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Effie Dimitropoulos
Chief Executive Officer
AUDD Stablecoin
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.
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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1:30–2:45pmWed 25 MarPublic-Private RoundtablesUniClub - Roundtable Room 2Open
Next-Gen Transactions
[Roundtable] Cutting the Costs of Cross-Border Trade – Modern Digital Money in Practice
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Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Amy-Rose GoodeyChief Executive OfficerDigital Economy Council of Australia (DECA)
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Belle LouFounderBloom Fintech
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Prof. David Lee Kuo ChuenChairmanGlobal Fintech Institute
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Effie DimitropoulosChief Executive OfficerAUDD Stablecoin
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Prof. Kadambot SiddiqueHackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and DirectorThe UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia
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Laura DinneenHead of Product MarketingZodia Custody
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Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology OfficerDigital Finance CRC
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Michael PrendivilleChief Executive OfficerJellyC
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & ChairmanWestern Australia Web3 AssociationModerator
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Jannah PatchayExecutive in Residence & Board MemberGlobal Digital FinanceModerator
About this session
Western Australia’s economy is highly export-driven. With exports over $240 Billion, it makes nearly half of the total Australian goods exports. Yet cross-border payments still carry potentially avoidable friction such as settlement delays, layered fees, FX spreads, manual exceptions & compliance overheads, costs that hit SMEs hardest & compound across large trade flows.
This session is a practical, industry-first discussion focused on one question:
How can WA reduce the costs & friction of cross-border export payments & safely adopt modern, regulated digital settlement tools where they deliver clear benefits while maintaining strong compliance, consumer protection, operational resilience & effective supervision? -
