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The payments landscape is being reshaped by digitalisation and new technologies such as the distributed ledger technology or AI, by new players from big tech to fintechs and new forms of settlement assets (stablecoins, tokenised deposits, CBDCs). While this wave of innovation holds the promise of greater efficiency and business gains, international competition is intensifying and accelerating, thus raising the question of new technological dependencies and monetary sovereignty. In this context, central banks and the Eurosystem in particular, are walking a fine line adapting the monetary and financial system: innovating how central bank money is provided with retail and wholesale CBDCs while upholding a robust and trusted framework that keeps risks under control and maintains monetary sovereignty.

Explore the dual frontiers of artificial intelligence as on-device integration transforms mobile hardware and autonomous systems redefine enterprise productivity. This session examines the technical hurdles and competitive landscape shaping global smartphone leaders, alongside the disruptive potential of agentic AI and emerging questions of accountability across modern workplace environments.

This session focuses on the practical integration of sophisticated AI systems within the modern enterprise. We examine the evolution of model reliability, the ethical considerations of large-scale automation, and the strategies leaders use to foster effective collaboration between human teams and machine intelligence in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

As innovative companies scale from breakthrough technologies to global businesses, the challenge extends beyond raising capital to building the right conditions for long-term success. This session explores the interplay between capital markets, innovators and investors in supporting growth, and how a strong ecosystem can help emerging companies scale, attract investment and realise their ambitions.

This panel takes a look at how AI integration is reshaping core financial systems, optimising institutional operations, and unlocking new pathways for sustainable economic growth.

Family offices are moving beyond traditional charity and putting impact at the heart of how they invest. This panel will discuss how to invest for both returns and impact, the real trade-offs of patient capital, how technology is changing the way impact is measured, and how Hong Kong is helping family capital do well and do good for generations to come.

As physical AI moves past raw technical milestones, building an enduring industry demands more than hardware breakthroughs. This session examines the forces shaping the sector's next chapter: aligning capital strategy with market trust, sustaining long-term value, and defining what true industry maturity looks like.

A strategic discussion on how AI-driven platform innovation, institutional-grade infrastructure, and tokenization are accelerating the seamless convergence of traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems.

As global finance shifts toward continuous 24/7 execution, the underlying market plumbing is being radically re-engineered. This session explores how modern rails are unlocking fragmented liquidity across centralized, decentralized, and institutional venues. Examine how real-time settlement and dynamic collateral mobility are redefining capital efficiency for the next era of trading.

In this fireside chat, Agustín Carstens, Board Member of UBS/former General Manager of the BIS, and Tao Zhang (moderator), the BIS Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, discuss the new technological developments reshaping central banking, their opportunities, and implications to financial stability and international cooperation.