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Professor Olinga Taeed PhD FIoD is a renowned entrepreneur, impact investor, and strategic advisor, driving global business expansion and ESG-focused innovation. With an impressive career spanning blockchain, social impact, and corporate governance, he currently holds key leadership positions in coffee, technology, and digital transformation sectors.

As Chair of BeanYou, he is spearheading the ambitious growth of a global coffee franchise aiming for 10,000 locations worldwide. Simultaneously, as Executive Chair of Asili Coffee Estates, he plays a pivotal role in developing a $200 million ESG-driven coffee enterprise alongside Peter Kang'iri, one of Kenya’s leading retail executives. Additionally, he serves as Chair of AITEA Intelligent Technology Co Ltd, focusing on cutting-edge AI and blockchain advancements.

Previously, Professor Taeed was a Council Member and Expert Advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s "China E-Commerce Blockchain Committee", overseeing an industry worth $100 trillion and securing China's 70% global market share in e-commerce. He is also Chief Editor of multiple peer-reviewed journals, including Frontiers in Blockchain and the Social Value and Intangibles Review.

With a distinguished academic career, he has held professorships in Blockchain and Social Enterprise at leading institutions and was instrumental in launching the UK’s first regulated ICO in 2017, the Seratio Token, focused on non-financial assets.

After retiring from the private sector at age 48, following a career managing 9,000 employees, he continues to influence the intersection of business, impact, and technology on a global scale.