​Stablecoins, Payments & Banking Day Meetup

​🇦🇪 The city is the venue. 🇦🇪

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​📅 20 May 2026 · 01:30 PM doors open

​📍 Hadron Founders Club, Dubai

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​Program overview:

​14:00 — Opening Remarks

​14:15 — Panel 1: The New Payment Stack: Stablecoins, Cross-Border Finance, and the Future of Global Settlements

• ​Alenka Shmalko — Head of Tokenization, Atom Real Tokens

• ​Pranav Agarwal — Director of Investments, Ajna Capital

• ​Anna A. MacMillan — Co-Founder & COO, Mintlayer · Moderator

• ​Bhavishiya Kanjhan - Chief of Staff, Polygon

​14:30 — Panel 2: Settlement, Wallets, Interop, Ramps, and More: What It Actually Takes to Move Money Globally

• ​Alice Liu — Research Lead, CoinMarketCap

• ​Jad Eden — CEO, AION

• ​JT — Polygon Labs

• ​Faraj Abutalibov — Sr. Advisor Middle East, Stellar Development Foundation · Moderator

​15:00 — Keynote - Ramez Rafeek AE Coin

​16:30 - 18 PM — Workshop, Networking & Closing remarks

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​Next Event/Session here

​Full agenda: https://agenda.menablockchainweek.ae/

​👉 Browse & register per session → luma.com/menablockchainweek

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​Register here to secure your seat. Capacity is limited. First-come, first-served. The final agenda and speakers will be published 3 days before each event.

​Already have your week pass? You still need to register here separately; your weekly pass does not reserve a seat but puts you on the priority list for some sessions, if capacity allows.

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​Full agenda: https://agenda.menablockchainweek.ae/

​👉 Browse & register per session → https://luma.com/menablockchainweek

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​THE WEEK AT A GLANCE

​📅 May 14 — Launch Event: Community Resilience Summit

​📅 May 18 — Day 1: Builders & Community Day

​📅 May 19 — Day 2: AI & Blockchain Innovation

​📅 May 20 — Day 3: Payments & Digital Banking

​📅 May 21 — Day 4: Regulation, Security & Compliance

​📅 May 22 — Day 5: RWA & Tokenization

​📅 May 23 — Day 6: Creators Day & Workshops

​📅 May 24 — Day 7: Trading & Exchanges Day

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​👥 Meet the speakers → menablockchainweek.ae/speakers

​🤝 View our partners → menablockchainweek.ae/partners

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​GET INVOLVED

​🎤 Apply to speak or Partner with us→ menablockchainweek.ae/get-involved

​🌐 Full program → https://luma.com/menablockchainweek