Geoeconomic Rewiring

AI isn't a sixth rupture. It's speeding up all five. Technology, geoeconomics, capital, talent and policy were already changing at the same time. Now AI is redrawing compute supply chains, pulling capital into data centres, changing what skills are worth and pushing regulators to make rules as it happens.

In this keynote, Ravi Menon traces where AI deepens each rupture and where it pushes against one, from compute corridors built on trust to workforces reshaped by automation. The audience comes away with a clearer sense of which shifts will last and which are hype, and of where to place their bets.

As geopolitics redraws trade, capital and data flows, trusted payment infrastructure is becoming a strategic priority for nations. Drawing on experiences from India and ASEAN, the session will explore how countries can build resilient, inclusive and locally governed payment foundations while staying globally connected and examine practical approaches for linking domestic payment systems across bilateral and regional payment corridors.

Billions of people and small businesses remain outside formal credit because financial institutions cannot reliably identify, assess or price their risk. This panel examines how payment infrastructure, digital identity, transaction data and AI can change that — turning previously invisible economic activity into a basis for lending and investment.

Europe and Asia have capital, investment products and increasingly global investors, but the infrastructure connecting them remains fragmented. Different regulations, fund structures, data standards and distribution systems continue to limit access and raise costs. This session examines what it would take to create a trusted wealth corridor between the regions, from regulatory interoperability and digital fund distribution to common data and identity rails. It asks how governments, financial centres, asset managers, banks and fintech platforms can reduce friction without weakening investor protection.