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PROGRAMMING & DAY AGENDA
*Please note, the agenda will continue to evolve as additional speakers are confirmed and sessions are refined, with further announcements to follow in the lead-up to the conference.
THEATRE
CONFERENCE
DAY 2 THEME: Digital Infrastructure, Trust, Security & Risk, Enterprise Systems, Tokenisation & Asset Transformation.
9:00am - 5:00pm
Day Two examines the systems, infrastructure and institutional frameworks shaping the next phase of the digital economy. Across payments, tokenisation, enterprise blockchain, legal architecture, cybersecurity and institutional adoption, sessions explore how digital assets and emerging technologies are moving from experimentation into operational, regulated and enterprise-scale environments.
The program focuses on the practical realities of implementation, including trust, governance, interoperability, compliance, risk management, liquidity, capital formation and the infrastructure required to support secure and scalable digital financial systems.
9:00am
OPENING
Welcome
EMCEE, John Bassilios - Hall & Wilcox
9:05am
KEYNOTE
GOVERNMENT ADDRESS
Mr David Moncrieff MP - Federal Member for Hughes
9:15am
KEYNOTE
AT THE TABLE OR ON THE MENU Australia and the Agent Economy
9:15–9:35: Keynote – Kate Cooper (OKX Australia) & Co-Chair of DECA
9:35–9:55: Fireside Chat – Kate Cooper & Jamie Coutts (Real Vision / Helios Analytics)
At Davos, Mark Carney warned middle powers they are either at the table or on the menu, and for Australia the table is the architecture of the digital economy.
Independent DFCRC research - previewed at DECA 2025 and published in March - puts $24 billion a year within reach; we are on track for barely $1 billion by 2030, and that gap was measured before the Agent Economy even entered the count.
That is exactly what Kate Cooper's keynote and her fireside with Real Vision's Jamie Coutts will set out to map - the architecture of what needs to be built, and where the value goes when it is.
9:55am
FIRESIDE CHAT
From Programmable Money to Everyday Commerce: Unlocking the Next Payment Era
As digital assets mature, the real opportunity lies in bridging traditional finance and decentralised ecosystems through seamless payment experiences. This session explores how multi-rail infrastructure spanning fiat, cards, stablecoins, and digital assets is enabling real-world utility, interoperability, and global scale. Join industry leaders as they unpack how payments are becoming the connective layer between TradFi and DeFi.
Yasmine Amani - Banking Circle
Ashima Chaudhary - Mastercard
James Pinch - KuCoin
10:15am
FIRESIDE CHAT
Supply & Demand: Trade Digitalisation
An assessment on global trends - and local opportunities - for increasing security, participation, and efficiency in our trade modernisation journey. Learn how Australia is rediscovering its mojo in a rapidly digitising global economy.
Sean White - XDC Network
Cam Tran - EY
MORNING TEA 10:35am
11:05am
PANEL
Productivity by Design: Infrastructure, Capital and Competitive Advantage
This session explores how digital infrastructure can lift national productivity through faster settlement, improved capital efficiency, and evidence-based policy supporting Australia’s global competitiveness.
Tommy Honan - Frontcover
Drew Bradford - Macropod
Kate Cooper - OKX Australia
Ross Edwards - Ripple
Camilla Bullock - Emerging Payments Association
11:40am
FIRESIDE CHAT
The Bridge to Digital Assets: How established financial platforms and digital asset infrastructure are beginning to intersect.
Digital assets are increasingly intersecting with established financial platforms. This session explores what is driving participation, how infrastructure is evolving, and what this convergence means for the next phase of digital asset adoption.
Lucia Uen - Macropod
Tamas Szabo - Pepperstone
Michael Milmeister - Stormrake
James Coombes - Block Earner
Sam Christian - OKX
12:10pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Trust Under Pressure: Legal Foundations for Digital Asset Systems
A focused discussion on how custody, AML/CTF obligations and payment flows intersect in practice. Exploring how legal frameworks are being applied, tested and adapted to support compliant, scalable digital asset infrastructure in Australia and globally.
David Kreltszheim - Cornwalls
12:30pm
KEYNOTE
How Tokenisation Could Impact the Australian Wealth and Asset Management Market
Scott Waller - EY
LUNCH 12:45pm
1:35pm
PANEL
From Physical Assets to On-Chain Capital
Exploring how blockchain infrastructure, tokenised real-world assets and hybrid brokerage models are reshaping capital formation, investor access and the future structure of Australian and global markets.
Lucy Stan - Westpac
Gong Zhang - 73MT
Richard Schroder - Cubewire
Paul Stonham - BTC Markets
2:05pm
PANEL
The Future of Wealth Creation: Crypto on the SMSF Frontier
Digital assets are entering a new era. With regulatory clarity advancing across the US, Australia, and other major jurisdictions, and Coinbase's recent rollout of dedicated SMSF services, crypto is officially stepping into sophisticated wealth management. This fireside chat moves beyond the hype to explore the real role digital assets can play in SMSFs as tools for portfolio diversification, long-term asset allocation, and building lasting financial resilience.
John O'Loghlen - Coinbase
Andrew Row - SuperConcepts
2:30pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Emerging Threats in Digital Assets: Law Enforcement Perspectives on Safeguarding Innovation
Exploring how blockchain infrastructure, tokenised real-world assets and hybrid brokerage models are reshaping capital formation, investor access and the future structure of Australian and global markets.
Jaime Lumsden - Hamilton Locke
Michael Meisels - Chainalysis
Henry Shrier - Australian Federal Police
AFTERNOON TEA 2:55pm
3:25pm
Keynote
Scaling Real-World Finance On-Chain
As financial infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, blockchain networks are moving from experimentation into large-scale implementation. This session explores how global ecosystems are supporting real-world finance through scalable infrastructure, institutional connectivity and new models for moving value across borders, platforms and markets.
Aishwary Gupta - Polygon Labs
3:35pm
PANEL
The Architecture of Institutional Trust
As Australia accelerates the adoption of digital assets, tokenisation, and AI-driven financial technologies, new risks from crypto-enabled crime are emerging. This panel brings together law enforcement and industry experts to examine current and evolving threats such as sophisticated investment scams, cross-border money laundering, and the misuse of blockchain technologies.
Erika Carnogy - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Alvin Chia - Northern Trust
David Martin - Professional Line Insurance Brokers
Warren Soo - BNY Melon
Maxwell Law - Fireblocks
4:10pm
KEYNOTE
The road to enterprise blockchain adoption - privacy, distribution, liquidity and asset fragmentation
Enterprise deployment depends on solving privacy. This session examines how confidentiality is maintained across distributed systems, alongside the challenges of liquidity, network design and fragmented asset structures.
Dennis Hoenig - Keleido
4:25pm
PANEL
FSR's plainer legal siblings - Tax, IP, Employment & Disputes, and how they matter for digital assets
Beyond financial regulation, tax, IP, employment and disputes shape digital asset businesses. This session explores practical implications, emerging friction points, and how operators can manage risk while building and scaling with confidence.
Liam Hennessy - Thomson Geer
Briar Francis - Thomson Geer
Harrison Dell - Cadena Legal
Tim Edwards - HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Matt Wichlinski - HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Close 5:00pm
Location: Ballroom Theatre 1
Executive Roundtable Series Room 1
9:00am - 5:00pm
These roundtables explore the design and implementation of financial systems across the digital economy, examining how new models of value, control and coordination are being established. The sessions connect infrastructure, policy and capital to highlight how systems are built, governed and accessed in practice.
Conference roundtables are held within theatre environments, with structured seating available for observers.
ROUNDTABLE 1
Agentic Commerce and the Role of Stablecoins in Future Payments
9:00am - 10:30am
Exploring how agentic commerce and stablecoins are shaping next-generation payment systems, including how transactions are initiated, executed and settled as commerce becomes increasingly automated and software-driven.
Callum Glendenning - Visa
Mark Monfort - Madison Marcus
Ben Yamin - Visa
John O'Loghlen - Coinbase
Katriona Le - Reuben AI
Sean Moynihan - OSL Group
Arturo Rodriguez - Not Centralised
Jason Beale - AUDD Stablecoin
Daniel Lavecky - Canvas
Ida Mok - NB Consultancy
Robbie Coleman - Litecoin
Laetitia Lynch - JellyC
Daniel Knight - K&L Gates LLP
Adam Switzer - BetterX
Morning Tea 10:30am - 11:00am
ROUNDTABLE 2
Institutional Design and Implementation Pathways for a Strategic Digital Asset Reserve
11:00am - 12:30pm
This roundtable progresses industry thinking on a strategic digital asset reserve, exploring its role in economic resilience, national capability and global positioning, and identifying pathways for coordinated policy development in Australia.
Michael Prendiville - JellyC
Rob Waugh - Macropod
Blake Cassidy - Bamboo
Sophie Bowler - Zodia
Dean Constantine - BANXA
Kate Cooper - OKX
Alexander Maron - Stablecoin Standard
Paula Gregory - Forte
Angus Eaton - Pier Two
Rachael Jones - AUDD Stablecoin
Adam Judd - Coinbase
Michael Bacina - NXT Law
Hugh Fraser - FCC PR
Lunch 12:30am - 1:30pm
ROUNDTABLE 3
Governance Architecture for the Digital Economy
1:30pm - 3:00pm
This roundtable explores how digital businesses can be built with governance, risk management and accountability embedded from the outset. Participants will examine the structures, safeguards and oversight required to build resilient systems capable of supporting long-term growth in the digital economy.
Steven Pettigrove - Piper Alderman
Paul Hewson - KordaMentha
Jaime Lumsden - Hamilton Locke
Kirk Baird - Sigma Prime
Glenn Woolley - Intrinsic
Anthony Rose - LNP Audit and Assurance
Helen Ye - Qubit Underwriting
Mandy Jiang - Cloudtech Group
Moses Lee - Anchorage Digital
Mark Bailey - Hall Chadwick
Geoff Rooney - BDO
Jonathan Kutner - LocalCoin
Bala Shanmugam - Cubewire
Grace Mason - KordaMentha
Afternoon Tea 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Phillip Theatre
Interactive Sessions
9:00am - 5:00pm
This room brings the digital economy to life through product showcases, interactive sessions and demonstrations, highlighting how systems function, how risks are identified and how infrastructure performs in real conditions.
9:00am - 10:30am
Infrastructure, Intelligence, Defence
This interactive session explores the strength of digital asset infrastructure, from resilient system design and secure environments through to real-time intelligence, investigations, auditing, underwriting and insurance, demonstrating how robust foundations enable trust, protection and performance at scale.
Session Emcee: Greg Oakford - Swyftx
Fletcher Roberts - Hashlock
Helen Ye - Qubit Underwriting
Nathan Ackarie - Chainalysis
Bala Shanmugam - Cubewire
Morning Tea 10:30am - 11:00am
11:00am - 12:00pm
The Great Debate - 'Can we trust AI with our Money'
A live debate format bringing opposing perspectives into focus, with participants challenged to defend positions and navigate trade-offs across technology, infrastructure and system design.
EMCEE:
Karen Cohen - ACS
Debating Team:
Lisa Wade - Fableraton
Delia Burrage - Macropod
Mark Monfort - Not Centralised
Robbie Coleman - Litecoin
Ida Mok - NB Consultancy
Lisa Hornery - Kraken
JUDGES:
Mel Arbuthnot - OKX
Trevor Topfer - Blockchain NZ
Rob Allen - Hedera
Belinda Brown - Financial Education Professionals
Lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm - 3:00pm
The Women have Spoken
A curated session of speeches and panel discussion, bringing together women across the digital economy to share experience-led perspectives, insights and views shaped by real-world decision-making.
A curated session bringing together women from across the digital economy to share grounded perspectives shaped by experience and proximity to decision-making. The session opens with a series of individual speeches, followed by a moderated discussion with leaders from across the ecosystem. Together, the session surfaces what is working, what is not, and what matters most as the system continues to evolve.
Featured Speakers
Rapid-Fire Presentations
Kerryn Abagi, UTIX Blockchain Ticketing
River Nygryn, Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority
Hannah Glass, Ashurst
Harlan Lauretti, Cointree
Panelists:
Danella Draper, The Crypto Queen
Sophie Bowler, Zodia Custody
Maria Zameer, Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority
Moderated by Julie Marcus, Marcus Legal
Session MCs
Lisa Hornery, Kraken
Tara Cooper, Cadena Legal
A Women of DECA [WoDECA] & The Association for Women in Crypto [AWIC]
For more information head to our SITE PAGE
Afternoon Tea 3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 5:00pm
AML/CTF Readiness Workshop: Preparing for Compliance and Regulatory Engagement
A practical 90-minute workshop exploring how digital asset businesses can prepare for AML/CTF obligations, strengthen internal compliance frameworks, prepare for audits and supervisory activity, and engage constructively with regulators. Covering operational readiness, governance, reporting expectations, risk management and regulator interaction, the session is designed to help organisations better understand what effective AML/CTF preparedness looks like in practice.
Location: Ballroom Theatre 2
Plenary/Conference Sessions
9:00am - 5:00pm
Financial & Capital Transformation: Institutional Digital Finance, Capital Allocation & Participation, Payments & Monetary Infrastructure
This theatre focuses on how digital assets, modern payment systems and emerging financial infrastructure are reshaping capital markets, institutional finance and the movement of value across the economy.
9:00am
Opening Address
Emcee
Caroline Bowler - BTC Markets
9:10am
Moving Markets
From Pioneer to Institutional Force: A Candid Reflection on Navigating Market Evolution.
Lee Eaton - Independent Reserve
Michael Bacina - NXT Law
9:30am
Regulated, Live, and Scaling: What Operating Australia's AUD Stablecoin Actually Looks Like
Steven Pettigrove - Piper Alderman
Effie Dimitropoulos - AUDD Stablecoin
Michael Milmeister - Stormrake
John O'Loghlen - Coinbase
10:00am
The Geopolitics of the Digital Economy
From emerging financial hubs to established global markets, jurisdictions are shaping digital economies through radically different regulatory approaches and competitive policy strategies.
Paul Hewson - Korda Mentha
Michael Bacina - NXT Law
Richard Teng - Binance
Morning Tea 10:30am
11:00am
Plugging Traditional Finance Into Digital Assets
As stablecoins and digital assets begin reshaping financial infrastructure, traditional finance is increasingly connecting with programmable money, on-chain settlement and digital asset markets. This session explores the platforms and infrastructure enabling that transition.
Adam Switzer - BetterX
11:15am
Retirement Rewritten: Digital Assets Inside SMSFs
This session explores how self-managed super funds are integrating digital assets into long-term retirement portfolios, addressing execution, liquidity, governance, tax obligations and regulatory compliance within Australia’s superannuation framework.
Greg Valles - Valles Accountants
Natalia Clack - Easy Super
Helen Molloy - OKX Australia
Jessica Renden - Cointree
11:50am
Compliance That Keeps Up: Shaping the Function ahead of Australia’s new digital asset framework.
As Australia moves toward a new digital asset regulatory framework, compliance functions are being rebuilt in real time. How do compliance teams support innovation in a fast-moving sector without losing rigour, and how can regulators and industry work together to ensure the new regime supports trusted, scalable and competitive businesses?
Dianah Igati - Pepperstone
Sophie Bowler - Zodia Custody
12:15pm
Capital Markets for Resources
How tokenised royalties and digital infrastructure are transforming capital access for mining and critical minerals projects.
Kassia Kazmer - ProspEX
Lunch - 12:30am - 1:30pm
1:30pm
The Reinvention of Settlement: Stablecoins, Programmable Wallets & Payment Orchestration
How stablecoins, programmable wallets and global card networks are redefining cross-border settlement, treasury automation and the next generation of payment rails.
Dean Martin - Build.app
Effie Dimitropoulos - AUDD Stablecoin
Paula Gregory - Forte Tech Solutions
Thomas Tudehope - Stripe
2:00pm
The Payment Rails of the New Economy
This session examines how merchant infrastructure, card networks, stablecoins and fintech ecosystems are reshaping money movement in Australia, and who will control the next generation of payment rails and settlement.
Rachael Jones - AUDD Stablecoin
Callum Glendenning - Visa
Eddy NG - Tether
Vakul Talwar - Crypto.com
Kate Cooper - OKX
2:30pm
Inside the Capital Decisions of Modern Australia
This session explores how Australians allocate digital capital, from micro-investing and retail trading to crypto-backed lending and structured asset management, revealing shifting risk appetites and evolving capital strategies.
Laura Dinneen - Zodia Custody
Dr William Fong - Signafi Capital Management
Andrea Yuen - Swyftx
Tim Wilks - Coinspot
Afternoon Tea 3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm
Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure
Institutional participation requires more than liquidity. Execution, custody, staking and connectivity are critical. This session examines how trading infrastructure, market access and integration pathways are engineered to support institutional capital at scale.
Cathryn Lyall - Swyftx
Sagar Desai - Coinbase
Ryan McCall - Zerocap
Rashu Jindell - Talos
4:00pm
Custody, Markets and Capital Flow
Exploring how institutions access and deploy capital into digital assets across custody, exchanges and brokerage models. Examining how assets are held, trades are executed and capital moves through markets, and how different access models shape participation at scale.
Lisa Wade - Fableration
Patrick Murphy - Eightcap
Luke Bresland - NAX Capital
Ryan Hodges - Zodia Custody
Lucas Dobbins - BTC Markets
4:35pm
Access Points & Accountability: Governing Distributed Financial Access
A focused discussion on how digital asset access points are designed, operated and regulated. Examining how businesses manage AML obligations, fraud exposure and operational risk across distributed networks, and how regulatory frameworks are evolving to support safe and scalable access to digital value.
Tara Cooper - Cadena Legal
Alek Trpkoski - ByteFederal Australia
Chris Frankish - Madison Marcus
Close 5pm
Location: Hyde Park Theatre
Executive Roundtable Series Room 2
9:00am - 5:00pm
These roundtables explore the design and implementation of financial systems across the digital economy, examining how new models of value, control and coordination are being established. The sessions connect infrastructure, policy and capital to highlight how systems are built, governed and accessed in practice.
Conference roundtables are held within theatre environments, with structured seating available for observers.
ROUNDTABLE 1
Digital Assets Regulatory Roundtable
11:00am - 12:30pm
A Chatham House discussion bringing together regulators and industry representatives to explore implementation, coordination, emerging risks, operational challenges and the evolving regulatory landscape shaping Australia’s digital asset ecosystem.
[Chair] Liam Hennessy - Thomson Geer
[Co-Chair] Jaime Lumsden - Hamilton Locke
Daniel Chippeck - APRA
Percy Bell - TREASURY
Michael Comer - ATO
Faranaz Alam - AUSTRAC
Shail Singh - AFCA
Rhys Bollen - ASIC
Kylie Stewart - RBA
Dr Tony Richards - DFCRC
Don Henricus - Coinspot
Shane Shandra - OKX
Jonathon Miller - Kraken
Andrea Yuen - Swyftx
John O'Loghlen - Coinbase
Drew Bradford - Macropod
Laura Lin - Nexo
Jenny Wei - Binance
Lunch 12:30am - 1:30pm
ROUNDTABLE 2
Innovation, Investment & Australia’s Competitive Future
1:30pm - 3:00pm
A roundtable exploring how tax, investment and policy settings may influence innovation, entrepreneurship, capital formation and Australia’s ability to attract and retain globally competitive businesses and talent. Discussions will help inform future industry engagement and policy conversations.
Hosted by Superteam Australia
Darren Rogan - Superteam Australia / Solana
Kinsleigh J - Superteam Australia / Solana
Sean White - XDC
Krish Gosai - Gosai Law
Matthew Walrath - Crypto Tax Made Easy
Jock Haslam - Hashlock
Lee Eaton - Independent Reserve
Sheree Ip - Curtin Uni
Simon Hopgood - chaindox.com
Kevin Saudners - Kraken
Michael Prendiville - Jelly C
Amelia Hitchings - Jelly C
Afternoon Tea 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Interactive Exchange
Internet Capital Conversations presented by Superteam Australia
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Join founders, investors, builders and policymakers for ongoing conversations about innovation, investment and the future of internet capital markets.
Meet fellow attendees, continue the discussion beyond the roundtable, and have the opportunity to participate in recorded interviews with our media team and contribute their perspectives on Australia's competitive future.
Hosted by Superteam Australia
Close 5:00pm
WoDECA Pre-Conference Mixer
Proof Of Practice: Where Blockchain Meets Reality
We invite you to an evening before the Digital Economy Conference 2026 - a gathering for conversation, connection and ideas already shaping the future for all Australians.
Don’t have a ticket to the DECA Conference? You can purchase one here.
Set in the heart of Sydney’s CBD at Babylon Rooftop, this evening brings together founders, operators, investors, technologists, policy thinkers, builders, emerging voices and industry supporters around a timely theme: the industry is moving beyond pilots and promise into practical application. Together, we will showcase businesses at the forefront of technology and proof of practice - where blockchain is meeting reality.
With special thanks to our generous sponsors: BTC Markets, Cointree, Fableration, Kraken, Qubit and UTIX Blockchain Ticketing - this evening is a WoDECA pre-conference gathering created for women in blockchain, digital assets, Web3 and/or emerging tech.
We warmly welcome people of all genders and levels of technical experience - from those newly exploring the digital economy to those already deeply involved in shaping the industry.
Opening Night Reception
The conference opens with a high-energy evening that brings the full ecosystem into the room. Leaders, founders, institutions and operators come together in a vibrant, fast-moving environment. With music, drinks and a dynamic atmosphere, this is where the network activates, momentum builds and the tone for the week is set.
Open to all full-day ticket holders. No additional registration required, simply present your conference lanyard or ticket on arrival.
DECON at DUSK
Join us straight after Day Two of DECON for a relaxed evening of connection, conversation and unwinding with fellow conference delegates.
Guests will be welcomed with drinks and canapés at The Bar Sydney Common, one of Sydney’s most striking venues, located within the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park.
This official DECON event is proudly hosted by Swyftx, Fireblocks, Superteam Australia and AUDD.
Capacity is limited. Registration is essential but does not guarantee entry, as all guests must be approved by the organisers. Register now to secure your spot for approval.
Blockchain Lawyers Forum
Join an exclusive in-person event focused on blockchain regulation in Sydney. This invitation-only gathering is tailored for experienced blockchain legal professionals.
The unconference format allows you to shape the discussion by selecting the topics most relevant to you, all conducted under the Chatham House Rule.
If you have received an invitation and are not yet a BLF member, you are invited to apply for complimentary membership. This provides access to a truly international network of blockchain and legal experts.
Please note that capacity is limited. If your availability changes after confirming attendance, please let the organisers know so another invitee can participate.
Aus Blockchain & AI Network
This special edition of the Aus Blockchain & AI Network meetup brings together founders, builders, researchers and industry leaders exploring the convergence of blockchain, AI and emerging digital infrastructure.
Hosted at Stone & Chalk Tech Central, the evening will feature talks, insights and conversations from those actively building across Australia’s innovation economy.
Designed as a relaxed but high-calibre community gathering, the event offers an opportunity to connect with the people shaping the future of digital assets, AI and decentralised technologies.
REGULATORY BREAKFAST
7:30 AM | Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park
The Regulatory Breakfast brings together senior leaders from Australia’s regulatory and policy landscape for a focused morning of updates, perspectives and forward-looking discussion.
Designed for industry leaders navigating a rapidly evolving environment, this session features addresses and fireside conversations with regulators, government representatives and key agencies shaping the future of the digital economy.
Across AML/CTF reform, digital asset regulation, consumer expectations, supervision, financial crime, licensing and market infrastructure, speakers will share practical insights into what is changing, what industry should be preparing for, and where regulatory focus is heading next.
After hours with Independent Reserve
5:30pm | Location on registration
Join Independent Reserve for drinks and canapés to close out the Digital Economy Conference 2026.
Meet the IR team and connect with others in the digital asset community before the State of Origin game kicks off later in the evening.
Open to all DECON attendees. Space is limited, so please RSVP to secure your spot.
9:00am - 10:30am
How do businesses move forward when regulation is converging but clarity is still missing? This roundtable dives into launching under new AML and CTF expectations, Treasury reforms, evolving ASIC guidance, and the existing legal framework that still holds weight for now.
11:00am - 12:30pm
This session marks the first sitting of the SMSF Innovation Council, an industry initiative focused on the future of self managed super funds in a modern digital economy. As interest in digital assets, tokenised investments, and new asset classes grows, this roundtable will examine the regulatory settings, infrastructure needs, and market developments shaping this space. The discussion will explore practical pathways to support innovation and investor confidence in Australia’s retirement investment landscape.
1:30pm - 3:00pm
This roundtable explores the path forward for stablecoins in Australia and beyond. From regulatory settings to financial infrastructure, we will unpack the role of trust, utility, and oversight in making stablecoins usable, scalable, and safe across the economy.
3:30pm - 5:00pm
A conversation and update on Information Sheet 225, highlighting key themes and observations as the sector continues to engage with the guidance.
Welcome to the frontier of Australia’s digital future. The Outpost is where builders roll up their sleeves, visionaries share bold ideas, and leaders shape what comes next. It is a space for action, imagination, and real world progress — grounded in what is being built right now and where we are headed together.
From deep thinking to big laughs, The Outpost is home to momentum, ambition, and the spirit of innovation.
9:00am - 10:30am
Australia is Building
Thirty minutes with the builders who are actively tokenising assets, decentralising systems, and building digital infrastructure right here and right now.
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Local platforms creating tokenised products
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Tech teams building open systems
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Builders solving for licensing, compliance, and scale
Serving Six Million Strong
Thirty minutes with the industry leaders and businesses serving Australia’s six million digital asset holders and the millions more who are just getting started.
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Onboarding new users safely and simply
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Building trust and digital literacy
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Creating services Australians can rely on
Brave and Digital: The Australia We Want to Build
This is the rally cry. The final thirty minutes brings together visionary thinkers and industry heavyweights to explore what it will take to make Australia a digital leader from the inside out.
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What does digital success look like on our terms
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How do we scale ideas into national movements
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What happens when Australian innovation leads the world
1:30pm - 3:00pm
This ninety minute session is a bold exploration of the far future. It brings together the wildest ideas in crypto, emerging technology, and global systems to ask one simple question — what if we had no limits?
Through speculative thinking and future focused thought experiments, we will explore tokenised cities, autonomous AI agents, blockchain powered nation states, and a world where borders are programmable and value is entirely digital. This is not about predicting the future. It is about expanding what we believe is possible.
Expect imagination, provocation, and ideas that challenge everything we think we know.
Tokenised Futures
What if:
Cities were tokenised and citizens held governance shares
Every object, interaction, and idea could be fractionalised and traded
Bitcoin evolved into the base layer of value for an interplanetary economy
Tech Without Limits
What if:
AI agents negotiated contracts, owned property, and made decisions on your behalf
Autonomous infrastructure self repaired and optimised in real time
The next evolution of the internet was not the metaverse but something stranger
This is a journey through quantum, AI, and the machines that may outlive us.
The Global Connected World
What if:
The first blockchain powered nation state emerged
Jurisdiction became programmable and borders no longer mattered
Culture itself was tokenised preserved shared and evolved through networks
This final segment explores new forms of global cooperation, citizenship, and collective intelligence.
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Part event quiz, part industry trivia, part pure fun. This high energy session is your chance to test what you know or think you know about blockchain, digital assets, the broader digital economy, key moments from the conference and the quirks of sector culture. Fast paced, competitive and full of laughs. Prizes included. Bragging rights guaranteed.
The heart of the action. Spark Arena is where ideas come to life through live demos, debates, showcases and networking. This is not a place to sit back and watch. It is designed for hands on experiences, real conversations and high impact moments. Whether you are testing a product, voting in a debate or making new connections, Spark Arena is where the energy of the digital economy is on full display.
Web3 & AI in Action
9:00am - 10:30am
Five builders. Five demos. One big look at the bleeding edge. This high-speed session gives the audience a front-row seat to real-world applications across Web3 and AI — followed by an open Q&A panel with the creators. Come curious, leave inspired.
11:00am - 12:30pm
Meme coins have captured headlines and wallets with their viral appeal, extreme volatility, and cultural relevance. As tokens like Trump Coins and pump dot fun grow in popularity, concerns around manipulation, investor risk, and market integrity are on the rise. Should regulators or other actors step in or is this simply the market expressing itself freely? This debate will test the boundaries between innovation and intervention in one of the most controversial corners of the digital asset space.
1:30pm - 3:00pm
No pitch decks. No panels. Just working products. Dive into this interactive space where builders bring their tools to life. It’s a real-world walk-through of what’s being used, tested, and deployed right now.
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Fast-paced, high-energy and designed to spark real connections. This session brings together women across the digital economy for structured speed networking, shared laughs and new opportunities. Come as you are and leave with new allies.
BREAKFAST
REGULATORY BREAKFAST
7:30am - 9:15am
The Regulatory Breakfast is designed to bring together government representatives, regulators, policymakers and senior industry leaders for a focused discussion on regulatory priorities, implementation challenges and the evolving policy landscape. Participation is expected from C-suite executives, legal experts, compliance leaders and infrastructure operators.
KEYNOTE
Opening
A quick welcome to set the pace, introduce the format, and jump straight into insights.
EMCEE - Liam Hennessy - Thomson Geer
KEYNOTE
Project Acacia - Findings and what's next for digital finance in Australia?
Elizabeth Reed - DFCRC
Dr Tony Richards - DFCRC
KEYNOTE
A regulatory address from ASIC
Regulating the Next Financial System: Market Integrity, Consumer Protection and Digital Assets
Rhys Bollen - ASIC
KEYNOTE
Risk to Resilience: AUSTRAC Update on AML Reform, Regulatory Priorities and Expectations.
AML/CTF Update: Regulatory Direction and Industry Expectations
This address provides a high-level update on AML/CTF priorities, outlining key developments, supervisory focus and what reporting entities should expect in the near term across compliance obligations and enforcement settings.
Faranaz Alam - AUSTRAC
FIRESIDE
In Conversation with AFCA: Trust, Trends and What’s Ahead
This fireside conversation explores how consumer trust is evolving across digital financial services, drawing on complaints data, emerging trends and frontline dispute experiences. The discussion will examine recurring issues, shifting consumer expectations and the areas AFCA believes industry should be paying close attention to as digital finance continues to mature.
Daniel Caruso - National Australia Bank
Shail Singh - AFCA
FIRESIDE
Prudential regulation: APRA’s mandate and approach to its future perimeter under the Government’s proposed reforms to the regulation of payments service providers.
Daniel Chippeck - APRA
C losing
Official Closing
Guests are kindly asked to make their way to the Networking Pavilion prior to the commencement of the conference.
THEATRE
DAY 3
9:30am - 5:00pm
This day focuses on emerging technologies, digital value networks and advanced systems, including AI-driven coordination, autonomous infrastructure and digital trade. It also considers the role of quantum technologies within the broader evolution of secure, scalable and interoperable digital infrastructure.
9:30am
KEYNOTE
EMCEE OPENING ADDRESS
Kate Cooper - OKX
9:35am
KEYNOTE
Government Address
Aaron Violi MP, Member for Casey
Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy
Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation
Shadow Minister for Cyber Security
9:50am
PANEL
What Australia Can Learn From What's Already Working
Real-world lessons from global payments, stablecoins, digital assets and internet capital markets.
Rachel Jones - AUDD Stablecoin
Darren Rogan - Superteam Australia / Solana
Kinsleigh J - Superteam Australia / Solana
Kartik Swaminathan - Demether
Harkl - Solana Foundation
Oleksandr Rybalko - SigIntZero
10:30am
KEYNOTE
Tech Trinity: AI, Blockchain and Quantum
The session takes a big-picture view of how these three technologies are interacting across digital infrastructure, security and economic systems.
Karti Mahendran - Deloitte
MORNING TEA 10:50AM
11:20am
KEYNOTE
Fast-Tracking Digital Assets: From Innovation to Enterprise Production with Oracle Blockchain
As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation journeys, digital assets are rapidly evolving from innovation pilots to enterprise-scale production deployments. From tokenized payment systems to real-world assets, organizations are exploring how blockchain technology can enable secure, transparent, and efficient digital financial ecosystems.
This keynote session will discuss how Oracle Blockchain Platform helps organizations fast-track their digital asset initiatives by providing enterprise-grade capabilities. Decision-makers, architects, and technical leads will gain insights into practical digital asset implementation and how Oracle Blockchain supports accelerated innovation while maintaining scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
Gourav Sarkar - Oracle Blockchain
11:35am
FIRESIDE
Autonomous Economic Actors
As artificial intelligence moves from analysis to execution, software is beginning to hold wallets, allocate capital and interact directly with markets. This session explores how AI agents, digital assets and blockchain infrastructure converge to create autonomous economic actors, reshaping ownership, trust and the design of financial systems.
Jannat Maqbool - Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
Rob Allen - Hedera Hashgraph
Hugh Hartigan - Hartigan & Associates
12:05am
PANEL
The Quantum Horizon: Capability, Risk and Readiness
This session will explore the fundamentals of quantum technology, its anticipated timeline for impact, and its broader implications. We'll also discuss the specific impacts of post-quantum cryptography on blockchain technology, providing a comprehensive view of how these advancements will reshape the landscape.
Rishi Krish - Quantum Australia
Sushmita Ruj - UNSW Sydney
Umut Cikla - IBM
Mahesh Krishnan - Fujitsu
LUNCH 12:35PM - 1:25PM
1:25pm
PANEL
The Infrastructure of Institutional Capital
This session examines how digital asset markets are engineered for institutional scale, spanning liquidity aggregation, venue operations, global connectivity and custody frameworks that underpin resilience and investor confidence.
Katrina Sharman - Piper Alderman
Judy Goh - Integral
Jonathon Miller - Kraken
Adrian Przelozny - Independent Reserve
Jack Deeb - Pier Two
2:05pm
FIRESIDE
From Issuance to Settlement: How Tokenised Markets Operate
Exploring how blockchain infrastructure, tokenised real-world assets and hybrid brokerage models are reshaping capital formation, investor access and the future structure of Australian and global markets.
Delia Burrage - Macropod
Daniel Cher - BNY
Michael Prendiville - JellyC
2:25pm
KEYNOTE
AI and Geopolitics: The New Power Architecture
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a strategic capability for nations. As governments compete for leadership in AI, the technology is reshaping geopolitics, economic security and global alliances. This session explores how AI is influencing national power, the emerging race for technological sovereignty, and what the new geopolitical landscape means for businesses operating in the digital economy.
Jisoo Kim - Clear AI
2:40pm
FIRESIDE
Mobile Networks, Money and Access: Two Models, One Customer
Mobile networks shape how people connect, transact and participate. This fireside explores how mobile-first models are evolving across engagement, payments and network participation, examining where value is created, who controls the customer relationship, and how mobile ecosystems are developing globally.
Amy-Rose Goodey - DECA
Scott King - Zapme
David Bayon - World Mobile
AFTERNOON TEA 3:00 - 3:30PM
3:30pm
KEYNOTE
Are We Sleepwalking Into a Trust Apocalypse? Why AI's Deception Economy Makes Blockchain Almost Inevitable
As AI makes deception cheaper and more scalable, organisations face growing challenges proving authenticity. This session explores provenance, identity, verification, and why cryptographic trust systems may become critical digital infrastructure.
Tim Lea - Fidestra
3:40pm
PANEL
Integrity Is Infrastructure: Risk management, compliance architecture and business resilience.
As digital asset markets mature, fraud prevention, legal accountability and identity infrastructure become core architecture. This session examines how exchanges, legal frameworks and compliance technology shape market integrity and public trust.
Michelle Rizal - Chainalysis
Jock Haslam - Hashlock
Larry Simon - Know Your Solutions
Gabby Lewis - Swyftx
4:30pm
FIRESIDE
Global Pulse: A Live Report from the Frontlines of the Financial System Change
Paul Derham - Holley Nethercote