2025 Programme

Russell Cummer Founder, Paidy & AltX Research

Sota Watanabe Chief Executive Officer, Startale Group

Alan Lim Director & Head, Financial Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Haruo Narimoto Partner, TMI Associates

Yusuke Takezawa Chief Strategy Officer, Progmat Inc

Kaya Kanamori Head of Business Planning Dept., Sony Bank

Yusuke Jindo CFO & Head of Validator Business, Animoca Brands Japan

Nao Kitazawa Venture Partner, Eight Roads Ventures Japan

Mark Medum Bundgaard Chief Product Officer, Partisia

Matthew Van Niekerk Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, SettleMint

Shuhei Ochiai General Manager, Toyota Financial Services Corporation & Toyota Blockchain Lab

Chiharu Kuroda Regulatory Expert, KDDI

Roi Hirata Head of Japan, Ava Labs

Jae Hur Head of Asia, Benzinga

Jason Allegrante Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Fireblocks

Joey Garcia Executive Director, Chief Digital Asset & Legal Officer, Xapo Bank

Vishal Sacheendran Head of Regional Markets, Binance

Elise Soucie Watts Executive Director, Global Digital Finance

Peter Goodrich Member of Secretariat, Financial Stability Board

Hirofumi Hirano Chief Executive Officer, KKR Japan Limited

Sharanjit Leyl Chancellor, Bath Spa University

Tamaki Hikari Shinobue and Nohkan Player, freelance

Chizuru Segawa Guitarist, Guitarist (Musician)

Ryo Kawashima Deputy Director, Innovation and Startup Promotion Division, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Naveen Mallela Global Co-head of Kinexys & Managing Director, J.P. Morgan