Good night, I have a few questions! 1. What problems does the idea aim to solve? 2. Who is in the team? Are they identifiable? Is it a real person? 3. Who is spearheading the development?
4. What is the hard cap and the amount they are trying to raise? 5. What are they going to do with the ICO funds?
Hello Jeff Crus,
Hope you are well. Thank you for your questions.
Kindly find below our responses:
1. Virtual Rehab's evidence-based solution leverages the advancements in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies for pain management, prevention of substance use disorders, and rehabilitation of repeat offenders.
The Global Problem can be summarized as per the below:
- Alcohol and Substance Use account for 5.4% of world’s total percentage of disease
- Globally, 39 deaths per 100 000 population are attributable to Alcohol and illicit Drug use
- Drug & Alcohol relapse statistics may reach up to 90% following a period of recovery
- In the U.S. alone, 116 million adults struggle with chronic pain at a cost of $635 billion in lost productivity and treatment
- In 2012, healthcare providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for painkillers. Note that 100 people die every day due to opioid drug overdoses
- In the U.S. alone, 66% of released offenders recidivize within 3 years and 77% within 5 years
- Lack of focus on mental health & psychological well-being
2. The Virtual Rehab team is rich with experience, global awards and recognition, and breadth of network. All team members are verifiable and LinkedIn provided here below along with numerous media coverage, live interviews, and podcasts conducted by the team. Kindly find below the detail of each team member:
Dr. Raji Wahidy - Founder & CEO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajiwahidy/15+ years of experience with world’s most renowned organizations (Ericsson & Vodafone)
Global Multinational Awards
Entrepreneur with 1 exit for Amalana – Global Networking Services
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications), master’s degree in Quality Systems Engineering and Business Administration (Procurement & Supply Chain Management), and doctorate degree in Management (Organizational Leadership)
Registered UN and UNICEF volunteer
Actively involved within the blockchain industry since 2013
Mrs. Amal Azzeh - Co-Founder & CFO
https://www.virtualrehab.co/employees/amal-azzeh/40+ years of experience in Finance Operations
Strong financial and operational background
Led global teams and delivered to organizational goals under budget
Global Excellence Awards
Co-Founder of MRT (tech-driven operational company). Was responsible for the introduction and operationalization of the first ever recruitment helpdesk
Jean Speville - Chief Mind Technologist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/speville/Nominated for Innovators Under 35 Europe Awards by MIT Technology Review (2017 & 2018)
Impact entrepreneur, biohacker, and mindfulness practitioner
Member of The Verizon Innovation Program in San Francisco
Alumni of The Microsoft Accelerator Bootcamp Program
Member of Sting accelerate — Stockholm’s & Nordic’s no. 1 accelerator and incubator
Paul Mears
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mears-80224b4/Founding board member and chair at Ammeris
Experienced with the Middle Office at the Hedge Fund of Cambridge Strategy
Co-founder of Modex Tech
Business angel in over 20 companies
Binod Nirvan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/binodnirvan/Entrepreneur focused on assisting startups turn their ideas into reality
Founded several ISVs specializing in CBS, Insurance, HRM, and ERP
Active contributor to the open source community
Smart Contract Auditor
Ethan Gilmore
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-gilmore-679120a4/Worked across the hedge fund, private equity, investment banking, renewable energy, media, and technology sectors
Deeply involved in blockchain since 2015
Public Speaker at multiple institutions including The Harvard Business School Club of New York, The National Security Institute, The Harvard Business School Club of Philadelphia, Digital Hollywood, Viacom, The Young President’s Organization, Princeton University (Frick Laboratory, Envision Conference), The New School, Silicon Beach, Jefferies and many others about distributed ledger technologies and their applications across various verticals
Don Cox
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldicox/Currently the Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at MEDNAX
Was Chief Information Officer for Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
IT strategy, operations, cyber security, human resources, and financial management experience
Serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the 4th fastest growing Managed Security Services Provider, Netswitch
Karen Hurst
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenghurst/Currently assuming the role of the futurist & lead arch at Kaiser Permanente
Technologist with over 20 years of experience (well-known for disrupting industries)
Was part of Microsoft’s leadership team reporting to Tony Scott (Microsoft CIO) and transformed Microsoft IT into Services, Devices, Cloud and Mobility 1st, “real-time” IT organization
Won numerous awards including Innovation Excellence Award, Connect the Dots Award, User Experience Award, Security and Innovation Award, and others
Phil Fasano
https://www.linkedin.com/in/philfasano/Award-winning chief information officer with 30+ years’ experience in the technology, healthcare, and financial services industries
Created IT strategies, products, investments, and security methods that have developed into industry standards
In 2017, was inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame, which includes the top 100 CIOs worldwide
Served as CIO for AIG, Kaiser Permanente, Capital One, J.P. Morgan Chase, American Financial Group, and Deutsche Financial Services
Founder of Capital Sourcing Group where he provided strategic consulting services to the Department of Homeland Security and Fortune 500 CEO’s, focusing on emerging technology, cybersecurity, and financial oversight
Recipient of numerous accolades for his forward-thinking and innovation, including the ACORD Case Study Award, CIO 100 Award, HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award & Davies Award, and the Uptime Institute’s Continuous Availability Award. He has also received recognition from Computerworld for leading Kaiser Permanente to serve as one of the “Top 12 Green-IT Organizations” and one of the “100 Best Places to Work in IT”
Served on Advisory Boards of Sierra Ventures, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, Oracle Corporation, and Sprint Corporation
Dr. Larry Wray
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrywray/30 years of experience in healthcare
Consulting early stage and established companies, universities and non-profit organizations on commercializing new technologies as clinical diagnostic products or research tools
Was VP, Development at Nanomix, a nanotechnology-based point of care diagnostic company, VP, R&D for the diagnostics business at PerkinElmer
Held leadership positions in R&D, program management, business development, and manufacturing at BayPoint Biosystems (an oncology diagnostic company), Celera (a molecular diagnostic company, now part of Quest), Ventana (a tissue diagnostics company, now part of Roche) and Abbott Diagnostics
Responsible for the launch of products spanning a wide range of technologies and applications, including infectious diseases, oncology, metabolic diseases, prenatal testing and newborn screening
Dr. Jeffrey Pfeifer
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/health-arts-design/staff/profile/index.php?id=jpfeiferAssociate Professor of Forensic Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia
Published over 35 peer-reviewed and has testified in several trials as an expert witness in both Canada and the US. The Supreme Court of Canada have cited his research as well as the Appellate Courts in Ontario and British Columbia and he has had reports tabled by the State Parliament of Western Australia and the Provincial Parliament of Saskatchewan
Recipient of the 2017 Global Corrections Research Award and the 2004 International Corrections and Prisons Association Research Award as well as a former member of the Canadian National Committee for Police Mental Health
He has also conducted numerous program evaluations and training workshops for a variety of organizations including the Corrections Victoria, G4S Australasia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Western Australia Department of Corrections, Russian Ministry of Corrections, Namibian Correctional Service, Anti-Corruption Commission of Zambia, Singapore Airport Security Service, and the Durban (South Africa) Police Service
Dr. Bobbie Ticknor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbie-ticknor-31ba229/Research interests include offender classification and assessment, correctional rehabilitation, technology in criminal justice, sex offender policy and practices, and biosocial criminology
Certified trainer in cognitive behavior therapy, aggression replacement training, and motivational interviewing
Over fifteen years of software development and consulting experience and over a decade’s worth of experience working with various offender populations and criminal justice agencies across the United States and Canada
Led the pilot for the first treatment group with offenders using a virtual environment at a residential juvenile treatment facility in Ohio
3. The Virtual Rehab engineering team is responsible for the development of the Virtual Rehab product offering led by Jean Speville, whom as per the earlier introduction, was nominated for Innovators Under 35 Europe Awards by MIT Technology Review (2017 & 2018).
4. The Virtual Rehab hard cap is $20 million.
5. The use of ICO funds is currently separated into 3 categories:
50% Future Development (product enhancement, hiring new employees across different functions, Virtual Rehab Online Portal enhancement, Blockchain Integration, Virtual Rehab Therapy Centers, Opening of new offices, Artificial Intelligence solution enhancement, further development of our Virtual Reality programs, research & development, along with other technical activities)
30% Marketing (attending events, sponsoring activities, donations, increasing brand awareness, customer events, along with other marketing activities)
20% Partnerships (corporate and educational partnerships with the top tier institutions to further boost Virtual Rehab credibility and increase business acquisition)
Hope this answers your questions. In case you have any further queries, kindly do not hesitate to let us know.
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