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AOM Symposium: Blockchain and Grand Challenges

  • 1.  AOM Symposium: Blockchain and Grand Challenges

    Posted 08-01-2024 09:47

    Join us at AOM in Chicago for Session 1793: Tackling Grand Challenges with Blockchain Innovations (13117).

    🗓️ Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

    📍 Hyatt: Haymarket

    🎫 Event Type: Symposium (Panel)

    In this symposium, we will explore how blockchain technology, which enables secure peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries, can address major global issues such as climate change, equal opportunities, digital transformation, and socio-political tensions. We aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of how blockchain can be leveraged to create impactful solutions for these grand challenges.

    We have a stellar lineup of speakers who work at the intersection of these fields and will share their insights on conducting research in this area from both conceptual and methodological viewpoints:

    💼 Panelists:

    •         Paul Momtaz, TUM School of Management

    •         Joseph Sarkis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    •         Ajai Gaur, Rutgers University

    •         Simon Schillebeeckx, Singapore Management University

    •         Theodore Waldron, Texas Tech University

    👥 Organizers:

    •         Marvin Hanisch, University of Groningen

    •         Hans Rawhouser, University of Nevada Las Vegas

    •         Wenqian Wang, Hong Kong Baptist University

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    Wenqian Wang
    Assistant Professor
    Hong Kong Baptist University
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