Women in Blockchain Asia advocates gender inclusion in the blockchain space

Women in Blockchain Asia (WIBA) is a mission-driven not-for-profit organisation established to help foster growth of the blockchain industry by increasing the representation and profile of women in blockchain in Asia.

The organisation enables and empowers women through knowledge, experience and resources needed to thrive as builders and leaders in the blockchain space. Through partnerships with industry players, educational institutions and allies, WIBA provides educational programs, exposure to exciting blockchain projects and community support networks to help women in Asia thrive.

To deep dive into WIBA’s reason for being and what it was set up to do, we speak to Ida Mok, Co-Founder and President of Women in Blockchain Asia. Ida’s passion for blockchain and WIBA shines throughout this conversation as she shares insights into the organisation’s partnership with Algorand Foundation and seven leading Malaysian universities to plug the talent gap for blockchain engineers in the country, including how the organisation is empowering women to thrive in the blockchain space.

Additionally, Ida shares:

Insights into the adoption for blockchain in the Asia Pacific region.
The increase in womens’ interest in crypto and how WIBA is challenging women to go beyond crypto.
WIBA’s plans to to further expand into the region.

This show is part of our media partnership with Wild Digital Southeast Asia 2022.