Edwin Coe would like to invite you to the Future of Digital Commerce Summit: from E-Commerce to D-Commerce which will be held on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 in partnership with Unblocked. We would be delighted if you and your colleagues could join us.

As digital transformation continues to redefine the global economy, business is shifting to a new era of internet value transfer. E-commerce is gradually being replaced by new models of decentralised commerce (Dcommerce). This Digital Commerce Summit will explore how decentralised finance (DeFi), digital assets, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies are reshaping the architecture of global trade.

Bringing together leading innovators, policymakers, legal experts and business leaders, the event will provide a comprehensive examination of the digital commerce ecosystem. Attendees will gain insights into the next wave of commercial innovation, including:

The evolution from centralised e-commerce to decentralised commerce models
The growing role of DeFi in cross-border payments and liquidity
The impact of tokenisation, stablecoins and digital assets on ownership, access and value exchange
How AI is transforming customer engagement, supply chains and fraud detection
Legal, regulatory and policy considerations in a decentralised digital economy.

Agenda:

Time	Session and speakers
09:00	Registration, Breakfast & Networking
09:30	Introduction Laura Clatworthy, Head of Digital Assets, Edwin Coe LLP & Helen Disney, CEO, Unblocked
09:40	Opening Keynote: The decentralized, agentic future of commerce Justin Banon, Co-Founder, Boson Protocol
10:10	Panel: Digital Commerce in the Era of Programmable Money Moderator: Jonny Fry, Founder, Team Blockchain Panellists: Andrew MacKenzie, Founder, Agant; Yi Luo, Founder, Eunice.AI; Gianluca Di Meo, Institutional Technology Sales Executive – UK and Nordics, Taurus; Madeleine Boys, Business Development and Client Solutions Lead, Ownera; Kate Baucherel, Lecturer, Author and Emerging Technology Consultant, Galia Digital As money becomes code, digital commerce is entering a new era of intelligence and automation, with programmable money and payments reshaping business models. This panel will explore opportunities and risks in a world of dynamic pricing, self-executing smart contracts, mainstream stablecoins and AI agents which can manage your money.
11:00	Coffee Break and Networking
11:30	Keynote: Overview of Global Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets Jannah Patchay, Executive in Residence, Global Digital Finance
11:50	Panel: The Future for Blockchain Foundations? Moderator: Laura Clatworthy, Head of Digital Assets, Edwin Coe Panellists: Zoe Wyatt, Head of Web3 and Disruptive Tech, Andersen; Andrea Trost, Senior Associate, MLL Legal; Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE, House of Lords; Petri Basson, Founder, Hash Directors This panel will explore the tax, legal, and operational considerations shaping blockchain foundations today. We will examine the merits of foundation and Swiss association models, and ask whether these structures – and decentralisation itself – have a viable future in light of fast-evolving global tax, legal and regulatory developments.
12:30	Lunch Break
14:00	Commerce in the Era of Deepfakes – A Live Demonstration Aarti Samani, CEO, Shreem Growth Partners
14:20	Insights Spotlight: Charles McManus Charles McManus, Co-Chair, Unicorn Council, Co-Founder and Board Director, ClearBank Interviewer: Jonny Fry, Founder, Team Blockchain
14:40	Insights Spotlight: Andrew Douglas Andrew Douglas, Chair, UK T+1 Taskforce; Interviewer: Alexander Shirtcliff, Partner, Edwin Coe LLP
15:00	Panel: Digital Identity, Security and the Future of Digital Commerce Moderator: Priya Guliani, CEO, EarthID Panellists: Dr Christian de Vartavan, CEO, Projectis and Associate, APPG-AI – House of Lords; Seema Khinda Johnson, Co-Founder, Nuggets; Caroline Malcolm, Executive in Residence AI, data and digital assets, Global Digital Finance As digital commerce accelerates, identity is becoming the foundation for trust, safety, and innovation, reshaping how individuals, businesses, and governments interact. This panel will examine evolving regulations, tokenised and AI-managed identities, and the opportunities and risks for industries and the public sector in an era of deepfakes, digital twins and blockchain-based systems.
15:35	Afternoon Coffee and Networking
16:00	Panel: Building the Future: Investing in the UK’s Digital Economy Moderator: Chrissy Hill, Chief Legal Officer, CyberFund; Panellists: Eva Dobrzanska, Managing Director, Fundraising Playbooks; Justin Banon, Serial entrepreneur and member/partner of Outlier Ventures; Joey Garcia, Executive Director, Chief Strategy Policy Regulatory Affairs Officer, Xapo Bank This panel explores how advancements in AI, robotics, blockchain, and related technologies are reshaping the UK’s digital economy, creating new business models and transforming industries from healthcare to finance. Panellists will share insights on investment opportunities, emerging trends, and practical steps for entrepreneurs, scale-ups, and investors to seize this transformation.
16:50	Closing Remarks Laura Clatworthy, Head of Digital Assets, Edwin Coe LLP & Helen Disney, CEO, Unblocked
17:00	Drinks Reception hosted by Edwin Coe
19:30	Event finish

This is a complimentary event. Our aim is to bring together the community to foster discussion, exchange ideas, build connections, and contribute to the collective advancement of the digital economy.

Please note that this summit has a limited capacity. Registrations will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. If you are not able to be granted a space, we will add you to our wait list and let you know if a space becomes available.

Who should attend:

This summit is aimed at businesses, investors and entrepreneurs operating in the emerging tech space including AI, blockchain, digital assets, and other frontier technologies, as well as business leaders wishing to explore innovations in the future of digital commerce.

The current list of speakers is below with more to be announced soon.

Speakers:

Laura Clatworthy Head of Digital Assets Edwin Coe LLP	Helen Disney CEO Unblocked
Jonny Fry CEO Team Blockchain	Priya Guliani CEO EarthID
Jannah Patchay Executive in Residence Global Digital Finance	Zoe Wyatt Partner and Head of Web3 & Disruptive Technology Andersen LLP

Aarti Samani
CEO
Shreem Growth Partners

Chrissy Hill
Chief Legal Officer
cyber•Fund

Guillaume Kendall Director, Business Development – EMEA Crypto Natives Paxos	Andrew MacKenzie Founder and CEO Agant
Yi Luo Founder Eunice.AI	Andrea Trost Senior Associate MLL Legal
Kate Baucherel Lecturer, Author and Emerging Technology Consultant Galia Digital	Charles McManus Co-Chair, Unicorn Council Co-Founder and Board Director, ClearBank
Andrew Douglas Chair UK T+1 Taskforce	Dr Christian de Vartavan CEO, Projectis Associate, APPG-AI – House of Lords
Chrissy Hill Chief Legal Officer CyberFund

We are pleased to announce that Global Digital Finance is the official Media Partner for our Summit. They are the leading global members’ association offering an open innovation platform for advocating and accelerating the adoption of best practices for digital assets. Their mission is to promote and underpin the greater adoption of market standards for the use of crypto and digital assets, through the development of best practices and governance standards in a shared engagement forum with industry, policymakers and regulators.