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Erez Capital Announces Additional Venture Partners

Erez Capital, a emerging venture capital fund investing in disruptive technologies, is thrilled to announce the addition of new Venture Partners. Boston, Massachusetts, United States - August 3rd, 2023 — Erez Capital, a emerging venture capital fund investing in disruptive technologies, is thrilled to announce its addition of 40 Venture Partners to join the fund. These new partners will play an important role in the quickly developing artificial intelligence ecosystem - specifically in the proptech, medtech and fintech sectors. “This fund and its investments will represent the consensus of experts,

Kashifu Inuwa: Putting NITDA on the Cusp of a Revolution

Source: NITDA / National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Federal Government of Nigeria The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Federal Government Agency responsible for the development of the Information Technology sector in Nigeria. Written by Iklima Musa, Lagos, Nigeria 28/09/2022. LAGOS, NIGERIA, Sept 29, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Nothing offers a more reliable picture of a country's economic performance better than a periodic assessment of sectoral contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It's no less so in Nigeria where a report by the National Bureau of Statistics

New Slate of Speakers Announced for the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Reveals the Depth and Diversity of Disruption Underway in Health and Wellness

A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and wellness they’re busy inventing–shaking up everything from healthcare to higher education MIAMI (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The 2021 Global Wellness Summit’s theme is “A New New Era in Health & Wellness”–and the numerous keynote speakers announced today powerfully illustrate that we are indeed entering an unprecedented time of wellness disruption and creativity. A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

How to Restore Your Faith in Government

Images courtesy of MIT Video Productions Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where this kind of partnership can go, when governments begin educating themselves on the power of bitcoin and blockchain. That vision can be summed up in two words: Kendall Square. Kendall Square, then. The Kendall Square neighborhood lies next to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stretching along the Charles River that separates Cambridge from Boston. (Here’s a map.) Although you’d think

The Platform Is Set for Virtual Conferences: Will It Live Up to Its Promises?

As the global economy struggles to adapt to the rapid changes the coronavirus pandemic has forced upon the world, the virtual conference space is booming. The need to engage, communicate and expand our network has perhaps never been so necessary as businesses struggle to survive what may be the next great economic depression. Blockchain and cryptocurrency are sectors of the financial technology industry that are used to leading the way when it comes to innovation, and it’s no surprise that blockchain conferences are quickly moving online in an effort to keep

South African National Blockchain Alliance Holds Online Launch

The South African National Blockchain Alliance carried out an online livestream launch while the country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The organization was due to be launched at the beginning of April in Johannesburg but had to be taken online as South Africa and the world tackles a global health crisis.The launch happened during a livestream on YouTube on April 3, which included a panel of speakers elaborating on how SANBA will help nurture blockchain-focused startups and companies that

How to Run Large Zoom Meetings: 5 Best Practices for Businesses, Churches, Etc.

We have entered the age of Zoom. Forget other videoconference programs: they’re slow, buggy, and hard to use. You spend half the meeting trying to get everyone connected. We’ve tried them all, and we’ve found that Zoom “just works.” It’s great for small teams, but it gets a little more challenging for larger griefs. In this CoCo brief, we’ll talk about 5 best practices that we’ve learned from an unlikely source: The Union Church in Newton, Massachusetts. The Union Church has been successfully running their Sunday services on Zoom, with upwards of