Who gathers
Senior leaders across banking, payments, fintech, digital assets, market infrastructure, investment, policy, and regulation.
The Founding Salon · By Invitation
Enter the room where invisible finance becomes visible.
A private gathering for senior leaders shaping the infrastructure, trust, and human coordination behind the next generation of global payments.
Invisible FinanceQ1 2027Las Vegas ·
Venue confirmation forthcoming
Request considerationVenue confirmation forthcoming
Private dialogue25 leadersOff the record
A Carefully Composed Room
Participation is curated for the quality of the dialogue.
ThinkDeFi brings together leaders whose decisions, experience, and perspective can advance the central research question. The Salon is intentionally small, interdisciplinary, and designed for candid exchange—not presentations, panels, or public performance.
What you contribute
A distinct institutional perspective, practical experience, and a willingness to examine difficult questions with candor.
What to expect
A guided, off-the-record dinner dialogue informed by ThinkDeFi research and shaped by the people at the table.
Principles of the Room
Discretion creates the conditions for insight.
Curated participationEvery voice is selected to deepen the exchange.
Off-the-record dialogueIdeas may travel; attribution does not.
Intellectual generosityParticipants arrive prepared to contribute and listen.
Editorial independenceCommercial participation never determines the conclusions.
Request an Invitation
Tell us what perspective you would bring to the table.
Requests are reviewed individually. Submission does not guarantee an invitation; it begins a thoughtful consideration process based on the Salon question, composition of the room, and relevance of each participant’s perspective.
“The value of the room depends on who is present—and how openly they are willing to think together.”
Questions? Email ThinkDeFi
What Happens Next
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Thoughtful review ThinkDeFi reviews the relevance and perspective of each request.
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Personal follow-up Selected participants receive a direct conversation or invitation.
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Preparation Confirmed guests receive the research briefing and private Salon details.