Legal themed panel discussion with a view from 4 different perspectives
Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 12:00 AM
Featuring (left to right) Stani Kulechov - Aave Gustav Arentoft - MakerDAO Anna Freud and Marc Jones - Stewarts Law (MC) Ben Whitby - Terrella.io At our 100th meetup we invited the top names to share their thoughts on what the builders on Ethereum need to know about how the law sees cryptocurrencies. Thoughts were varied and took a global as well as local view. This is a much watch for people who one to keep // Stani Kulechov, founder - https://aave.com Stani bootstrapped the first lending protocol on Ethereum and has since been part of the ever evolving DeFi ecosystem. With deep interest in finance and permissionless non-custodial systems, Stani and his team are building the next generation money market, the Aave Protocol. // Gustav Arentoft, Business Development (Europe), https://MakerDAO.com Gustav is responsible for MakerDAO Business Development in Europe. Maker is a front-runner in financial blockchain services globally. Prior to joining the organization, Gustav was a fintech consultant in Argentina. He holds degrees in Business Economics and IT. // Anna Freud - https://www.stewartslaw.com Anna is an associate in the International Arbitration department. Anna has varied experience in commercial disputes, including Commercial and Competition Litigation, and has worked on a number of notable high-profile and complex cases. Her personal highlights have been living and studying in six cities and four countries, and building and maintaining relationships with people from all over the world. // Marc Jones, Partner - https://www.stewartslaw.com Described in The Legal 500 as a “driving force”, Marc specialises in high-value commercial and financial disputes, often involving complex financial products, fraud and foreign/offshore jurisdictions. // About Ben Whitby (MC) - https://terrella.io Ben is a wholesale compliance specialist with nearly 20 years of industry experience, gained working for major financial institutions and big-4 consultancies. He has been focused on adoption of crypto assets into both consumer and wholesale finance since 2013. He was a founding member of Monolith. // About Ethereum London - https://ethldn.org Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Find out what we're all about https://ethldn.org Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // ETHLDN supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare.com and Imperial College London for their ongoing support of our community. Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.
