Southeast Asia’s first case competition focused on venture capital held its final at SMU Campus on 22 December 2018.

Organised by the Asia Private Equity Club @ SMU (APECS), an interest club for students to learn about the private equity and venture capital (VC) industries, the competition was supported by SMU Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) and Protégé Ventures, Southeast Asia's first student venture fund established by Kairos ASEAN and IIE.

Can blockchain technology truly impact climate action and socially responsible practices for the greater good, or is just marketing spiel by industry insiders hoping to put a positive spin on the tech? We speak to SMU Blockchain Club member and SMU School of Information Systems undergraduate, Jorden Seet, to shed some light on this hot debate.