World Coffee Alliance (WCA) Announces Keynote, Inspirational Keynote, Guest Speaker, Event Partners and Confirmed Speakers at WCA TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: Building Trust Through Digital Identity “A Matter of sovereignty? May 26 from 2-5pm BST (UK time)/9am-12pm EDT
London, United Kingdom – World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals producing essential information including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to coffee chain stakeholders value of coffee, will organize a Zoom WCA virtual event TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: BUILDING TRUST THROUGH DIGITAL IDENTITY IN COFFEE “A QUESTION OF SOVEREIGNTY? Thursday, May 26, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. BST (UK time)/9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT.
World Coffee Alliance (WCA) TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES Complex challenges, transparent solutions
Joseph de Villiers, CEO and Founder of World Coffee Alliance (WCA) said: “Digital transformation is happening everywhere. In recent months, there have been many claims and promises that an end-to-end traceability platform will deliver a more transparent and sustainable coffee supply chain. Part of the solutions is a mix of technology tools from Blockchain, Ai, IoT, Machine Learning, etc. However, a question of trust is inevitable. For coffee growers to invest time and money in this transformative setup, it is imperative that they know who they are dealing with in the supply chain and verify that they are who they say they are. be. This is where digital identity is essential. “We welcome AgriLedger as an episode sponsor of this virtual event, and I think it is important for them to be able to provide insights and ideas on how Blockchain technology could be the key to address these traceability challenges to achieve the SDGs,” he says further.
AgriLedger is an eclectic mix of experts, thinkers, writers and designers from around the world united by our shared love of food and enthusiasm for new technologies. Their idea came to full fruition at a Hackathon in London in 2016. They brainstormed and created AgriLedger in just under 48 hours – since then they’ve spent more time adapting it, adjusting it to what the group believes is a solution for each of the players in the agricultural supply chain.
Geneviève Léveillé, CEO and Founder of AgriLedger, said, “We are delighted to support the WCA by providing a neutral platform to discuss traceability challenges in coffee, including digital identity. I am confident that we will be able to shed some light on why digital identity is such an important and essential part of providing a transparent supply chain”, “Digital identity is the most modern and more effective way of connecting small coffee producers to the rest of the world. This means enabling them to access finance, increase their income through smart investments and access the right market,” she added.
Geneviève is an innovative entrepreneur | Global Speaker | 2019 FT Top 100 BAME in UK Technology | Finalist FDM Everywoman 2020
COSA and BLUENUMBER are the partners of the event.
Daniele Giovannucci, President and Co-Founder of the Committee for the Evaluation of Sustainable Development (COSA) The Committee for Evaluation of Sustainable Development (COSA) is our keynote speaker. COSA is a global consortium of development institutions working collaboratively to advance sustainability learning through its systematic and scientific measurement. COSA applies a pragmatic and collective approach to using scientific methods to develop indicators, tools and technologies to measure distinct social, environmental and economic impacts and are applied in performance monitoring, evaluation, calculation of return on investment and impact assessment.
Dr. Puvan Selvanathan, President and Founder of Bluenumber is our inspirational speaker. BLUENUMBER generates all b#IDs (for free) and governs their ethical use. They defend the data rights of all b#ID holders. Their mission is to change the way people own, manage and benefit from the use of their digital identity and data – promoting that they should create their digital identity, own their data and choose what to share, when and with who. Their mission statement stated: “As the ‘data cooperative’ of all B#ID holders, we are part of the development of global policies and standards by governments and businesses that are really fit for the future.
Mark O’Hara, digital identity expert, ID-Pal, is the moderator of Panel One. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Puvan J Selvanathan, President and Founder, Bluenumber – Inspirational Talk, Genevieve Leveille, CEO and Founder, AgriLedger, Diego Robles, Business Coordinator, National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers (FNC).
Dinis Guarda, founder and CEO of Techabc, is the moderator for panel two. Confirmed speakers include Dr Chris Allgrove, Biometrics Advisor, Government Digital Services, UK Cabinet Office and Director and Co-Founder, Ingenium Biometrics, Gabrielle Rosenau, Country Manager, Ibero Uganda (NKG), Judy Ganes, Founder and President, J Ganes Consulting, LLC.
“This digital identity virtual event is part of our 2022 WCA Trilogy in Digital Traceability Series, which will explore in 3 episodes some of the fundamental questions, including the role of technology in digital identity and why is it important in the coffee industry to build trust between supply chain actors.The other two episodes include Big Data and Climate Change (July 27, 2022) and Digital Interoperability and Standardization (September 21, 2022).
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World Coffee Alliance is a networked alliance of coffee industry professionals providing essential information including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice across the global coffee value chain. Our mission is to help create a sustainable business environment, working closely with stakeholders in the coffee industry advising them on how to adopt best practices, use advanced technologies and help build a community capable of fighting climate change. https://worldcoffeealliance.com/
EPISODE SPONSOR
AgriLedger is an eclectic mix of experts, thinkers, writers and designers from around the world united by our shared love of food and enthusiasm for new technologies. Their idea came to full fruition at a Hackathon in London in 2016. They brainstormed and created AgriLedger in just under 48 hours – since then they’ve spent more time adapting it, adjusting it to what the group believes is a solution for each of the players in the agricultural supply chain. http://www.agriledger.io/
EVENT PARTNERS
COSA is a global consortium of development institutions working collaboratively to advance sustainability learning through its systematic and scientific measurement. COSA applies a pragmatic and collective approach to using scientific methods to develop indicators, tools and technologies to measure distinct social, environmental and economic impacts and are applied in performance monitoring, evaluation, calculation of return on investment and impact assessment. https://thecosa.org/
BLUENUMBER generates all b#IDs (for free) and governs their ethical use. They defend the data rights of all b#ID holders. Their mission is to change the way people own, manage and benefit from the use of their digital identity and data – promoting that they should create their digital identity, own their data and choose what to share, when and with who. Their mission statement stated: “As the ‘data cooperative’ of all B#ID holders, we are part of the development of global policies and standards by governments and businesses that are really fit for the future. https://bluenumber.org/
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