The Global Agent Economy

July 16, 2025, 5pm-8pm
Menlo Park, CA

AI agents are yielding dramatic productivity improvements in enterprise functions where they are successfully deployed. In this session, we will look at happens when they engage in commerce.

​We are witnessing the rise of AI agents capable of autonomously discovering products and services, negotiating terms, and executing transactions—all at unprecedented speed and scale. These AI agents are poised to become active participants in the global economy.

​Within the next decade, it is likely that the vast majority of transactions will take place between AI agents. This shift will reshape supply chains, reduce coordination costs, accelerate growth, and challenge traditional firms as the primary units of economic organization. The implications for infrastructure, governance, and competition are profound.

We will discuss:

• ​Autonomous discovery, negotiation, and coordination
• ​Standards for payments and interoperability
• ​Distributed ledgers and smart contracts
• ​Governance and monitoring in dynamic networks of agents
• ​What it means for AI agents to become the dominant economic actors
• ​Implications for global supply chains, marketplaces, and cross-border digital commerce
• ​Lessons from economic history
• ​Enterprises vs. startups in the Global Agent Economy

​Speakers

• ​Dr. Tatyana Mamut, CEO, Wayfound
• Dr. Zafer Sahinoglu, GM, Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Center
• ​Dr. Tomaz Suklje, CEO, Nordoon
• ​Frode L. Odegard, CEO, Post-Industrial Institute