The recent spate of fintech innovations, which have disrupted traditional business models and financial products, is set to redefine the way businesses and people interact with or use money. To explore these disruptive changes that are redefining the role and scope of money, the EconomicTimes.com presents the ET Future of Money Summit, an initiative to spotlight the innovations and developments that will shape the future of finance and steer India’s transition  to a truly digital and cashless economy.

Scheduled for July 19, 2022, the ET Future of Money Summit will serve as a definitive platform for industry leaders, policymakers, regulators, startups, and thought leaders to share insights on emerging trends in the world of finance.

The Summit will also foster deliberations on the opportunities and challenges for businesses and the larger population in an economy that’s increasingly going digital, amidst a fast-evolving financial services industry.

ET Future of Money: Speakers
The ET Future of Money Summit will feature eminent personalities to share their outlook and perspective on how the future of finance will look like and the likely implications of the changing landscape on the larger economy.

Sanjeev Sanyal, Member - Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC PM) , Government of India will deliver the keynote address on ‘The changing face of money and its implications on the Indian economy.’

Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy & Professor of Economics at Cornell University and Author of The Future of Money, will share insights on ‘The coming wave of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global lessons for India’ while Nithin Kamath, CEO and Co-founder of Zerodha, will speak on ‘Fintech for good: Looking beyond profits and targets to drive large-scale socio-economic impact through fintech innovations, investments.’

Some of the other prominent speakers at the ET Future of Money Summit include Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co, and part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Government of India, Upasana Taku, Chairperson, Co-founder and COO, MobiKwik, Ashish Singhal, Co-Chair of Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), and Co-founder and (IAMAI), and Co-founder and CEO of CoinSwitch, Tarusha Mittal, Co-founder, Oropocket, Unifarm and OpenDeFi, Kaavya Prasad, Founder, Lumos Lab, Pranav Sharma, Founding Partner, WoodStock Fund, and Adrian Jonklaas, CFO, Covalent, Shinjini Kumar, Aditi Sholapurkar, Chaitra Chidanand, Co-founders, SALT, among others.

Through a series of session formats, including keynotes, one-on-one interactions, panel discussions, and presentations, the ET Future of Money Summit will seek to educate the audience and empower them to make sense of this transformation and its impact on different aspects of life.