Agenda
Tue 27 Oct3:20–3:40pmSummit Stage
Agents, Money and the Future State of Programmable Finance
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About This Session
Programmable money is maturing from stablecoin to full financial infrastructure - and the real question is no longer whether it works, but who it serves and how it's governed.
Industry leaders set out what it actually takes to build a faster, more inclusive, global financial system, and what that means for a region betting on cross-border connectivity.
- When
- Tuesday 27 October3:20–3:40pm, Tbilisi time
- Where
- Summit StageKavkasioni Ballroom, Level 1
- Access
- Open
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