2025 Summit Agenda

What does it mean to be a machine in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent, autonomous agents performing complex human skills? This panel challenges leaders to rethink the traditional view of technology as a mere tool, inviting the audience to consider how autonomous self-learning algorithms (Agent AI/AGI) in multi-sensory devices (IoT/Robots) perceive their roles and impact on productivity, business efficiency, governance, ethics, sustainability, and coexistence.  

This panel will address several critical challenges:

1. How do we define the rights and responsibilities of autonomous AI systems?
2. What governance structures are needed to regulate their actions?
3. How do we prepare for scenarios where AI CEOs or autonomous systems hold critical decision-making power?
4. Who governs, "hires," or even "retires" machines that outperform humans in knowledge, productivity,  and control over resources?

Blending futuristic thinking with real-world implications, this session seeks to equip leaders with the insights needed to navigate the complex relationship between humanity and machines.

This panel explores the transformative potential of tokenization as both a disruptive force and a growth enabler. Panellists examine lessons learned from digital asset technologies, regulations, and adoption to anticipate the risks and the broader opportunities of Real-World Asset Tokenization (RWAT) across sectors.

How will web3 networks, tokenized assets, and quantum breakthroughs change the nature and functions of money and payments? What happens when money is personalised and tokenized, with programmable features tailored to individual needs? How will quantum technologies redefine the security and trust underpinning global currencies

From Bitcoin's role as a store of value to the geopolitical trade implications of central bank digital currencies, the panel seeks to challenge the conventional perceptions of currency and value, examining money not just as a medium of exchange but as a form of information—personalised, programmable, and embedded into the fabric of communication systems.

Beyond the mechanics of capital allocation, this panel explores the profound shifts in value creation and economic paradigms driven by technologies like AI, blockchain, quantum computing, and climate tech. Rather than treating these technologies as mere investment opportunities, this session challenges investors to consider their roles as architects of a new digital economy, where value is increasingly tied to intangible assets, decentralised networks, and machine intelligence. 

How do we invest in technologies that not only disrupt industries but also redefine what it means to build, own, and share value in a hyperconnected, intelligent world?

The world today harnesses an unprecedented level of computational capacity to power a wide range of applications, from large-language-model trainings to artificial intelligence-enhanced industrial operations. This requires staggering amount of energy, leaving behind substantial carbon footprints and increasingly risks compromising such technological gains with its unsustainably hefty environmental “price tags”.

This session discusses the pre-emptive ways forward to fuel the sustainable computing development, presenting fresh perspectives on investment, innovation and impact from top financiers, infrastructure providers, quantum experts and policy minds. The discussion will also explores Australia's transformative potential to become a hub for resilient High-Performance Computing (HPC) and climate-aligned data centres—critical infrastructure for the 21st-century digital economy.

This panel explores how quantum technologies—spanning quantum sensing, post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution, and quantum computing—are disrupting industries like mining, healthcare, finance, and supply chain management. Speakers will address the characteristics of quantum-driven disruption, potential "black swan" breakthroughs, and actionable strategies for leaders to anticipate, adapt, and thrive in a quantum-powered future.

As data, systems, and economies become more interconnected, traditional security approaches face inherent limitations. This panel dives into the critical intersection of technical innovations and regulatory frameworks, highlighting how these two often siloed domains can inform and enhance one another.

From the rise of post-quantum cryptography to the potential of blockchain to decentralise trust, technologists are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in securing the digital landscape. At the same time, policymakers are addressing the challenges of regulating a digital world that transcends borders and jurisdictions. This session seeks to bridge these perspectives, fostering a dialogue that examines how innovative technologies and progressive regulations can converge to protect people and businesses in an increasingly complex environment.