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      2026 Agenda

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      March 2026
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      Mon 23 Mar
      Tue 24 Mar
      Wed 25 Mar
      Summit Stage

      Winthrop Hall

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

      The Race for Quantum Resilience & First-Mover Advantage - How Industry & Governments Should Act
      • Roadmap for AI and Quantum
      Prof. Jingbo Wang

      Prof. Jingbo WangProfessor, Founder and Director, Research Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms, The University of Western Australia
      Mark Stickells

      Mark StickellsChief Executive Officer, Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
      Dr. Michelle Simmons

      Dr. Michelle SimmonsFounder & Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Quantum Computing
      Tan Bin Ru

      Tan Bin RuPresident, Enterprise Digital, ST Engineering
      Sopnendu Mohanty

      Sopnendu MohantyGroup Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
      Summit Stage

      Winthrop Hall

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

      Launch of Q-FINEX (Quantum Finance Industry Experimentation)
      • Roadmap for AI and Quantum
      Prof. Jingbo Wang

      Prof. Jingbo WangProfessor, Founder and Director, Research Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms, The University of Western Australia
      Sopnendu Mohanty

      Sopnendu MohantyGroup Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
      Summit Stage

      Winthrop Hall

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 11:10 AM - 11:50 AM

      How to Build Better Money - Trust Stack for Money in Motion
      • Blueprint for Digital Assets
      Alvinder Singh

      Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore
      Effie Dimitropoulos

      Effie DimitropoulosChief Executive Officer, AUDD Stablecoin
      Kate Cooper

      Kate CooperChief Executive Officer, OKX
      Dr. Mark Staples

      Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology Officer, Digital Finance CRC
      Maha El Dimachki

      Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN Solutions, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
      Summit Stage

      Winthrop Hall

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM

      The Long Game in the Indo-Pacific - Engineering Conviction in the World’s Most Compelling Investment Region
      • Securing the Future
      Neil Parekh

      Neil ParekhDeputy Chairman, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, SMBC & Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
      Prof. David Lee Kuo Chuen

      Prof. David Lee Kuo ChuenChairman, Global Fintech Institute
      Summit Stage

      Winthrop Hall

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM

      Why Are We Here? Beyond Machines & Money - Meaning, Consciousness & the Human Future
      • Securing the Future
      Venerable Ajahn Brahm

      Venerable Ajahn BrahmAbbot, Bodhinyana Monastery
      Prof. Bernard Carr

      Prof. Bernard CarrEmeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London
      Dr. Andrzej Gwizdalski

      Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & Chairman, Western Australia Web3 Association
      Public-Private Roundtables

      UniClub - Roundtable Room 1

      Invite-Only

      Tue, 24 Mar | 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

      [Closed-Door Roundtable] Indo-Pacific Digital Money Infrastructures - Building the Next Wholesale Payment Rails
      • Blueprint for Digital Assets
      Alvinder Singh

      Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore
      Doulos Lee

      Doulos LeeManager, Bank Negara Malaysia
      Kylie Stewart

      Kylie StewartDigital Currencies Senior Manager, Reserve Bank of Australia
      Dr. Mark Staples

      Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology Officer, Digital Finance CRC
      Robert Porter

      Robert PorterHead of Digital Asset Services (Business), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)
      Steve Vallas

      Steve VallasChief Executive Officer, Blockchain APAC
      Victoria Richardson

      Victoria RichardsonPartner, ID Partners
      Maha El Dimachki

      Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN Solutions, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
      Public-Private Roundtables

      UniClub - Roundtable Room 2

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

      [Roundtable] Wiring the Indo-Pacific - Why Western Australia is the Place for Green Compute Infrastructure at Scale
      • Securing the Future
      Angela Trevithick

      Angela TrevithickExecutive Director, Manufacturing & Supply Chains Development, Department of Energy & Economic Diversification
      Brett Looney

      Brett LooneyPrincipal Solutions Architect, AWS
      Prof. Kate Brooks

      Prof. Kate BrooksHead, School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Curtin University
      Margarita Kongawoin

      Margarita KongawoinSenior Vice President of Software & HPC, DUG Technology
      Matthew Meszaros

      Matthew MeszarosFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Project Ohm
      Nils Hay

      Nils HayChief Executive Officer, Mid West Development Commission
      Jason McFarlane

      Jason McFarlaneDirector, Western Australian GreenTech Innovation Hub
      Workshop

      UniClub - Workshop Room 1

      Open

      Tue, 24 Mar | 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

      Quantum Finance in Practice - Demo of the Q‑FINEX Testbed
      • Roadmap for AI and Quantum
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