When AI Agents Go On-Chain: The AI x Blockchain Convergence
Join BACI | Leeward | CEC for a panel on AI x Blockchain Convergence.
Date and time:
Tuesday, 9th June 2026, 5:30 - 8:00 pm.
Location:
Signal House, CEC Auditorium, Cayman Enterprise City, Grand Cayman
About the panel:
AI agents are starting to act autonomously, completing tasks, accessing services, and moving money without human intervention. Blockchain rails and stablecoins are turning out to be well-suited infrastructure for how machines transact. The convergence is happening now, and it is moving quickly.
This panel explores the use cases emerging across financial services, the opportunities they create, and the risks that come with them, spanning technology, legal exposure, and policy gaps that have yet to be filled.
Cayman sits at an interesting intersection: an established digital asset jurisdiction with a serious professional services ecosystem, a friendly and approachable regulator, and a jurisdiction small enough to move when it matters. There is a live question about the role it can play in shaping the standards that follow.
Panellists:
Moderator:
Ariana Kosyan, CFA, Director of AI, Independent Director at Leeward and a Cayman-based independent director working with digital asset, AI, and fund structures. With 20 years of Big Four experience, she has advised multinational clients on blockchain, AI, innovation strategy, and transfer pricing. Ariana focuses on governance for institutional participants entering and scaling in digital assets, Web3 and AI-enabled financial services.
Clare Bradin, Cayman Islands Counsel at Conyers Dill & Pearman LLP, specialising in commercial and regulatory disputes and investigations, with particular experience advising on digital assets, Web3 and fintech matters. Chapter Committee member of the Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery (CFAAR) Network.
Duke Kim, Director of Institutional Solutions, Securitize. Duke works with fund managers and asset issuers to leverage the entire Securitize platform across fund administration, transfer agency, and tokenisation.
Julian Morris, Cayman-based economist and policy analyst with 30 years’ experience working with think tanks, businesses, and governments. His work as a Senior Scholar at the International Center for Law and Economics focuses on innovation and regulation. He has been researching the role and regulation of AI and blockchain since 2014, including in the context of autonomous vehicles, payments, and identity/due-diligence. He is also an advisor to and investor in several AI and blockchain companies, as well as the co-founder of Cayman non-profit 345Robotics.
Recommended reading ahead of the panel:
"The Machines Are Paying Each Other. And They're Using Stablecoins." by Ariana Kosyan https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/machines-paying-each-other-theyre-using-stablecoins-kosyan-cfa-xc4ze/
Agenda:
5:30 pm - Doors open and refreshments
6:00 pm - Panel discussion
7:00 pm - Networking
8:00 pm - Close
Who should attend:
Suitable for protocol teams, fund managers, law firms, fiduciaries, compliance professionals, regulators, and anyone exploring the intersection of AI and digital assets.
Hosted by:
The Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands (BACI), in partnership with Leeward and CEC.
We look forward to seeing you for an evening of insight and conversation.
Spaces are limited, RSVP now.