Biography
Irina Albita is the co-founder of FilmChain (filmchain.co) the first automatic fintech service that collects, allocates and analyses revenues for film, TV, and digital content using smart contracts on Ethereum. Irina has over 10 years of experience in the tech space, with a mathematics and economics background. Her passion is exploring how emerging technologies can radically transform creative industries, and she is a prominent figure at film and tech events worldwide. The founders won “Blockchain Founder of the Year” UK Tech Founder Awards 2018 and “‘Best Woman-led Investment in Innovation” UKBAA Awards 2019. Clients that adopted the platform end-to-end include Council of Europe Eurimages, Golden-Globe winning producers, numerous funds and distributors. FilmChain provides transparency, payment automation and rights management tracking to its users. The company is financed by the UK Government. Imperial College and University of Toronto CDL Blockchain-AI are their tech partners.
All session by Irina Albita
BLOCKCHAIN AND THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT
Room: Classroom A/B