Guest Speaker: Richard Trieber - Local Heroes International

Richard Trieber, the visionary behind Local Heroes International is responsible for guiding the design and development of a next generation global platform similar to the debit and credit networks controlled by Visa and MasterCard. Coined by the developers as the "3rd Rail", the Platform provides a rules and value-based engine that can manage transactions in unique ways to accommodate a variety of economic and humanitarian models. The Platform, (GeN X-2) can instantly add measurable value to any electronic transaction; transactions that are based on precise program criteria and the exact moment in time a Cardholder initiates a transaction. Richard and his team of loyal followers have guided the evolution of the GeN-"X" software, benefiting from recent development of wireless transaction devices and enhancements to communications infrastructure, (most especially the GPRS Network). These transaction devices, including wireless handhelds have made it possible for GeN "X" to carry transaction packets over the GeN "X" Platform to some of the most remote areas in the world.