At the edge of tomorrow: Machine, Money and Humanity

Amy-Rose Goodey is a prominent leader in Australia’s digital asset and blockchain sector, currently serving as the CEO of the Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA). With a career spanning technology, policy, and industry advocacy, Amy-Rose has been at the forefront of driving regulatory clarity, fostering industry collaboration, and positioning Australia as a global leader in the digital economy.

Antonio is responsible for leading worldwide regulatory compliance across Crypto.com's entire product ecosystem. His compliance background expands across payments, remittances and cryptocurrency offerings. Prior to joining Crypto.com, Antonio led a successful Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program that was deployed across European and Asian markets at Coinbase. Antonio also served as senior business leader at Visa and has held senior roles at a number of other payments companies including Western Union. During a 13-year tenure at American Express, Antonio was responsible for leading the business transformation and compliance governance programs across multiple business lines and geographies.

Caroline Bowler is the CEO of BTC Markets, one of the largest digital asset exchanges in Australia. BTC Markets has over 362,000 Australian clients, who have traded more than $28bn since 2013.

Caroline has worked in Financial Services since 2004, both in Europe and Asia Pacific. Over her career, Caroline has worked with a variety of financial institutions. These include investment banks, hedge funds, financial technology companies, and financial advisors. This has extended to blockchain and digital asset companies since 2015.

Caroline is an advisory board member of the RMIT Digital3 research hub. She is also a former board member of industry group Blockchain Australia; Blockchain Leader of the Year 2022 and the 2022 recipient of the Female Fintech Leader of the Year award from Fintech Australia.

With regular appearances on Bloomberg, ABC, 7News, 9News, Sky News Australia alongside featured commentary in the AFR, SMH, The Age, The Australian, news.com.au, she is considered one of Australia’s foremost experts on cryptocurrencies and regulatory framework.

Caroline Bowler, CEO BTC Markets Pty Ltd
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Associate Professor Charles Gretton holds degrees in Engineering and Computer Science. He is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert with 20 years of experience in academic research and research commercialisation. He serves as the Director of Attention and Innovation at the Integrated AI Network, Australian National University.

A/Prof. Gretton's expertise spans Machine Learning and Automated Planning. He has successfully applied his AI expertise in a wide range of fields, including continental-scale retail business optimisation, agent-based market simulation, computer security, astronomical instrumentation, and mobile robot control. Since late 2017, he has led the development of "Dagster", an open-source high-performance computing (HPC) Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) solving tool designed to scale logical inference using HPC environments.

His vision is to develop AI that extends and augments human capability. This is achieved through the study and development of AI that reasons about change in the world and how to expand knowledge and understanding.

Dan Jovevski is the Founder & CEO of WeMoney, one of Australia’s leading Financial Wellness Platforms aimed at Gen Z and Millennials to improve their financial and credit health.

He started his early career in banking, then as a founder of SwitchMyLoan which was acquired by (ASX:PNC) in 2016, spending time working for a Family Office, before embarking on founding WeMoney in 2020.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, an MBA from University of Australia, where he did part of his MBA at Harvard University studying Behavioural Economics.

Effie is an accomplished fintech professional known for her expertise in harnessing the power of digital currencies, alternative payment rails and stablecoin usage on public blockchains to revolutionise payments and internet commerce. Her strategic business acumen and passion for technology led her to establish a pioneering business incubated at Novatti, AUDC Pty Ltd, bringing an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin, AUDD, to market. With a focus on facilitating frictionless financial transactions worldwide, she's enabling businesses to capitalise on these transformative technologies, leading the adoption of blockchain in global payments and commerce.

Heng Wang is a Professor of Law and Lee Kong Chian Fellow at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, where he also serves as the Associate Dean (Faculty Matters & Research). He is also an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, University of New South Wales (UNSW Law & Justice). Prior to these appointments, he was a professor and founding co-director of the Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre, UNSW Law & Justice. Heng is a recipient of major grants and awards and has been named as a top researcher in international law by The Australian newspaper. His work has been cited in intergovernmental organisation documents. Heng has advised or been a keynote speaker at events organised by many reputable organisations and institutions (e.g. ADB, APEC and Korean Foreign Ministry, Bundesbank, CPMI/BIS, HCCH, ICC, ICSID, IMF, INTERPOL, MAS, NAB, UNDP, UNICTRAL, World Bank, WTO), and the private sector. As a member, he contributes to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) AI Governance Alliance and the WEF Future of Blockchain and Digital Assets Initiative. His current research focuses on the governance of digitalisation and sustainability, as well as the future of international economic relationships.

Jeremy Tan is the Founder and CEO of Liquid Group, a leading cross-border digital payment non-bank financial institution (NFI) headquartered in Singapore, with a strong presence across the Asia-Pacific region. With over 20 years of experience in payment ventures, he has played a pivotal role in driving digital payment innovation and financial technology advancements.

Jeremy serves on Singapore’s Payments Council and is a Co-opted Councillor in SGTech. He also represents Singapore at the East Asia Business Council (EBAC) and the Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC), actively contributing to regional business collaborations.

Previously, Jeremy was a Board Member at Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (now SGInnovate) from 2009 to 2017 and served on the Board of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) from 2009 to 2013, where he was also part of the Investment Committee.

He holds a Master of Science in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering from King’s College London.

Dr Justine Lacey is Director of Responsible Innovation at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, where she leads research and strategies to address the ethical, social, and legal implications of emerging science and technology. Her work spans a wide array of fields, from digital and genetic advancements to the large-scale environmental technologies that are reshaping our world. With a background in philosophy, Justine specialises in integrating responsibility, trust, and ethics into science, technology development, and organisational strategy. A trusted advisor to government, corporate and scientific stakeholders, her unique blend of philosophical inquiry and applied science drives her commitment to ensuring that innovations can advance responsibly and ethically.

Professor Lam Khin Yong is NTU Singapore’s first Vice President (Industry), driving strategic industry partnerships and fostering innovation. Previously, as Senior Vice President (Research) (2014–2022), he managed NTU’s research ecosystem, overseeing an annual budget exceeding S$700 million. He has held pivotal leadership roles, including Acting Provost, Chief of Staff, and Dean of the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

A strong advocate of the Triple Helix framework, Prof Lam has established partnerships with industry leaders such as Continental, Alibaba, and ExxonMobil, as well as global research collaborations with institutions like the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Cambridge. Before NTU, he held senior positions at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), where he founded key research institutions such as the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC).

Professor Lam’s numerous awards include the French Legion of Honour (2017) for fostering academic and industry collaborations that strengthened bilateral relations between France and Singapore, the honorary title of Senior Advisor to the Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation for his contributions to Hungary’s higher education and research-innovation-enterprise ecosystems, and, most recently, the title of Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Munich for his scientific achievements, academic leadership, and support of TUM in Singapore. In 2018, he received Singapore’s President’s Science and Technology Medal (PSTM) for his distinguished contributions to R&D management and development.

Currently, he co-chairs governing boards for NTU’s major partnerships and oversees NTU’s flagship initiatives. Prof Lam holds degrees from Imperial College London and MIT and attended Harvard’s Advanced Management Programme.

Dr Mark Staples is the CTO for the Digital Finance CRC, and a Senior Principal Researcher in CSIRO’s Data61. He has led research and standardisation on blockchain since 2015, including leading technology work on CBDC pilot research projects with the Reserve Bank of Australia. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge.

Michael Small is Director of the UWA Data Institute and the CSIRO-UWA Chair of Complex Systems. He is also a Professor of Applied Mathematics in the School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing at UWA. He has previously held academic positions in Hong Kong and in the United Kingdom. He is now Deputy Editor in Chief of the journal Chaos and Main Editor of Physica A. His interest is data driven methods in applied mathematics – particularly in chaotic dynamics, dynamical systems, complex systems and complex networks. His work has many applications and currently funded projects include three ARC Training Centres and Research Hubs in Industrial Maintenance, Oceans, and Transport and several NHMRC projects focussed on Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing.

With a commercial background in banking and financial tech spanning nearly 20 years, I am proud to be part of the founding team at Banking Circle - from inception through to a global financial infrastructure servicing banks and payment businesses.

Nicole is currently leading the development of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy working closely with government and regulators, to develop common definitions for sustainable economic activities and investments. Nicole also leads a body of work at ASFI with major finance sector entities to integrate nature considerations into financial capital allocation decisions. Nicole has a background in climate and sustainability in government, banking, private equity, and law. She has deep knowledge and experience working across the finance value chain on structuring sustainable products, assessing sustainable investment credentials and applying key sustainability monitoring frameworks, and has led the review of major climate policies including of the Emissions Reduction Fund, during her time in the public sector.

Nicole holds a Master of Laws in international trade and post-graduate qualifications in finance and economics.

Professor Peta Ashworth is the Director of Curtin University’s Institute for Energy Transition. She is a renowned expert in energy, communication, stakeholder engagement, and technology assessment. Professor Ashworth has researched public attitudes towards climate and energy technologies, including wind, carbon capture and storage (CCS), solar photovoltaic, storage, geothermal and hydrogen, for almost two decades.

In the blockchain space since 2018, Sabrina Tachdjian leads the fintech and payments fund at the Hbar Foundation, supporting the growth of the hedera hashgraph ecosystem. Prior to her work at the foundation and at Hedera, she led Blockchain investments at LINE, as well as held roles at Samsung in corporate strategy and business development. Sabrina holds a PhD in chemical and biomolecular engineering from NCSU and an MBA from NYU Stern.

Scott manages Tribeca’s Singapore office and Corporate Advisory business. Tribeca Capital is the Advisory arm of the Tribeca group, which includes a 25 yr old multi-bn dollar Investment Management business and a Private Wealth arm – together creating a boutique merchant banking platform based in Australia & Singapore. The Advisory business is focused on helping both private and public companies reach their potential by providing shareholder-aligned advice and leveraging the extensive relationships and capital markets experience in the group. The business is sector agnostic but primarily active in the decarbonization thematic, natural resources generally, as well as tech/ biotech/ healthcare selectively. With a career spanning 3 decades across a number of global financial centres, Scott is a longstanding resident of Singapore, dual Australian/ Canadian citizen, and graduate of the University of Alberta in Canada.

Simon Vans-Colina is the co-founder and CTO of Pave Bank, an innovative bank that's connecting Fiat, digital assets and programmability.

Before co-founding Pave Bank he was the CTO of BigPay in Singapore, founder of Fronted, a boutique lender and one of the founding team members at Monzo Bank.

He began his accomplished career in Japan's financial industry, holding key roles at Mizuho Bank, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), PwC Advisory, and Dai-ichi Life, where he gained extensive expertise in finance and business strategy. He also served as COO of a startup, further honing his leadership and operational skills. 

Education: The Graduate School of Letters (Ethics), Kyoto University

Dr Warren McKenzie is an Australian scientist and entrepreneur.

His experience spans the fields of nanotechnology, semiconductors, metallurgy, gene therapy and now fusion energy with each venture holding the possibility of being world changing. As an entrepreneur, Dr McKenzie has been listed as one of Australia’s top 100 Innovators and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.

Dr McKenzie founded HB11 Energy with one of the global pioneers of laser fusion, Professor Heinrich Hora. Laser fusion is now an industry.