ITFA Supply Chain Industry Summit 2024 - Australia/New Zealand

ITFA Supply Chain Industry Summit 2024! XDC Australia’s Sean White panels with regional leaders in Trade

ITFA Supply Chain Industry Summit, proudly cosponsored by the XDC Network, was an enormous success – bringing together significant voices and sectors in the regional approach to modern Trade, Supply Chain and Payments.

AI & Blockchain was brought to bear on institutional adoption, still being the leading edge from current Cloud-based foundations that our industry practices have been built upon. Smart and comprehensive deliveries delving into Macro and Micro Economic analysis were on hand – including insights into Macquarie Group’s vision (and reflection) by Chief, Glenn Stevens.

XDC Network’s Presence

ITFA Supply Chain Industry Summit.

Sean was proud to represent XDC Network – an event co-sponsor, and engage with all attendees on matters of Tokenisation, Finance, Payments and Trade.

There would seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel – as Martin Lakos referenced – that the local and global economic forecasts would gingerly suggest.

He took the chance to introduce attendees to a range of real-world trade transactions (mostly stemming from the ITFA’s Fintech working group’s efforts) and explored interoperability in global supply chain with his co-panelists.

This was an annual highlight event for the regional ITFA – and it lived up to the billing. Kudos to Alec O’Sullivan from the Digital Economy Council of Australia for his engaged attendance, nice to see the recently re-envivisioned “Blockchain Australia” is putting in place its revised remit for Australian professional representation in all things Web3.

As I look over the Supply Chain landscape – with the bubbling up of Model Law for Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) now moved to the increment of public consultation via the Attorney-General’s office – it would seem the needle has moved from IF and Why? … to the HOW and When!

While other Governmental and legislative mechanics are whirring in the background, the picture of how the tech and the systems interoperate in a way that seamlessly transitions us into a more Digital Economy – what is clear is that the conversations are becoming broader and more naunced across a many more discrete industry sectors.

If we might see the leading regions’ approach, and the swelling mobilisation to bring the best of the tech into the best of systems – then I am certain that this won’t be just palatable in execution – but exciting and inspiring. A more productive Australia is something to value – and welcome.

A rebalancing of environmental and redressing of societal opportunities is within our grasp and reach.

Thanks to Damian Kowk, regional chair of the A/NZ ITFA committee and the whole team – especially gracious hosts from the Macquarie Group (represented by Peter Farthing).