01 · Speaking topic
Evidence-based blockchain and real-world adoption
Move from promising claims to measurable impact: how to assess whether a blockchain application works.
For: Business leaders, researchers & public-sector teams
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Speaking & keynotes
Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE
Talks and conversations on evidence-based blockchain, national roadmaps, AI, tokenisation, cryptocurrencies and philosophy. Explore a theme, combine several, or discuss the questions that matter to your audience.
Keynotes · Panels · Fireside conversations · Conference chairing · Briefings
President of The British Blockchain Association. Read the biography and accomplishments
Speaking & keynotes
Speaking themes across technology and society
A selection from years of talks, research and thought leadership, spanning technology, science, policy, finance, education and philosophy. Explore a theme, combine several, or discuss another subject for your programme.
Keynotes · Panels · Fireside conversations · Conference chairing · Briefings
02 · Speaking topic
National blockchain roadmaps and strategy
Connect national ambition with research, collaboration, practical delivery and public benefit.
For: Governments, industry associations & policy teams
03 · Speaking topic
AI and blockchain convergence
Where intelligence meets verifiable records: provenance, deepfakes, transparency and trust.
For: Technology leaders, policymakers & innovators
04 · Speaking topic
AI governance and cognitive sovereignty
How do we govern technologies still taking shape, while safeguarding judgement and original thought?
For: Policymakers, technology leaders & research forums
05 · Speaking topic
Tokenisation, stablecoins and digital assets
Explore tokenisation, payments and interoperability, and the choices involved in moving digital assets from pilots to wider use.
For: Financial institutions, fintech teams & policymakers
06 · Speaking topic
Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies
Explore Bitcoin's evolving design and the role of cryptographic tools in privacy, ownership and trust.
For: Web3 communities, fintech teams & technology forums
07 · Speaking topic
Philosophy, ethics and human possibility
Use questions about trust, power and human behaviour to examine the kind of society technology helps us build.
For: Cross-disciplinary conferences & leadership forums
08 · Speaking topic
Decentralisation, identity and data ownership
Who controls our digital future? Examine self-sovereignty, personal data, rights and decentralised systems.
For: Web3 builders, business leaders & civil society
09 · Speaking topic
The metaverse and public services
Consider virtual economies and citizen-centred services through accessibility, safety and public benefit.
For: Public-sector leaders, educators & virtual-world builders
10 · Speaking topic
Research, peer review and open science
How do ideas earn our confidence? Explore critical appraisal, shared knowledge and the value of peer review.
For: Universities, researchers, publishers & policy teams
11 · Speaking topic
Education, skills and blockchain credentials
Connect emerging technologies with learning, medical education, verifiable credentials and future skills.
For: Educators, professional bodies & learning communities
12 · Speaking topic
Leadership, innovation and future economies
Explore lasting institutions and the changing importance of talent, data, compute, distribution and regulation.
For: Founders, institutional leaders & strategy teams
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Talks · Interviews · Video reflections
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Explore evidence-based blockchain and national roadmaps, then AI, digital assets, philosophy and wider perspectives. Choose a subject or browse the collection.
18 videos
Evidence-based blockchain
From evidence to impact: lessons from Dubai
How clear problems, credible evidence and continuous evaluation turn blockchain ambition into practical results.
Published on LinkedIn · 20 November 2025Evidence-based blockchain
Critical appraisal: the burden of proof
Why blockchain claims need rigorous scrutiny, especially when they inform public policy and adoption decisions.
Published on LinkedIn · 2 November 2025Evidence-based blockchain
People, technology and trust
An interview excerpt on human judgement, implementation and the case for evidence-based blockchain.
Published on LinkedIn · 18 October 2025Evidence-based blockchain
What does real impact look like?
Distinguishing activity and outputs from lasting changes in lives, institutions and the wider economy.
Published on LinkedIn · 23 June 2025Evidence-based blockchain
Why peer review matters
How testing ideas, criticism and revision strengthen research and the decisions built on it.
Published on LinkedIn · 1 May 2025National roadmaps
Blockchain as national strategy
Reflections on national competitiveness, international roadmap ambitions and coordinated blockchain policy.
Published on LinkedIn · 22 November 2025National roadmaps
Six steps to a national blockchain roadmap
A practical route from preparation and evidence gathering to strategy, execution and assessment of societal impact.
Published on LinkedIn · 6 January 2025National roadmaps
A six-point plan for the UK’s Web3 economy
Retaining talent, investment and innovators through trust, skills, access to capital and practical policy.
Published on LinkedIn · 26 January 2025AI
Why AI needs blockchain
Digital provenance, synthetic content and the role of verifiable records in establishing where content comes from.
Published on LinkedIn · 27 April 2025Tokenisation, stablecoins & crypto
Stablecoins and the Commonwealth
Exploring possibilities for remittances, trade, cross-border payments and small-business financing.
Published on LinkedIn · 18 November 2025Tokenisation, stablecoins & crypto
Semantic interoperability: when meaning fails
Why shared understanding matters as much as technical connectivity in Web3, DeFi and stablecoin systems.
Published on LinkedIn · 11 May 2025Philosophy
Take nobody’s word for it
Truth, trust and the philosophy of evidence: applying the Royal Society’s “Nullius in verba” to digital innovation.
Published on LinkedIn · 19 January 2025More topics
What does self-sovereignty mean?
Connecting digital identity, ownership, rights and social contracts with the design of decentralised systems.
Published on LinkedIn · 1 January 2025More topics
Reclaiming data ownership
An interview on privacy, user control and shared governance in immersive digital environments.
Published on LinkedIn · 6 January 2025More topics
Building human-centred technology ecosystems
A discussion of accessibility, safety, informed consent and public participation in emerging technologies.
Published on LinkedIn · 9 December 2024More topics
The BBA ecosystem: research into practice
How research, policy, education and international collaboration connect through the BBA’s initiatives.
Published on LinkedIn · 23 February 2025More topics
Why Web3 is the future
A short Istanbul Fintech Week interview on autonomy, innovation and the potential of Web3.
Published on YouTube · 28 April 2023More topics
Opening keynote at ISC2021
The full opening keynote from the BBA’s third Blockchain International Scientific Conference, held on 15 March 2021.
Published on YouTube · 21 March 2021For event organisers
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Biography for your programme
Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE is Founder and President of The British Blockchain Association, lead author of the UK National Blockchain Roadmap: Vision 2030, and founding Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of The British Blockchain Association. His work connects scientific research, public policy and the practical application of blockchain. Appointed an MBE in 2022 for services to blockchain and cryptoasset technologies, his speaking and writing span technology, evidence, policy, education, philosophy and society.
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