Women in Fund Finance Event

WFF Europe/Asia: Crypto 101 - Demystifying Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

Name: WFF Europe/Asia: Crypto 101 - Demystifying Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
Start: 2022-06-01T09:00:00Z
End: 2022-06-01T10:00:00Z

June 01, 2022

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM BST

Virtual

Join us on Wednesday, 1 June 2022 for a screening of Crypto 101: Demystifying Cryptocurrency & Blockchain, taught by Bob Griffin of WhiteTower Capital Management.

Bitcoin is now 13 years old with a total market cap of nearly $2 trillion, yet most people do not understand what crypto & blockchain is, or why it matters. Join WFF for the first of the Crypto 101 series, and let’s demystify cryptocurrency and blockchain together.

Agenda:

What is cryptocurrency?
What is blockchain and how does it work?
Types of crypto
Crypto exchanges and how to trade / invest
Future of crypto & blockchain

Time: 9:00am BST / 4:00pm HKT

Speakers

Bob Griffin

WhiteTower Capital Management

Bob Griffin

Principal & Director of Business Development | WhiteTower Capital Management

Mr. Griffin has over 15 years of traditional investment industry experience and 3 years’ experience in the Digital Assets space. During his career, he has held positions on the buy-side, the sell-side and served as a Senior Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager at MERS of MI. He most recently served as the Director of Fundamental Fixed Income Securities at Janus Henderson Investors, a $350 billion global asset management firm where he helped lead a 35-member team of Portfolio Managers, Analysts, Client Portfolio Managers and Traders. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado where he and his family take full advantage of the Rocky Mountain frontier.

Fazillah Durante

TD Securities

Fazillah Durante

Managing Director, Head of Fund Finance Origination | TD Securities

Fazillah’s career at Scotiabank spans over 19 years, most recently as a Managing Director in the U.S. Financial Sponsors group providing fund-level financing to U.S. Financial Sponsors & Asset Managers. She is responsible for managing the firm-wide relationship with these institutions on a global basis.

Fazillah began her career at Scotiabank in 2003 as an Associate, Asset Backed Commercial Paper Origination and Trading based in Toronto. In 2007, Fazillah transferred to Scotiabank’s Bahamas office to help establish a Capital Markets business in the region, and to manage a portfolio of private fund investments. In 2010, she transferred to the New York office as a Relationship Manager for the U.S. Capital Markets Group and to help expand Scotiabank’s relationships with key Financial Institutions.

Fazillah is a CFA charter-holder, and completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Finance & Economics) from the University of British Columbia in 2003. Fazillah was a founding member and Co-Chair of the Scotiabank Women’s Advocacy Group (“SWAG”) between 2015-2020 and is still actively involved as a Steering Committee Member. She is also an active member of the Scotiabank Women’s Initiative Education Pillar, and a Board Member of Women in Fund Finance (“WFF”).