RadicalxChange in Asia
Hu, Kojima, Li, Long, Mohammad, Rizvi
June 21, 2020
A free-ranging conversation between RxC representatives in Lahore, Bangalore and China. They will discuss the ways in which their work intersects and how they have turned Radicalxchange themes into praxis.
SPEAKERS Yuqing Hu is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a team member at the CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science. She is also an ACI certified international psychological consultant, the cofounder of StartupNow, and the cofounder of RadicalxChange China. She has helped (re)designed or proposed designs for several markets in China, including the national college admission system, the job-matching system of Boss Zhipin, and China’s kidney exchange system. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/hyq533/
Minako Kojima is the CEO of Andoromeda (http://www.andoromeda.net/), a blockchain company that aims to promote the development of blockchain techniques and blockchain communities. She formerly was a Xoogler in the DIA team (2011-2016), the cofounder of Gpool.net (2010-2014), and the founder as well as the organizer of Shanghai Cryptocurrency Study Group (2007-2017). She is the co-founder of RadicalxChange China and is the organizer of the RxC Shanghai community.
Li Duan is the head of the Blockchain Economic Research Center of Sichuan Quality Development Institute. He is committed to promoting and applying blockchain technology in industrial solutions. The research center provides business application implementation, compliance, and risk avoidance; Cutting-edge technology research, enterprise blockchain strategy consulting. He is also a member of RxC Chengdu Community, bringing together industry expert consultants to promote industrial development and improve local governance.
Haitao Long (Mr. Pundun) is the lead business consultant from Pundun Intelligent Venture. He is an expert on the top-level digital design of business strategy. He is also an investor and advisor for enterprises, especially in the areas of internet and finance (e.g. StartupNow, CCTV). He studied at West Point and is now involved in RadicalxChange Beijing and Guangzhou communities.
Mohammad Najmuzzaman (Nazz) is the Senior Product Manager at Wadhwani Foundation building products to help Startups & SMEs build viable businesses. He is on the Board of Trustees of AFS that provides intercultural learning opportunities like exchange programs to create global citizens that can create a just & peaceful world. Nazz is a part of the RxC Bangalore community and involved in bringing organizations together for lake conservation, equal access to water and better local governance.
Osama Rizvi: I am an economic and geopolitical analyst based in Pakistan. I have written for several English newspapers here in Pakistan as a columnist and have also contributed to international digital media sites such as Oilprice, SeekingAlpha, Business Insider and Thrive Global. I want to play my role in creating pluralistic policies that focus on intergenerational justice and equality of opportunity subsequently improving living standards.