
Dr Naseem Naqvi
President
British Blockchain Association
Naseem was the first person in the world to coin the term āEvidence-Based Blockchainā (EBB). His list of positions include:
- Founding chair of the Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain.
- President and principal fellow of the British Blockchain Association.
- Editor-in-chief and founder of the Journal of the British Blockchain Association (JBBA), the worldās first open access scientific blockchain journal available both in print and online.
- Honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool.
- Chair of research and education at Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
His achievements include:
- Chairing two international scientific conferencesāin London on 12 March 2019, and again on 11 March 2020 in Edinburgh.
- Being named a āThink Tankā and a āBlockchain Influencerā by the UK Parliament in July 2018.
- Featuring in the list of EU blockchain experts by EU Horizon 2020, Frankfurt School Blockchain Center.
- MSc in blockchain and cryptocurrency (awarded the prestigious Genesis Block Scholarship for āExceptional & Notable contributions to Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrencies).
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals including The JBBA, The BMJ and McGill Medical Journal.
Naseem has given over 300 talks (45+ keynotes) on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
He is a passionate supporter of blockchain and its potential for disruptive multi-industry transformation to deliver cost-effective, real-world, tangible change to society.