Sam Lee (executive)

Sam Lee
Born	September 13, 1988
Nationality	Australia
Occupation	Founder and CEO of Blockchain Global, Founder of Blockchain Centre

Samuel Xue Lee (born September 13,1988) is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Global Limited.^[1] The company has invested more than US$200 million in 60 blockchain-enabled companies and projects.

Blockchain Global is a leading multi-national enterprise which focuses on the commercialization of blockchain technology through international blockchain investments, blockchain innovation hubs, and network infrastructure services; through its offices in Australia, the U.S., Malaysia, China, Switzerland and Japan.

Blockchain Global has invested and helped developed a myriad of publicly listed companies, such as

• DigitalX, the world’s leading crypto investment bank and first publicly listed blockchain technology company;

• First Growth Funds, an investment company whose portfolio consists of numerous small and medium-cap Australian companies in both the traditional and blockchain industry;

• Genetic Technologies, a dually-listed company which specializes in molecular diagnostics, with future plans to implement blockchain into their medical and biotechnology applications.

In 2014, Mr. Lee founded Blockchain Centre, the world’s first non-profit innovation hub dedicated to promoting blockchain education and awareness. Blockchain Centre has partnered with relevant government stakeholders in Australia, China, Russia, Lithuania, the U.S. and UAE; leading to the establishment of physical blockchain technology knowledge hubs across a footprint of 10 cities.

Moreover, Blockchain Centre has signed an MOU with Austrade to cooperate globally in promoting, hosting and coordinating blockchain and digital economy events, in addition to establishing strategic partnerships with technology giants such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and IBM.

Mr. Lee is a prominent member of the industry, with multiple speaking engagements and keynote addresses at international conferences, such as the World Economic Forum, Future Investment Initiative, APAC Blockchain and Consensus. He is a frequent guest and blockchain commentator on Bloomberg, CNBC, BBC, CCTV, One TV, The Australian, China Daily, China Business Network.

Quotes

• Lee, during an interview with The Australian about the bitcoin tax blitz, insisted that without the tax guidances from the ATO in 2014 on crypto currencies, Blockchain Global wouldn't have grown from what he described as a Melbourne startup to a global technology powerhouse. "As a blockchain technology venture builder, our investment criteria and success depends on regulatory clarity, therefore we support the tightening of regulations around cryptocurrencies which allows us to deploy more funds in the jurisdictions we operate," he told The Australian.^[2]

• At the "Futuristic Fantasy Music - China Business Network Data Festival 2017" co-sponsored by China Business News and China Business Network Data Center (CBNData), Sam Lee : "The blockchain technology is a disruptive tool, based on the big data, that raises the speed for decision-making and its resulted accuracy. We believe that the accuracy of data is very crucial, and determines the flow, generation of information and decision-making within a lessened time interval."

• In an interview about Chinese government's restraint of bitcoin output, Lee expressed that"I think it will be an absolutely correct decision if the Chinese government indeed curbs bitcoin output with government regulation. It can efficiently eliminate the bubble in the blockchain related financial market and provide a cleaner industry environment. In the mean time, it reflects the Chinese government's determination to curb speculative behavior in the industry."^[3]

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