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AI, Cryptocurrency and the Third Sector

The fourth and final event in The Melting Pot's AI & Social Innovation series is a roundtable and workshop presenting expectations and uses of cryptocurrency in the third sector!

AI, Cryptocurrency and the Third Sector

About AI, Cryptocurrency and the Third Sector

Our fourth and final event in The Melting Pot's AI & Social Innovation series will be a roundtable and workshop presenting experiences of third-sector organisations using cryptocurrency as an instrument for change, and also sharing how the use of AI tools is reshaping their work.

More specifically, we'll learn about Scotcoin, a "cryptocurrency for good" created in Scotland, and explore innovative basic income programmes using digital currencies.

In the last part of the session, and as a final point for the series, the attendees will have the chance to participate in a workshop on gender bias in AI.

Agenda:

17:30 Welcome, networking and coffee time

17:45 Presentation, workshop and discussion

19:15 Gender Bias in AI Workshop

20:15 Close

Speakers:

Temple Melville (CEO at The Scotcoin Project CIC). Temple is a multi-sector businessman and a London School of Economics graduate. He has written a book on Blockchain titled ‘Blockchain, Bitcoin And You' and was an early adopter of Bitcoin. He came to Scotcoin during 2014 and is a strong advocate both of the blockchain, decentralised currencies and for regulation for cryptocurrencies.

Cleo Goodman (The Autonomy Institute). Cleo is The Autonomy Institute's basic income lead and runs their Basic Income Conversation project. She co-founded the Basic Income Conversation in 2019 and has facilitated hundreds of conversations with people across the UK – communities, politicians, policy makers and academics – with the goal of securing a basic income for all.

What to expect from attending the AI & Social Innovation series:

Learn from experts on AI, data protection, cryptocurrency and more

Thought-provoking discussions about the future of AI

Meaningful connections with like-minded people

A delicious selection of coffee & tea at the arrival

About The Scotcoin Project:

Imagine a crypto with social impact. A crypto that cares.A crypto that adds value to the global community. A crypto anchored in positive social values with a green agenda.A crypto that wants to achieve ‘better’.Better outcomes. Better situations. Better lives for those in need.We already did.It’s called Scotcoin.

About Basic Income Conversation:

Basic Income Conversation is a project powered by Autonomy working with people, local communities and civil society groups to build a movement that can win a universal basic income.

About The Melting Pot:

The Melting Pot is Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation and one of the oldest coworking communities in the world. We offer freelancers, remote workers, small businesses and large organisations flexible, safe and creative solutions for this new era of working.

We offer regular events for our community, from exciting talks with Scotland’s leading Social Innovators to practical help with your business. We love helping people meet, learn and connect so we make sure almost all our events are open to everyone.

Note : We know £8 might be a bit of a surprise to attend an event, but there’s a social innovation purpose to this price. We don’t only need to cover our staffing and preparatory costs for external events; we also reinvest a percentage of event profits back into fostering social innovation and impact in Scotland. Your ticket price, as well as any coworking membership or venue hire request, enables us to do that.

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