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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has appointed the CEO and founder of BitPesa, Elizabeth Rossiello, to serve as one of two co-chairs of the Global Blockchain Council, according to a press release published Jan. 24.
At the WEF Annual Meeting 2019 in Davos, Switzerland this week, Rossiello is reportedly working with both industry experts and the Council’s thirty members — spanning ministers and heads of regulatory agencies, CEOs and representatives from the civil and technological spheres — to determine the agenda and foremost priorities for the Council.