Blockchain for Good, Helen Hai, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialization in Africa

Closing the Poverty Gap by Repurposing Blockchain for Good to Help People Participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Helen Hai

Helen is the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialization in Africa. She is heading the Binance Blockchain Charity Foundation with the mandate to use Blockchain for Social Good. Ambassador Hai was named a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and she is the co-chair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Consumption for the World Economic Forum.

Ambassador Hai was named 2017 Wu Fellow by UC Berkeley, Global Visionary by UBS, and she was also featured on the “Ones to Watch” for Bloomberg’s 50 People Who Shaped 2018 in Unexpected Ways list.

Blockchain for Good, Helen Hai, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador

Helen Hai, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador

BA in Actuarial Science and MSc in Actuarial Management, CASS Business School, London; EMBA, INSEAD and Tsinghua University. Trained as an actuary, United Kingdom. Nearly 20 years of international experience in FTSE100 companies. Currently, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Goodwill Ambassador for industrialization in Africa.

She is leading the Blockchain charity foundation which is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to using blockchain for transparent philanthropy and achievement of SDG. It was initiated by Binance, the largest crytocurrency exchange by trading volume in the world. Concurrently, Founder of Made in Africa Initiative, which advises African governments on industrialization and investment promotion.

Co-Founder, C&H Garments, which is a pioneer pan-Africa export-oriented garment manufacturer. Committee Member, Global Commission on Business and Sustainable Development. Young Global Leader and Co-Chair, Global Future Council on the Future of Consumption, World Economic Forum. Recipient of awards and honours, including African Business Icon Award (2015); Officer of the National Order of Lion of Senegal (2016).

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