About Dr. Jane

Dr. Jane Thomason

A Global Thought Leader Shaping the Future of Web3, Metaverse, and Emerging Technologies. Dr. Jane Thomason is a visionary force in the rapidly evolving realm of Metaverse, a sector projected to reach $13 trillion by 2030. An esteemed author and scholar, she’s a key contributor on the Editorial Boards of “The Journal of Metaverse” and “Frontiers in Blockchain,” cementing her commitment to advancing knowledge.

With over 40 peer-reviewed articles and notable books like “Blockchain for Global Social Change” and “Advancements in the New World of Web 3,” Dr. Jane is a beacon of insight into the transformative power of blockchain and Web3 technologies.

Her expertise reaches far beyond academia, as she’s a sought-after consultant for governments and industries alike, guiding them through the profound impact of emerging technologies. Notably, she’s recognized as one of the “8 Metaverse experts to follow” and features among the “Top 100 Women in Web 3 and Metaverse.”

Dr. Jane’s influence extends to international media, where her expertise is featured in CNN’s documentary “DeCoded” and OpEds exploring the ethical dimensions of the metaverse.

Beyond her thought leadership, Dr. Jane founded and led a successful international development company, achieving an impressive $250 million in revenue. Her experience in both academia and real-world impact sets her apart.

As the Chair of Kasei Holdings, a prominent player in the Aquis Exchange in London, she is actively shaping the industry’s trajectory and promoting the adoption of decentralized technologies.

An engaging speaker, dedicated educator, and strategic visionary, Dr. Jane Thomason empowers audiences to navigate the intricate landscape of emerging technologies.

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Boards and Advisory Appointments:

Chair, Board of Directors, Kasei Holdings, London, 2021 - present
Non-Executive Director, Kina Bank (ASX Listed) Papua New Guinea, 2018-present
Private Sector Constituency Representative, Global Partnership for Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Board 2018 - 2019
Chair, Wesley Hospital Board, 2003 - 2005
Member, Uniting Health Care Board, 2002 - 2005
Chair, Expert Panel on Paediatrics and Child Health, 1997 - 1999
Member, Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation Board, 1997 - 1999

Advisory Appointments:

Industry Associate, University College London, Centre for Blockchain Technology, 2018-present
Adviser, Kerala Blockchain Academy, 2018 - present
Adviser, Africa Centre for Blockchain Excellence, 2018 - present
Founding Member Blockchain Policy Convergence (NY), 2018 -present
Co-Founder British Blockchain and Frontier Technology Association, 2018 - present
Member Westminster Technology Forum (London), 2018 - present
Member, Evidence Review Group Malaria Burden Estimate 27-28 June, 2012 WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Member, International Committee, Australian Red Cross, 2007 - 2008
Reviewer, Health Policy and Planning, 2006 - 2014
Member, Technical Advisory Group, Knowledge Hub, University of Queensland 2008 - 2011
Member, PNG Australia Business Council Executive, 2008 – 2011
Member, Queensland PNG Business Group, 2011
Member, Australian Centre for International Tropical Health and Nutrition Consultative Council, 2002-2012
Chair, Working Party on Consultancy and External Relations, School of Population Health, University of Queensland 2000-2001
Member, Australian Ministers Workforce Advisory Committee, on Paediatrics, 1987-1999
Member, Australian Health Ministers Advisory Committee, on Women’s Health, 1995
Member, World Health Organisation Forum, on Health Sector Reform, 1994-1996
Member, World Health Organisation Study Group, on Changes in Health Sector Financing, 1991
Member, National Women’s Health Task Force, Papua New Guinea, 1991

Awards:

Web3 Leader of the Year, AIBC Eurasia (2023)
Thinkers 360, Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on HealthTech and Cryptocurrency, and Top 50 in Blockchain (2022)
8 metaverse experts to follow (2022)
Top 100 women in Web 3 and Metaverse (2022)
Top 25 Women in Fintech and Blockchain, MENA (2022)
Featured by CNN on their series on the Metaverse “Decoding the Secrets of the Metaverse.” (2022)
Top 100 Women of the Future (2022)
Featured in Top 100 Women in Crypto, Crypto Curry Club (2020)
Featured in Women in GovTech 2019 Special Report
Awarded Top 10 Digital Frontier Women, UN Decade Of Women (2018)
Awarded UN Decade Of Women Quantum Impact Champion (2018)
Awarded Lattice Top 100 Fintech Influencers for SDGs (2018)

Peer Reviewed Journals

1986 Thomason, JA, Jenkins, CL, and Heywood PF. Child feeding patterns amongst the Au of the West Sepik, Papua New Guinea. J Trop Pediatr Vol 32, April.
1986 Thomason JA Heywood PF, Darnton-Hill I, Weegels P, and Parkua M. Growth of young children in Anguganak. PNG Med J Vol 29 (3), September, 213-220.
1988 Thomason JA Disbursement, decentralization and development: Lessons from the First Rural Health Services Project in Papua New Guinea. Public Administration and Development, 8 (4), 391-401.
1988 Thomason JA Strengthening the links between research and management. PNG Med J, 31: 225-227.
1988 Newbrander WC, Thomason JA Kolehmainen-Aitken R-L (et al), Management support for provinces: A programme for developing provincial management capabilities in Papua New Guinea. Int J H Planning and Management Vol 3, 45-55.
1988 Newbrander WC and Thomason JA Computerizing a national health system in Papua New Guinea. Health Policy and Planning, 3 (3): 45-55.
1989 Newbrander WC and Thomason JA Alternatives for financing health services in Papua New Guinea. Health Policy and Planning, 4(2): 131-140.
1989 Chae YM, Newbrander WC and Thomason JA Application of Goal Programming to Improve Resource Allocation for Health Services in Papua New Guinea. Int J Health Planning and Management, 4 (2): 81-95.
1990 Thomason JA and Newbrander WC. The challenges of maintaining a management development programme. Public Administration and Development, Vol 10:93-100.
1990 Thomason JA, Ake I and Biddulph M. Establishment of an inservice training programme for rural health workers in a decentralized system. PNG Med J 33 (1), March, 37-42.
1990 Garner P, Thomason JA and Donaldson D. Quality assessment in rural health facilities in Papua New Guinea. Health Policy and Planning 5(1),49-59.
1991 Thomason JA and Kolehmainen-Aitken R-L. Distribution and performance of rural health workers in Papua New Guinea. Social Science and Medicine, 32(2)159-165.
1991 Thomason JA and Newbrander WC. A survey of Papua New Guineas Health Sector Financing and Expenditure. PNG Med J 34:129-143.
1991 Thomason JA Health systems research and acute respiratory infections: Essential focus on the health system. PNG Med J 34(3), 215-219
1991 Thomason JA and Mitchell, M. Cost analysis in health planning and management in Papua New Guinea. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Vol 5, No 3: 239-244
1991 Afo G, Thomason JA and Karel S. Better Management for Better Health Services. World Health Forum, 12:2:161-167
1991 Mitchell M, Thomason JA Donaldson D, and Garner P. The cost of rural health services in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 34(4).
1991 Thomason JA and Edwards K. Using Indicators to assess Quality of Hospital Services in Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Health Planning and Management Vol. 6, 309-324.
1992 Karel S, and Thomason JA Health Systems Research - A Key to Progress. World Health Forum 13(2-3):188-92.
1992 Cibulskis R, Crouch-Chivers P, Posonai E, Moni C, Thomason J. Knowledge-based systems for monitoring and evaluation of health services in developing countries. Lancet Vol 339; Feb 1, pp 310-311.
1992 Mulou N, Thomason JA and Edwards K. The rise of private practice: growing disquiet with public services? PNG Med J 35(3):7-14.
1992 Freeman P, Thomason JA and Bukenya. Factors Affecting Use of Immunization Among Urban Settlement Dwellers in Papua New Guinea. PNG Med J 35(3):179-85, Sep.
1993 Thomason JA. A Cautious Approach to Privatization in Papua New Guinea. Health Policy and Planning (forthcoming)
1993 Thomason JA and Karel S. Prospects for Quality Assurance in Papua New Guinea. (Editorial) PNG Med J 36(2):1-4.
1993 Thomason JA Quality of Health Services in Papua New Guinea. What do we know? PNG Med J 36(2):14-22
1993 Garner P and Thomason JA Setting Standards for Primary Health Care. Tropical Doctor 23.
1993 Cibulskis R, Crouch-Chivers P, Posonai E, Moni C, Thomason JA A knowledge based system for monitoring immunization coverage in Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 8:59-69.
1993 Thomason JA and Karel S, Integrating National and District Health Planning in a Decentralized Setting. Evaluation and Program Planning Vol 17, No. 1.
1993 Thomason JA Mulou, N. and Bass C. User Charges for Rural Health Services in Papua New Guinea Soc Sci Med 39(8): 1105-15, Oct.
1995 Campos-Outcalt D, Kewa K, and Thomason JA Decentralization of Health Services in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Soc Sci Med 40(8): 1091-8, April.
1995 Thomason JA and Watters D. Quality Assurance in Surgery: patient perceptions of quality. Tropical Geographical Medicine Vol ; 47 (1): 35-37
1995 Beracochea E, Dickson R, Freeman P and Thomason JA Case Management Quality Assessment in Rural Areas of Papua New Guinea. New Guinea Tropical Doctor 25:69-74
1997 Herrin A and Thomason JA Health Sector Reform in Asia: Policy and Research Issues. Asian Development Bank
1988 Kolehmainen-Aitken and Thomason JA A new national health plan for Papua New Guinea. in Landon N. (ed) Developing World Health, Grosvener Press International, Hong Kong.
1991 Thomason JA and Karel S. Utilization of cost analysis to improve health planning and management in Papua New Guinea. From Research to Decision Making. Case studies on the use of health systems research. Programme on Health Systems Research and Development, WHO/SHS/HSR 91.2, WHO Geneva. 119-126
1993. Cibulskis R, Crouch-Chivers P, Posonai E, Moni C, Thomason JA. A knowledge based system to encourage closer monitoring and evaluation of health services. In HealthInformatics in Africa - HELINA 93. Eds. Mandil S, Moidu K, Korpela M, Byass P and Forster D. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam. p.134-139.
1997 Thomason J. 1997. Health sector reform in developing countries
1999. Forde, L., Thomason, J., & Heilpern, H. (1999). Commission of inquiry into abuse of children in Queensland institutions.
2009 Chapter 7 Policy Making in Health Jane Thomason and Pascoe Kase PNG Medical Journal 49:
2009 Thomason J, Kase P, Ndugwa N. Working together to get back to Report. PNG Medical Journal 49
2009 Health reform in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. PNG Medical Journal 49: 69–75.
2009 Whittaker, M. & Thomason, J. (2009). Working together for a better future. PNG Medical Journal, 52,
2011 Thomason, J and Hancock, M 2011, "PNG mineral boom: harnessing the extractive sector to deliver better health Health Outcomes”, SSRN Electronic Journal
2013 López A, Thomason J. Civil registration and vital statistics- everybody's business but nobody's business. Lancet 2013
2017 Thomason J. Blockchain: an accelerator for women and children’s health? Glob Heal J. 2017;1(1):3-10. 42.

Books

2023 “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future” Jane Thomason and Elizabeth Ivwurie, IGI Global.
2021 “Applied Ethics in a Digital World” Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes and Jane Thomason Editors), IGI Global
2020 Thomason Jane, “Blockchainging the World”, Kindle Edition.
2019 “Blockchain Technology for Global Social Change” Jane Thomason, Sonja Bernhardt, Tia Kansara, Nichola Cooper, IGI Global.
2018 “Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change in Technology Fields” Sonja Bernhardt , Jane Thomason November, 2018, IGI Global.
1991 Thomason JA, Newbrander WC and Kolehmainen-Aitken R-L. Decentralization in a Developing Economy: The experience of Papua New Guinea and its Health Services. Australian National University Press, Canberra.

Book Chapters:

2021 Disintermediation Economics: The Impact of Blockchain on Markets and Policies 1st ed. 2021 Edition by Eva Kaili (Editor), Dimitrios Psarrakis Chapter 6: Blockchain for Growth: Applying DLTs to the UN Sustainable Development Goals” Jane Thomason.
2020 “HealthTech: Law and Regulation” Hardcover – 30 October 2020 by Jelena Madir (Editor) Chapter 9: ” Technology and healthcare opportunities in emerging markets” Jane Thomason and Nichola Cooper.
2020 Thomason, Jane,et al. "Emerging Markets: The Innovative First Movers." Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1857-1869.
2020 Thomason, Jane,et al. "Refugees and Humanitarian Settings." Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1098-1113.
2020 Thomason, Jane,et al. "Blockchain for Universal Health Coverage." Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 488-502.
2020 Thomason, Jane,et al. "Blockchain, the Digital State, and the New World Order." Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1578-1592.
2020 Thomason, Jane, et al. "Can Blockchain Really Help the Poor?: If So, Who Is Trying To?" Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1593-1621.
2018 “Transforming Climate Finance and Green Investment with Blockchains” Editor: Alastair Marke. Chapter 10: “Blockchain—Powering and Empowering the Poor in Developing Countries” Jane Thomason, Mira Ahmad, Pascale Bronder, Edward Hoyt, Steven Pocock, Julien Bouteloupe, Katrina Donaghy, David Huysman, Tony Willenberg, Ben Joakim, Loretta Joseph, David Martin and David Shrier.

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