Speaking and public appearances
Selected public appearances on cryptocurrency regulation, tokenization, voluntary carbon markets, and the legal architecture of decentralized organizations.
Conferences and panels
Hôtel Martinez, Cannes, France (EthCC 9)
Commodities Trading, Evolved - Fireside Chat
Fireside chat on the tokenization of physical commodities - from uranium to broader metals - and what the next phase of regulated on-chain commodity markets could look like.
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Accenture Innovation Hub, Tokyo, Japan
Blockchain Solutions for Decarbonization and Sustainability
Joint seminar hosted with Accenture at their Tokyo Innovation Hub on blockchain-based solutions for decarbonization, sustainability, and the tokenization of environmental assets. Approximately fifty attendees across industry, finance, and technology.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Blockchain's Entrance into the Carbon Credits Industry: The Promise of Transparency and Accountability
Keynote at ADIPEC on how blockchain is reshaping the voluntary carbon market. Delivered as Chairman of KCG (ADGM), the parent company of Carbonmark, at the Digitalisation and Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi.
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Kanda Myojin Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
Real World Assets on-chain: bridging physical and digital markets
RWA panel at DAO Tokyo discussing the legal and operational off-ramps needed to connect on-chain markets to real-world commodities, with Sony Bank, Backed, and Q Protocol.
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DIFC Innovation Hub, Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE
Tokenization of Carbon Credits
Fireside chat at the DIFC Innovation Hub in Dubai on the tokenization of voluntary carbon credits, registry integration, and what it takes to bring institutional counterparties into an on-chain environmental market.
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Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates
KlimaDAO delegation at COP28 UAE
Participation in the COP28 UAE conference in Dubai with the KlimaDAO delegation. Engaged with corporate leaders, project developers, and public-sector stakeholders on the role of on-chain infrastructure in scaling high-integrity voluntary carbon markets, in the capacity of President of KCG (ADGM) and member of the Foundation Board of The Klima Stiftung.
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Toranomon Hills Forum, Tokyo, Japan
IETA Asia Climate Summit - Tokyo
Participation in the IETA Asia Climate Summit 2023 at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo, engaging with the institutional counterparties shaping Asian compliance and voluntary carbon markets.
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Tokyo, Japan
ReFi and DeSci: Can Degens Save the Planet?
Panel at WebX Tokyo on regenerative finance and decentralized science. Spotlight Stage Hall B, fifth floor, 26 July, 13:10 to 13:40.
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Tokyo, Japan
On-chain voluntary carbon markets: lessons from KlimaDAO
First edition of DAO Tokyo, organized by Fracton Ventures. Talk on the regulatory and operational lessons learned during KlimaDAO's first two years.
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Le Meridien Conference Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Incentivizing Climate Action via Regenerative Cryptonomics
Talk at ETH Dubai on using crypto-native incentive design to drive climate action and high-integrity voluntary carbon market activity.
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Silent Unicorn, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Energy efficiency on the blockchain - Fireside chat
Fireside chat at the Efforce Dubai event hosted in partnership with Silent Unicorn, alongside Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Efforce and Apple. Focus on bringing energy-efficiency projects on-chain and the regulatory frame for token-based green finance in the Gulf.
Read morePodcasts and livestreams
metals.io - hosted by Action, CEO of Genzio Media
Livestream panel on how tokenization is changing commodities trading, hosted by metals.io and moderated by Action, CEO of Genzio Media. Giorgio joined as Chief Legal Officer of Noemon Tech, stepping in for Dimitrios Kavvathas, the founder of Noemon Tech. The panel also included Ben Elvidge (Product Lead at metals.io), Crispin Clarke (Advisor at Uranium.io), and Alexander Tkachenko (Founder of VNX).
Giorgio appeared in place of Dimitrios Kavvathas (Founder of Noemon Tech) as originally advertised on the Metals.io flyer.
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Carbon Exposure Podcast
Full interview with Giorgio covering the origin story of KlimaDAO, the launch of Carbonmark, and the strategic vision behind KCG at ADGM. Chapters: blockchain in carbon markets, launch of the KlimaDAO protocol, growth, friction with the traditional carbon ecosystem, building Carbonmark, and the KCG platform.
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ETH Dubai 2023
Recorded talk from ETH Dubai 2023 on the design logic of token-based incentive mechanisms for voluntary carbon retirement.
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