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.

Brad Carr is the Executive for Geopolitical Risk at National Australia Bank (NAB), leading the bank’s analysis and engagement on geopolitics and emerging risk themes, and the delivery of solutions to support the resilience of customers and the wider Australian economy.

Brad previously led NAB’s Innovation and Digital Governance functions, and before that was Managing Director of Digital Finance at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in Washington, leading programs on digital identity, data policy, cloud, artificial intelligence, and digital assets. Brad led the IIF’s advocacy on the Basel III capital reforms, as well as a global review of banks’ credit risk modelling practices. Brad also hosted the IIF’s ‘FRT’ and ‘NAB Digital Next’ podcasts.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia, Masters in Science & Technology Commercialization from the University of Adelaide, Certificate in Futurist Studies from the University of Houston, and he is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a Fellow of the Salzburg Global institute.

Diane Smith-Gander AO is a professional company director with an accomplished business career 40 years in the making. She is Chair of Zip Co, Perenti Limited and private health insurer HBF. On 1st January 2025 Diane became the 16th & first female, Chancellor of the University of Western Australia.

Diane enjoyed a successful executive career ending in the C-Suite at Westpac Banking Corporation and with a period as a partner of McKinsey & Company in the United States serving global clients in diverse industries.

A keen advocate for gender equity Diane is past President of Chief Executive Women, Australia’s pre-eminent women’s advocacy group. In 2019 Diane was made an officer in the Order of Australia for services to business, women’s engagement in executive roles, gender equality and the community.

A former representative basketball player, Diane is a past chair of Basketball Australia and Australia's national anti-doping organisation. She now chairs the independent Nominations Committee of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA). Diane has completed independent reviews of high performance management and governance in sports.

Diane is a regular speaker on business topics including leadership, strategy and gender equity. For a period she hosted a panel show on Sky Business. She also lectures in the MBA program at UWA.

Diane holds an MBA from the University of Sydney and a BEc and Honorary Doctorate of Economics from UWA. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Governance Institute of Australia, in 2019 Diane was made an officer in the Order of Australia for services to business, women’s engagement in executive roles, gender equality and the community.

Rhys leads ASIC’s Fintech team within the Markets group. He leads the team overseeing crypto and digital assets firms, including preparing for the Government’s law reform in this area. He is also responsible for ASIC’s broader work on innovation and digital finance.

His previous roles at ASIC include Senior Executive Leader of the Market Supervision team, Credit, Banking and General Insurance team, the Insurers team and the Investment Managers team. Rhys has also held senior leadership roles at ASIC in the areas of international strategy, consumer protection, and strategic policy.

Rhys has more than 25 years experience as a regulator, academic and public policy practitioner. Before joining ASIC, he was an Executive Director at the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Strategy at NSW Fair Trading. He has also worked in private legal practice. Rhys has a PhD in financial services regulation and Master degrees in both law and business.

Considered by many to be the co-inventor of the blockchain (along with Dr. Stuart Haber), Dr. W. Scott Stornetta is an active investor, mentor, and the CEO of SureMark Digital. SureMark uses the same techniques that undergird the blockchain to create peer-to-peer unforgeable identities.

Effie is the CEO and Co-Founder of AUDC, the issuer of AUDD — Australia’s Premier Australian dollar-backed stablecoin built for institutional-grade payments, settlement and digital commerce. She leads the strategy and execution of AUDD, positioning it as a trusted, compliant digital representation of the Australian dollar across public blockchains, with a strong emphasis on governance, transparency and real-world use cases.

A seasoned fintech executive, Effie brings deep expertise across payments, alternative rails and blockchain infrastructure. Through AUDD, she is driving the practical adoption of stablecoins in global payments, bridging traditional finance with decentralised networks and shaping the future of digital money.

Stephen Dawson is Western Australia’s Minister for Regional Development, Ports, Science and Innovation, Medical Research and the Kimberley. He also serves as Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.

Stephen was born in Dublin and migrated to Australia with his family. Through his role as Minister for Regional Development, Stephen is focused on driving the economy through diversification and job creation and advocating for the needs of those living and working in the regions.

He has a wealth of knowledge on issues important to regional WA, having lived in the North West and holding a range of portfolios throughout his career such as Environment, Disability Services and Emergency Services.

Natasha is one of the world’s pre-eminent Live Contract experts.
She is recognized in Chambers as a global fintech expert with technical product design experience and deep legal understanding as a co-author of the seminal 2022 Oxford text on SLCs and is also a contributing author to the upcoming 2025 text, “Private Law: Digital Assets and Infrastructure.”
Founder of Chambers ranked national tech law firm Stirling & Rose and former Global Head of Digital Law at a major international law firm, Natasha advises Legal Commissions on SLCs, DAOs, and digital assets in the UK and Australia and has been awarded the Financial Times Most Innovative Lawyer, Thought Leader of the Year, Finalist Partner of the Year, and Innovator of the Year.

Professor of Computer Science at Oxford 1997-2024, now Emeritus. Head of Department 2003-14. Leading authority on Computer Security, Concurrency, Verification and Blockchain. Founder of several companies including TBTL (Security and Blockchain), Cocotec (Verification) and Iothic (Network Authentication). Author of over 200 academic papers and several books including the forthcoming Understanding Decentralised Systems — a reinvention of blockchain for the mainstream world.

Professor Jingbo Wang established and currently leads the Research Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithm that fosters collaboration and entrepreneurship, bringing together academics and industrial partners to develop innovative quantum solutions to tackle otherwise intractable problems and complex phenomena. Widely published in prestigious journals like Nature Photonics, Science Advances, Physical Review Letters, Quantum Science and Technology, her contributions have significantly advanced quantum computing and laid the foundation for future breakthroughs.  

Kate is the Head of School for Curtin University School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences (EECMS).

Kate is an expert in scoping and delivering projects of strategic importance to business, government and universities. Kate values building relationships and networks and has a keen eye for connecting interesting people to start conversations that generate new ideas. She is also passionate about STEM and skilling up Australia’s workforce for a digital and sustainable world and has a keen eye for what's on the horizon in terms of new opportunities and challenges.

Kate has PhD in astrophysics and spent the first part of her research career in Chile working for the European Southern Observatory and then the University of Chile before moving to Sydney to accept the CSIRO Bolton Research Fellowship. Kate was elected President of the Astronomical Society of Australia for 2011, 2012 and was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal in 2015 for her contribution to Australia's involvement with the SKA telescope.

Kate's career roles include State Director for the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub (a collaboration between federal and state governments); Lead Advisor Research for Murdoch University, Innovation Manager for Wesfarmers (WESCEF); and Deputy Head of Operations for CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. In her most recent role with the Federal Government's Entrepreneurs' Programme, Kate led the design and implementation of a program to helpl 150 businesses across Australia to decarbonise.

Kate also holds a Grad Cert in Innovation & Commercialisation and is a member of several Advisory Boards for universities and not-for-profit organisations. Kate co-founded Green Caffeen, a sustainably coffee cup startup on the eastcoast and was a member of the Board of Directors for StartupWA. Kate has also lectured for Murdoch University's MBA Global program on innovation and commercialisation.

Robert Porter is Head of Digital Asset Services (Business) at ANZ, where he is responsible for the strategic development of the bank’s enterprise capability for Digital Assets & Currencies (DA&C). His remit includes establishing strategic partnerships, regulatory engagement, and coordinating ANZ’s participation in regulator-led pilots across Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. With over 15 years’ experience in banking, strategy, and industry engagement roles, Robert has a strong focus on industry trends, policy and regulatory developments related to payments and digital assets.

Tan Bin Ru is a renowned leader in the Fintech industry globally and a prominent figure in the Singapore blockchain community. As the Chairwoman of the Blockchain Association of Singapore (BAS), she leads the organization with the vision to be the leading industry organization for the advocacy, collaboration, convergence, and fair use of blockchain and scalable technologies in Singapore.

Bin Ru is a regular speaker at various Fintech events on Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain including Singapore Fintech Festival, Singapore Blockchain Fest, Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Singapore – India Hackathon 2023 (Fintech & ESG) and many more. Through her speaking engagements, Bin Ru aims to promote the adoption and responsible use of technology in various industries and sectors.

Currently, Bin Ru serves as President, Enterprise Digital in Singapore Technologies Engineering in addition to her role as the Chairwoman of the BAS. With over 25 years of experience, Bin Ru has led several leadership roles in MNCs and startups. Notable roles include Deputy CEO and COO of ChainUp Pte Ltd, a leading blockchain technology solutions provider for digital asset exchanges and institutions, and CEO (Southeast Asia) of OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd., a technology-as-a-service platform for financial institutions. Bin Ru also held various leadership roles at Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.

Bin Ru's contributions to the Singapore fintech industry have been recognized with numerous accolades, including being named "Top 5 Women in FinTech" and "Asia FinTech Leaders" at the 2019 Singapore FinTech Awards. Bin Ru was also recognized with the "Woman in Fintech" award by Fintech Nation 65 in 2022. She is also a role model for women in the tech sector and was featured in the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech List in 2020.

Bin Ru holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from National University of Singapore. She is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt.