The Future of Money: Are We Buying Convenience With Our Freedom? w/ Dr Jamil El-Imad Special Situations Advisor, Astraea Group Honorary Senior Research Fellow, - Imperial College

As digital currencies and AI systems increasingly shape our daily lives, are we unknowingly trading privacy for convenience - and control for comfort? Could programmable money become a tool for mass surveillance, nudging behaviour and conditioning spending? And, as central banks and tech firms quietly lay the foundation for a fully transparent financial system, who safeguards the citizen? If algorithms engineer our happiness and filter our choices, is it still truly ours - or just a curated illusion? At the edge of this digital pivot, the question is not merely where money is headed, but whether we can preserve the unpredictable, messy and deeply human aspects of life within it.Full Article Here