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      Jessica Renier

      Jessica Renier

      Managing Director & Head of Digital Finance

      Institute of International Finance (IIF)

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      Jessica Renier is Managing Director of Digital Finance at the IIF. She previously served as Program Associate Director at the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President at the White House where she oversaw a range of Federal Government agencies, including the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Treasury, Commerce, and the Small Business Administration. She also served as Senior Counselor for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes and Senior Advisor for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, leading financial technology and innovation policy. She additionally previously worked at the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Dallas, J.P. Morgan Securities, the Hoover Institution, and Deloitte Consulting, and holds an MBA from Stanford GSB.

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      • 11:00am–12:00pmMon 16 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 3Open

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        The Myth of Borderless Finance - Powered by Airwallex

        WorkshopWorkshop Room 3Open

        About this session

        Technology can move money across borders, but can finance ever be truly borderless?

        Globalisation and technology have promised more connected markets. Yet national priorities, different regulatory requirements and risks enabled by AI continue to complicate cross-border finance. As money becomes programmable and AI agents take on a greater role in financial transactions, how can innovation work across borders while respecting local rules?

        This session will explore the frameworks needed to connect financial systems in a fragmented global economy. Discussion will focus on common standards, identity verification, and ways to build compliance requirements into programmable transactions, while preserving financial stability and national sovereignty.

        Participants will gain a clearer understanding of the barriers technology alone cannot resolve, and the coordination needed to make cross-border finance more connected, trusted, and resilient.