AI and digital finance hold genuine promise for small businesses—but realizing that promise requires getting the design, implementation, and policy environment right. This panel brings together a small business owner actively using AI, technology advisors helping small firms navigate adoption, and experts on trust and policy to explore what it actually takes to make innovation work for Main Street. They examine practical barriers, design gaps, trust challenges, and the choices that will determine whether these tools help small businesses compete or get left behind.

Panelists: Justin Lall, Tari Cash, John Zemonek, Rhett Buttle