Dublin, Ireland – May 8, 2025 – The AB Foundation and AB Blockchain successfully hosted the inaugural "Tech-driven Global Philanthropy Closed-door Forum" today in Dublin.
The forum brought together distinguished global leaders, including His Excellency Bertie Ahern, former Prime Minister of Ireland and former President of the European Council; His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and former Chairperson of the African Union; Malcolm Byrne, Member of the Irish Parliament and Chairperson of the Artificial Intelligence Committee, alongside other prominent states persons and scholars. The attendees convened to discuss the transformative potential of cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence in global philanthropy.
The forum was chaired by Bertie Ahern, Chairman of AB Foundation, former Prime Minister of Ireland, and former President of the European Council, who delivered the keynote speech titled "Technology and Trust: Building a New Global Philanthropic Order."
Subsequently, Anthony Tsang, spokesperson for AB Blockchain, presented key developments on AB Blockchain's high-performance mainnet, innovative cross-chain system AB Connect, and the groundbreaking zero-Gas stablecoin protocol Universal Transfer. He emphasized AB Blockchain’s mission to provide fully compliant infrastructure platforms for global philanthropy.
The AB Foundation will actively forward the key proposals from this forum to relevant international organizations and partners, continuing to promote a new global paradigm of "Technology for Good."
AB Foundation Company Board Members (from left to right): Lawrence Gonzi (Former Prime Minister of Malta); Péter Medgyessy (Former Prime Minister of Hungary); Chairman Bertie Ahern (Former Taoiseach of Ireland, Former President of the European Council); Danilo Türk (Former President of Slovenia); Petar Stoyanov (Former President of Bulgaria).
About AB Foundation
The AB Foundation is an independent international non-governmental organization registered in Ireland with recognized legal status within the European Union. Supported by technology and funding from AB DAO, the Foundation leverages advanced technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence to create transparent, trustworthy, and traceable philanthropic infrastructures, thus promoting sustainable development in education, healthcare, environment, and humanitarian aid.
For more information, please visit the official website: www.ab.org
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