The National Dialogue.
One Conversation. Carried Across the Country.
Positioning
From debate, into implementation.
The National Dialogue is a coordinated series of one to one conversations across four Australian cities, built for the moment digital asset reform moves from debate into implementation.
It brings the themes together, brings participants into rooms across each city and carries the conversation forward through an emergent implementation window.
The industry has moved out of the policy phase and into implementation. Reform is no longer being debated in the abstract. It is being put into practice.
By the Numbers
The connection through a series of views.
Four cities across July and August, closing in Canberra during a parliamentary sitting week. More than 15 private sessions of curated activations, roundtables and dinners, and over 120 one-on-one meetings with the people shaping where the sector goes.
The International Foundation
Australia is not alone.
Viewpoints gathered and built on the most extensive programme of international engagement undertaken by any Australian organisations this year.
We delivered Policy Week in Sydney in March, the most internationally diverse digital asset forum held in Australia, with more than 130 invited international guests. Since then we have been offshore almost without a break, across Singapore and Hong Kong, the US with a week of meetings in New York, then New Zealand and Europe.
In each market we met regulators and policy makers one on one, alongside senior representatives of global banking institutions. Consistent across every market is the desire to understand what other jurisdictions are doing. The National Dialogue brings that picture home while the implementation window is still open.
Thematics
Six thematics.
The conversations shaping Q3 2026.
Financial Products and Innovation
Next-generation financial tools including stablecoins, tokenised real-world assets, tokenised deposits, non-cash payments and protocols redefining capital markets.
Controls and Operational Resilience
Managing exposures through robust controls, market surveillance, business continuity, service provider oversight and clear accountabilities.
Cross-border and Global Finance
International financial interactions and standards adoption, highlighting the need for global cooperation in a world where money moves at the speed of the internet.
Market and Infrastructure
The systems and tools that support trading and financial operations. Covering core components of markets, monitoring, infrastructure, derivatives and liquidity.
Governance and Policy
Institutional frameworks, governance models, adoption strategies and mechanisms for financial stability in digital markets.
Regulatory and Legal
Legal and compliance aspects of the financial system: AML/CFT, licensing frameworks, risk and compliance. The cornerstone of a safe and regulated financial environment.
Formats
Six formats.
The shape of the conversation, city by city.
Roundtables
Held under the Chatham House Rule, these sessions give select decision-makers the space to debate critical issues and develop strategies in private.
1:1 Meetings
Arranged on request, these private meetings give industry the chance to exchange candid perspectives one-on-one and establish connections beyond the formal programme.
Facilitated Panel Discussions
Structured around the dialogue thematics, these panels give delegates the platform to confront the questions that matter and test their conclusions.
Hybrid Guest Participation
Joining in person or online, these hybrid sessions give the flexibility to engage leading voices and broaden the conversation regardless of location.
Private Lunches & Dinners
Following on from the day's discussions, these intimate lunches and dinners give guests the space to speak and exchange views away from the formal programme.
Networking
Built around the programme, these networking opportunities give decision-makers the chance to convene attendees in a relaxed environment and act on the conversations that follow.
Who Attends
Who's in the conversation.
Invitation only, built for senior decision-makers shaping the commercial landscape, product roadmap and regulatory footprint of digital assets.
Traditional Finance
Banks, asset managers and institutional investors working through what implementation means for their businesses and their competitive position.
Exchanges and Payments
The platforms and payment businesses tasked with making a regulated framework work in practice.
Infrastructure and Technology
Custody, tokenisation, analytics and compliance providers supplying the rails the transition runs on.
Regulators, Public Service and Government
The agencies and departments carrying reform from legislation into supervision, engaged on a dedicated track.
Legal and Advisory
The firms translating new obligations into operating reality for their clients.
Outputs
Two outputs. One narrative.
The Communiqué
A brief published within 72 hours of activities within each city. Drafted in-house. Distributed publicly as a reference point for the development of the narrative. Chatham House observed.
The National Dialogue Report
From the cities to the capital. The national picture, drawn from all the conversations, meetings and events. Vetted across stakeholders. Authored in house. A national report, taken to government.
“All is said. Not all is done. The artefact remains.”