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Who We Are

The Trusted Resource: People, Education, Access

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Institutional members
500+
Institutional members
Ambassadors
251
Ambassadors
Jurisdictions & disciplines
119
Jurisdictions & disciplines
Founded in Davos
2017
Founded in Davos

GBBC is the largest leading non-profit association for the blockchain, digital assets, and emerging technologies community. Founded in 2017 in Davos, Switzerland, GBBC comprises more than 500 institutional members and 251 Ambassadors across 119 jurisdictions and disciplines. GBBC furthers adoption of digital technologies by engaging regulators, business leaders, and global changemakers to harness these transformative tools for more secure and functional societies.

Industry verticals: Financial Services, Global Commerce/Supply Chains, and Commodities — underpinned by AI, digital identity, governance, hardware, infrastructure, policy, regulation, and security.

Initiatives: BITA Standards Council (BITA), Capital Markets Risk Mitigation Framework (RMF), GBBC Digital Media, GBBC Financial Services, GBBC Giving, GBBC USA, Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI), International Journal of Blockchain Law (IJBL), InterWork Alliance (IWA), Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL), and U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC).

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Our team

33 people across leadership, staff, policy advisors, and the board of directors.

Sandra Ro, Chief Executive Officer

Sandra Ro

Chief Executive Officer

Emma Joyce, Head of EMEA & Chief Revenue Officer

Emma Joyce

Head of EMEA & Chief Revenue Officer

Diana Oreto (Barrero Zalles), Head of GSMI & Research

Diana Oreto (Barrero Zalles)

Head of GSMI & Research

Jackson Ross, Director of Technical Programs & Head of InterWork Alliance (IWA)

Jackson Ross

Director of Technical Programs & Head of InterWork Alliance (IWA)

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Our ambassadors

251 innovators and changemakers who strive to provide powerful insights, particularly in areas of technology, governance, law, finance, civil society, and academia.

George Kikvadze, Executive Vice Chairman, The Bitfury Group

George Kikvadze

Ambassador Emeritus

James Newsome, Founding Partner, Delta Strategy Group; Former President and CEO, NYMEX; Former Chairman, CFTC

James Newsome

Ambassador Emeritus

Bill Tai, Board Chair, ACTAI Global; Venture Capitalist

Bill Tai

Ambassador Emeritus

Tomicah Tillemann, President of Project Liberty, McCourt Global

Tomicah Tillemann

Ambassador Emeritus

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2017 — 2027

10 Years of GBBC

Outsider beginnings with a moonshot vision. A decade of convening institutions, regulators, and innovators since our founding in Davos.

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