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Bangkok Convergence: Where Digital Assets Met Traditional Finance 🇹🇭

On 11 October, the night before the @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup @AM2026Thailand opened in Bangkok, we hosted Bangkok Convergence, a private evening for leaders shaping the future of finance.

Around one table were people who rarely share a room. We were honoured to welcome representatives from the World Bank, alongside guests from government and policy, banking and insurance, venture capital and family offices, listed companies, and the digital asset sector.

What the evening was about
▫️ Policy, capital and technology in one conversation
▫️ A panel on where finance and Asia are heading next
▫️ A curated Thai dinner with intentional seating
▫️ Introductions built to last beyond the evening

Thank you to our speakers and guests for making it an evening to remember, and to our sponsors for making it possible 🧡

Bangkok Convergence will return. Details on the next edition are coming soon.

**Event photos will be sent to all attending guests via email. Please keep an eye on your inbox.**

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Title Sponsors: @StellarOrg | @SolanaFndn
Supporting Sponsors: @hedera | @elephantsinc
Event Partner: Tessera Capital
Co-hosted by: @DTCGroup_
Organized by: @CTDEvents_

For first access, join our private Telegram:
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Bangkok Convergence, as it felt in the room 🎬

Some nights are better watched than described.

It started at sundown by the river, with welcome drinks and first introductions. By the opening remarks, every seat was taken.

Then came a focused dialogue on stage and a curated dinner where policy, finance and Web3 shared the same tables. Conversations ran through digestifs and were still going when the fireworks lit up the night.

That’s what Connecting The Dots is built for: the right people in one room, and conversations that outlast the evening.

Here’s the night, as we saw it 🧡

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Title Sponsors: @StellarOrg | @SolanaFndn | @PhillClubBkk
Supporting Sponsors: @hedera | @elephantsinc
Event Partner: Tessera Capital
Co-hosted by: @DTCGroup_ | @PlearnOfficial
Organized by: @CTDEvents_

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Moon Voyage: Exclusive Yacht Night 🌙

On 15 October, during the @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup @AM2026Thailand in Bangkok, Connecting The Dots the events arm of DTC Group, hosted Moon Voyage together with Plearn.

Planned on the river, the evening moved to Phill Club by Plearn due to weather, but the room stayed full and the conversations ran late. Founders, investors and Web3 leaders talked through Asia’s Web3 landscape, where deal flow is moving, and the relationships that matter beyond AM2026 week.

We were also glad to welcome representatives from the World Bank, who joined guests for the evening.

On stage
🎙 Barami Rai (@MR_B_DTC), CEO, DTC Group
🎙 Marc Forni, Lead Specialist, World Bank
🎙 Sahib Anandsongvit, CEO, Pandora
🎙 Pear, Elephants Inc.
🎙 Matthew Papineau, Founder & CEO, Papineau Strategy

This is the kind of evening Connecting The Dots exists for, the right people in a relaxed room, with time to talk properly.

Thank you to our guests, sponsors and speakers for making the evening what it was 🧡

Event photos have been sent to all attendees via email. Please check your inbox

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Title Sponsors: @StellarOrg | @SolanaFndn | @PhillClubBkk
Supporting Sponsors: @hedera | @elephantsinc
Event Partner: Tessera Capital
Co-hosted by: @DTCGroup_ | @PlearnOfficial
Organized by: @CTDEvents_

For first access, join our private Telegram:
👉 t.me/connectingthed…

Inside the Bangkok Convergence Panel: Rethinking the Cost of Finance 🇹🇭

As Bangkok hosted the @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup @AM2026Thailand, the first in Thailand since 1991, Connecting The Dots the events arm of DTC Group opened the week with Bangkok Convergence the night before the Meetings began.

Side events like this are where some of the most candid conversations happen. The format is open and in-depth, and people go further than they can in a formal meeting room. That’s the room we set out to build.

Key takeaways from the panel
▫️ The cost of finance is still far too high. For Thai people and SMEs, borrowing and moving money remain a heavy burden. That gap is where new financial technology has to prove its value.

▫️ Technology alone won’t close it. Digital assets and modern payment rails can lower costs. They only reach people at scale when policy, institutions and the private sector move together.

▫️ Trust is the real infrastructure. Without sound rules and public confidence, innovation stays at the edges.

▫️ Hosting the world is a chance to rethink direction. As Khun Korn noted, the bigger value of a week like this is the chance to ask what role Thailand wants to play in the global economy. The short-term spending matters less.

On stage
🎙 @KornGoThailand, Democrat Party
🎙 Marc Forni, Lead Specialist, @WorldBankGroup
🎙 Candace Kelly, Chief Legal & Policy Officer, @StellarOrg
🎙 Moderated by Sahib Anandsongvit, CEO, Pandora

Also speaking at Bangkok Convergence
🎤 Barami Rai (@MR_B_DTC), CEO, @DTCGroup_
🎤 Kwanpadh Suddhi-Dhamakit, Senior Country Officer, @WorldBankGroup
🎤 Matthew Papineau, Founder & CEO, Papineau Strategy
🎤 Betty Sun-Lucas, Regional Director APAC, @StellarOrg
🎤 @SolanaFndn Executive Team
🎤 Jonathan Low, CEO, @elephantsinc

DTC Group connects global players with Asia’s ecosystem. Bangkok Convergence brought Thai policy, a global institution, a leading blockchain network and Thailand’s tech scene into one honest conversation. That’s what Connecting The Dots is built for.

Thank you to our panellists and to every guest who joined us 🧡

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Title Sponsors: @StellarOrg | @SolanaFndn
Supporting Sponsors: @hedera | @elephantsinc
Event Partner: Tessera Capital
Co-hosted by: @DTCGroup_
Organized by: @CTDEvents_

For first access, join our private Telegram:
👉 t.me/connectingthed…

For the first time since 1991, the IMF-World Bank Group @AM2026Thailand are coming to Thailand. 🇹🇭

From 12 to 18 October, global leaders across government, finance, and development gather in Bangkok.

The evening before it all begins, Connecting The Dots is organizing Bangkok Convergence: Where Digital Assets Meet Traditional Finance.

A private gathering of leaders across government, TradFi, institutional capital, digital assets, and policy. Not a conference. A private table.

🗓 Sunday, 11 October | 17:00 onwards
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Why join?
✔️ Government, TradFi, and digital asset leaders in one room
✔️ The Convergence Dialogue on where digital assets, institutional capital, policy, and financial infrastructure meet
✔️ A curated Thai dinner with intentional seating
✔️ Introductions that continue throughout the week

Co-hosted by: @DTCGroup_ and Papineau Strategy
Title Sponsors: @SolanaFndn and @StellarOrg
Supporting Partner: @hedera
Organized by: @CTDEvents_

More events during the week in the thread 👇