GBA Blockchain Webinar on the rise of smart cities (evolution of Cognitive Infrastructures) Thursday\, October 10th at noon with Gloria Wang of Blockchain@Berkeley and co-instructor of UC Berkeley's first blockchain online course\, Zan Lowe-Skillern\, Chief of Staff & Ecosystem Development Lead \| AI MINDSystems\, and Michael Glavich\, VP & Global GM\, Cognitive Infrastructures \| AI MINDSystems Foundation & Trusted Data Ecosystem.

The GBA Infrastructure Smart Cities Public Webinar,hosted by William Crawford of the Government Blockchain Association is Thursday, October 10th at noon EDT. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83716845456

This month's event is focused on Smart Cities, ie, Cognitive Infrastructures, for blockchain

Michael Glavich leads growth & strategy in the development of Cognitive Infrastructures evolution to Smart Cities. Michael works with the AI MINDSystems Foundation & Trusted Data Ecosystem as VP & Global GM, Head of Cognitive Infrastructures & Smart Cities. Michael also works with The Blockchain Research Institute (Don Tapscott, CEO), AI 2030 (Responsible AI, Ethics, Data & Sustainability), MetaWorldX (Digital Twins & IoT – Neom & Tonomus Group) on a number of Smart City projects around the world.

Zan Lowe-Skillern is the Chief of Staff and Ecosystem Development Lead at AI MINDSystems Foundation, a group of initiatives laying the digital infracture for secure personal data ownership, collaborative industry compute for health & economic equity, and enablement of truly ethical AI. Prior to this role, Zan was a Co-Founder at Public Good Pharma, a company using innovative clinical trial design to fund lower-cost treatment development through downstream reimbursement savings. Zan's background is in helping foreign digital health and immersive tech startups connect with Silicon Valley partnerships, investors, and market entry.

Gloria Wang is a member of Blockchain@Berkeley and co-instructed the first blockchain online course in collaboration with edX and UC Berkeley. She has contributed to the open-source Bitcoin repository and worked as a backend developer at BitGo, a leading digital asset wallet company. GBA infrastructure Webinars are held on the second Thursday of each month at the time below to discuss state and local uses of web3, smart city technology & digital assets. Each month we showcase different uses of blockchain topics.

GBA's next in person event is the Blockchain and Infrastructure Conference, November 6 and 7th at 1777 F St NW, Washington, DC. Got to gbaglobal.org/blockchain-infrastructure/

For further information Contact Bob Miko, [email protected] 203 378 2803

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83716845456

This is a monthly event on the second Thursday of each month to discuss government uses of web3, smart city technology & digital assets. Each month we showcase different uses of blockchain topics. We will discuss how blockchain is used for different topics each month the schedule is below: \| Month \| Topic \| \| ----- \| ----- \| \| Jan \| Voting \| \| Feb \| Healthcare \| \| Mar \| Gaming \| \| Apr \| Banking & Finance \| \| May \| Digital Asset Management \| \| Jun \| Identity Management \| \| Jul \| Cybersecurity \| \| Aug \| Investors & Startups \| \| Sep \| Artificial Intelligence (AI) \| \| Oct \| Smart City \| \| Nov \| Land Titling \| \| Dec \| Standards & Certification \| These weekly webinars are leading up to the annual event Blockchain & Infrastructure Conference *** # Volunteer to Speak Please log into the GBA website and complete this form: Volunteer to Speak Form