{"id":12541,"date":"2017-10-27T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T14:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/global-blockchain-business-council-incorporates-in-geneva\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:39:41","slug":"global-blockchain-business-council-incorporates-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/en\/global-blockchain-business-council-incorporates-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Blockchain Business Council incorporates in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Blockchain Business Council (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbbcouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GBBC<\/a>) opened an office in Geneva, the group announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@GBBC\/global-blockchain-business-council-gbbc-incorporates-in-geneva-appoints-new-members-co-hosts-5602e3f30437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. Launched in January 2017 during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the GBBC is a platform bringing together leading businesses and executives from around the world to educate on the latest innovations in blockchain technology and advocate for its widespread adoption. It serves as a global forum for information, collaboration and partnerships. Leading full service blockchain technology company The Bitfury Group and international law firm Covington are behind the initiative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A global center for international cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By locating in Geneva, the GBBC will work side by side with an array of international organizations active in uniting global causes and industries, such as the World Economic Forum (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEF<\/a>), the World Trade Organization (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTO<\/a>) and the World Health Organization (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO<\/a>). Speaking on the decision to house the platform in Geneva, Tomicah Tillemann, GBBC Chairman, explained that the Swiss city has \u201ca long history as a place where people come together to reach consensus\u201d, and that it is \u201calready home to some of the world\u2019s most important and effective international institutions\u201d. He added that the GBBC is \u201cproud to join that community\u201d as they work to advance the use of blockchain technology worldwide with the goal of creating more secure, equitable, and functional societies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggba-switzerland.ch\/en\/clusters\/international-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international organizations<\/a>\u00a0in Western Switzerland<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the most active multilateral diplomatic center in the world and home to hundreds of international organizations, Geneva is the ideal location for the blockchain advocacy body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[]},"categories":[831],"tags":[882],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - 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