11-14, 16:20–16:40 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 4
Giga (a startup built by UNICEF and ITU) has built a long-lasting friendship with the Ethereum community, starting w/ the 2019 Devcon launch of UNICEF's Crypto Fund, to the first Eth staking with the Government of Rwanda, putting schools onchain, and now working on a global Connectivity Credits Marketplace.
Blockchain, and particularly Ethereum, is fundamental to scaling connectivity for the 1.8 billion people who aren't online. http://giga.global
Chris Fabian, co-founder and leader of Giga, an startup by UNICEF and ITU, aims to connect every school to the internet. He built UNICEF's cryptocurrency fund, ($20M in Eth and BTC). A leader in open-source technology policy, Chris has helped shape blockchain strategies for Ministries and Central Banks globally. Previously, he founded UNICEF’s Innovation Unit, advised UN Secretary-Generals, and was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" and WIRED’s "25 People Changing the World"