David Schwartz, Chief Technical Visionary and co-founder of the XRP Ledger at Ripple, will deliver a keynote speech at the Swell 2026 annual conference in New York on October 28, at 4:30 PM ET. In his capacity as CTO Emeritus, he will engage in a fireside chat with Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleX, on the topic "Building the Future of the XRP Ledger." The discussion will cover AI integration, privacy-preserving transactions, DeFi, scalability, and institutional-grade infrastructure. This speech is regarded by the market as an unexpected and significant move, with investors anticipating concrete code commitments from Schwartz to address the competitive challenges faced by XRPL in the current payments market.