Digital Wealth Connect Sydney 2026

Held on 

April 22, 2026

 in 

Sydney, Australia

An evening of networking and meaningful conversations with industry peers, featuring keynotes that explore the evolving dynamics of traditional finance and digital assets.

Agenda at a Glance

Welcome & Introductions

Trading Central, ASX & Alpaca welcomed this years guests for an evening of bold ideas, fresh insights, and meaningful connections exploring the forces reshaping today’s markets.

24-Hour Markets: Infrastructure & Opportunities

David Grant, CEO of Alpaca Singapore

With over 25 years of experience in capital markets and financial services, David will share his perspectives on 24-hour trading, financial infrastructure, U.S. markets landscape, and options.

The Evolving Dynamics of TradFi & Digital Assets

Eric Blewitt, CEO at Investment Trends

Drawing on the latest Investment Trends research, we'll discuss insights into investor behaviour, emerging opportunities, and how to win relevance in Australia's evolving market.

  • Understand the collision of traditional and digital markets — as ETFs surge and asset preferences shift in real time.
  • Discover what traders and investors want now and what it means for brokers and providers building credible multi-asset strategies.
  • Learn how to position yourself for growth in Australia's market landscape.

Canapés & Networking

Industry peers networked and and connected on the presentations, moving the industry forward together.

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Meet the speakers
who contributed

David Grant

Alpaca
David Grant is a highly experienced capital markets and financial services executive with over 25 years of leadership across global online brokerage, derivatives trading and fintech-enabled investment platforms. His career spans senior executive and board roles at some of the world’s leading retail and institutional trading firms, including at DriveWealth, OANDA, GAIN Capital (acquired by StoneX in July 2020), optionsXpress (acquired by Charles Schwab), and City Index. Mr. Grant was also the co-founder of Gotrade, the first fractional share trading platform in Southeast Asia.

Eric Blewitt

Investment Trends
Eric joined Investment Trends as CEO in 2022. He brings more than 30 years of international financial markets leadership experience, with a strong track record of growing businesses through market cycles and leading M&A. Prior to Investment Trends, Eric was CEO of Ausiex for nine years within CommSec/CBA, where he scaled the business into Australia’s largest wholesale broker and played a key role in its divestment from CBA.

Vladimir Livshits

Trading Central
A seasoned expert in fintech, Vladimir helps banks, brokers and investment managers transform their retail investing experience across desktop and mobile to support their users.

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