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Sopnendu Mohanty

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  1. Milken Institute1h 1m

    The Rise of Blockchain: How To Trust Strangers

    Adam Burden, Cory Johnson, Tianmin Liu, Sopnendu Mohanty, Kaidi Ruusalepp

    Moderated by Adam Burden, a panel featuring experts from Ripple, Iki Finn, Funderbeam, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore defined blockchain's shift from theoretical trust mechanisms to production use cases that cut settlement times from days to minutes. The discussion detailed specific implementations where Ripple streamlines cross-border payments, Iki Finn traces agricultural supply chains, and Singapore's Project Ubin tests tokenized currency, while highlighting that high-volume transaction integrity remains a technical hurdle. Experts concluded that while the technology offers significant efficiency gains for financial services, supply chains, and government, its widespread adoption depends on resolving regulatory friction and ensuring that governance structures can evolve alongside the code.

  2. Milken Institute55 min

    The FinTech Revolution: What's Next?

    Dan Murphy, Chen Long, Jonathan Larsen, Simon Loong, Sopnendu Mohanty, Ning Tang

    A global fintech shift is underway as Asia leads investment and adoption while traditional banks increasingly collaborate with technology firms through "front-end, back-end" partnerships to address B2B inefficiencies. Strategic priorities are pivoting from consumer retail to complex value chains and R&D-driven innovation, driven by the urgent need to resolve identity friction and serve unbanked populations in emerging markets. Despite robust growth in financial inclusion, industry experts caution that legacy security vulnerabilities and the regulatory challenges surrounding decentralized currencies like Bitcoin remain critical hurdles to long-term maturity.

  3. Milken Institute1h 1m

    The Blockchain: It's Not All About the Money

    Staci Warden, Leanne Kemp, Greg Li, Sopnendu Mohanty, David Treat, Zia Zaman

    At a Milken Institute panel moderated by industry leaders from JPMorgan and Accenture, representatives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and major corporations outlined how blockchain replaces fragmented databases with shared, immutable ledgers to drive regulatory experimentation and supply chain transparency. The discussion detailed concrete implementations including Singapore's domestic digital currency pilot, Georgia's national land titling migration, and Everledger's diamond provenance tracking, while addressing critical challenges such as data quality, quantum threats, and the necessity of re-architecting legacy systems. Looking forward, experts predict that within a decade, this technology will automate financial reconciliation and digitize identity and health records, fundamentally shifting the economic efficiency of global asset management and clearing settlements.

  4. Milken Institute1h 0m

    FinTech: Disrupting the Future of Banking and Finance

    Neal Cross, Sahil Kini, Dave McClure, Jon Medved, Sopnendu Mohanty, Chris Wei

    This panel featured leaders from DBS, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and major financial institutions like Aviva and R-Crowd to analyze the global shift from adversarial disruption to collaborative FinTech integration. Speakers highlighted how India's public digital infrastructure and Singapore's regulatory sandbox approach are enabling scalable innovation, while warning of risks associated with legacy security models and rapid capital deployment in emerging markets. The consensus predicts that traditional banking branches will disappear within a decade as high-frequency platforms like WeChat or potential tech giants absorb financial services, forcing institutions to compete on backend efficiency rather than consumer interface.