When trust collapses, what takes its place? In this episode of Sense-Making Conversations, Andrea Sampson sits down with Anne Connelly—TEDx Speaker, author, educator, and global authority on blockchain for social good—to explore how decentralization and emerging technologies are reshaping what it means to trust. From broken institutions to blockchain innovation, Anne shares how we can move from systems built on control to ones built on transparency, participation, and shared humanity. If you’ve ever questioned what’s real, who to believe, or how we can rebuild confidence in one another—this conversation will help you imagine a future where trust is rebuilt, not replaced.

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Anne Connelly is a trailblazer in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, with over a decade of experience shaping the conversation around decentralized technology and its impact on society.

Anne is Faculty at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, where she teaches Blockchain for Social Impact. She is also an expert on exponential thinking and decentralized societies at Singularity University in California and has lectured at Oxford University’s Saïd School of Business on Innovations for Impact Finance.

An entrepreneur and angel investor, Anne is a globally sought after consultant and advisor. She has worked with notable organizations including Ralph Lauren, The Television Academy Foundation, United Nations OICT, and NASA. Anne co-authored “Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising”, a guide for charities on crypto donations. She is certified from the Institute of Corporate Directors and sits as a member of the Gitcoin DAO, a decentralized organization that supports the creation of public goods.

Anne previously worked with Doctors Without Borders as a field worker in Central African Republic and the DR Congo. She has a Bachelor of Life Sciences from Queen’s University, an MBA from McMaster University, and is certified in Strategic Disruption from Harvard Business School. She was honoured as one of CBC’s 12 Young Leaders Changing Canada and one of the Fifty Most Inspirational Women in Technology in Canada.

When Trust Breaks, What's Left?