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We’re putting forward Marieke Flament, as a community speaker at ETHDenver 2023. Marieke will speak about the three pillars of sustainability for blockchains and her efforts to promote these values at NEAR. The three pillars of sustainability: Diversity - Representation across the spectrum in all subsets of society - race, age, socio-economic background, gender - is key for the adoption and development of blockchains. Hiring decisions should be made with inclusion in mind, to ensure that the development of blockchains is influenced by all demographics and accessible for everyone. Diversity can also be achieved by breaking down barriers to tech development by supporting easier to use building applications like java in web3, creating communities to help attract and retain talent, and to actively promote online training and education. The Environment - Considerations for the preservation of our surroundings are key across all industries, but getting it right is even more important for blockchains as they are adopted across sectors. From leading the charge in promoting a proof of stake method over proof of work to leverage blockchain technology for projects that help to preserve and repair our ecosystem, Web3 has an important role to play in saving the planet. Ethics - The traditional approach to achieving a higher ethical standard in an industry is through government regulation that offers checks and balances. Blockchains, however, don’t really need regulation for they are the solution to ethical shortfalls due to their inherent transparency as a visible ledger. Decentralisation is the way forward - but convincing the sceptics could become the biggest challenge to overcome in 2023 given recent scandals. But the fight to clean up the industry is a battle that must be fought. Marieke Flament and the NEAR foundation have employed these three pillars to drive impressive growth in the NEAR ecosystem - and she would like to share her experiences with the audience. The NEAR blockchain recently surpassed 250 million transactions and the ecosystem is now the home of over 1000 projects, ranging from Web3 gaming to Music NFTs - one of which was nominated for a Grammy award. NEAR’s success in 2022 - which saw 15x growth in the number of accounts - was a product of building with the three pillars of sustainability at the forefront of each team’s decision making. She can talk about how this was achieved, the lessons she’s learned and what to expect in 2023. https://twitter.com/mariekeflament Marieke Flament CEO NEAR Foundation Marieke Flament is a French-born computer engineer who has worked across the globe: from the luxury giant LVMH of Louis Vuitton fame to Expedia’s Hotels.com and now CEO of the NEAR Foundation, the non-profit that is responsible for supporting and promoting NEAR Protocol and its ecosystem development. NEAR is one of the world's fastest growing carbon neutral, Web3 focused blockchains. Before joining NEAR, Marieke pioneered turning niche blockchain products into globally recognised brands, scaling Circle from zero to two million users in less than two years and launching USDC. A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Marieke was recognised in the Women in FinTech Powerlist for 2017, 2019 and 2021 and she is frequently quoted by the press - including The BBC, The Telegraph, Fortune, The Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, and City AM. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCDMmn39_Hs

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