MezFi Meets Episode #17 - Ross Phillipson (A&O Shearman)

In Episode #17, MezFi Meets Ross Phillipson, a partner from A&O Shearman who specialises in digital operational risk and law. Today's discussion centres around digital privacy, digital identity, cyber security, blockchain technology and regulation. Ross and Jerome discuss a couple of high profile digital identity failings, the current state of regulation in Australia and internationally in the digital security space, as well as the role blockchain can potentially play in securing digital identity. Ross also has great insights for business owners looking to decrease their digital operational risks, identifying the points where they should focus most in order to operate more securely. To find out more about Ross Phillipson's work as well as A&O Shearman, and to follow him go to: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/people/ross-phillipson https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-phillipson-norton-rose-fulbright-risk-advisory-digital-cybersecurity-privacy-australia/ To find out more about MezFi, go to: https://www.mezfi.com/ 00:00 Career Journey and Interest in Cryptocurrency 03:38 Improving Legal and Regulatory Frameworks 06:39 The Continuous Improvement Cycle 12:06 The Role of Blockchain in Data Protection 16:05 Challenges and Opportunities in Tokenising Identity 20:06 The Importance of Trust in the Digital Ecosystem 22:11 Valuing Bitcoin and the Potential of Decentralised Autonomous Organisations 28:11 Facilitating Trust through Good Regulation 31:23 The Importance of Cyber Risk Awareness for Business Leaders 40:47 Securing the Onboarding and Off-boarding Stages of Blockchain Applications