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ORGANIZER;CN=Ted Bachman:MAILTO:tedbachman@mindspring.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: How Traditional Finance & Banking is being disrupted by Digitalization and Decentralization?
LOCATION:Our meeting this month is NOT the 2nd Wednesday of the month because that is Valentine's Day. Our meeting has tentatively been moved to February 7th, the 1st Wednesday of the month. \r\n\r\nDate: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (Confirmed) \r\nSmith Anderson Law Firm\r\n150 Fayetteville Street - downtown Raleigh\r\n23rd Floor (after 6 pm Smith Anderson people will escort you to the 23rd floor)\r\nWells Fargo Building \r\nRaleigh, NC 27601
DESCRIPTION:&nbsp;&nbsp;Host:&nbsp;Armand Perry, Partner - Smith Anderson Law FirmArmand Perry, partner at Smith Anderson, the largest&nbsp;law firm in the Triangle, always has great hors d'oeuvres and a wonderful selection of beer and wine so you do not want to miss this meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;Topic: How Many Ways is Traditional Finance and Banking being disrupted by Digitalization and Decentralization?We've all witnessed changes from technological advances in almost&nbsp;every area of finance in both our personal and professional lives the past few years. Yet, we may be at just the beginning of a continuing transformational shift in how we deal&nbsp;with money, and on a global scale, with the advent of Web3, DeFi, Crypto, A.I., and related FinTech innovations in the coming months and years.&nbsp;Business, Talent and Wealth Strategist Dana Gower MBA CCP will cover trends and the expected impact of these changes for us at our next FENG meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;He will address:&nbsp;- The growth of Digital Assets and organizations that have jumped onto the bandwagon&nbsp;- The various ways DeFi Payment Systems, Investments, Capital Markets, and Lending are eating into traditional financial services&nbsp;- Countries that have implemented, revoked, and/or are discussing&nbsp;adoption of Central Bank Digital Currencies "CBDCs"&nbsp;- The basics of Blockchain Technology and how it is a prime underlying foundation to DeFi applications&nbsp;Speaker: Dana GowerDana helps business owners, executives and professionals of all stripes and industries, both locally and nationally. With a long tenure in global human resources, pensions, and benefits, plus personal finance with Fortune 500 companies, Dana has also run a small hedge type foreign exchange (FX) mutual fund and currently serves as an executive recruiter, individual career and financial advisor, which he has&nbsp;done for the past several years.&nbsp;He is author of two books, CAREERING - How To Find and Maintain Meaningful Work and BOOMERNOMICS, which is about Money, Family, and Legacy.&nbsp;He does regular speaking and training sessions for corporations, groups, and associations on these and a multitude of related topics.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dana holds an A.S. degree in economics and finance plus a B.S. degree in business from the University of Maine, an MBA in finance from Rollins College in Orlando, FL, and a certificate&nbsp;in Social Media Management from&nbsp;NC State University. He is a VP with John O'Connor at CareerPro, Inc., has an affiliation also with Certified Financial Planner Michael Whitman of Millennium Planning Group, and is co-founder of the Career Network Ministry.
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