In the fourth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by David Palmer, a digital visionary and global platform innovator who works as Blockchain Lead at Vodafone Business IoT. 

Episode highlights:

• How the technology innovation of blockchain initially made David interested in the space
• The opportunities he saw for blockchain to help shape the telco business model
• The four use cases they focused on when looking at the application of blockchain
• Digital Asset Broker and what it means for electronic vehicle charging
• How Web3 can bring new liquidity to assets
• David’s advice for those unsure about blockchain’s potential for their organisation or industry
• How David believes blockchain can bring new business and opportunities to external facing companies
• How Web3 will not exist in isolation and instead will be a component within the digital tool set
• Business opportunities as we move to the metaverse
• How David believes Web3 and blockchain technology will develop 

Key Takeaways:

• I saw an opportunity for blockchain to really reshape the telco business model and present new opportunities. - David
  
  
• So blockchain as a centre for trust and transaction settlement made a lot of sense. That is now live, so that was one of the proof of concepts. - David
  
  
• I'm a founder, innovator of, it's called the digital asset broker. This one was slightly different because it wasn't just using blockchain for trust, it was really using blockchain to create a whole new business for IoT devices. - David
  
  
• There is a blockchain based solution out there which has been implemented with some of the biggest companies in mobility in the world. And energy and Web3 and blockchain are a key component of that. - David
  
  
•  I think services around identity are gonna be absolutely critical and a massive business opportunity. - David
  
  
• There's millions of people who are in poverty, millions of people who don't have access to business or a career or jobs or career paths. And It would be really exciting to see Web3 fill that void. - David

Resources:

• DeFi
• Blockchain Innovators
• Digital Asset Broker
• NFT
• McKinsey
• Metaverse
• European Identity Wallet

Shoutouts:

• Jorge Bento

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