Bridging DeFi and Sustainable Finance with Ben Sheppard, CEO & Co-Founder of Silta Finance

05/05/22 • 41 min

Host Kelvin Wong talks with Ben Sheppard, CEO & Co-Founder of Silta Finance, about a number of interesting topics including:

• Ben’s journey from project finance to crypto

• How Silta offers a bridge between decentralized finance (DeFi) and impact based projects

• Application of utility token, Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) for bridging DeFi and impact based infrastructure projects

• Risk assessments of infrastructure projects

• Challenges in getting borrowers and liquidity providers on board

• And more

About Silta Financ: https://silta.finance/

Web3 Opportunities Podcast: https://www.web3opp.com/

Host Kelvin Wong talks with Ben Sheppard, CEO & Co-Founder of Silta Finance, about a number of interesting topics including:

• Ben’s journey from project finance to crypto

• How Silta offers a bridge between decentralized finance (DeFi) and impact based projects

• Application of utility token, Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) for bridging DeFi and impact based infrastructure projects

• Risk assessments of infrastructure projects

• Challenges in getting borrowers and liquidity providers on board

• And more

About Silta Financ: https://silta.finance/

Web3 Opportunities Podcast: https://www.web3opp.com/

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Blockchain Industry Developments with Sandra Ro, CEO of The Global Blockchain Business Council

Host Kelvin Wong talks with Sandra Ro, CEO of The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), about a number of interesting topics including:

• Sandra’s journey from investment banking to crypto

• Impacts of blockchain on society

• GBBC’s missions and initiatives

• Examples of blockchain use cases in day-to-day operations in industries

• A typical week as CEO of the leading global industry association for the blockchain ecosystem

• Key takeaways from the U.S. Senate hearing on digital assets

• Implications of U.S. President Biden's Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

• Implications of The European Commission's consultation document on a digital Euro

• What Sandra is most excited about with respect to the blockchain ecosystem

• Advice on transitioning from traditional finance to crypto

• And more

About The Global Blockchain Business Council: https://gbbcouncil.org/

Web3 Opportunities Podcast: https://www.web3opp.com/

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Blockchain and Calibrocracy with Dr. Amber Ghaddar, Founder & CIO at AllianceBlock

Host Kelvin Wong talks with Dr. Amber Ghaddar, Serial Web3 Entrepreneur, Founder & CIO at AllianceBlock , Chief Meta Economist at My G-Nation, and Managing Partner at The 200 Billion Club, a female focused accelerator. Amber is on Fintech Times Rising Women in Crypto Power List 2020, Innovate UK Fintech Senior Leaders Standout 2021 and Top Women in Crypto 2022.

They discussed a number of interesting topics including:

• Amber’s journey from investment banking to crypto

• Major challenges in institutional adoption of crypto

• How DeFi and TradFi complements each other

• What Amber is most excited about with respect to the blockchain ecosystem

• Issues with the current DAO model

• Cablibrocracy and participative capitalism

• Volatility in the crypto market

• Initiative supporting female start-up founders

• Advice for young people and women who want to get into crypto

• And more

About The 200 Billion Club: https://the200bn.club/