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Rachael Jones
Vice Chair
ACS National Blockchain Committee
Rachael Jones has a strong background in digital asset economics, finance, and blockchain technology. She is Operations Lead at AUDD, Australia's premier Australian dollar-backed stablecoin for institutional-grade payments and digital commerce, and 2025 Blockies Startup of the Year. She is also a researcher with the Centre for Digital Economic Analysis.
Her approach is grounded in a rigorous academic foundation, holding a Master's degree in Financial Economics and a Diploma in Applied Blockchain. She is currently undertaking a PhD in the Faculty of Computer Science at QUT, investigating the economic and societal impacts of blockchain technologies.
Rachael combines technical expertise with strategic insight to drive industry development and shape digital asset policy across the Asia-Pacific. She was awarded Women of the Year at the 2025 BlockchainNZ Awards.
Speaking at
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2:30–4:00pmTue 24 MarWorkshopUniClub - Workshop Room 2Open
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Building the Blockchain Foundation - Reinventing Decentralised Systems for a Resilient Next Economy
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Andrew CollinsCo-FounderNansen.io
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & ChairmanWestern Australia Web3 Association
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Prof. Bill RoscoeDirectorUniversity College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre
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Dolly BrtanVIC ChairAustralian Computer Society
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Karen CohenChairACS National Blockchain Committee
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Rachael JonesVice ChairACS National Blockchain Committee
About this session
As economies digitalise, over-centralised platforms create systemic cyber, operational, and climate risks - while many blockchain experiments remain speculative and poorly governed. This session brings together global research and regional industry perspectives to examine how blockchain can overcome these challenges and serve as the best foundation for organising decentralised mainstream societies.
In the first part, Bill Roscoe, Director of the University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre, draws on his new book Understanding Decentralised Systems and the work of his Digital Civilisation project. He addresses the inefficiencies and governance challenges that have kept blockchain from mainstream adoption, and makes the case that the very qualities which make it ideal for cryptocurrency also make it the best way to organise decentralised mainstream societies.
The second part, presented by members of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Blockchain Committee, offers a timely snapshot of where blockchain stands today in Australia. The panel explores adoption across finance, supply chains, digital identity, and the creative economy, alongside regulatory developments, ecosystem challenges, and opportunities for innovation and growth.
Together, both parts provide attendees with a practical and forward-looking view of what is needed to strengthen capability, collaboration, and global competitiveness in this rapidly evolving technology sector.
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