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DIGITAL FINANCE, ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES
AND HOUSING IN VANCOUVER
Moderator: Kaz Brecher, Founder & Chief Catalyst, Curious Catalyst & Faculty, THNK School of
Creative Leadership
Christine Duhaime, Executive Director, Digital Finance Institute
Mukhtar Latif, Chief Housing Officer, City of Vancouver
According to provocateur and THNK alumni Michell Zappa, “an industry-toppling, government-shifting, sector-disrupting
revolution is underway. Think Napster, but bigger.” You have probably felt the undercurrents. Yet as economic waves rock
the boat of capitalism, many are unprepared for what’s next. Looking at the future through this lens and using the Vancouver
housing market as a petri dish for discovery, THNK School of Creative Leadership has asked “how might alternative
and digital currencies increase access to affordable low-carbon housing for those in need?” This is the Challenge
that THNK put to its first Vancouver cohort, inviting a diverse ecosystem that includes innovation partners like the City
of Vancouver and the Digital Finance Institute to roll up their sleeves with the executive participants. We’ll find out what
they’ve discovered about how fintech and alternative financial models are impacting urban landscapes and providing
surprising hope for global communities.
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