSE CHAPTERS
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This is a sample course outline based on a one-day program. The program can be customised based on the training needs of the client.
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Broad overview of “blockchain”. Broad trends. Reasons it matters. Examples that will be discussed in-depth, later on.
Why ‘blockchain’ matters for you and your organisation
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Open, public blockchains: Immutable, uncensorable; a database that you can add data to, but you can’t change anything of the past. Trust
How blockchain applications work - This is what you should know
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Demo: download app -> do transaction -> see transaction on the blockchain
A practical example: Bitcoin (demo)
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Opportunity to ask the trainers questions to deepen your understanding.
Q&A with blockchain experts
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Distributed storage, computing power, collaboration in DAO’s
Infrastructure applications you can use right now
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Logistic, energy, agriculture, supply chain, lending - proof of existence, proof of impact,
Applications/examples that are used by companies in the impact space
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Form groups -> What could blockchain be applied on for your organisation? Your investments and clients? 20 minutes + 10 minutes presenting group ideas
Breakout session
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Choose from one of the topics, or define your own one. This is the topic we’re going to discuss in depth, potentially with a guest speaker. (DAO’s, impact token, using blockchains for supply chains, sovereign identity, energy sector, market places, decentralized lending..)
Topic menu
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Final questions and discussions between trainers and participants.
Q&A and discussion
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Questions to ask the client
Assessing the social and financial returns (if any) created by the blockchain based solution
Hype Vs adressing a real business challenge
Due dilligence framework
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ZOOMING IN
Case Studies (indicative)
What are the opportunities and the challenges for each?
Agribusiness adopting blockchain as part of its sourcing operations in Africa to enhance transparency across its value chain and accelerate payments to its small producers.
Microfinance Institution adopting blockchain to manage internal and external money transfers as well as help build credit history for its current and potential clients.
Energy fund using blockchain to finance solar panels across its market and allow decentralized energy trading between its client.
Agribusiness
Microfinance
Renewable Energy
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Due diligence framework
Does it improve impact?
Does it fit within your portfolio company’s processes?
Does it improve your financial bottom line?
BART ROORDA
MARC BUMA
Tech lead | Software developer | Open source enthusiast | Decentralized Blockchain expert | Crypto currencies
Industrial | IOT | Blockchain |Software development | Consultancy
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TRAINERS
Our trainers bring together a cutting-edge knowledge of the opportunities for blockchain to enable impact through decades of experience. Bart is the lead trainer and guest trainers will be added based on training needs
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RIK TEEUWEN
HATEM MAHBOULI
BORJA GUTIERREZ
Sustainable Development | Event and Relationship Management | Financial Inclusion | Access to Energy | Consultancy
Sustainable Development | Event and Relationship Management | Access to Justice/Finance/Energy | Consultancy
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Innovative & Crypto Finance | Impact Investing | Financial Inclusion | Access to Energy | Blockchain
ORGANIZERS
The organizers behind the Blockchain for Impact trainings are deeply passionate about unlocking capital to enable impact. Together they bring a wealth of experience in convening impact investors and financial institutions with impactful institutions and entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
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TRACK RECORD
We work with many of the leading global impact investors and development finance institutions to help enable them to find impactful and bankable projects in emerging markets. Our most recent event was AFIFORUM 2019
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