2026 Speakers
Paolo Ardoino
Chief Executive Officer
Tether
Paolo Ardoino is the Chief Executive Officer of Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, with more than $200 billion in assets and 585 million users globally. A sci-fi enthusiast, he learned coding at the age of 8 and developed a strong background in distributed systems, highly scalable and resilient infrastructures, and cryptography.
Paolo operates at the forefront of financial and technological innovation, driving Tether’s strategy, vision, and expansion into digital assets, inclusive financial services, peer-to-peer telecommunications, AI platforms for infinite intelligence, and brain-computer interface research.
Under his leadership, Tether is accelerating the global push for financial freedom and technological sovereignty. His career has been defined by a relentless focus on building resilient infrastructure, advancing economic freedom, and pioneering a decentralized, stable, AI-powered future.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paoloardoino?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino?lang=en
Speaking At
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3:20–3:40pmTue 27 OctSummit StageKavkasioni Ballroom, Level 1Open
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Agents, Money and the Future State of Programmable Finance
Summit StageKavkasioni Ballroom, Level 1Open
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.



