Episode 1 | Monica Singer on How can an Accountant prepare for a Blockchain Future

To give you a short yet compelling glimpse of Monica’s faith in blockchain as an emerging technology, after 20 years of being the CEO of Strate, the central securities depository of South Africa and putting the country on the map as a trusted digitised financial market ecosystem, she resigned. Why ? Well, long story short - The executive board of Strate didn’t share her vision into the magic of blockchain. With a background in accounting, Monica started her career in auditing and from an early stage was involved in developing accounting standards for the Chartered Accountancy profession. Today Monica is the South African Lead for Consensys, a market leader in building blockchain based solutions, which was founded by none other than Joseph Lubin, one of the 8 co-founders of Ethereum. Monica is a also professor on blockchain at the University of Johannesburg, a board member of The Accounting Blockchain Coalition and board member of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Monica’s career is a testament of someone who doesn't resist but adapts to change, and recognizes that intellectual curiosity is where one starts to reinvent themselves. In this episode, we will cover wide ranging topics around blockchain as a technology, its use cases in accounting and how accountants can start to educate themselves.