Institutions Are Tokenising Funds Right Now, Not Eventually | Cesar Pereira, Kadena

Private equity, private credit and money market funds moving on-chain within months rather than years. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Cesar Pereira leads institutional work at Kadena. He describes the mandate to bring real utility to the network through tokenisation, what is already moving in private credit and money markets, and why Canada tends to wait and watch. KEY FINDINGS • Money market funds working with real-world institutions globally • A mandate focused on bringing tokenisation utility to the network • Private equity and private credit tokenisation already underway • Tangible institutional use cases expected within months • A chain shifting from DeFi-first building toward a defined identity • Regulatory clarity as the trigger most institutions are waiting on • Canada's wait-and-see posture and what it costs GUEST Cesar Pereira, Kadena FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/cesar-pereira-kadena-tokenisation Recorded at Consensus 2025 for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — AI & FINANCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I interview more than 500 senior leaders on camera: scientists, operators, founders, regulators and investors. Those interviews becom