Bio

Web 3.0| Metaverse| Speaker| Blockchain, DeFi, NFTs |Health Tech | Tech4Sustainability Dr Jane is the interim chair of the World Metaverse Council and a thought leader in the rapidly developing field of Metaverse, which is projected by Citi to be a $13 trillion industry by 2030. A well known author, she is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of “Metaverse”, and “Frontiers in Blockchain” and has published over 40 peer reviewed articles, and multiple books including ''Blockchain for Global Social Change,'' and has a book on Web 3.0 forthcoming “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future” She is frequently invited by industry to deconstruct the Metaverse and explain how this growing industry will impact on their work. She is a Top 20 Global Thought Leaders in Blockchain (Thinkers 360) and Top 20 Global Thought Leaders in Crypto (Thinkers 360) and named as one of 8 metaverse experts to follow and top 100 women in Web 3 and Metaverse. Featured in CNN Documentary ''DeCoded'' and CNN OpEd ''The metaverse could be transformative, but its a legal and ethical minefield.'' Awarded ''Web3 Leader of the Year at AIBC Eurasia Awards (2023); Featured in Women of the Future; Forbes (2018) as Blockchains' leading social evangelist ;Top 100 Women in Crypto (2020); Women in GovTech 2019; Top 10 Digital Frontier Women, UN Decade Of Women (2018); Top 100 Fintech Influencers for SDGs (2018). Blockchain advisory to WHO , OECD, ADB, USAID and Commonwealth Secretariat. Author ''Blockchain Technology for Global Social Change'' | ''Blockchainging the World” | “Applied Ethics in a Digital World.” Co-Founder: British Blockchain and Frontier Technology Association, UK Industry Associate: University College London, Centre for Blockchain, London, UK Editorial Board : Frontiers in Blockchain, Global Health Journal, Journal of Metaverse Advisor: Kerala Blockchain Association; Africa Blockchain Centre of Excellence; Novum Insights; Shyft Network; The Standard.io; Founded successful international development company which reached $250 million revenue.