Events for May 25, 2026

(https://www.torontotechweek.com/). The goal of this compact one-day event is to congregate BUIDLers, researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software <a href="http://applications.Expect" target="_blank" title="applications.Expect">applications.Expect deep thought leadership, executive talks and panels, and academic presentations. We're talking about long-term engineering trends and innovation. You won't find marketing narratives, token launches, or <a href="http://promotions.Note:" target="_blank" title="promotions.Note:">promotions.Note: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469545) counted with 200 participants and speakers from JP Morgan, the Bank of Canada, Mastercard, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, EY, Starknet, among <a href="http://others.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="others.Co-sponsored">others.Co-sponsored by: Government of Ontario, Invest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody's Ratings, Compass360 Consulting and Tetra Digital GroupAgenda: Program DetailsRoom 1: Seminar Room - for the Thought LeadersOn the wake of Bill C-15 and the rapid digitisation of Canada's financial system, Canadian innovation leaders will give us a glimpse of what's to come this year and <a href="http://next.9" target="_blank" title="next.9">next.9 am – Registration9:30 am - Welcome and introduction - Conference Chair Marc Lijour, Secretary of the IEEE Blockchain Technical Community9:40 am - Opening Keynote by Alex McDougall, CEO of The FUTR Corporation: The Missing Layer: Why Agentic Commerce Needs a Consumer Data Protocol10 am - Short Keynote by Sheereen Khan, Founder and CEO of Regulativity: An update on the Canadian regulatory landscape10:10 am - Panel #1 - Stablecoins: A New Era of Payments in Canada- Felipe Priuli, Program Director for CAD Digital (CADD)- Kesem Frank, CEO of Canada Stablecorp (QCAD)- Kevin Zhang, Founder and CEO of LOONModerator: Evan Thomas11 am - Short Keynote by Hilary Carter, SVP Research at The Linux Foundation: What's the Role of Open Source for Canadian Sovereignty?11:10 am - Panel #2 - Sovereignty by Design- Ali Abou Daya, CEO of Transactix Financial <a href="http://Inc.-" target="_blank" title="Inc.-">Inc.- Thomas You, Associate Partner at Maverix Private Equity- Gaëlle Martin-Cocher, IEEE CanadaModerator: Marc Lijour=== NOON: LUNCH BREAK (food will be served in the Boardroom) ===1 pm - Short Keynote by Christopher Chen, Head of InvestHK Canada: Opportunities within the Hong Kong Fintech/Web3 eco-system1:10 pm - Panel #3 - How does Canada compete on the global stage?- Rajeev Bamra, Global Head of Strategy, Digital Economy at Moody's Ratings- Stuart Davis, President of Surpass Insights <a href="http://Inc.-" target="_blank" title="Inc.-">Inc.- Torstein Braaten, Chief Compliance at Stablecorp2 pm - Short Keynote by Bernice Cheung, VP, Financial Services & Cultural Markets Research at Environics Research Group: The State of FinTech Adoption and the rise of Self-Driving Money2:10 pm - Panel #4 - Gaining Momentum from Innovation to Adoption- Nisrine, Innovation Lead at Interac- James Emerson, Senior Manager in KPMG’s Digital Asset Center of Excellence- Adam Cai, CEO at Virgo GroupModerator: Asad Saeed== SNACK BREAK ==3:30 pm - Short Keynote by Eyal Sivan, Principal Consultant / Podcast Host at Mr. Open Banking: Open Banking and AI - A Perfect Match3:40 pm - Panel #5 - The New Frontier of Trust in Agentic AI & Blockchain- Michelle Beyo, CEO of FINAVATOR- Carlos Andres Delgado, Fintech, AI & Banking Expert- Diana Oreto, Blockchain & Digital Assets ExpertModerator: Michelle Beyo4:30 pm - NeworkingRoom 2: Main Theatre - for The EngineersBuilding the next generation of payments and Agentic AIAnil Nadiminti - When AI Agents Pay: Building x402 Apps for Agentic AI on AWSJames Holler - Compliance by Design: Why Blockchain Systems Must Integrate Regulatory Frameworks from Day OneKen Timsit - Agentic Commerce and PaymentsLawrence Ley - Agentic AI & Blockchain: The Autonomous Future of Decentralized IntelligenceRayan Sekhraoui - Sovereign Infrastructure for Web3 — Why Decentralized Apps Need Independent CloudSimon Kubbinga - Solana, Superteam, and Agentic CommerceVikas Malhotra - Building safer environments with control, decentralization and distribution=== 12:30 pm LUNCH BREAK (food will be served in the Boardroom) ===Academic TalksFederico Gatta - Deviations from Tradition: Stylized Facts in the Era of DeFiIgnacy Nieweglowski - PoliFi Tokens and the Trump EffectDr. Jia Kan - Stop Building Faster Chains: Start Building Blockchain Operating SystemsDr. Marina Flat - AI Governance in Distributed Ecosystems: Accountability by DesignNgozi Nora Agwu - Beyond Hype: Governance Barriers to Blockchain-Enabled InfrastructureRevanth Reddy Airre - From Reasoning to Settlement: A Five-Layer Architecture for Agent Payments on the Decentralized NetworkSrisht Fateh Singh - Modeling Loss-Versus-Rebalancing in Automated Market Makers via Continuous-Installment OptionsEmerging VenturesShashank Motepalli, Founder of Ekai Labs: Auditable Context Handoff in the Agent-to-Agent EconomyTity Lyngdoh, Founder of Dolphinze: From Global Workforce to Global Payment Rails: Rebuilding Contractor Payments InfrastructureVedant Harlalka, CEO and Co-Founder of Auditorium AI: Building Early Stage Startups in Canada - Blockchain, Data and CryptoMore speakers to be announced soon. Stay tuned!Many thanks to our sponsors: the Government of Ontario (sponsoring the location), as well asInvest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody's Ratings, Compass360 Consulting and Tetra Digital Group!Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7