The Path to the Digital Economy 2020 | Digital Money Forum | 7 January 2020 | The Venetian Hotel , 3355 S Las Vegas Blvd

The Path to the Digital Economy 2020 - Every year we ask the audience how much cash they have in the pocket. Every year the answer is less and less. For the fifth year, CES is producing The Digital Money Forum. The day-long conference and 4-day exhibit marketplace are devoted to helping the technology community navigate the circuitous transition from paper currencies to digital.

Like any trip worth taking, the path to a cashless digital economy has been fraught with bumps, retributions, recriminations and turf wars, but it’s paved the way for a new, mature generation of problem solvers who are prepared to lead the way. At our 2020 show, we’ll focus on the companies and leaders who’ve been at the forefront of fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrency advancements.

On the fintech front, 2020 is the year when chatting with a robo advisor will become nearly indistinguishable from talking to a human financial expert. It’s the year when fintech companies will rely on AI, voice and 5G devices to help redefine everything from how credit is scored to how loans and payments are made. And it’s a year where all banking and payments will become mobile first.

For blockchain and crypto you’ll see the industry move from what Deloitte calls “blockchain tourism” to prioritizing blockchain right up there with AI and 5G as their business stay competitive. This will be the year where you’ll see new currencies working alongside traditional ones, and new asset classes born as the digital tokens go mainstream.

You’ll see major hardware manufacturers jumping on board with blockchain-ready mobile devices, plug-in blockchains, automated kiosks and newly designed chipsets that will both speed and secure blockchain’s operations. Regulators will provide a much-needed framework for weeding out bad actors. And you’ll see the “suits” — everyone from the major exchanges to funds and traders — all gathered to figure out their rightful places in a financial world we’ve only just begun to imagine.

There’s no better place to explore the future of money then at CES, the epicenter of innovation and the most likely place on the planet for technologists to gamble on the future.

2020 Speakers

Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi
Emerging Technology, Innovation Leader, Deloitte

Jeremy K. Balkin
Head of Innovation, HSBC

Sean Barger
Managing Director, CPUcoin

Steven Becker
President, COO, MakerDAO

Stan Bharti
Chairman, Gear Capital

Rick Bleszynski
CEO, Zocial

Michelle Bond
Global Head of Government, Regulatory Affairs, Ripple

Jason Brett
President, CEO, Value Technology Foundation

Michael Casey
Incoming Chief Content Officer, CoinDesk

Phil Chen
Decentralized Chief Officer, HTC

Joe Cutler
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Mariana Danilovic
Managing Director, Infiom

Richard Dennis
CEO, TemTum

Dante Disparte
Head of Policy Communications, Libra Association

Mark Mueller-Eberstein
CEO, Adgetec

Jordan French
Executive Editor, Grit Daily

Bimal Gandhi
CEO, Uniken, Inc

Chris Garrod
Director, Conyers

Nitin Gaur
Director, IBM Digital Asset Labs, IBM

Shidan Gouran
CEO, Gulf Pearl Ltd

Will Graylin
CEO, OV Loop, Inc

Lindsey Grossman
Director of Product, Global Markets, N26 Inc

Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto
Managing Director, Operations, Gemini

Duane Jacobsen
CEO, Blocksafe Holdings Inc

Amy James
CEO, Alexandria Labs

Travis Jarae
CEO, One World Identity

Jonathan Johnson
CEO, Overstock

Jim Kearney
Principal, Point B

Larry King
Host, Larry King Live

Nikhil Lele
Principal - EY Financial Services, EY

Vinny Lingham
CEO, Co-Founder, Civic

Thomas Maxon
Head of U.S. Operations, CoolBitX Ltd

Karen G. Mills
Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School

Tiffani Montez
Senior Analyst, Aite Group

Alex Mashinsky
CEO, Celsius Network

Andrew B. Morris
Founder, CEO, The Fintech Agenda LLC

Martine Paris
Freelance Tech Reporter, Fast Company

Brock Pierce
Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation

Robin Raskin
Founder, CEO, Living In Digital Times

Matthew Roszak
Co-founder, Chairman, Bloq, Inc

Akin Sawyerr
Strategy, Governance Lead, Decred

Pooja Shah
Co-Lead, Filecoin, Protocol Labs

Charlie Shrem
Host, UntoldStories

Kirk Simpson
CEO, Co-Founder, Wave

Jay S. Sidhu
Customers Bancorp, Customers Bank, BankMobile, Customers Bank

Patrick South
VP of Development, Chamber of Digital Commerce

Kat Sullivan
Director, Asset Management, Global Distribution, Galaxy Digital

Lisa Song Sutton
Co-Founder, Sin City Cupcakes, Christie's International Real Estate, Ship Las Vegas

Christa Steele
Corporate Board Director, Former CEO, Christasteele.com

Lori H. Schwartz
Principal, StoryTech

Michael Terpin
CEO, Transform Group

Danny Tomsett
CEO, UneeQ

Karl J. Weaver
OEM Biz Dev Director -Asia/China, Rivetz Corp

Dan Westgarth
General Manager, North America, Revolut

Rob Wisniewski
Chief Technology Officer, CLEAR

2020 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Ey
• Uniken

GOLD:
• Bloq
• TransformGroup

SILVER:
• Maker:
• Pointb
• ci

BRONZE/PLUS:
• Perkinscoie

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• GritDaily

BASIC:
• Binji
• Coinsource
• Devvio
• SecuX