MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
7:00am+
PRIVATE MEETINGS
11:30
LUNCH WITH RIPPLE
12:30 - 1:30
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BEN BERNANKE
DR. BEN BERNANKE
Chairman, Federal Reserve System (2006-2014)
GENE SPERLING
National Economic Council Director and National Economic Advisor under Presidents Clinton and Obama (1996-2001, 2011-2014)
2:00 - 3:00
IF ONLY MY BANKS OFFERED...
In this no-holds-barred fireside chat, these corporate giants reveal how payments are evolving in their businesses and the services they’d like to see their banks offer.
JEFF JOHN ROBERTS
Tech Writer, Fortune Magazine
Moderator
KRISTEN MICHAUD
Managing Director, Treasury Operations, GE Capital
KAPIL MOKHAT
Global Director Payments Programs and Partnerships, Airbnb
PAUL SNAITH
Manager of Treasury Operations for Capital Markets and Banking and Payments, The World Bank
3:30 - 4:30
FOLLOW THE FLOWS: STRIKE WHILE THE IRON’S HOT
As global commerce expands, payment flows change, presenting financial institutions new revenue opportunities. These RippleNet customers share global payment trends in their parts of the world.
DILIP RAO
Managing Director of APAC/MENA, Ripple
Moderator
ED METZGER
Head of Innovation, Banco Santander
TAKASHI OKITA
CEO, SBI Ripple Asia
DR. ARAK SUTIVONG
SEVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Siam Commercial Bank
5:00 - 6:00
THE REAL DEAL WITH DIGITAL ASSETS
Market leaders recognize digital assets can play a lynchpin role in global payments. From regulation to trends, this panel will address it all.
BRIAN PATRICK EHA
Author, How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance
Moderator
OLIVER T. BUSSMANN
Founder and Managing Partner, Bussmann Advisory
MARWAN FORZLEY
CEO and Co-Founder, Veem
PATRICK GRIFFIN
SVP of Business Development, Ripple
6:00 - 8:00
HAPPY HOUR
PAUL GRIECO
James Beard Award-winning Sommelier
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
7:00am+
PRIVATE MEETINGS
11:30
LUNCH WITH RIPPLE
12:30 - 1:30
A LOOK AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE OF TECH
Sir Tim Berners-Lee discusses how he conceived and developed the Web, and details what’s next on the horizon for the Web we know today.
SIR TIM BERNERS‑LEE
Inventor of the World Wide Web
2:00 - 2:45
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH, UM, THE COMPETITION
New payments players have emerged and are giving banks a run for their money. During this session, we uncover the market opportunity and how these new players are getting traction.
KAUSIK RAJGOPAL
Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, U.S. Western Region
Moderator
SERGIO FOGEL
Co-Founder, dLocal
CORINNE MACMILLAN
CTO, Cambridge Global Payments
RAHUL PAI
COO, UAE Exchange
3:00 - 3:45
FIRST MOVERS TELL ALL
This series of flash talks spotlight first-mover banks who discuss specific use cases, how they built a business case and key results from using Ripple.
MARCUS TREACHER
Global Head of Srategic Accounts, Ripple
Moderator
HIROFUMI AIHARA
General Manager, Digital Innovation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
NOBUO ANDO
Representative Director, SBI Remit Co., Ltd.
RICHARD BELL
Blockchain Innovation Lead, Banco Santander
PAULA DA SILVA
Head of Transaction Services, SEB
DHARMESH DESAI
Group EVP, Yes Bank
4:00 - 5:00
FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN
Luminaries in blockchain address the elephant in the room: which blockchain technology will reign supreme? We bring the big guns to the stage for a live debate on the future of bitcoin and blockchain.
MICHAEL DEL CASTILLO
Journalist, Coindesk
Moderator
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
Executive Director, The Hyperledger Project
VITALIK BUTERIN
Founder, Ethereum
TOM JESSOP
President, Chain Inc.
STEFAN THOMAS
CTO, Ripple
5:00 - 7:00
HAPPY HOUR
7:00+
RIPPLE’S CUSTOMER CELEBRATION
Hosted by the RippleNet Advisory Board
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
7:00am+
PRIVATE MEETINGS
11:30
LUNCH WITH RIPPLE
12:30 - 1:30
THE BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION: STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS
Don Tapscott gave the closing keynote at Sibos 2008, two days after Lehman Brothers fell, and identified a number of deep problems with the financial system. Nine years later, he'll deliver the closing keynote at Swell, laying out a set of solutions to transform this industry for the 21st century.
DON TAPSCOTT
Co-Author, Blockchain Revolution
2:30
SWELL CONCLUDES
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