Webinar «Human Rights, Innovations, and Financial Freedom»
Date: February 17
Time: 5 pm CET
Via: Zoom
Registration at Eventbrite: https://cutt.ly/Ge5LGPhS
Organized by:
We Are Innovation
About the webinar:
Tech is shaking up finance—Bitcoin, blockchain, and decentralized systems are rewriting the rules of access, privacy, and inclusion. But what does that mean for human rights? And how can innovation empower those left out of the system?
In this webinar, we’re diving into:
- How bitcoin is breaking financial barriers
- The role of tech in protecting rights and freedoms
- Strategies for real economic inclusion
- Case studies of movements empowering the unbanked communities
About the Spakers:
Win Ko Ko Aung (MMR) was born and raised in Myanmar (Burma). He works at the Human Rights Foundation for Global Bitcoin Adoption and is the Human Rights Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute.
Jorge Jraisatti (VEN) is the President of the Economic Inclusion Group (EIG). He has advised institutions like the Council of Europe and FATF on ensuring a “Right to Banking” through regulatory reforms. A researcher at IESE Business School and Florida Atlantic University, his work explores financial regulation, economic policy, and global sanctions. He has lectured at Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge and published in Foreign Policy, National Review, and Springer.
Viktoria Zaichenko (UKR) is a media manager who has worked for leading Ukrainian news outlets for more than twenty years. She headed the Bitcoin Magazine Ukraine media project for several years, and with the Human Rights Foundation’s help, she now organizes monthly Bitcoin meetups in Kyiv.
About the Moderator:
Tetiana Rak (UKR) is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at We Are Innovation. A journalist and freedom activist with 8 years of experience, Tania has worked with renowned media outlets, including CNN, TechCrunch, Fox News, HackerNoon, the BBC, and Radio Free Europe, among others. Tania stands for promoting technological advancements as the transformative tool to advance liberty, giving people the opportunity to speak, act, and pursue their goals without unnecessary external restrictions.
