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Gossip About Gossip: Meet the New Hedera Governing Council Board Member
Get to know Hedera’s Governing Council board with host Zenobia Godschalk, SVP Communications, as she hosts Shyam Nagarajan, Executive Partner, Blockchain, Web 3.0, Metaverse, and Sustainability at IBM and new Hedera Governing Council board member. The newest board member for the Hedera Governing Council, Nagarajan has been involved in the project and community since 2018. […]
Bringing Competitive Cycling to Web3
While the COVID-19 lockdowns around the world led to a cycling boom at home, in the competitive cycling industry, popularity for cycling and fan growth is growing. But often, fans of the industry don’t know how or where to turn to for competitive event results, meaning that even if fans wanted to build their own […]
Hedera: Gossip About Gossip: Meet New Hedera Governing Council Board Member, Monique Morrow of Syniverse
Let us introduce you to Monique Morrow, one of the independent board members for Hedera. Morrow works for Syniverse as a Senior Distinguished Architect for Emerging Technologies. Syniverse works in mobile communications with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. “Our customers vary. Our customers are either mobile or large enterprise customers. We have a carrier business […]
FIFA World Cup 2026: Navigating the Hosting Process
The FIFA World Cup is one of the most prestigious global tournaments in soccer. Held every four years, cities and countries spend billions of dollars preparing for and hosting the event. So, how does the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) select host locations? On today’s episode of Suite Talk: The Business Behind Sports, host […]
Legalized Sports Betting Could Benefit the US Economy
Sports betting has continued to explode in the U.S. despite the reticence of many states to legalize the practice. One of the benefits cited by proponents of legalized sports betting is the tax revenue that states are able to collect. A recent piece in D Magazine analyzed just how much a state like Texas […]
World Cup Crowd Management is a Problem. How Can Facility Managers Turn a Challenge into an Opportunity?
All eyes are on Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup this month. While the action on the field should be most important (including the historic Moroccan upset 2010 World Cup Champion Spain), many other issues have plagued the tournament. World Cup crowd management is one of these, a natural consequence of a country with […]