Terrific first time lecturing experience at UCL as industrial professor for #FinTech. Teaching the "Foundations of Financial Technology" module for the MSc in Venture Capital and Private Equity with Financial Technology at University College London (UCL). Thank you!
I'm touched by the enthusiasm, engagement, and individual journey of the students. Some learned #blockchain & #AI fundamentals from scratch, others were deepening insights as experienced crypto traders, it was rewarding to witness perspectives shift from skepticism towards understanding blockchain as transformative technology providing real-world added value. We will definetly remain in touch to continue the journey together.
This term, we explored #blockchain fundamentals, tokenisation, DeFi, privacy technologies (ZKP, TEE, Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and MPC), DID, DeSo, CEX/DEX and listing, AMM, Airdrops, venture capital landscape, L0/L1/L2, rollup, sharding, DAO, dApps, ecosystems etc. as well as the dynamic intersections of AI with DLT.
A heartfelt thank you to our stellar guest speakers for joining:
🎤 Jan Camenisch, CTO at DFINITY (Internet Computer), for illuminating the powerful synergy of AI and blockchain.
🎤 Benedikt Ködel, CFA, Head of Credit & Lending at Sygnum Bank, sharing essential insights on blockchain mining infrastructure and lending dynamics.
🎤 Luca Prosperi, Co-founder of M0, for his compelling vision on rebuilding the financial system from scratch.
🎤 Charles d'Haussy, CEO at dYdX Foundation, for a dynamic session on decentralized exchanges and perpetual contracts (and thoughtful student merchandise!).
🎤 Radhakrishna Dasari, Ph.D., Head of Technical Education at Web3 Foundation, for demystifying ecosystems through Polkadot's lens.
🎤 Johnny Chin, Y Combinator alumnus and Orange DAO member, sharing invaluable insights on building successful startups, navigating YCombinator, and strategic VC investing.
🎤 Giovanni Vanini, whose hands-on workshop vividly illustrated how tokenization and account abstraction are reshaping finance.
Gratitude also goes to the fantastic UCL team: Maurizio Fiaschetti for unwavering support, Francesca Medda for entrusting me with this course, Carlo Campajola for bringing me onboard at UCL, and Songyi Li for dedicated teaching assistance.
Moments like these reinforce my passion for #FinTech education and collaboration. I'm enthusiastic to nurture future entrepreneurs/investors in blockchain and Web3, and I look forward to new opportunities to support groundbreaking #FinTech projects and collaborate with forwardlooking educational institutions.
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