BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1636@aboveboardchamber.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T143000 DTSTAMP:20220607T003744Z URL:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/events/federal-reserve-expert-comes- to-swfl-to-discuss-blockchain-crypto-and-digital-money-assets-and-payments / SUMMARY:Federal Reserve Expert comes to SWFL to discuss Blockchain: Crypto and Digital Money\, Assets and Payments DESCRIPTION:Above Board Chamber brings Federal Reserve expert to SWFL to di scuss digital currency\n \;\nExpert to present Blockchain: Crypto and Digital Money\, Assets and Payments\n \;\nDigital currency is becoming more widely accepted and mainstream\, and the Above Board Chamber wants t o help Southwest Florida gain a better understanding of how commerce\, ban king systems\, and specifically payments are impacted by new crypto curren cy trends. The chamber will host Jessica Washington\, AAP\, a payment risk expert with the Federal Reserve\, at its monthly luncheon.\n \;\nThur sday\, June 9\, 2022\n11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.\nHilton Naples\, 5111 Tamiam i Trail N.\n \;\n“With digital currencies becoming more popular\, we wanted to learn more about what it means for business\,” said Jea nne Sweeney\, founder of the Above Board Chamber. “By learning more a bout digital properties and currency that are trending\, we can make infor med decisions and have a greater impact both as business owners and consum ers in the digital landscape.”\n \;\nThe June luncheon will offer an in-depth discussion into how blockchain and crypto assets have prolife rated across the globe and why they are increasingly in the mainstream. Wa shington will offer insight to the fundamentals of crypto assets and digit al currency so that business owners\, investors\, and consumers can lay a foundation to make informed business decisions\, including:\n\n Technolog y behind crypto\n Business use-cases for specific types (Bitcoin\, Ethere um\, etc.)\n Understanding the Fed’s role and responsibilities\n Th e difference between money\, assets\, currency\, and payments\, \;othe r trends impacting crypto\n What is Central Bank-backed Digital Currency\ n\nPresenter Jessica Washington\, AAP\, Vice President\, Retail Payment Ri sk Forum Research\, is a payment risk expert with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Retail Payments Risk Forum. She is a recognized thought leader\, collaborating with financial institutions\, fintech\, regulators \, law enforcement\, the legal community\, and others in the Federal Reser ve System. She regularly convenes and speaks to payments industry stakehol ders to promote the mitigation of risks in paper\, plastic\, and digital p ayments. When she identifies risks\, she looks for ways to fill system gap s and shares her ideas.\n \;\nWashington recently served as Deputy Cha ir of the Diversity Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlant a\, Advisor to NACHA's Payments Risk Accreditation Oversight Panel\, Board Member of The Payments Institute Board of Regents\, Advisor to ePay Resou rce’s Conference Planning Committee\, Member of Fintech Atlanta\, and Member of FS-ISAC’s Payments Risk and Fraud Group.\n \;\nFacilit ator Kelly Werder\, JD/MBA\, is an Instructor for the Daveler &\; Kauan ui School of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University\, with a Ju ris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School with a focus on Intellectual Property\, and an MBA from the Sawyer School of Business. Recognizing opp ortunities developing in the crypto/NFT space\, Werder developed a Special Topics course on Blockchain Applications to help her entrepreneurship stu dents take advantage of this unique moment in time\, including launching t he FloriNouns NFT collection and creating a DAO with the class.\n \;\n Register for the June luncheon at AboveBoardChamber.com or call Above Boar d Chamber CEO Jeanne Sweeney at 239-910-7426. Tickets are $40 for members and $65 for non-members if you register for the Naples event by Friday\, J une 3. Registration prices increase after this date to $45 for members and $70 for non-members.\n \;\nTable sponsors for the June luncheon inclu de William C. Huff\, Naples Floral Design\, and REDFIVE. Event sponsors ar e CONRIC pr \;+ marketing\, E. Sue Huff &\; Associates\, Sunshine A ce Hardware\, Lake Michigan Credit Union\, Patrick Neale &\; Associates \, Gulf Coast International Properties\, Stacey Adams – Alliance Fina ncial Group\, Bank United\, Conditioned Air\, Verita Wealth Advisory Group \, Hilton Naples.\n \;\nThe Above Board Chamber of Florida is dedicate d to bringing people of all faiths together within the community\, in the workplace and amongst one another. Their mission is to supply members with tools that allow them to take every aspect of their lives Above Board. Fo r more information on the event or on how to become a member of the chambe r\, call Sweeney at 239-910-7426 or visit AboveBoardChamber.com. 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