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Kate Cooper
Chief Executive Officer
OKX
Kate Cooper is CEO of OKX Australia, leading a regulated digital asset platform through market volatility, regulatory scrutiny, and accelerating AI adoption. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Digital Economy Council of Australia, working across industry, policy, and financial infrastructure.
From inside regulated markets, Kate focuses on how institutions make sound decisions when technology changes faster than humans do. As AI becomes embedded in trading, settlement becomes programmable, and financial systems evolve in real time, her work centres on accountability under automation, clear decision rights, and infrastructure that earns trust before it is tested.
She is the author of EDGE: A Field Guide for Navigating Tech-Driven Change, written for leaders who want to retain judgement and authorship as systems move faster and stakes rise.
Speaking at
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11:10–11:50amTue 24 MarSummit StageWinthrop HallOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
How to Build Better Money - Trust Stack for Money in Motion
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Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Effie DimitropoulosChief Executive OfficerAUDD Stablecoin
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Kate CooperChief Executive OfficerOKX
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Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology OfficerDigital Finance CRC
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Money is critical infrastructure & most people only notice it when it fails. This session explains how trust in digital payments & settlements can be strengthened as cyber threats rise, economies digitize, and quantum moves from theory to threat. You’ll leave with practical trust upgrades that matter most for the decade ahead - access to resilient, secure money & payments in the age of disruption.
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