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Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital. Inca Digital transforms complex data into clear, risk-focused intelligence for crypto and banking. Inca then collaborates with our clients to turn that intelligence into decisive action.
Born and raised outside Chicago, Adam spent nearly a decade in public service before founding Inca. His public service work includes working in criminal intelligence at INTERPOL, living in the Amazon to study the spread of disease among indigenous tribes with the World Health Organization, and four years as an active duty judge advocate with the US Air Force. As a JAG, Adam served as a prosecutor at Joint Base Andrews and as an intelligence and operational law attorney in Afghanistan. He is currently an O-4 in the USAF JAG Reserve.
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Akari Serena Yamashita joined Bloomberg in 2014 and has held various roles in Enterprise Data and sustainability focused solutions across multiple markets. In her current role as BloombergNEF Japan and Korea Business Development Manager, Ms. Yamashita leads commercial efforts to provide research and data solutions that help clients across industries, including automotive, power, gas, electronics, and finance, develop and implement their decarbonization strategies.
Prior to this role, Ms. Yamashita managed Enterprise Data sales for Japan, Australia, Singapore, and India, specializing in ESG and sustainability related data solutions for financial institutions and corporations.
Ms. Yamashita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environment and Information Studies from Keio University.
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Akira Shibata heads Weights & Biases for Japan and Korea, accelerating ML in development and in production for a wide range of industries including LLM and autonomous driving. Akira is a renowned entrepreneur and data scientist with a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of London. Akira specialized in business value creation with data and AI for over a decade and held positions such as CEO of DataRobot Japan and COO of Qosmo, Inc. Personal blog: https://ashibata.com
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Alan is the head of the Financial Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and strategies to foster responsive innovation in AI and digital asset. Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.
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Alexandre Kech is the CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head of Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange. As a member of the Executive Board, Alex had full executive responsibility for the Digital Securities business vertical, including sales and relationship management, product development, business design, and ecosystem expansion.
Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and, most recently, Citi Ventures. As co-founder and CEO of ONC, Alex led the Singapore and Shanghai-based team that built custody and prime brokerage services for crypto and other digital assets from scratch. As Blockchain & Digital Asset director at Citi Ventures, he built a team to engage the European ecosystem on emerging use cases for blockchain technologies and digital assets.
Alex is also involved in industry and standardization initiatives. As the convenor of the ISO TC 68 / SC8 / WG3, which produced the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI), he is a member of the DTI Foundation Product Advisory Committee. He also recently served as co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (gdf.io) custody working group.
Alex earned a bachelor’s degree in translation and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology while building Onchain Custodian, putting theory into practice in real-time.
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Aliaa Younes is a distinguished entrepreneur and business strategist with over 15 years of experience in business development, private equity consulting, and investment advisory. Her expertise spans multiple industries, including renewable energy, petroleum services, government infrastructure, and technology.
Aliaa has been instrumental in driving sustainable development through her leadership in renewable energy projects across the MENA region. As the Co-Founder and CEO of GreenMe, a UAE-based technology startup specializing in IoT/AI-driven renewable energy solutions, she has pioneered innovative energy storage systems that provide clean, 24/7 energy to industries. The company's valuation currently stands at $60 million, reflecting its strong market potential and technological advancements.
Her journey in renewable energy development extends beyond GreenMe. Through Capital Millers, her Egypt-based investment advisory firm, Aliaa has secured and managed projects worth over $200 million, facilitating public-private partnerships (PPPs) and structuring financial models for large-scale sustainability initiatives. She has played a key role in closing $50 million in renewable energy transactions, including securing land, financing, and government permissions for major projects.
Aliaa’s impact on renewable energy infrastructure includes:
Hybrid solar and battery storage projects for ORA Developers, Palm Hills, and McDonald’s Egypt, focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability in residential compounds and commercial buildings.
Collaborations with Taqa Arabia, Telecom Egypt, and Etisalat Egypt to transition 800 gas stations and 800 telecom towers to solar-hybrid energy systems, reducing reliance on diesel generators.
Leading energy audits for over 160 buildings in Ras Al Khaimah in partnership with Honeywell, enhancing energy efficiency strategies.
Advising on sustainable investment blueprints for Ghantoot and Madinaty developments, integrating ESG frameworks into large-scale urban projects.
Aliaa’s expertise in finance, ESG compliance, and sustainability governance has made her a sought-after advisor. She serves on the boards of several business organizations, including the British Egyptian Business Association, the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, and the Federation of Egyptian Industries.
With a strong foundation in finance—holding a Master’s in Investment & Finance from the London School of Business and Finance—Aliaa continues to lead transformative projects in clean energy, sustainability, and smart infrastructure development across the region.
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Allan Chou
Angel Investor | Entrepreneur | Fintech Innovator
Professional Summary
Allan is an experienced angel investor and entrepreneur specializing in digital finance and payment solutions. With a strong background in financial technology (Fintech), Allan founded Taiwan’s first online BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) service in 2016. The company has since secured investments from CDIB Capital, E.Sun Venture Capital, and PChome, and has successfully acquired Pi Mobile Wallet and TapPay, establishing Taiwan’s largest Fintech company. The company processes over $3.2 billion USD annually and serves a user base of over 3 million members, with key operations in Taiwan and Japan.
Education
• Master’s in Statistics – Yale University
• Master’s of Finance – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Alp Eroglu joined IOSCO in 2010 and is currently the Deputy Director of Standards Development & Head of Innovation and Investor Protection at the IOSCO General Secretariat. Since he joined IOSCO, Alp has participated in and led IOSCO work on a variety of matters, including issues considered by Committee 2 on Secondary Markets, Committee 3 on Market Intermediaries, Committee 7 on Derivatives, Committee 8 on Retail Investors, the FinTech Task Force, CPMI-IOSCO, as well as IOSCO work on retail and wholesale market conduct, financial benchmarks, SME and infrastructure financing, compensation practices, and commodity derivatives, among others. Alp has twenty-nine years of professional experience, twenty-four years of which is in securities regulation. He has an undergraduate degree from University of Ankara Law School, and postgraduate degrees from University of Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton Business School.
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Alvinder Singh heads the Innovation Acceleration Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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Amanda Wick is the author of "The Catalysts: The Accelerating Forces Forging the New World Financial Order" (May 2025). She served as a US federal prosecutor for nearly a decade, specializing in crypto money laundering. After detailing at FinCEN, she served as the Chief of Legal Affairs at Chainalysis. She returned to government service to work as Senior Investigative Counsel for the US House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol. She then launched the Association for Women In Cryptocurrency, a professional association for women and allies that is building a global network that advocates for the equal inclusion of women in the future of digital finance. She is also a Principal with Incite Consulting, providing expert and litigation advisory services principally focused on business planning, risk, and compliance strategy.
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Dr. Amar Patnaik is the Founder of A&N Legal Solutions LLP, a law firm based in New Delhi and Bhubaneshwar. A former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (2019-2024), Dr. Patnaik represented Biju Janata Dal from Odisha, where he addressed key economic issues such as debt financing, supply-side inflation, and ESG frameworks. He served on key parliamentary committees, including Finance and PSUs, and was also the national spokesperson and head of the IT wing for his party.
Dr. Patnaik has 28 years of experience in the Indian Civil Services as an IA & AS officer under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), leading external audit missions for the UN in New York, Sudan, Uganda, and Italy. His audits included IT systems for the UN and FAO, and national entities like Indian Railways. He is a recognized thought leader, frequently invited as a keynote speaker by organizations like ASSOCHAM and FICCI, and has participated in key global discussions such as the Global Fintech Summit by NPCI (2022-2023).
As a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, Dr. Patnaik made significant contributions to shaping India's digital privacy laws. He is a strong advocate for evidence-based reforms that promote growth through subsidy rationalization, enhanced MSME credit access, and balanced regulations for emerging sectors like AI, online gaming, and the metaverse.
Dr. Patnaik holds a Ph.D. in Institutional Studies from XIMB, an MBA in Finance and Systems, a Master’s in Public Management from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Harvard’s Kennedy School, and an Advanced Management Certificate from the Wharton School. A Chevening Gurukul Scholar at the London School of Economics, he is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Internal Auditor, with expertise in risk management and assurance. Currently, he practices as an advocate, advising clients and government officials on legal implications in India.
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Amira is the Public Policy Lead in Payments and Financial Services for Amazon, and has close to two decades of experience in digital policy engagement across public and private sectors. Previously, she has held senior roles at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she has also acted as the World Bank’s Private Sector Development Specialist. Prior to joining Amazon, she worked as Head of Public Policy in Asia Pacific at Stripe, where she was responsible for building a government relations and advocacy strategy to accelerate Stripe’s global expansion.
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Dr Amlan Roy is a Global Thought Leader & Keynote speaker specialising in Macroeconomics & Demographics. His book “Demographics Unravelled” was mentioned by the FT as one of the best new books in Economics. His Investment Advisory stretches across all asset classes and from Asset managers, central banks, SWFs, hedge funds, endowments across 35+ countries. He is currently Investment Partner at LCP, an Investment Consultant, a Research Associate at two LSE Research Centres—the Financial Markets Group and Systemic Risk Centre. He is also an elected Honorary Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
He founded Global Macro Demographics in July 2021. Previously he was Head of Global Macro Research and Senior MD with State Street Global Advisors (3rd largest global asset manager). Prior to that he was Chief Retirement Strategist. He was MD and Head of Global Demographics & Pensions Research with Credit Suisse Investment Bank 1998-2016. In a prior role within CS, as a global EM strategist, he developed global risk & allocation models as an expert on Financial Architecture during the Asian & Russian crises.
Amlan spent a decade in academia with a distinguished teaching career in the US and UK. He was UK ESRC Research Fellow, Ponders Fellow, a Boston University Doctoral Scholar and a Government of India National Scholar. He has a PhD and MA in Financial Economics from the University of Iowa, an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and an undergraduate Economics with Honours degree from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.
www.globalmacrodemographics.com
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Ananya Kumar is the deputy director for future of money at the GeoEconomics Center. She leads the Center’s work on the future of money and does research on payments systems, central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets. Her analysis has been cited by the Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Kumar previously worked in research assistant capacities at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She has also worked as a legal analyst at Sidley Austin LLP in New York City. She holds a MA in strategic studies and international economics from SAIS, where she was a Merrill Center fellow. Kumar graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in economics and political science.
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Andre Leung (梁偉健), a graduate of the University of Oxford with MA and BA degrees in Mathematics, is the CEO and co-founder of Aereve, ranked as the #1 Regtech new company globally by Vienna’s StartUs Insight. Aereve offers a patented B2B SaaS-based, multilingual on-chain and off-chain analytics platform that delivers Regtech, Suptech, and ESG solutions for banks, insurers, and enterprises. With editorial recognition from Globenewswire for the US Regtech market from 2024 to 2029, Aereve is also uniquely approved as Cyberport Regtech firm by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's GenAI Sandbox, alongside Baidu, Alibaba Cloud and Forms. Under Andre's leadership, Aereve has developed innovative solutions, including his 2022 patent for "Fuzzy Logic Handling of Chinese Characters," enhancing compatibility with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters in regulatory compliance. Aereve's accolades include the "2023 Regulatory Technology Innovation Award" from Thomson Reuters Asia Legal Business, the RegulationAsia ‘Pitch! Regtech’ 2024 award, and recognition for collaboration with Citibank. Additionally, Andre is a distinguished alumnus of the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program, and he serves as Co-Chair of the ESG & Greentech Committee of the Hong Kong Fintech Association for 2022-2024, while also being a member of the United Nations University AI Network.
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Professor Andreas Chai is the Director of the Academy of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance and an applied microeconomist specialized in the area of household behavior. His current research include: big data approaches to measuring the shadow economy and modelling global flows of suspicious transactions. He has completed projects for APEC, the United Nations, NCCARF, IP Australia and the Queensland government. He has previously worked at the Commonwealth Treasury (Canberra) and the Productivity Commission (Melbourne). He has published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
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Bob is a member of the Finance faculty of the Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge (CJBS) with expertise in regulatory innovation and the digitisation of the financial system. In 2021, he was awarded the CJBS Excellence in Teaching Prize for his teaching in the Master of Finance programme and in 2022 received the CJBS Sandra Dawson Research Impact Award. In 2015, Bob co-founded the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, which during his tenure as its Founding Director has established itself as a global leader in researching channels and instruments of finance emerging in the digitisation of the financial system. Bob’s current research focus is computational policy and regulation, which uses AI technology to enable regulatory information to be consumed in a machine-readable and machine-consumable form. Bob regularly advises national governmental and multi-lateral organisations on regulatory innovation and is currently a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee of the Bank of Mauritius and was a member of the International Technology Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He holds an MBA from Chicago Booth, and an MSc from the London School of Economics and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
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Brian started his career at Apple where he was initially hired for his software development and encryption skills. For 6 years at Apple, he led iPhone and Intel Mac initiatives within the very private New Product Introductions (a.k.a. Secret Products) Group. His two core groups designed the security and activation platform for the first iPhone, for which he holds patents. After 8 years total, Brian left Apple to be Founder/President of Avot Media, a software platform used by firms like Warner Bros to transcode video for Mobile. Avot was acquired by Smith Micro [NASDAQ: SMSI]. At Smith, Brian became head of the video business and was responsible for strategy, vision, and integration. After Avot and Smith, Brian joined the seed-stage investment team at Turner Media, where he sought out startups in the Social, Consumer, Advertising, and Recommendation spaces. Over two years, he participated in 13 investments and one acquisition (BleacherReport). Two of his startups were acquired (one by Apple) during that period. Brian is now the Co-Founder and Chief Technology/Digital Officer of Iterate.ai, an innovation ecosystem launched in 2013. Companies like Ulta Beauty, The Pampered Chef, Driven Brands, and Circle K leverage the "intelligent low-code" capabilities invented and patented by Brian and his team. Interplay dramatically speeds up and simplifies digital and AI-based innovation. Largely bootstrapped and highly capital efficient, Iterate revenues grew 287% from 2017 to 2020.
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尺八作曲家、講師、演奏家。 1960年、カリフォルニア州サンタモニカ生まれ。カリフォルニア州立大学ノースリッジ校でフルートとサクソフォーンの学位を取得し、カリフォルニア大学サンタバーバラ校でアジア研究の修士号を取得。東京芸術大学で伝統音楽を学び、首席で卒業。これまでに8枚のアルバムをリリースし、オリジナル作品「Amadokawa」がニューヨークのメトロポリタン美術館で展覧会に出品される。伝統的および現代的な音楽ジャンルのさまざまなアーティストやグループと共演しています。神奈川県横浜在住。国内外で演奏・指導を行う。
Shakuhachi composer, instructor, and performer. Born in Santa Monica, California, in 1960. Earned a degree in flute and saxophone from California State University, Northridge, and a master’s degree in Asian Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Studied traditional music at Tokyo University of the Arts, graduating at the top of his class. Has released eight albums to date and had his original piece “Amadogawa” (Amado River) featured at an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Has performed with various artists and groups from traditional and contemporary musical genres. Lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Performs and teaches in Japan and abroad.
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Bruno Batavia is the Director of Emerging Technologies at Valor Capital Group, a venture capital firm based in New York focused on US, Latam and cross-border opportunities.
He also brings more than 13 years of experience working with innovation at Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB), where he led studies and initiatives with a particular focus on emerging technologies.
Most recently, he served as the Deputy Head for the Digital Real (Drex) Project, Brazil’s CBDC initiative, which earned the #1 global ranking in finance and #7 in the overall rank of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) “Top 50 Most Influential Projects of 2022”.
Bruno was also the coordinator of the Brazilian Tokenization Working Group, a joint task force between the Brazilian Central Bank and the Capital Markets Authority.
He served as the editor for workshops and publications focused on CBDCs, crypto assets, and tokenization. He is also the author of multiple articles and books on these topics, including the BCB’s first-ever working paper on digital currencies.
Bruno has been featured in the Global Government Fintech’s ’23 People to Watch in 2023’—a list that includes influential figures from government agencies, central banks, regulators, and multilateral organizations.
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Ms. Byambasuren (Byambaa), (CEO of Mongolian Fintech Association) is a distinguished professional in the financial sector with extensive expertise in commercial banking and fintech. Her career is marked by a passionate commitment to leveraging technology to enhance financial services, particularly for underserved populations.
As a unifying force within Mongolia's fintech ecosystem, Byambaa actively advocates for stakeholder interests, serving as a vital voice that fosters collaboration among government, private sectors, and international organizations. Her role as an advisor to the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Innovation and Digital Policy highlights the regulatory landscape that drives digital transformation in Mongolia.
Additionally, Byambaa is a valued member of the Digital Council of the Financial Regulation Committee of Mongolia, where she shares her expertise to enhance procedures and support sustainable fintech growth.
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Carole House recently departed the White House National Security Council (NSC) as Special Advisor for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure and is currently a Senior Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Most recently outside of government, she was an Executive in Residence at Terranet Ventures, Inc. She has served as the Chair of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and previously served at the NSC as the Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation. Carole first joined the NSC from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), where she led cybersecurity, virtual currency, and emerging technology policy efforts. Prior to FinCEN, she worked as a Presidential Management Fellow supporting the White House Office of Management and Budget's Cyber and National Security Unit and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and critical infrastructure protection policy issues. Carole is a former Army Captain who served in chemical defense and military intelligence until November 2014, including a deployment to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from 2012 to 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She holds a BA in international affairs from the University of Georgia and an MA in security studies from Georgetown University.
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Carrie Suen is the Vice President at Ant International, where she leads the Global Affairs and Strategic Development team which is responsible to drive our global strategies and strategic developments of Ant International to bring more inclusive, green and sustainable changes to the ecosystem.
Prior to this Carrie was the Head of Legal of Ant International from 2017-2021. Under her leadership, Ant’s International Legal team grew fourfold, supporting over 100 markets/regions. Since joining Ant in 2014, Carrie has been at the forefront of the global digital payment and regulatory development, and has been involved in regular direct communications and dialogues with regulators/government and international organizations, to raise awareness the importance of financial inclusion and help shape the policy landscape globally.
Carrie is an advisory board member of Emerging Payments Association Asia and sits on the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Legal, Regulatory and Supervisory industry taskforce to further the G20’s objective in promoting more inclusive cross-border payments landscape.
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Cartan McLaughlin is the founder and CEO of Nihon Cyber Defence (NCD), a Japan based cyber security company. NCD brings US and UK cyber expertise to the cyber market in Japan.
Cartan has worked for 30 years in Japan in the financial technology and cyber security sectors. Starting as a programmer, he contributed to key projects like the Tokyo/Osaka Stock Exchange’s transition to electronic trading. He later moved into the financial sector, delivering secure banking applications and specializing in SWIFT and international payments systems. He has worked with major Japanese financial groups both in head offices and their international branches, implementing technology solutions across the world.
His expertise lies in integrating technology with industry insights, particularly in financial and government sectors, with deep knowledge of banking technology, cyber security, AML, and KYC. He believes the future of corporate governance lies in uniting financial technology, regulatory technology, and cyber security. He is seen as a thought leader in these areas.
He has an BSc honors degree in Computer Science from Queen’s University Belfast.
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Yam Ki Chan is Vice President at Circle, responsible for overseeing partnerships, policy, and market expansion across Asia. Since joining Circle, he has led the team in first-of-kind partnerships and advised regulatory and business stakeholders on how stablecoins unlock economic opportunities for individuals and businesses.
Prior to Circle, Yam Ki held strategy and public policy roles at Google Payments and Google Cloud, where he worked on partnership strategy, market launches, and government affairs.
Before Google, Yam Ki served as the Director for Global and Asia Economics at the White House National Security Council in the Obama Administration, where he coordinated the interagency process on US economic strategy in Asia and was a member of the U.S. sherpa negotiations team for the G-20 and the G-7. Before joining the National Security Council staff, Yam Ki was with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Earlier in his career, Yam Ki worked in technology investment banking at Jefferies in Silicon Valley.
He earned a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Carleton College.
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Charlie Pennington is a leading expert in guiding startup founders through growth and scalability challenges. As the head of Carta’s Go-To-Market & Sales efforts for equity management and fundraising, he has expanded Carta’s reach across Asia , the Middle East and ANZ since 2023.
With a prior six-year role at HubSpot, Charlie helped grow the company’s Asia operations from 15 to over 200 employees and has advised hundreds of startups across a dozen countries. His global experience, including work in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the US, Canada and ANZ, positions him to support startups worldwide.
Charlie’s passion is empowering founders with the strategies needed for sustainable growth, leveraging his extensive international expertise to drive their success.
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Mr. Chen joined us in March 2016 and served as our General Counsel from March 2016 to May 2020. In his day-to-day responsibilities, Mr. Chen undertakes a broad range of regulatory engagement in connection with our Group's international business activities. Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen was a partner and head of China practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a New York-based international law firm, where he worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions involving primarily PRC companies, including his lead role in advising Alibaba in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters. Mr. Chen is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong. Mr. Chen obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, Canada.
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Tek Yew has more than 30 years of consulting experience and is a subject matter expert in multiple aspects of financial services, including working with central banks and regulators across Asia and the Middle East.
He is now an Adjunct Professor and Advisor to the National University of Singapore's Asian Institute of Digital Finance, a collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the NUS. Prior to this, he was Vice Chairman of Oliver Wyman Singapore and had held senior positions in KPMG, Hewlett Packard Consulting & Integration and PwC Consulting East Asia.
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She has more than 20 years working experience as IT Consultant in Financial Industry at Dentsu Soken (formerly ISI-Dentsu). After leading global projects and launching a new business development in capital markets area, she started taking charge of FIBC, the first FinTech pitch contest in Japan, from 2014. Participated in the founding of FINOVATORS. In February 2016, launched FINOLAB project in collaboration with Mitsubishi Estate and Dentsu to build FinTech business ecosystem. In July 2019, established FINOLAB Inc. as a legal entity and she was appointed CEO. In January 2024, appointed executive officer of Dentsu Soken.
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Experienced in M&A, business planning, project management etc. in our business section.
After engaging in the legal matters and the risk management, returned to PA / GR in 2021. Responsible for public policy making in new business segments mainly in regulatory reforms, healthcare, finance, web3/metaverse, and AI.
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Main Collaborations：Takizawa Hideaki, Domoto Tsuyoshi, NiziU, NEWS, Koike Teppei, Ishimaru Kanji, Nagasawa Masami, Shono Mayo, Minase Inori, Wasuta, Fudanjuku, Imai Asami, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, Disney on Classic 2021, Moriguchi Hiroko, Liella!, Okada Nana (AKB48), Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu, NicoNico Chokaigi VTuberFES, etc.
ギタリスト。 6月5日生まれ、横浜出身。 法政大学卒業。 大学在学時からジャズギタリスト布川俊樹氏に師事し、サポート活動をはじめる。ロッ ク、POPS、ファンク、R&B、ジャズなど、幅広い音楽に対応する。 《主な共演アーティスト》 滝沢秀明、堂本剛、NiziU、NEWS、小池徹平、石丸幹二、長澤まさみ、庄野真代、水瀬いのり、 わーすた、風男塾、今井麻美、私立恵比寿中学、ディズニーオンクラシック 2021、森口博 子、Liella!、岡田奈々(AKB48)、超ときめき宣伝部、ニコニコ超会議VTuberFES etc...
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Chris Brummer is the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown University Law Center and founder of Bluprynt, the crypto disclosure company. He is also the founder of DC Fintech Week, the leading fintech policy conference in the United States.
As a professor, advisor, board member and advocate, Professor Brummer has lent his expertise to policymakers, founders, startups, and nonprofits around the world grappling with some of the most challenging puzzles facing innovation, regulation, and inclusion. His work has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Marketwatch, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Yahoo Money, Roll Call, Cointelegraph, and Coin Desk, among others.
He serves on the boards of directors of Fannie Mae, PayPal Digital, and K2 Integrity.
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I support Fortune’s editorial and commercial teams in Asia, and help to lead our business conference and event strategy in the region. Before assuming my current role at Fortune, I was an economics correspondent with the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post and, for six years, led special editorial projects for McKinsey’s Asia practice.
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With extensive experience in portfolio management,product strategy, and go-to-market execution, Cynthiahas held senior leadership roles in global tech giantssuch as Siemens, Nokia, and Microsoft. She hasmanaged global portfolios valued at over $10 billionUSD, spanning sales in more than 100 countries. Herexpertise in commercializing innovation, navigatingglobal market entry, and tech investment has made hera trusted advisor and board member for deep-techstartups across Asia.Cynthia holds an EMBA degree from Tsinghua PBCSFand an MBA from the Cheung Kong Graduate School ofBusiness. She has also completed executive programsat Wharton Business School and Stanford University,focusing on innovation and strategy. As the co-author of The Smart Economy GlobalizationHandbook—a groundbreaking reference guide forChinese companies expanding globally, published bythe Economic Development Board of Singapore andPwC Singapore in 2021—Cynthia has been a thoughtleader in global tech innovation.Cynthia serves as Advisor for Elevandi, an initiativeby the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and wasrecognized as one of Singapore’s FinTech65 Women inAI & Data Analytics in 2023.
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Daisuke Aranami joined Microsoft in Dec 2023 as the Managing Executive Officer responsible for Financial Service Industry. Daisuke owns strong passion to lead and drive AI transformation in the Japan FSI by leveraging Microsoft's innovative technology.
Prior to Microsoft, Daisuke experienced several leadership positions, including the ones in McKinsey, Tokyo Star Bank, Stripe Japan and Apple Japan.
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Daniel Fujii is the President & CEO of Trust Capital.
Previously, Mr. Fujii was the Representative Director for Blackstone Group Japan where he focused on establishing the Blackstone franchise across its various products: private equity, real estate, credit, and M&A advisory. He led Blackstone Charity efforts in Japan including support for entrepreneurship.
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He currently serves as the President of the Harvard Club of Japan, Asia Council Board of Phillips Andover, Executive Committee of Silicon Valley Japan Platform, Founding Member of Asia Society Japan and Board of Councilor of Asian Cultural Council Japan.
Mr. Fujii received a BA from Harvard College and an MA from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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I am the Head of Web3 for Banking Circle, a B2B Bank licensed in Luxembourg with branches in Denmark, Germany and the UK. I am responsible for the Web3 initiatives in Banking Circle and relationships with the digital asset community including initiatives on Stablecoin issuance and Tokenised Deposits. Banking Circle is regulated by the CSSF in Luxembourg and supervised as branches in UK by FCA, in Germany by BAFIN and in Denmark by the Danish FSA.
I lead the Bank to launch the first bank-issued MICA compliant stablecoin in Europe - EURITE (ticker: EURI). The stablecoin is issued as a e-money token under MICA. I am also responsible for the bank’s innovation strategy in the blockchain space eg Bank Circle’s partnership with Ant Group to work on a liquidity management project using tokenised deposits which will improve efficiency and speed of global fund settlements.
I left DBS in Dec 2021 after 22 years of service to set up a Digital Asset Custody and Prime Services Business in Europe together with Calvin Cheng, the former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore.
I am on the board of directors of Coins U Trust (the crypto currency exchange that was co-founded by Xinxi Wang, who co-founded the Litecoin Foundation) and an adviser in TechstormTV, an e-sports media company.
I was the Head of Business and Listing for the DBS Digital Exchange and was in the founding team working on this project since 2018. I was also involved in other blockchain related projects within the DBS Group including being part of the team that set-up Climate Impact X.
Prior to the DBS Digital Exchange, I was the Executive Director and Head of Electronic Trading servicing intermediaries (broker-clients), digital exchanges, high frequency traders and market makers in the electronic trading space. I have experience in dealing with various regulators and exchanges across the region. I was also responsible for the ETF business. My previous roles in DBS include Research Compliance and also Project Manager for the implementation of a Trading System and FIX order routing infrastructure. I speak regularly in conferences / forums / seminars on electronic trading, fintech, cryptocurrencies and FIX order routing. I was also involved in many corporate finance related deals and placements (including internal integration and joint-ventures in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, UK and Korea). Prior to joining DBS Securities in 1999, I worked in equity sales, sales trading and research with WI Carr. Before that, I was doing research and was a Data Analysis Tutor at the University of Cambridge. I have an MBA, an LLM in Commercial Law and a First Class Honours degree in Psychology. My MBA studies was sponsored by DBS Securities, while my LLM programme was sponsored by DBS Vickers Securities.
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Daniel Riedel is an entrepreneur with a strong track record of founding multiple companies in the media and technology sectors. He has extensive experience in building large-scale, secure technologies and businesses, with a broad background in engineering, operations, security, analytics, and product development. He is particularly passionate about the intersection of technology and user experience, creating engaging solutions that blend excellent UX/UI design with media and entertainment, all while ensuring security and privacy are maintained.
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Dario de Martino is a partner at A&O Shearman based in its New York office. As Co-Chair of A&O Shearman's global FinTech and Blockchain Group, Dario advises clients on transformative matters relating to cryptocurrency/digital assets and blockchain-enabled technologies, as well as focusing on U.S. domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions, and corporate governance matters. In particular, Dario has extensive experience advising Japanese corporates in connection with US-centric M&A transactions. He also represents a broad array of major U.S.-based and multinational technology (including [AI/machine learning, FinTech, digital assets, payments,] [NOTE: reorder as appropriate for the (i) AI and (ii) fintech sessions] software, semiconductors, IoT, and cloud computing), financial services, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial companies.
Dario is a frequent speaker and writer on various topics in M&A with a particular focus on innovative technologies.
In the Chambers USA FinTech 2024 rankings, Dario was recognized as Band 2 in Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies.
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I have been working on Fintech related issues over past 5 years. Mainly focused on projects like CBDC, AI, Digital Assets like Stablecoins and Tokenized deposits.
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Dea is responsible for global advocacy and government relations at Fireblocks. Prior, Dea led political intelligence and advocacy campaigns for most leading digital assets firm in the EU, as Europe developed its regulations for the sector.
Dea relocated back to Europe after her post in the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she served in the MAS Financial Technology and Innovation Group. She was previously in London for 10 years, working in FinTech and banking regulation. She is an affiliate with the Cambridge Centre for Digital Finance, an advisor to the International Financial Services Centres Authority in Gujrat, and a CoinDesk opinion columnist.
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Deborah Algeo is a seasoned strategist with over a decade of experience in the financial services sector, specialising in digital assets, RegTech, and custody solutions. Currently, she leads the enterprise strategy and solution at Zodia Custody, where she is instrumental in developing innovative products and services that empower businesses to explore and capitalise on opportunities in the digital assets space.
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Her experience extends into corporate innovation, including previous roles at Johnson & Johnson and KPMG, where she led design strategy, emerging technology adoption, and collaborative programs for senior leadership. Delane’s ability to simplify complex technologies—whether blockchain, AI, or decentralized systems—enables institutions, enterprises, and innovators to harness them effectively for scalability and growth with people-first, solutions-driven approaches.
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DIPEN MEHTA
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SOFTSERVE-SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Dipen Mehta is the Executive Vice President and General Manager for SoftServe’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, where he leads the charge in driving digital transformation and technological innovation across multiple industries. Under his leadership, SoftServe delivers cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of clients throughout the APAC market, driving business growth, operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experiences.
With over 25 years of experience spanning technical and business leadership roles, Dipen has proven expertise in market creation and scaling businesses. His focus is on empowering clients to harness the potential of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies to transform their business models, streamline operations, and optimize customer engagement.
Before joining SoftServe, Dipen held key leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he worked closely with financial services organizations, guiding them through large-scale digital transformation initiatives. In his role at AWS, he also led the industry solutions team focused on public sector organizations, pioneering strategic collaborations to drive innovation across government, healthcare and educational sectors.
A seasoned leader in the Asia-Pacific market, Dipen has spent over 15 years in the region, where he has worked in both early-stage tech companies, such as crypto.com, and global enterprises like Standard Chartered Bank, where he led the digital disruption team and co-founded their innovation lab. Dipen also led the mobility practice at Accenture Digital, helping clients across APAC accelerate their digital journeys.
Dipen is passionate about entrepreneurship, advising startups, and investing in innovative ventures across the US and Asia-Pacific. He also serves as a STAR Advisory Board Member at Airbus, where he provides strategic guidance on the company’s innovation roadmap for the aerospace industry.
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Dirk is a seasoned cyber security practitioner who has years of experience in developing and managing cyber security and technology risk across various industries. Based in Hong Kong for the past 16 years, he is a cyber security expert who brings a wealth of strategic, technical and operational experience to the table.
With over 28 years of experience leading information security and cybersecurity programme initiatives across the Asia Pacific region, Dirk has significant experience leading cyber security teams in large MNCs such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank, as well as the world’s largest gaming organisations. He has led start—ups to become successful thriving organisations and has significant experience managing security teams in cyber security operations and defence, cyber threat intelligence, security strategy and architecture, and cloud security. A technical CISO with great business acumen, he excels in delivering technical solutions for cyber defense and threat intelligence to protect all sizes of organisations.
He is adept at developing and implementing enterprise-wide cybersecurity programmes from the ground up that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements. This involves assessing the threat landscape, defining security policies and controls, and implementing robust security operations to protect against cyber threats and adversaries. He assists organisations to identify, assess, and mitigate cyber risks while meeting regulatory obligations.
Dirk has a proven track record addressing Board reporting around cyber security and risk posture for both internal and external stakeholders. He has worked with start-ups to create the most flexible and security solutions scaled to the size of the organisation.
Dirk can assist CIO/CISOs with strategic direction and risk mitigation oversight to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets across their organisations are secured. He excels at translating technical concepts and requirements into business-focused solutions, and tangible risk mitigation actions. He helps to ensure organisation are prepared for cyber attacks and is well positioned to assist infrastructure and security teams in responding to incidents and managing them when they occur.
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Extensive experience in start-up financing, IPO’s, convertibles, and other forms of debt and equity financing in multiple markets around the world. Formerly Head of Capital Markets at JPMorgan Japan; previously worked in Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Also worked in the Business Development Division of SoftBank KK. Graduate of Cambridge University and Bentley University.
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Eleanor has 15 years of experience in both private practice and in-house roles. Before joining Binance, Eleanor spent more than ten years at US law firms including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, where she focused on litigation and contentious matters. Eleanor graduated from University of Cambridge with First Class Honors.
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Elisabeth joined the DFSA in October 2014. Elisabeth leads the DFSA’s policy work on Innovation and was responsible for creating the DFSA's regulatory framework for Crowdfunding, the DFSA's Innovation Testing Licence - the DFSA’s regulatory sandbox and the regime for Crypto and Investment Tokens. Elisabeth also represents the DFSA on the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) co-ordination board, and is a member of IOSCO’s FinTech Taskforce working groups on Artificial Intelligence and Tokenisation.
Before joining the DFSA, Elisabeth led the Conduct Regulation team at the Association of British Insurers, where she managed a team of policy advisers responsible for influencing UK and EU conduct regulation of the insurance and pension markets.
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Elise is the Executive Director of Global Digital Finance (GDF), board member, and also board advisor to several start-ups on policy & regulatory issues.
Previously, she was at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), leading Digital Assets and Data Strategy work, and prior to that she worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), across both their Technology, Resilience and Cyber Division. and International Division.
Named ‘Next Generation Leader of the Year’ at the 2022 Women in Finance Awards UK, Elise’s dual public and private sector experience positions her to lead both regulatory advocacy and contribute technical knowledge to support the growth of the digital assets ecosystem.
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Eric Anziani is a seasoned tech leader with more than 16 years of experience in strategy, partnerships, and innovation in Fintech, payments and financial services. Prior to joining Crypto.com, Mr. Anziani worked at leading global companies Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, PayPal, and Global Fashion Group in London, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo.
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Fernando is the CEO of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, a company that oversees and operates digital asset-related businesses, under the SBI Holdings umbrella. SBI Digital Asset Holdings aims to transform capital markets and banking value chains to create end-to-end digital asset solutions for financial institutions. Fernando is an open-source software industry veteran with over 20 years of experience across technology innovation and governance, capital markets and digital assets. He holds unparalleled knowledge of the Asian financial services sector from both a business and technical perspective. Fernando started his career in academia where he became deeply involved with the Linux community. This led him to the corporate world with several roles at the Japanese NTT Group. Fernando has held different roles at SBI Group, including Director of SBI VC Trade, CTO of Japannext, CEO of SBI DigiTrust and CEO of SBI Security Solutions.
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Fiona first joined Ripple in 2018 in London, and moved to Singapore in 2020 to lead the APAC sales team where she played an instrumental role in onboarding financial services companies interested in adopting enterprise-grade blockchain and crypto solutions globally.
Fiona’s career is grounded in technological experience across both sides of “bi-modal” IT strategies, and her extensive product knowledge and expertise in the digital payments space has been pivotal in driving growth at Ripple.
Prior to Ripple, Fiona held business development positions within large enterprises, including Oracle, Fiserv and Misys (now Finastra), and has been helping financial institutions innovate in payments across Europe and Asia.
Fiona holds a Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford. In her spare time, she enjoys chasing her toddler around Singapore and indulging in the occasional round of Muay Thai boxing.
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In his previous role as CEO of the South China Morning Post, Gary oversaw an extensive transformation of the century-old publishing group, expanding its global audience reach and influence, establishing new revenue channels, and cementing SCMP as Asia’s leading news media company. Previously, Gary was CEO of Digg, Head of Labs at Spotify, and has also worked at AOL and Google.
Gary is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, was the chairman of the WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific Committee and also a member of INMA’s global board. He has been featured across global news publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Business Times, Business Insider, Nikkei Asian Review, and was a Tatler Asia honouree for the region’s ‘Most Influential’ leaders.
Born in the United States, Gary grew up in Taiwan and New Zealand, before returning to America where he lived and worked for 20 years. He now resides in Hong Kong with his wife and son. Gary is an Economics graduate from Harvard University.
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He currently serves as chairman of the JVCEA, a certified self-regulatory organization for cryptocurrencies in Japan.
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Goto sold Kenko.com to Rakuten and launched Kotozna, Inc. in 2016 as a Founder / CEO.
He has a Masters degree in Public Management from the National University of Singapore, and holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Tokyo.
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Giorgi Gurgenidze is the Head of Capital Market Development, Insurance Policy, and Pension Reform at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and an ex-officio member of the Governing Board of the Pension Fund of Georgia. He leads key financial sector reforms, driving capital market growth, fintech innovation, and regulatory alignment with global standards. His work spans investment fund development, pension modernization, and digital finance, positioning Georgia as a regional hub for financial integration.
Giorgi holds LL.M from The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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Giorgio Zinetti is the Chief Technology Officer at the Cardano Foundation, where he leads the organisation’s technical strategy and product development, leveraging open-source innovation to shape the future of enterprise blockchain solutions.
Before joining the Foundation, Giorgio was the co-founder and CTO of Procivis AG, pioneering digital identity solutions. Prior to this, he spent four years as a software engineer at UBS.
Fluent in four languages, Giorgio blends technical expertise with agile leadership to build resilient, scalable systems that push the boundaries of blockchain's potential. Giorgio holds an MSc in Computer Science from Politecnico di Milano.
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Dr. Bandi is the Executive Director of the Regulatory Genome Project at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is an expert in capital markets policies, digital finance regulations and technology-based compliance solutions. In his current role, he is involved in numerous projects to introduce AI processes, machine-readable regulations and RegTech applications to the global Regulators community. Dr Bandi is a member of the Bank of England/FCA Industry Data Standards Committee and ESMA’s DSC Disclosure Working Group. He also provides advice to corporates and regulators, including the IMF and the World Bank.
Before joining University of Cambridge, Dr. Bandi worked as Director of Supervision at the QFCRA in Qatar and he has been an IOSCO Investment Management Committee member for several years, chairing various key committees on fund leverage and digital assets investments. His regulator experience started at the UK’s FSA where he was a Technical Specialist for the Investment Management Supervision Department. He previously worked in industry and has been the Europe Head of Wealth Management analytics at RiskMetrics, now MSCI. Dr. Bandi also taught economics and finance for almost decade at Northwestern University in its Qatar campus.
Dr. Bandi holds a PhD in Financial Regulation from Durham University, an LL.M in EU Business Law from pan-European universities (PALLAS group) and an MSc/BSc in Finance from Bocconi University
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Hakan is an Advisor for Technology & Innovation at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub in Hong Kong with a focus on Open Finance, Digital Currencies and Payments. Before joining the BIS, he was the Global Open Banking & Open Data Practice Lead at Mastercard, based in Zurich. Hakan is an expert for open data ecosystems, open banking & open finance regulation, API standardization, instant and cross-border payments.
He is an internationally recognized thought leader in his area of expertise, and member of various international working groups. He brings more than 14+ years of technology & strategy consulting and product development experience at Mastercard, Accenture and Infosys – in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
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Hamish is the founder and CEO of Brox. Prior to this he has built multiple startups, his last one was in the social media space, Portent.IO, which he sold in 2018 to YouGov PLC and spent 3 years as a senior executive there servicing global clients
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Hanson Liu has played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding major technology enterprises in Japan.
In 2007, as one of the founding members of Baidu's Japan branch, he was instrumental in setting up the Tokyo office and driving its international initiatives.
Recognizing the potential of Tencent Cloud in the Japanese market, Hanson initiated a strategic partnership with the company in 2019.
By 2021, he was appointed Senior Special Advisor to Tencent Cloud, significantly contributing to its strategic growth in Japan.
His leadership and vision led to his promotion in 2023 as the Japan Country Manager of Tencent Cloud, where he currently oversees operations and spearheads further expansion initiatives in the region.
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He has extensive experience in traditional financial fields such as real estate funds, securitization and other asset finance, and has been involved in many areas of Fintech including crowd funding and security token. In recent years, operating from two bases in Tokyo and Singapore, and supports many web3 related projects such as RWA, NFT, crypto asset and DePIN. Director of Japan Security Token Association; Legal advisor of Japan Cryptoasset Business Association NFT subcommittee.
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Born in Purwakarta on April 27, 1970, Hasan Fawzi completed his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 1993. He obtained Master of Business Administration (MBA) from LÍAE de Grenoble, Université Pierre Mendes, France. He then completed his Master’s in Management from the Economics Faculty of Universitas Indonesia in 2008.
Hasan Fawzi’s started his professional career in PT Kliring Depositori Efek Indonesia with his last position as the Head of System Development Department from 1993 to 1997. He then joined PT Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia (KPEI) as the Head of Information Technology Division from 1997 to 2008. He continued his career as the Director of PT Penilai Harga Efek Indonesia (PHEI) from 2008 to 2012, President Director of KPEI for two terms (2012-2015 and 2015-2018), as well as Director of Development in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018 to 2022.
Previously he served as President Commissioner of PT PEFINDO Credit Bureau (2022-2023), President Commissioner and Independent Commissioner of PT RHB Sekuritas Indonesia (2022–2023), and Independent Commissioner of PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (2023).
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Helen Christakos leads A&O Shearman’s U.S. Data Privacy practice and has broad experience spanning transactional, counseling and contentious matters. She is based in Silicon Valley.
Helen is widely acknowledged as an expert who provides cutting-edge legal advice by blending her privacy and data security legal experience with a business-oriented approach. She has significant experience negotiating the privacy and cybersecurity issues in M&A, private equity, financings, IPOs, SPACs, asset purchases and other commercial transactions, product counseling (developing products and services that comply with privacy and data security laws), developing privacy and security policies, and managing cybersecurity incidents and breaches.
Helen has experience representing clients ranging from emerging start-up ventures to global public companies in developing, licensing, selling, acquiring, protecting, and commercially exploiting data assets. Helen advises companies on changing and complex privacy, internet and cybersecurity laws governing the use, storage and disclosure of information.
In addition to her law practice, Helen is also an Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, where she developed the curriculum for and taught the school’s inaugural cybersecurity law class. She has also been ranked as one of California’s Top Cyber Lawyers by The Daily Journal from 2019-2022.
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Hero Choudhary leads BEENEXT Accelerate Fund, with a focus on driving
innovation and growth across India and Southeast Asia.
With over 15 years of global investment experience, he has a deep understanding of digital economies and the disruptive technologies shaping tomorrow's markets. His background in public markets includes a successful stint on Wall Street, where he invested in leading Global Internet, Payments, and Growth Tech companies. Now, Hero brings this wealth of expertise to BEENEXT, leveraging his insights to spot future winners early. His extensive network of global CXOs further strengthens his ability to support and guide next-generation founders, empowering them to create impactful businesses that define the future.
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Hikari Senju is the Founder & CEO of Omneky, a generative AI company based in San Francisco that automates the creation and optimization of omnichannel advertising campaigns. Hikari founded his previous startup, an edtech company called QuickHelp, while studying Computer Science at Harvard. Hikari later sold QuickHelp to Yup.com and became the company’s Head of Growth. During his time at Yup.com, Senju observed inefficiencies in content spending and the potential of Generative AI in advertising, which inspired him to establish Omneky in 2018, as one of the first movers in Generative AI applications. Omneky is an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creatives at scale. Omneky has since raised over $13m seed from SoftBank, AIX Ventures, Village Global and others, was the first GenAI company to present as a finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt, was highlighted by Jensen Huang at the Nvidia GTC conference, and presented at TedAI, Computex and other leading AI events all over the world.
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Hiro Mizuno is a globally recognized financial executive and advocate for sustainable investment. As the Founder and CEO of Good Steward Partners, LLC, Hiro continues to champion responsible financial practices and long-term value creation. He currently serves as Special Advisor to the CEO of MSCI Inc., and Senior Adviser of TNFD, an Independent Board Member of LiveWire Group Inc., and a Mission Committee Member at Danone S.A.
Previously, Hiro held the role of Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investment and the former Non-Executive Board Member of Tesla, Inc., and the former Special Advisor to Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of JapanAs Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), he managed the world’s largest pension fund with $1.5 trillion in assets, where he redefined global investment strategies by embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. His tenure as a Non-Executive Board Member of Tesla further highlighted his commitment to renewable energy and innovation.
Hiro’s career spans leadership roles in private equity and banking, including as a partner at Coller Capital in London and earlier roles with Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., where he worked in Japan, Silicon Valley, and New York.
In addition to his professional endeavors, Hiro is deeply engaged in global initiatives that advance sustainable finance. He collaborates with leading organizations to address climate, biodiversity, and financial innovation challenges. His dedication to these causes is matched by his contributions to academia. Hiro serves as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, an Executive in Residence at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School, and a Senior Fellow at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also a Guest Professor at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
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Hirofumi Hirano (Tokyo) joined KKR in 2013 and is a Partner, Deputy Executive Chairman of KKR Asia Pacific, and CEO of KKR Japan. Prior to his current position, he served as Co-Head of Private Equity for KKR Asia Pacific from 2019 to 2023. He serves on the KKR Asia Private Equity Investment Committee and the KKR Asia Portfolio Management Committee. At KKR, he has been involved with investments including PHC Holdings (formerly Panasonic Healthcare), AlphaTheta (formerly Pioneer DJ), Marelli Holdings (formerly Calsonic Kansei), Koki Holdings (formerly Hitachi Koki), Kokusai Electric (formerly Hitachi Kokusai Electric), Seiyu Holdings, and LOGISTEED (formerly Hitachi Transport System). Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hirano worked at AlixPartners as the Japan representative and head of financial services in Asia. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Hirano led the principal investment arm of Nikko Cordial Group (now known as SMBC Nikko Securities) and became chairman of Nikko Principal Investments. Mr. Hirano graduated from Keio University and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
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In 1987, Hiroshi joined Nippon Life Insurance Company after graduation from the University of Tokyo, where he garnered most of his professional career. He accumulated ample experience and professional knowledge through various key positions in leading Investment Management as a Domestic Bond Portfolio Manager and a Head of Global Credit and Alternative Investment. In 2013, he became in charge of the Finance and Investment Planning Department as a General Manager. Promoted in 2014 to Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Board Directors & Executive Officer. In 2018, under his new leadership role at Nippon Life’s overseas operations (based in New York), he served as the Regional CEO (responsible for the Americas and Europe) and Managing Director & Executive Officer.
Hiroshi speaks and acts widely in promoting efforts to enhance the group’s initiatives on ESG investments and Green financing, including initiating the first Green Bond issued by the City of Paris and the first underwriting of women bonds by Banco del Estado de Chile (BancoEstado). He has been invited to speak at both international and domestic conferences on climate change, ESG and SDGs, including CFA, ICMA, the RI Asia, the TCFD Summit, and he gave the opening speech at the PRI Digital Conference 2021.
Hiroshi Ozeki has 34 years of business experience engaging in Corporate Planning and Asset Management, including Loan Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Corporate Strategy, Capital Procurement, IR, ALM, and Asset allocation of Life Insurance General Accounts.
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Howard Wu is the CEO of Provable and Founder of Aleo, a permissionless blockchain that is private-by-default. His notable contributions to the fields of zero-knowledge proofs and elliptic-curve cryptography, including Zexe and DIZK, have been adopted by protocols such as Ethereum, Zcash, and Aleo. Howard graduated from UC Berkeley with a research background in cryptography, computer security, and verifiable computing.
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Dr Ke-Wei Huang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr Huang joined NUS in July 2007. He received his PhD (2007), MPhil (2005), and MSc (2002) degrees in Information Systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and his MBA in Finance (1997) and BSc in Electrical Engineering (1995) from National Taiwan University.
Dr Huang's research interests are in the economics of information systems and data mining for financial applications. Currently, he focuses on various topics of pricing digital goods, labor economics of IT professionals, and data mining or econometrics issues for topics in accounting or finance.
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Huey is on the board of SGX, Hang Seng Bank, and Nium. She is also an advisor to Terraformation, Fin Capital, Chainlink, TrueLayer, and Valon. Most recently, she was a Venture Partner with GGV Capital. Before that, she was President of Asia for Flexport and the founding COO of Affirm.
Huey began her career at PayPal as one of the first product managers. She subsequently spent more than a decade in key leadership roles across US, EU, and APAC.
Huey holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and an A.M. from Stanford University.
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Hugo Coelho is coordinates and leads on the research on digital financial policy and regulation and delivery of technical assistance programmes. Previously, he worked as political advisor to the President of the Eurogroup, as partner at political research firm Forefront, and as director of EU policy at cryptoasset exchange Binance. He started his career as a political journalist and authored several books, chapters and op-ed, news articles. He holds a Masters in European and Comparative Social Policy from the London School of Economics.
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Humphrey Valenbreder is a seasoned executive with experience in shaping innovative ventures and driving transformative growth strategies. With a career spanning more than two decades across the finance and technology fields, he currently serves as CEO of Partior, the blockchain-based market infrastructure for clearing and settlement.
Before assuming his current role, Humphrey held several senior positions within the executive team at bunq. He also served in key leadership roles at Altice, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and ABN AMRO Bank.
With experience that encompasses multiple regions, including Asia, the Americas, and Europe, Humphrey's global mindset and experience in diverse business environments have earned him a proven track record of driving growth, fostering innovation, and delivering tangible results.
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Ian heads the AML Supervision Division in the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In his current role, he oversees the supervision of AML/CFT risks in both banks and non-banks in Singapore, and is also involved in international AML/CFT working groups such as the FATF Virtual Assets Contact Group. Prior to joining the AML/CFT Department in 2018, Ian held several appointments across the MAS, including in the International Department, Insurance Supervision Department and the Monetary & Domestic Markets Management Department.
Ian holds a Masters in Science (Finance) degree from the London Business School as well as professional certifications from ACAMS and the Institute of Actuaries in the UK.
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I’ve been engaged in direct collaboration with US startups, to accelerate digital transformation for MUFG, from research and proof-of-concept to contract. In addition, I've built a relationship with and invested in US VC fund to expand our robust network. I've been also in charge of matchmaking between US startups and MUFG's enterprise clients to support both their growth.
Before I joined Global Innovation Team, I had worked as researcher in health-tech/Chemical sector in 4 years in MUFG Bank after spending 3 years as SMB banking sales representative.
I have the master degree of human/environmental studies and bachelor degree of medicine.
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Inderbir is part of the leadership team at the IFC AMC, IFC’s private equity business managing third-party capital. He joined the IFC AMC as a Key Person in raising and investing IFC’s Emerging Asia Fund and also has additional responsibility as Head of the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund. Inderbir focuses on investing across emerging markets in Asia and serves on the Boards of several portfolio companies in technology, financial services and fintech, renewables, pharmaceuticals and special situations. He has more than 25 years of experience in private equity and mezzanine investments, equity research, and public policy. Prior to joining the IFC AMC, Inderbir held various positions in the Financial Institutions Group at IFC, including managing the South Asia portfolio and subsequently leading the direct equity investments across Asia Pacific. He has also worked at the World Bank on Infrastructure PPPs, Innovation Policy and Investment Climate. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Inderbir served as a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and Deutsche Bank, leading their Equities Research for the Pharmaceuticals, Telecom Services & Equipment, and Media sectors in India.
Inderbir holds an MBA equivalent from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, a Bachelors in Commerce (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and a Diploma in Business Finance from the Indian Chartered Financial Analyst Institute.
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Jaclyn Tsai is recognized as a prominent thought leader at the forefront of Fintech law, technology regulation, and corporate governance in Taiwan and across Asia. As Co-Founder and Partner at Lee, Tsai & Partners, Jaclyn plays a critical role in shaping the future of digital assets, blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies. She advises businesses on regulatory strategy, helping them navigate the rapidly changing landscape of Fintech, ICT, biotech, and the data economy.
Jaclyn’s expertise is further reflected in her leadership roles in multiple influential organizations. As the Honorary Chairwoman of the Taiwan FinTech Association and the Chairperson of Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA), she champions innovation and regulatory clarity in the Fintech space. She is also a Co-Founder of the Taiwan Women on Boards Association, where she advocates for gender diversity and leadership in corporate governance. In addition, Jaclyn serves as Chief Consultant to the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, driving industry standards and compliance for digital assets.
Her leadership extends beyond private practice to public service. During her tenure as Minister without Portfolio in Taiwan’s Executive Yuan, Jaclyn spearheaded national digital policy initiatives, overseeing key projects in e-commerce, mobile broadband expansion, and technology-driven innovation. Before her government role, she served as General Counsel for IBM Greater China and Taiwan, managing legal strategies in one of the world’s most dynamic tech markets.
Jaclyn’s impact on both the legal and Fintech sectors has earned her numerous accolades. She has been named among Taiwan’s Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal and was recognized as ‘Fintech Expert of the Year’ by Leaders in Law Global Awards. A sought-after speaker, Jaclyn frequently shares her insights at global forums on blockchain, regulatory frameworks, and the legal challenges of the digital economy.
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A former broker and trader for derivatives and a fund manager for a Chicago-based managed futures fund before changing career to be a correspondent and editor for regions for Reuters and Bloomberg LP for more then 20 years in Seoul, Tokyo, London and Singapore.
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Head of Asia for Benzinga
Worked as Head of Korea for ADVFN in 2023.
Worked as Head of Korea for Investing.com from 2017 to 2021.
Worked for Bloomberg News in Tokyo and Singapore from 2006 to 2014.
Worked for Reuters in Seoul, Tokyo, London and Singapore from 1996 to 2006.
Worked from 1988 to 1996 as a commodities broker and trader as well as a Chicago-based fund manager before turning to a journalist.
Speaks English, Japanese and Korean
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I'm a passionate Entrepreneur and Investor helping build startups and ecosystems in the Quantum and AI space. Previously a Founder of a Fintech startup with a successful exit who went on to work for SIX, the Swiss Stock Exchange, where I helped build its startup programs as well as its early stage CVC fund. In a past life played baseball and love to coach and teach at all levels still to this day.
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Jan spent most of his career managing portfolios with Stanley Druckenmiller. Prior to TOGGLE, he was Co-CIO of global macro strategies at Lombard Odier, and also managed portfolios at Fortress. Jan has the record for fastest ever Harvard Economics PhD (2.5 years), studying under Ken Rogoff.
In addition to his Economics PhD, he holds BA and MA degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Yale.
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Jane is Head of the Payment & Digital Assets, Market Analysis & Policy Department, which is part of the Payments & Digital Assets Directorate at the FCA. The Department covers both payments and crypto policy amongst other things. Jane has previously specialised in insolvency as Head of the Resolution Department, before which Jane concentrated on Client Assets since joining the FSA in 2009 from a corporate law firm.
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As the lead of the Content function within Elevandi, I help convene global thought leaders from the world of financial services at our platforms like the Singapore Fintech Festival and the Point Zero Forum.
Previously, I was a Corporate Venture Builder on a mission to identify problems, solve them and scale these solutions. I built Blacksmith - a KYC Venture at the ING Innovation Lab at Singapore. Blacksmith was acquired by Encompass Corporation.
Prior to joining ING, I was a Manager at Rainmaking Innovation's Singapore office, focused on Corporate Innovation and Venture Building. I worked with corporates to establish their innovation strategy and implement this vision via stage-gated ventures built utilizing lean design thinking techniques. I founded Tablepointer: an AI solution focused on energy efficiency for the F&B industry. Rainmaking APAC Venture Studio was acquired by Bain & Company.
Before joining Rainmaking, I was a Business Consultant focused on Portfolio Management Platforms at Private Banks including Standard Chartered, ABN AMRO, UOB and BPI. I graduated with First Class Honors from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as an Aerospace Engineer with a minor in Business.
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Jason Allegrante is the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Fireblocks, a market-leading provider of technology solutions to enable businesses to easily and securely support digital asset use cases.
Jason began his career in the Financial Institution Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He later practiced law at the international firms Linklaters LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Since 2018, Jason has served as senior legal counsel to early stage fintech and SaaS companies and advised on critical matters at the intersection of financial services and the emerging blockchain-based ecosystem.
Jason holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Columbia University and a Certificate in Global Business Law and Governance from Sciences Po / Paris I - Pantheon Sorbonne.
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Joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1991. Has served in Indian Missions in Frankfurt, Berlin, Kathmandu and Washington DC and as High Commissioner of India to Singapore from 2016 to 2020 and as Ambassador of India to France and Monaco from 2020 to December 2024.
In New Delhi, he held various positions in the Americas Division, including as the Head of the Division, in the Ministry of External Affairs. He served as Joint Secretary (senior staff adviser) in the Prime Minister's Office with former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the portfolio comprising foreign policy, defence,, national security council, atomic energy, space and, briefly, science and technology.
Studied Economics at undergraduate level from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and Management at Master's level from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
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Jay Surti heads the IMF’s Financial Supervision & Regulation division, holding responsibility for management and execution of the IMF’s policy, surveillance, and capacity development work program in these areas. His previous responsibilities at the IMF include management of the work program on supervision and regulation of nonbank financial intermediation, insurance, and capital markets; leading the thematic work and chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report; and as advisor to the IMF’s Financial Counsellor, the coordination of his work program and outreach. He has participated in several IMF and IMF-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Programs, including as the IMF mission chief for the 2024 Spain FSAP and the 2018 Tanzania FSAP. He represents the IMF at the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee on Standards Implementation and IOSCO’s Committee on Emerging Risks. During 2018-20, on leave from the IMF, Jay served as special advisor to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, advising top management of the central bank on macro-financial stability and financial supervision issues. Jay holds a Ph.D. in economics from Boston University.
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Responsible for the Sales, Trading, and Research products in Japan. Prior to joining Jefferies was Head of Execution Services for JPMorgan Securities Japan. He also spent time at Goldman Sachs, Nomura, and Lehman Brothers.
Jeff received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Jennifer Buckley is the founder of Sweef Capital, an independent investment firm established in 2021 to capitalise on the transformative potential of women driving economic progress. With over two decades of private equity leadership experience spanning Europe and Asia—including roles at GE Capital, Private Advisors, and Goldman Sachs—Jennifer has consistently focused on fostering growth in mid-sized businesses.
Before launching Sweef Capital, she served as Senior Managing Director at the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund (SEAF), where she led the Women’s Opportunity Fund and pioneered diversity benchmarks that gained recognition in the 2020 Private Equity International Awards. Jennifer holds a Master’s in Law from the University of Canterbury and a Master’s in International Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics.
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Jessica Chuah serves as the Vice President of Growth [APAC] at Crystal Intelligence, where she brings a wealth of expertise as a seasoned risk practitioner within the financial services and fintech industries.
Jessica works closely with law enforcement agencies, regulators, and policymakers to leverage cutting-edge technology in the design of risk thresholds and red-flag alerts. Her rigorous approach to stress-testing processes and controls serves to proactively mitigate the risks of money laundering, human trafficking, and terrorist financing.
A visionary in distributed ledger technology, Jessica champions its transformative potential across sectors such as enterprise, government, and banking. She promotes the development of secure, centralized infrastructures while pioneering decentralized applications that enhance business logic.
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Jessica Renier is Managing Director of Digital Finance at the IIF. She previously served as Program Associate Director at the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President at the White House where she oversaw a range of Federal Government agencies, including the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Treasury, Commerce, and the Small Business Administration. She also served as Senior Counselor for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes and Senior Advisor for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, leading financial technology and innovation policy. She additionally previously worked at the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Dallas, J.P. Morgan Securities, the Hoover Institution, and Deloitte Consulting, and holds an MBA from Stanford GSB.
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Meet Jil Ebanoidze: Chairwoman and Board Member at Global Impact Fintech (GIFT), fintech executive, NLP coach, and visionary entrepreneur shaping the future of payments and digital finance. With a deep focus on sustainable finance, technology, and ESG, she champions innovation, financial inclusion, and responsible leadership.
Jil leads payments innovation and ESG-driven financial solutions for major fintech and tech enterprises, collaborating with industry giants worldwide. As a global startup mentor, she contributes her expertise through Cyberport (Hong Kong), Venture Builders (Middle East & Africa), and fintech accelerators across key markets.
Her leadership spans eBay, Naspers Group, Booking.com, and global fintech ecosystems, shaping transformative payment strategies at scale. She is also an alum of Harvard, where she deepened her expertise in leadership and global impact.
She founded Maison AVAZA, a pioneering personal branding company that merges fashion with neuroscience to help women express their authentic identity.
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Joanna is the founder and CEO of Arukah, which is scaling high integrity waste to energy and carbon removal in Asia and Africa, with a 50% income share to participating local ecosystems. She has strong conviction on the potential to lift billions out of poverty with verified data, new technology for secure payments and settlement, and financing for scalable access to sustainable, fast growing markets. She serves as one of four impact investment committee members for the UN Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, and advises Figure Technologies, a fintech that has scaled $12Bn of regulated finance on blockchain.
Joanna has served as an independent non-executive board director of Collectius, a SE Asian partner for the World Bank IFC's $40Bn DARP program, MD and Head of Asia at Figure Technologies, and started her career in private equity at Morgan Stanley and Keppel Corporation. She has been involved in building two new $2 billion investment management businesses in Asia at both American and Asian businesses, and worked on first time sustainability reporting, measurement and product development across asset classes from 2012.
Joanna was a Class 2023 Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader, and is a regular speaker on innovative finance and technology for scaling sustainable development. She graduated Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard, and has a Master's from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar.
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Joey Garcia is an executive director, Chief Digital Asset and Legal officer of Xapo Bank, the BTC and blockchain native bank, which commenced its business in 2013 as one of the original BTC custodians. Joey acted as the Xapo representative on the Libra/Diem Association and has engaged in multiple global initiatives since then. He was ranked by Chambers & Partners as one of the top 12 fintech lawyers in the world in the first and only Global ranking.
Joey is also a specialist consultant to the United Nations; he plays a crucial role in shaping the future of virtual assets, DeFi, and regulatory frameworks, especially in Southeast Asia. He has also contributed to the UK Law Society on the Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Guidance publication.
Joey is also an active member of several influential think tanks, including the global Wharton Reg@Tech initiative in Philadelphia and the UK's Parliamentary Roundtable on Blockchain Technologies. He acts as an advisor to the Board of the British Blockchain Association in London and is an appointed University lecturer on the subject of DLT regulation for legal students.
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Johann (Joe) van der Lith holds various esteemed positions in the fintech regulatory space. He is an active participant in the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group, also specifically contributing to the Open Finance Integration and Stablecoin subworking groups. Additionally, he serves as Deputy Chairperson of the Crypto Asset Working Group.
He is also a member of the Crypto Working Group under the Financial Services Board and contributes to the Stablecoin subworking group. Currently, Joe is completing his Doctor of Law (Fintech) while also serving as an Innovation Leader in the current cohort through a residency with the University of Cambridge.
As a regulatory attorney and certified software programmer, Joe provides expert assistance in drafting and developing fintech-related frameworks for the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).
Furthermore, Joe shares his expertise through lectures on crypto assets for Master's students at a prominent university. He is also authoring a chapter in a forthcoming book, slated for publication later this year.
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Jon is the Head of Policy for EMEA at Uniswap Labs, engaging on policy issues internationally.
Prior to joining Uniswap Labs, Jon worked for the European Commission where he was the team leader on crypto-assets at the Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union.
Jon helped create, draft and negotiate the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, which creates harmonized rules for crypto-assets throughout the European Union and has also been involved in much of the international work relating to crypto-assets and stablecoins through the G7, FSB, BCBS and FATF.
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Jordan Fisher is Co-Founder and Chairman of Zehitomo, Japan’s marketplace for local services.
From home renovations to karaoke coaches, Zehitomo provides a platform to match with 600+ types of service professionals.
Jordan is also Venture Partner at Antler Japan, supporting and investing in ambitious founders from Day 0.
Prior to founding Zehitomo, Jordan was Vice President at J.P.Morgan in Tokyo, working in Fixed Income Technology and Equities Sales Trading.
Born and raised in New York, Jordan holds a B.S. Computer Science from the University of Southern California.
Outside of Zehitomo, Jordan is an active mentor to several startups. He is also a loving husband, and a father to two young daughters.
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Jorgen has over 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Currently serving as the Group Head of Innovation and Digital Assets at Euroclear, Jorgen spearheads transformative initiatives that position the organization at the forefront of the financial sector.
Jorgen thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments, leveraging his expertise in driving innovation, digital transformation, and managing complex digital assets. His leadership style is defined by an entrepreneurial mindset, a results-driven approach, and a commitment to aligning transformative strategies with global market demands.
Before joining Euroclear, Jorgen held several senior leadership roles in international retail banking, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, bank restructuring, and digital innovation. Notably, he served as CEO of two BNP Paribas subsidiaries in Morocco—DIGIFI, a mobile wallet platform, and DIGISERV, a digital factory. There, he led the development of a B2C ecosystem, accelerating the adoption of innovative digital services and advancing financial inclusion in the region.
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Dr. Breeden has been designing and deploying risk management systems for loan portfolios since 1996. He founded Deep Future Analytics in 2011, which focuses on portfolio and loan-level forecasting solutions for pricing, account management, stress testing, CECL / IFRS9; and AI monitoring; serving banks, credit unions, and finance companies. He is a board member of Upgrade, a San Francisco-based FinTech; President of the Model Risk Managers’ International Association (mrmia.org); and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Credit Risk, the Journal of Risk Model Validation, JRFM, and the journal of AI and Ethics. He is also the founder of auctionforecast.com, which predicts the values of fine wines using a proprietary database with over 4.5 million auction prices. Dr. Breeden earned a Ph.D. in physics, and has published over 90 academic articles, 8 patents, and 6 books.
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Julian Sawyer is the CEO of Zodia Custody, a fintech leader with over three decades of experience in the financial services and digital asset industries, fostering innovation across institutions. Prior to Zodia Custody, he held executive positions at Bitstamp and Gemini and co-founded Starling Bank. Julian is a recognised thought leader in the fintech space and is committed to providing institutional-grade custody solutions to the digital asset market, leveraging his strategic vision to shape the future of digital assets.
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Jun Murai received his Ph.D. in Computer Science, Keio University in 1987, majored in Computer Science, the Internet and Computer Communication. He established JUNET, the first network in Japan connecting multiple universities, in 1984. In 1988, established the WIDE Project, a Japanese Internet research consortium. Has long been engaged in research related to Internet technology platforms, and is known as the Father of the Internet in Japan and in international circles as the Internet Samurai.
He is a Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet and an Advisor to the Digital Agency serves on many other governmental committees, and is active in numerous international scientific associations.
He was inducted into 2011 IEEE Internet Award / the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame (Pioneer) / 2019 the Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Government.
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Jun is responsible for multiple global Emerging Markets growth equity/private credit funds focused on financial services sector, run by IFC Asset Management Company. IFC Asset Management Company, a division of International Finance Corporation (IFC), is a private equity fund manager exclusively dedicated to Emerging Markets. Being one of the largest EM-exclusive PE firms in the world and the only third-party asset management business housed within a multilateral organization, AMC has raised more than $10 billion across direct equity, credit, and fund of funds. Jun has overseen growth equity investments into more than 20 financial services companies, including banks, insurers, fintech firms across the global EM.
Previously, Jun was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division at JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, as well as an Investment Officer in the Financial Institutions Group of IFC. Jun holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Political Science from Waseda University.
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He joined Daiwa Institute of Research in 2007 and was in charge of DX strategy and planning at Daiwa Securirties. In2013, he joined MUFG Bank, where he led digital tansformation(DX) initiatives and the creation of new businesses. His specific activities included launching the first accelerator program for a Japanese bank, organizing hackathons, promoting business process reengineering(BPR), advancing regulatory technology(RegTech), and fostering collaborations with overseas startups.
In 2020, he was assigned to Silicon Valley and served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University from 2020 to 2022. He was been in his current role since 2022.
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Jun Watanabe joined So-net Entertainment Corporation (now Sony Network Communications Inc.) in 2011. After serving as President and Representative Director of the company, he assumed his current position in 2023.
With over 20 years of experience in business development and expansion, he now focuses on exploring new business opportunities in the Web3 infrastructure sector within Sony Group. He founded Sony Network Communications Labs Pte., now Sony Block Solutions Labs Pte. Ltd., and leads the development of the "Soneium" blockchain.
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Junichiro Goto is responsible for the "TSE Asia Startup Hub" initiative and supporting cross-border companies in listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. After joining the Tokyo Stock Exchange, he worked in the Listing Department, the New Listings Department, and the New York Representative Office, was also seconded to an investment bank, and came to the current position in July 2024.
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Dr. Junkyu Lee is currently the Director for Strategy, Planning and Knowledge Solutions of the Finance Sector Office in ADB.
He is an economist of seasoned policy-making experience and knowledge in financial sector development and international economic policies. From 2019-2023, he was Chief of Finance Sector Group in ADB, leading innovative knowledge support for ADB financial sector operations, playing advisory roles for policy and operational discussions with developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. He has led the ADB’s collaboration with the GFANZ APAC and the G20 Finance process. He also led the sustainable finance team in the finance sector with a focus on transition finance, sustainable finance including green and climate finance, and financial sector stability and resilience. He is working closely with the finance teams to support scaling up sustainable finance with operational knowledge. Before joining ADB in 2012, he worked in the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance as G20 and Senior International Economic Advisor. He was the AMRO (ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office)’s advisory panel member in 2011-2012. He also has deep policy experience of macroprudential policy, capital flows management measures, and financial development policy in APEC FMM, and ASEAN+3 Finance Process. He has coauthored numerous publications such as “Green Investment Banks”, “Greening the Financial System: climate financials risks and how ADB can help (2023), “the Influence of US dollar Funding Conditions on Asian Financial Markets’, “Financial Integration and Macrofinancial Linkages in Asia: crises, responses, and policy considerations”, and “Nonperforming Loans in Asia and Europe” with the European Central Bank.
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東京都出身。13歳よりハープを井上久美子氏に師事。 武蔵野音楽大学器楽学科弦楽器専修ハープ科を卒業。 ソロの活動としてはグランドハープでのクラシックやジャズのみならず、エレクトリック・ハープでのジャズやクロスオーバー、即興音楽、弾き語りなどの分野にも精力的にチャレンジしている。
Born in Tokyo. Studied harp under Kumiko Inoue from the age of 13. Graduated from the Musashino College of Music, Department of Instrumental Music, String Instrument Specialization, Harp Department.
As a solo artist, she not only plays classical music and jazz on the grand harp, but also actively challenges herself in fields such as jazz on the electric harp, crossovers, improvisational music, and vocal accompaniment.
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Over 20 years in strategy and marketing; experienced Fintech business owners and builders. We want more startups to consider Malaysia as it is perfect for nurturing new and growth-stage companies.
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Katie Mitchell advises Coinbase on international policy matters, primarily focused on the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa Regions. Katie joined Coinbase from Crypto.com where she served as the firm’s first Head of Global Policy and Engagement. She was previously the Global Head of Public Policy at Nium, a payments fintech firm headquartered here in Singapore where she built and led the Policy function from zero to impact.
Katie began her career at Visa where she worked across both the business in San Francisco, and the Global Government Engagement team for over a decade, including time in Washington, D.C. and Singapore.
Katie has been a representative to the World Economic Forum’s Innovators Programme and has served on the Board of the Emerging Payments Association Asia. She is in the Leadership Circle of Foreign Policy for America and is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
She received her B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University where she was also a dual sport division 1 athlete in both rowing and volleyball.
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Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 2003 and joined Sony Corporation. Worked in product development, product planning and marketing. Launched new fintech businesses and promoted customer experience strategy at an internet securities company. Joined Sony Bank in 2022 and driving new web3 business planning as Head of DX Business Planning Dept. Chief strategist of SNFT, Inc.
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Kei Okazaki is responsible for liquidity of ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange.
He has developed ETF Market Making Incentive Scheme, RFQ platform named CONNEQTOR and JSCC creation/redemption scheme. After joining Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2007, he served as part of derivatives department, Co-location service promotion office and Market Business Development and came to the current position in June, 2013.
Since April 2022, serving in the ETF Business Development and New Listings as well and involved in the overall improvement of the ETF market, including planning for active ETF as well as developing strategies for the market as a whole.
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Keiji Matsunaga joined SMFG in 1998. After working in wholesale banking business planning, management planning, and other departments in Japan and overseas, he became head of SMBC’s Asia Innovation Centre in Singapore in 2021, working to use digital technology to create business for clients in the APAC region and upgrade internal infrastructure. In 2024, he took up his current position as General Manager of the Digital Strategy Department, where he is in charge of digital strategic planning and management for the SMBC Group and operation of its corporate venture capital fund (SMBC Asia Rising Fund). A graduate from the University of Tokyo, he also earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Keita Suzuki is the Head of Strategic Investments in international fintech companies at GMO Payment Gateway, focusing on the U.S., India, and Southeast Asia. He actively fosters partnerships with portfolio companies to drive innovation and growth.
Prior to this role, he worked in investment banking, specializing in the TMT sector, where he led numerous M&A and financing transactions.
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Kelvin is the Head of Platform Tech Business Unit of Ant International. Since joining Ant Group in 2016, Kelvin took a number of leadership roles in our Global Funds & Treasury team where he led the team in building the world’s leading next-generation global liquidity and treasury system leveraging cutting-edge in-house developed DLT and AI technology to support the growing needs of our corporate clients in a more scalable and sustainable manner. Under Kelvin’s leadership, together with our major partner banks including JP Morgan, Citibank, SCB, HSBC and Barclays, we were able to propel transformation of FX and liquidity management framework connecting five global treasury hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, New York and London, covering more than 100 currencies. Ant Group was awarded the Adam Smith Awards Asia in 2021 as the winner in the best liquidity management solution.
Prior to joining Ant Group, Kelvin was the Head of Corporate Solutions Group for the Citigroup China from 2010-2016. He was also the Head of FX of JP Morgan China from 2009 to 2010. Kelvin was an alumni of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Bio
Ken Hokugo
Director, Head of Hedge Fund Investments
Director, Head of Corporate Governance
Pension Investment Department
Pension Fund Association (PFA)
Ken Hokugo is the Co-Head of Hedge Fund Investments at Pension Fund Association (“PFA”) overseeing USD7bn hedge fund portfolio which is approximately 8% of PFA’s total AUM of approximately USD90bn equivalent. Prior to joining PFA, he worked at the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s (“SMBC” or “Sumitomo”) Tokyo Head Office, being responsible for designing and implementing the strategy for its global asset management business. Until 2010, he was at Sumitomo’s New York Office for 15 years from 1995. From 2005 to 2010, he was the CFO of the Americas Division overseeing all investment – PE, HF, Structured Credit, ILS, etc. - and portfolio management as well as ALM among many responsibilities. The Americas Division had more than 2,000 head counts. From 1998 to 2005, as the Head of Financial Products and Special Projects Group of the Division, he was responsible for prop investment portfolio as well as assigned to negotiate and close the special projects ordered by the Head Office Management including the ones directly from its CEO. He is also the head of Corporate Governance at PFA and speaks at various conferences and seminars domestic and abroad on Japan’s corporate governance current status.
Mr. Hokugo received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Keio University and MBA from Columbia Business School.
Member – METI “Fair M&A Guideline Study Group” 2018-2019
Observer – METI “Empowering the Engagements between Companies and Investors Study Group” 2019-2020
Member – FSA “Stewardship Code Revision 2020 Council of Experts” 2019-2020
Member – FSA “Stewardship Code Revision 2025 Council of Experts” 2024-2025
Director, Board of Directors Training Institute (BDTI (NPO))
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Kenneth heads the FinTech and Innovation Group at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The Group is responsible for development strategies for technology and innovation, to strengthen competitiveness, manage risks and enhance the efficiency of the financial sector.
Kenneth’s recent prior experience focused on digital transformation, enterprise GenAI and data governance. He previously headed the Enterprise Knowledge Department at MAS. Besides formulating data and knowledge strategies and governance policies, the department also pursues data transformation by architecting and developing platforms and applications that improve outcomes for financial supervision, central banking and other use cases.
Kenneth also has experience in regulatory policy, having previously headed MAS’ Prudential Policy Department. The department develops capital and liquidity standards, including MAS’ approach on the implementation of Basel III as well as contributions to international policy forums. Prior to this, Kenneth headed the international financial relations and financial stability surveillance functions in MAS, and served in MAS’ reserves management and enforcement functions.
Kenneth holds a BA in Economics and MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago. He enjoys experimenting with technology at work, and as a pastime.
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Kenta Sakakibara is Country Manager for Japan at Circle, where he oversees the company’s business strategy and operations in Japan, driving the adoption of USDC and bridging the gap between traditional finance and Web3 in the region.
Prior to joining Circle, Kenta held leadership roles in partnerships and business development at Google Payments. He played a pivotal role in forging first-of-its-kind collaborations with leading payment entities in Japan, driving product partnerships and strategy development, and successfully leading market launches in Australia and New Zealand. Kenta also led the acquisition and post-merger integration of a local fintech company, strengthening Google’s fintech presence in Japan.
Before his tenure at Google, Kenta served as Vice President at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and JRI America in New York, where he held roles as Product Manager, Project Manager, and Software Engineer. In these capacities, he managed the company’s global cash management system across the Americas region and led its market expansion into Brazil.
Kenta earned a bachelor's degree in Policy Studies from Nanzan University and holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD.
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Mr. Khaled Albasias is the General Director of Financial Sector Development at Saudi Central Bank, where he is leading the change and transformation agenda for the Kingdom’s financial sector under Vision 2030.
He is spearheading the national initiatives of developing the Financial ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, including the Financial Sector Development Program. He has played a vital role in making the Kingdom emerge as an important player in Fintech space in the region.
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Kimmo Soramäki is the Founder and CEO of FNA. Kimmo started his career as an economist at the Bank of Finland where he developed in 1997 the first Simulator for interbank payment systems. In 2004 while at the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he was among the first to apply methods from network theory to improve our understanding of financial systems.
During the financial crisis of 2007-2008 Kimmo advised several central banks, including the Bank of England and European Central Bank, in modeling interconnections and systemic risk. This work led him to found FNA in 2010 to develop technology for solving important issues around financial risk and for exploring the complex financial networks that play a continually larger role in the world around us.
FNA now helps financial authorities, institutions, and market infrastructures around the globe to make the financial system safer and more efficient.
Kimmo holds a Doctor of Science in Operations Research and a Master of Science in Economics, both from Aalto University in Helsinki.
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Kiran brings over 25 years of global leadership experience driving revenue growth in the financial services and technology sector, including key roles at Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays, and SAP.
As head of SAP's financial services business in Asia Pacific, he is focused on empowering financial institutions to embrace the future of finance through innovative, technology-driven solutions. He combines his deep expertise in banking and technology with SAP's extensive resources to develop and implement business models that generate revenue and drive sustainable growth for both SAP and its clients.
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Kirit Bhatia is the Head of Business Development, International at Ripple. Based in London, Kirit is responsible for leading the growth of the company's crypto solutions for financial services outside of the US.
Prior to joining Ripple, Kirit spent 12 years with JPMorgan and 3 years with RBS in Product and Sales leadership roles within the Capital Markets, Securities Services and Transaction Banking businesses.
As a huge tech enthusiast, Kirit is passionate about the opportunities created by emerging tech. Kirit is a graduate and alumnus of the University of Manchester and Harvard Business School.
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Fujii's career includes:
Chairman, REALM IDx (Cancer diagnostics)
CEO, SAP Japan
CEO, LVMH Japan
CEO, Cadence Design Japan
Investment Banker, CS First Boston, Goldman Sachs
McKinsey
Education:
B Law, University of Tokyo
MBA, Harvard Business School
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Kohei is the Head of Digital Transformation, Global Transaction Banking Department at Mizuho Bank Limited. He leads the overall DX initiatives globally with a focus on transaction banking related services/products.
Prior to joining Mizuho, he was Head of Digital Channels and Data Unit at Citibank Tokyo Branch.
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Kotaro joined Sustainable Lab in the early stage, and he has led the launch of multiple products and businesses, such as ESG analytical and consulting solutions for investors, financial institutions, and large enterprises.
Prior to Sustanable Lab, he worked at Uzabase, a business intelligence company over 7 years (in Tokyo and Singapore) to serve its financial/economic data and research platform to investment banks, financial institutions, consulting firms, and large enterprises across the Asia Pacific region.
He has over 10 years of experience in enterprise sales, management, go-to-market strategy, and execution across the Asia Pacific Region. He has an MBA degree from Hult International Business School and is a professional certificated coach at International Coach Academy (ICF®).
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Kyoko is Chair of InfluenceMap, a global think tank leveraging AI to deliver data-driven analysis on the impact business and finance have on climate change. She also serves as an Independent Director at The Mekong Club, a global NGO advising multinational corporations on sustainable practices to combat modern slavery. She is an active member of Women Corporate Directors (Japan Chapter).
Previously, Kyoko was Group Executive Officer and Board Observer at Rakuten, Japan’s largest digital conglomerate, which includes the country’s fastest-growing FinTech ecosystem, spanning banking, securities, insurance, credit cards, and digital payments.
Before Rakuten, she led business development at HSBC Global Markets and Banking, where she built a profitable sustainable investing business from the ground up, becoming Head of Sustainable Investments. She also worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as Chief of Staff to the CEO.
Kyoko’s career began in global media, reporting from over 20 countries as a correspondent and anchor for CNN, CNBC, and Japan’s top-rated news program, News Station. She brings a unique cross-cultural perspective, having been equally educated in Japanese and American schools.
Kyoko holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Yale University, specializing in Systems Control Theory, a foundational study for AI. She is also an Associate at Harvard’s U.S.-Japan Program and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
Kyoko serves as Council Leader of the U.S.-Japan Council and actively supports the Asian University for Women through fundraising initiatives in Japan.
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Professor Lam Khin Yong is NTU Singapore’s first Vice President (Industry), driving strategic industry partnerships and fostering innovation. Previously, as Senior Vice President (Research) (2014–2022), he managed NTU’s research ecosystem, overseeing an annual budget exceeding S$700 million. He has held pivotal leadership roles, including Acting Provost, Chief of Staff, and Dean of the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.
A strong advocate of the Triple Helix framework, Prof Lam has established partnerships with industry leaders such as Continental, Alibaba, and ExxonMobil, as well as global research collaborations with institutions like the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Cambridge. Before NTU, he held senior positions at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), where he founded key research institutions such as the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC).
Professor Lam’s numerous awards include the French Legion of Honour (2017) for fostering academic and industry collaborations that strengthened bilateral relations between France and Singapore, the honorary title of Senior Advisor to the Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation for his contributions to Hungary’s higher education and research-innovation-enterprise ecosystems, and, most recently, the title of Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Munich for his scientific achievements, academic leadership, and support of TUM in Singapore. In 2018, he received Singapore’s President’s Science and Technology Medal (PSTM) for his distinguished contributions to R&D management and development.
Currently, he co-chairs governing boards for NTU’s major partnerships and oversees NTU’s flagship initiatives. Prof Lam holds degrees from Imperial College London and MIT and attended Harvard’s Advanced Management Programme.
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Lee Kai Yang is a seasoned financial professional with over 23 years of experience in fund management and investment strategies. As the co-founder and CEO of DMZ Fintech Pte. Ltd., he leads strategic innovations in tokenization and blockchain finance. Previously, he served as CEO at CMBI Singapore, establishing its first international operations, and as CIO at RHB, significantly enhancing investment products and performance. With expertise spanning traditional finance and fintech, Lee has consistently delivered excellence across diverse cultural and institutional landscapes, earning industry accolades such as Asia TopGun Investment Minds.
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Mr Lim Tuang Lee is the Assistant Managing Director of the Capital Markets Group, overseeing the regulation and supervision of capital markets. The group is responsible for the licensing and supervision of exchanges, clearing houses and capital markets intermediaries, including financial advisers.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Lim was the Assistant Managing Director for the Organisation and People Development Group. Mr Lim has also served in various functions, including banking supervision, prudential policy formulation, monetary policy implementation, risk management, as well as strategic planning.
Mr Lim represents MAS at various international committees, including the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). He currently chairs the IOSCO FinTech Task Force, which among others, looks into issues related to crypto-assets, decentralised finance (DeFi), and RegTech/SupTech.
Mr Lim has a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University and a Master degree in Finance (with specialisation in Risk Management and Financial Engineering) from the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr Lim was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2017.
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Lionel is a 15 year policy veteran at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He presently heads MAS’ Green Fintech Office which oversees efforts to spur a trusted ecosystem for verifiable data and innovative solutions, that underpins MAS' broader efforts to channel capital towards regional and sectoral transition initiatives. Most recently, he was tasked to lead the fledgling Gprnt ("Greenprint") platform launched by the MAS last November, which aims to deliver open and interoperable digital infrastructure that harnesses technology to streamline the collection, measurement and access to verifiable ESG data, for the benefit of financial institutions and real economy actors across Asia.
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Lisa was an MP the UK Parliament from 2015-2024. During this time she founded and Chaired the House of Commons Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets All Party Group. In 2024, Greengage cited Lisa as the MP who had spoken most about Cryptocurrency in the House of Commons in their research.
Since leaving Parliament, Lisa has set up the Global Legislators Forum in Digital Assets which brings together MPs from different jurisdictions to discuss shared standards and set best practice in industry,
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Lisette is passionate about digital financial services and its positive impact on poverty alleviation having worked with the most successful mobile money service in the world, M-Pesa, at Vodafone Group. She has expertise in payments, card acquiring and issuing, and alternative payment methods garnered from her experience working in Europe, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. She is currently the Practice Team Lead for Digital Finance and Innovation within ADB’s Finance Sector Group working on projects that involve new technologies that can drive financial inclusion such as digital ID, cloud technology, and central bank digital currencies. Her role involves supporting ADB’s Developing Member Countries navigate the digital world of financial services.
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Livia Benisty has 17 years experience in Financial Services, originally focused on financial crime and technology, however with experience in product development, sales and marketing. In 2019 she became Head of AML at Banking Circle, where she built a team focused on developing effective and commercially friendly AML processes. Subsequently as Head of the UK Branch and Chief Business Officer she leveraged her experience to work with teams across the bank to help drive its next phase of development. In 2024 she became Chief External Affairs Officer for the Banking Circle Group.
Previously Livia was Head of AML advisory for Citi’s Trade and Treasury Solutions in EMEA, focused on Correspondent Banking and Digital Payments. Livia has also worked at BBVA’s Open Platform and ComplyAdvantage.
Livia is also a non-executive director and advises related companies including remittance firms and Regtech solutions.
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Logan is the Managing Partner & Founder of Fin Capital where he is responsible for management of the firm, sourcing/making investments, maintaining board responsibilities, and adding operating value across the portfolio. Logan was most recently Vice President of SoFi Ventures, where he was tasked with investing in and working hands-on with FinTech companies, as well as running SoFi’s accelerator and corporate development efforts.
Prior to SoFi, Logan was focused on entrepreneurial advisory and operating roles at Light Street Capital, Formation 8/Group, Zanbato, Addepar, Point Finance, Price, BridgeAthletic and ONEHOPE. Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Logan was a corporate executive, as Head of Strategy, overseeing the enterprise FinTech strategy and execution, while serving as a member of the Operating Committee at Atlantic Trust, the Private Wealth Management arm of Invesco (and now CIBC). Previously, Logan was a Senior Vice President in City National Bank’s wealth management division (now part of RBC) where he led the technology strategy, open product architecture platform, and other strategic initiatives. Logan spent his earlier career in management consulting, in leadership positions at PwC, EMC, and Capgemini, focused exclusively on the intersection of Financial Services and technology.
Logan earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in public policy and political science from Duke University and a M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow.
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Lotte provides strategic advisory and leadership in the finance sector, shaping policies, driving key initiatives, and developing impactful solutions. Her work spans emerging capital market issues, sustainable and digital finance innovations, upstream development, quality assurance, and learning and development.
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Asian Development Bank: Advisor, Finance Sector Group; Regional Director, Pacific Office; Chief, Finance Sector Group.
Swedish Ministry of Finance: Director for International Economic Policy.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority & Central Bank: Expert in financial supervision and regulation.
International Monetary Fund: Consultant.
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Louis de Koker holds a chair in law at La Trobe Law School (Australia), where he leads the La Trobe LawTech team. Since 2009, he has served as the senior financial crime policy consultant to the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), an independent think tank housed at the World Bank that promotes financial inclusion. He is also currently an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Commercial and Labour Law at the University of the Western Cape.
A former director of the Centre for the Study of Economic Crime at the University of Johannesburg, Louis has advised on a range of financial crime laws and financial technologies in countries such as Fiji, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Samoa, South Africa, Uganda, and Vietnam. Louis has served on various drafting and project teams of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and his research has been cited in publications by various international bodies, including the World Bank, the IMF, the FATF, and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
His recent books include:
• Financial Technology and the Law: Combating Financial Crime (Springer, 2022), edited by Goldbarsht and De Koker
• Financial Crime and the Law: Identifying and Mitigating Risks (Springer, 2024), edited by Goldbarsht and De Koker
• Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Law and Compliance in South Africa (LexisNexis South Africa, 2025), co-authored by De Koker et al.
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Louise collaborates with public and private sector stakeholders across the financial services eco system to diagnose industry challenges & help reshape the landscape for good. She brings 20 years experience in Financial Services; a decade in the East & a decade in the West.
Louise joined Swift following a 15-year career in International Banking. She has a strong international track record across multiple continents & various disciplines including strategy, innovation, business development spanning payments, global trade and ESG.
Industry roles include BAFTs Asia & Sustainability Councils & as Vice Chair for The International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Banking. She has lived & worked in Asia for the last decade & her most important role is as a mother of two high energy little boys.
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Lu Yin - the Solana Foundation APAC Lead, focuses on partnerships, regulatory policy, and regional growth.
With over 15 years of experience within traditional finance firms in New York and technology startups in Silicon Valley, Lu has a unique and global perspective across finance and tech.
Before joining the Solana Foundation, He was also with Fireblocks for numerous years and holds a BA in Business Administration from Ross School of Business at The University of Michigan.
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Makoto (Mack) Okubo
Mack is assigned as General Manager, International Affairs, Nippon Life Insurance Company, now based in London after spending 9 years in New York, and responsible for global business strategies, international regulatory, accounting, sustainability, and other policy matters.
Among other global activities, he has served as the Sherpa of the Asia Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) Insurance and Retirement Income Network, promoting sustainable, resilient, and inclusive development in the Asia-Pacific region. He actively promotes SDGs in collaboration with the United Nations, G20, WB/IMF, OECD, IFRS Foundation, APEC, etc.
He is also known as a multi-talented entertainer and has launched the Music for SDGs Project, which aims to provide opportunities for the public to deepen their understanding of SDGs through music, movies, fashion shows, and art in collaboration with the UN, NGOs, and talented artists.
Formerly, he was employed by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland, and served as a member of the IAIS Secretariat, sponsored by FSA Japan, responsible for standards implementation, including technical assistance, training of insurance supervisors over 150 countries, and coordination with other international organizations.
Before the BIS, he also spent 5 years in New York as a lead researcher at
NLI Research Institute on insurance, banking, securities, and pension sectors in the US and Canada. His website, Mackglobe.com, a research portal site is used by industry professionals, regulators, and researchers in over 90 countries.
He holds a Bachelor of Law from Kyoto University, and an MBA/MS in Finance from HEC School of Management, France. He speaks Japanese, English, French, Spanish, and some German.
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Marco is Head of International at iCapital and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the global expansion and overall development of the Firm's business outside the United States with a focus on EMEA, APAC and LATAM markets.
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance fintech in the digital economy.
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Moneytree, Founder and Chief of Platform and serves as the head for Moneytree’s data aggregation service, Moneytree LINK. Mark was a founding board member of the Fintech Association of Japan and the Japan Association for Financial APIs, the latter of which he serves today. He has been heavily involved in open banking regulation in Japan over the past 10 years and is a fluent Japanese speaker.
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Mark is a Computer Scientist from Aarhus University, Denmark. He has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and blockchain architecture. His work has had a huge impact on products used today in industries such as fintech, IoT, and Telco.
In his previous positions, he operated on various projects at TDC NET, Cloud-compliance solutions for Danske Bank, Managed product development for a real-time recommendation engine for Jyllands-Posten, and Toit creating the first secure IoT platform.
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Dr. Mark Shmulevich is a technology innovation leader with over 15 years of experience in technology business, investments, and ecosystem development.
He currently leads Aloniq, an early-stage venture investment firm, and Zimin Institutes, a global network of research commercialization institutes. Mark is also serving as board member at SGTech and Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Innovation Centre and Advisor to Chairman, Singapore Space Technology Limited (SSTL).
He has previously served as Chief Strategy and Operations Officer at Acronis, a unicorn data protection and cybersecurity company (majority stake acquired by private equity).
He then continued his career in scaling AI software businesses before turning to deep tech investments and venture building.
Mark holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and authored dozens of patents. He was a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and is certified as independent director by INSEAD.
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Martin Moloney is the deputy Secretary General of the Financial Stability Board. Prior to taking on his current role, he was the Secretary General of IOSCO and before that the Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission. He has previously held senior posts at the Central Bank of Ireland and in that capacity has been chair of the Investment Management Standing Committee of ESMA and has represented Ireland at the Board of ESMA. He also spent ten years in the Irish Department of Finance and began his career in the banking sector in the UK.
He holds postgraduate qualifications in Economic Policy and Commercial Law and professional qualifications in banking and arbitration.
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Masafumi Kondo specializes in strategy planning and IT business development in capital markets with strong regulatory/technological backgrounds on electronic trading and market structure.
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Masahiro Naito is the President of Financial Information Systems Sales Management Division.
With more than 30 years of experience in Hitachi, Ltd., he leads globally in the business development and execution of digital transformation in the financial sector. Utilizing his extensive expertise, he has collaborated with a diverse range of clients, including banks, life and non-life insurance companies, and government agencies. His leadership is instrumental in driving innovation and business growth for the industry.
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Masashi Watanabe is a Managing Director, Deputy Head of Digital Strategy Division and Head of Digital Asset in MUFG Bank, leading the Digital Asset Business Development team based in Tokyo, Japan.
He has been involved in the bank’s business development for more than 25 years, including Transaction Banking, IT & Payments and Digitalization area, having worked abroad in London and Bangkok.
Prior to his current role, he took part in developing a payment platform utilizing blockchain technology in Tokyo.
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Masashi Yanase is in charge of the FinTech Support Desk, one-stop contact point for inquiries and exchange of information on FinTech, and is involved in registration of overseas business operators for financial instruments business at the Financial Market Entry Office at the Japan Financial Services Agency.
Previously, he worked at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of the biggest law firms in Japan. He has experience in traditional financial regulation, fintech-related regulation, especially in digital assets including crypto currency.
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Masayuki (Mike) Tagai is Representative Director, and Lead Counselor for SAVEMERI, a Japanese not for profit organization focused on the advocacy of international financial standards such as ISO and associated market practice changes. Mike works with service providers, relevant industry associations, market infrastructures and public policy authorities in promoting a better understanding of implementation issues related to the adoption and adaptation of new standards.
Mike builds on his over 25 years’ career at J.P. Morgan and MUFG bank, with extensive experience in markets, transaction banking, industry issues management and corporate transformation. In the most recent 5 years, Mike ran transformational and foundational data capabilities such as implementing ISO 20022 payment messages at JPMorgan and advocating for the ISO 20022 methodology. He is involved in Asian community adoption of international standards including ISO20022 and LEI. He has been representing Japan at the ISO 20022 Registration Management Group (RMG) and has been elected Convenor in March 2021 and reelected in 2024. As Convenor of the RMG, he is focused on advocating for the effective adoption of ISO 20022 so the full potential of ISO 20022 is realized to solve for real life problems the market faces.
Mike has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Tokyo and also is an MBA of the MIT Sloan School of Management
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Global expert, author, keynote speaker, and thought leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web3, the Metaverse, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
My career spans both the technology and finance sectors, where I have facilitated discussions and motivated groups by speaking on the complexities of emerging technologies. As a mentor, I guide people through the evolving landscape of innovation, helping them navigate and understand these transformative areas.
My experience and expertise make me a trusted advisor and a valuable asset for those looking to embrace the future of technology.
In particular:
1. Artificial Intelligence: Massimo has a profound understanding of both the technical and ethical dimensions of AI. He leads APK AI Innovations in pioneering ethical AI solutions that comply with strict regulatory frameworks like the EU’s AI Act. His expertise ensures that AI technologies respect fundamental rights and operate within legal boundaries, making him a go-to consultant for businesses looking to integrate AI responsibly.
2. Regulation and Compliance: Massimo's experience includes evaluating projects for the European Commission, which adds a regulatory depth to his expertise. He understands the intricacies of AI laws and guidelines, helping organizations align their AI strategies with current and future regulations.
3. International Consultancy: As a consultant for various international organizations, Massimo advises on the impacts and integration of cutting-edge technologies. His role often involves bridging the gap between technological potential and practical, ethical application in a global context.
4. Public Speaking and Thought Leadership: Massimo is a sought-after speaker at top AI and fintech conferences worldwide, where he shares his insights on AI regulation, ethics, and innovation. His speaking engagements contribute to his role as a thought leader in the tech community, influencing how AI and related technologies are perceived and implemented across industries.
5. Venture Partnership: Beyond consultancy and speaking, Massimo is involved in venture partnerships, where he helps steer companies towards innovative and compliant AI implementations.
In summary, Massimo Buonomo’s expertise encompasses a deep understanding of AI technology, regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and strategic implementation in business contexts. His global perspective and involvement in high-level discussions and projects make him an authoritative figure in the AI and tech community.
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Matthew Van Niekerk, an Economist and MBA by education, has had an international career with 7 years in Tokyo in the FX business and also launched several online retailing companies. In 2006, Matthew made Belgium his home and worked at KBC as an internal consultant to senior management, as COO for the Belgian Consumer Finance business and finally as the Head of Platform Innovation at KBC Securities Bolero where he was responsible for the online retail brokerage platform. In August 2016, Matthew co-founded SettleMint - the Blockchain Transformation Company that connects the dots between people, processes and technology to accelerate value creation with blockchain. Powering banks and financial institutions to easily and rapidly build and deploy blockchain applications, while empowering teams with the skills, knowledge, methodologies, guidance and ongoing support they need.
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Matt has had a high profile career spanning more than 20 years in the technology domain. His leadership has significantly contributed to building trust in technology transformations and the protection of digital assets. As a senior partner and the head of the Cybersecurity practice at PwC, he oversaw its expansion to over 150 specialists and played a foundational role in VARA's establishment before accepting the role of CEO. An alumnus of the University of Bath and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, his academic credentials reflect the success of his professional journey.
Matt is not just confined to the corporate world. He is a co-founder of two startups: 'decent', a platform seeking to revolutionise charitable giving, and 'Clubbie', a niche social network for amateur sports enthusiasts. He is frequently sought after as a public speaker - his insights and expertise make him a valuable voice in helping to make this complex subject more accessible to everyone.
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Matthias Obrecht serves as the head of the Fintech Desk at FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). The Fintech Desk acts as the center of competence for fintech-related matters within FINMA. Matthias is responsible for authorizing and supervising institutions operating in the fintech space. Matthias is an attorney at law and holds an MBA degree from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
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Mayoran Rajendra is the Managing Director and Head of Asia Innovation Center, SMBC, where he leads digital strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. He manages investment and collaboration with promising Asian startups through the SMBC Asia Rising Fund, a corporate venture capital fund established jointly with the Incubate Fund in 2023.
Prior to the current role, he was the CEO and Country Leader of GE Digital Japan, where he led various Digital Transformation initiatives with large industrial companies in Japan and Asia Pacific region.
He received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Medical Robotics from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
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Joined the Bank of Japan in 2010 and had served as mainly researcher in economic forecasting and financial stability areas. From 2021, has engaged in CBDC or tokenization related projects at Payment and Settlement Department. Received a master degree of applied economics from University of Michigan and a bachelor of economics from Hitotsubashi University.
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Merion is the Director and Head of the Capital Markets Policy Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) responsible for the wholesale markets and market infrastructure policies. Prior to her current role, she was an internal auditor at the MAS covering investment, currency operations and IT functions. She was also a regulator and supervisor of capital markets and investment intermediaries. Merion was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2017. Before joining the MAS, she was with Citigroup in money markets and FX operations.
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Michi Kakebayashi is Deputy Director of the JFSA.
Ms. Kakebayashi joined the Ministry of Finance in 2016. Since 2023, Ms. Kakebayashi has been serving at the Banking, Payment and Insurance Regulations Office within the Policy and Market Bureau at JFSA. In this role, she has been actively involved in the enactment of the Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending and the discussions leading to the amendment of the Payment Services Act. Prior to her current position, Ms. Kakebayashi conducted research on the interlinkage of banking activities and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) at Georgetown University from May 2022 to June 2023. Currently, she also serves as a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), focusing on the intersection of digital money and fiscal policy.
Ms. Kakebayashi received a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Tokyo and obtained an MPP at University of California, Berkeley.
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Milind is the Founder & CEO of XWeave, a fintech infrastructure startup blending the web2 and web3 universes to solve for global cross border money movement. Xweave is building an orchestration layer that utilises blockchain rails to enable cost-effective transactions with atomic settlement capabilities.
Prior to starting Xweave, Milind headed Meta’s APAC Payments business, where the team scaled the regional ads processing business while also launching conversational commerce across multiple Southeast Asian markets.
A commercially driven leader with over 25 years of experience in launching and scaling payments businesses across APAC, MENA and North America with Meta, PayPal, Ezetap, Visa, OCBC as well as Chase.
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1993 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2000-2003 Advisor to the Executive Director for Japan, the World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2012-2014 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva
2014-2016 Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2016-2018 Cabinet Counsellor, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat
2018-2020 Director, Foreign Nationals Affairs Division, Consular Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-2023 Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
August 2023- Director-General for Foreign Direct Investment Promotion, Cabinet Office
Director-General for International Economic Affairs, Cabinet Office (July 2024-)
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Mitsuyoshi Sasaki Ⅱ
Achieved first place in the highest division of the Tsugaru Shamisen National Tournament in 2023.
Based in Tokyo, currently performing throughout Japan. And she has also performed overseas, including in the United States, China, and Kuwait.
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She is also a strong promoter for diversity and inclusion, particularly for women in the IT industry where female leadership is still relatively rare.
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He is an ardent fan of the Bollywood genre of music and loves to teach about capital markets and math.
Currently, as Chief Operating Officer of TP ICAP Japan, he is part of the leadership team to expand TP ICAP's Japan footprint. TP ICAP Group is the leading interdealer broker in OTC Secondary Capital Markets. The group operates 5 brands across 25 countries and specializes in OTC price discovery and trade facilitation across Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies, Equities, Energy, and Commodities.
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Nao Kitazawa is a seasoned leader at the intersection of venture capital, fintech, and digital assets. Currently a Venture Partner at Eight Roads Ventures, he also serves on the boards of AnyMind Group and Kyash, bringing strategic insight to high-growth companies.
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With a deep passion for technology-driven finance, venture investment, and digital identity, Nao continues to drive the evolution of Japan’s financial ecosystem while engaging in the broader web3 space.
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Mr. Neeraj N. Magnani is a technology innovator and entrepreneur with a BE in Electronics and an MS in Advanced Embedded Systems Design. With over two decades of experience, he has been at the forefront of IoT, AI-driven automation, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.
As the Founder & CEO of FountLab Solutions Pvt Ltd, a Ministry of Electronics and IT-recognized company, Mr. Magnani has pioneered the development of next-generation AIoT platforms that power real-time environmental intelligence. Under his leadership, FountLab is transforming commercial buildings, smart cities, and industrial ecosystems by integrating IoT, cloud computing, and machine learning to enhance energy efficiency, sustainability, and ESG compliance.
Prior to FountLab, he co-founded Entesla (2009–2018), where he played a crucial role in bridging technological gaps between hardware innovation and data intelligence. His expertise in digital twins, predictive analytics, and intelligent control systems has positioned him as a thought leader in smart infrastructure and decarbonization strategies.
At FountLab, he continues to push the boundaries of green technology, enabling financial institutions, industries, and real estate to transition towards a data-driven, net-zero future. With a vision for intelligent, sustainable infrastructure, Mr. Magnani is leading the way in transforming environmental data into actionable insights for global impact.
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Neil served as the Partner & Head of Asia & Australia at Tikehau Capital while concurrently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Asia – listed on the Singapore Exchange. Neil spent many years in banking in Singapore, New York & London and was previously CEO, Asia for National Australia Bank.
Active in all matters related to Fintech, Neil contributes as a member of the strategic advisory committee of the Singapore Fintech Association. He is a member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Business Federation and the Singapore Institute of Directors as well as serving on the advisory committee for James Cook University, Singapore.
Neil currently serves as the Chairman of SICCI and as a member of the Investment Committee for SINDA and SNM. In the recent past Neil was recognized and admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He previously served on the Governing Council of the Association of Banks in Singapore and on the boards of Nautilus Insurance and TIE Singapore.
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He holds an MBA degree from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
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She is the epitome of the new, confident and emerging India.
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Prior to M-DAQ, he spent 19 years at JPMorgan as a business technologist, rising to Senior Vice President, and leading technology initiatives in FX trading and systems transformation.
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Prior to the current position, Mr. Kawasaki belonged to a M&A division of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, one of the major subsidiaries of MUFG, for seven years as a Managing Director.
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- Bank Danamon and Akulaku in Indonesia, Security Bank and GCash in the Philippines, Ascend Money in Thailand.
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Novita Bachtiar is a Director at OJK's Digital Finance Innovations and Digital Assets Regulatory and Development Unit. She has been working at Indonesia Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan/OJK) for more than 10 years handling a wide range of international issues and digital finance innovations for the institution.
Her background is law, having her bachelor degree from the University of Indonesia and a Masters of Law in International Legal Studies from the American University in Washington DC. Prior to her career at OJK, she worked at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., USA, at the Southeast Asia Group, for over 11 years. She also worked at a law firm and several tech companies in Washington D.C. area and, prior to embarking on a career in the United States, served as an in-house legal counsel at one of Indonesia’s largest telecom companies.
In addition to her professional duties, she taught at the International Class Program of School of Law, University of Indonesia and was a principal editor of OJK’s publication titled “Supporting Financial Inclusion for MSMEs through FinTech”
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Monex Group operates a wide range of businesses, including Monex Securities and TradeStation, which are retail online brokerage firms in Japan and the U.S., as well as Japan Catalyst, which specializes in engagement investment where he is Chairman and CIO. Additionally, the group provides Web3 support services, full-genome-related services, and human resource development businesses.
Monex Group also has Coincheck Group, listed on the NASDAQ in the U.S., as a subsidiary, under which Coincheck, one of Japan's largest digital asset exchanges, operates.
Served as an external board member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange for five years and has participated in government committees related to governance reform, actively contributing to the improvement and reform of Japan’s capital markets.
An outside director of Mastercard in the U.S. and a former Vice Chair of Human Rights Watch.
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Olivier Kuziner is Managing Partner APAC of Ekimetrics Hong Kong. He oversees all the operations in Asia. Ekimetrics is global leader in data science and AI-powered solutions.
Olivier has worked for more than 20 years in IT & Management Consulting. He has spent 10 years in Asia, based in Singapore and Hong Kong.
He acts as strategic advisor for multinational organizations in formulating their analytics & AI strategies and implementing AI solutions, with objectives to drive sustainable business performance in the areas of Marketing, Operations and Sustainability. He is specialized in the Financial Services, Luxury and Retail sectors.
He holds a Master Degree in Telecom engineering, and MBA from INSEAD Business School.
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Current Minister for IT & Digital Services, and former Minister for Finance & Human Resources Management of Tamil Nadu. Second term MLA from Madurai (Central) Constituency. Former (Founding) Head of the DMK IT Wing, and now Head of its Asset Protection Committee. Fourth generation in the Dravidian Movement, and 3rd generation elected representative and Minister.
Prior to electoral politics, was an expat for over 25 years (20 in the US) and had a professional career spanning various fields including Consulting and Investment Banking. Served as Head of Offshore Capital Markets at Lehman Brothers when bankruptcy was filed. Last professional role prior to politics was Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Money Markets, TBFX & E-Commerce at Standard Chartered Bank, based out of Global HQ at Singapore.
B. Tech (Hons) Chemical Engineering from NIT, Trichy. MS (Operations Research) & Ph.D. (Engineering Psychology) from SUNY, Buffalo. MBA (Finance) from MIT Sloan.
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Atty. Paolo M. Ong, CPA, serves as the Assistant Director of the PhiliFintech Innovation Office, under the Office of the Chairperson, at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines, where he is deeply involved in shaping regulatory initiatives to accommodate the rapidly evolving fintech landscape. Before joining the SEC, he was formerly an IT Risk Associate from SGV & Co. (Ernst & Young Philippines), where he had experience in information systems audit of different companies in various industries including telecommunications, broadcast media, and manufacturing, among others. Atty. Ong participated as a keynote speaker and panelist at multiple conferences. Notable engagements include the UNODC Cryptocurrency Working Group, Fintech Philippines Association’s Meeting on Regulatory Sandboxes, Development Academy of the Philippines and Asian Productivity Organization’s Training Course on Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies, and SEC CAN Webinar on Digital Assets.
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Mr. Parag Bhise, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
Parag Bhise epitomizes transformational leadership at Nucleus Software, where his three-decade tenure has been marked by exceptional contributions to business development and relationship-building. With a diverse background encompassing product development, project delivery, IT infrastructure management and quality assurance, Parag's steadfast commitment to execution of excellence has been a cornerstone of his career.
Throughout his journey at Nucleus Software, Parag has played a pivotal role in shaping the company's product narrative, directly contributing to the creation and evolution of key offerings such as LeaseWare and FinnOneTM. His leadership in product engineering for FinnAxia ® and FinnOne Neo ® has been instrumental in driving the company's evolution towards the Nucleus 2.0 mindset, delivering robust solutions that stand the test of time.
A natural at leveraging technology to solve complex problems, Parag's ability to forge strategic partnerships across diverse industries and geographies is unparalleled.
Parag's leadership journey began early in his career when he led teams to deliver cutting-edge lending platforms for global giants such as Citibank and SAMBA. His innate ability to inspire and motivate teams, coupled with his unwavering commitment to integrity and quality, has earned him the respect and admiration of Nucleites and customers across organizations.
As he transitioned into a new role overseeing Nucleus Software's global footprint, Parag remains steadfast in his commitment to driving change and innovation. A lifelong learner, he holds Professional Certificates in Innovation & Technology and Digital Transformation from MIT Professional Education, complementing his academic credentials with a Master's in Computer Applications from BIT Mesra and a Master's in Business Administration from MDI, Gurgaon.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Parag finds solace in the world of cricket, where he indulges his passion for the sport. His dedication to excellence and customer-centric solutions continues to inspire Nucleus Software's culture, reaffirming the company's commitment to delivering cutting-edge business solutions with unwavering precision.
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Building the FinTech ecosystem across South Asia, Africa, and Europe at a national and industry level. Following a stint leading the International FinTech Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Pat led the delivery of Elevandi, a company set up by the MAS, to foster an active dialogue between the public and private sectors to drive FinTech in the digital economy. Elevandi connects people, businesses, ideas, and insights to drive activity and investments.
Prior to MAS, Pat led Money20/20's growth into Europe, Singapore, and China, following stints in the payments and insurance sectors.
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Patrick Cheng leads Treasury’s Financial Technology unit that identifies Fintech ideas, explores best practices for operational efficiency, and promotes product innovation within the World Bank Treasury. His unit aims to prepare Treasury business teams for the evolution of emerging technologies in the financial markets, such as DLT/Blockchain for Digital Asset and Money, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Quantum Finance, plus the internal administration of existing Treasury applications and their adjacent infrastructure.
Prior to this, Patrick led the Capital Markets Operations team and operationalized innovative Funding and ALM products for over 13 years to meet the World Bank and its client request of customized financing and risk management under development finance context. He was the operational lead to realize the first blockchain bond (Bond-i) in the domestic Australian market in 2018, he also advised on the 2023 digital EUR bond issuance on Euroclear’s DFMI and the 2024 digital CHF bond issuance on the SIX Digital Exchange.
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Pavle is Head of the Market & Infrastructure Observatory at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Cambridge, where he leads research on the convergence of digital finance and digital public infrastructure. He focuses on providing critical insights and empirical analysis on how technological innovations reshape the global financial services ecosystem.
Prior to CCAF, Pavle established the first Emerging Technologies Hub at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where he developed new approaches to technology research and regulation. As a thought leader in regulatory innovation, he has shaped global discourse on critical topics, including international approaches to quantum security resilience and the application of privacy enhancing technologies in financial crime prevention.
He holds a MSc in Information Systems and Digital Innovation from the London School of Economics and has co-authored over 25 publications, including papers for the Harvard Data Science Review and the Alan Turing Institute.
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Pawan Bhat is a seasoned leader with nearly 30 years of industry experience, including over 24 years at Nucleus Software. With a strong technology background, Pawan has deep expertise in the Financial Lending Domain, specializing in FinnOne® and FinnOne Neo® , both leading lending solutions, and managing large-scale programs globally. His commitment to meticulous program execution and building strong customer relationships has been a defining trait throughout his career.
Beyond his lending domain expertise, Pawan also brings a unique specialization in payment systems, covering both Issuing and Acquiring platforms for banks and financial institutions. He is highly skilled in designing lending transformation journeys within complex digital ecosystems and leading data migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms using innovative approaches. His leadership has been instrumental in driving large-scale lending transformation initiatives across India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Morocco, Mauritius, Europe, the Caribbean, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Pawan’s association with Japan spans over 15 years, during which he has managed key Japanese financial institutions and their subsidiaries across Southeast Asia. Having spent nearly five years living in Tokyo, he has developed a deep understanding of Japan’s financial ecosystem and business culture.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, a Master’s degree from the University of Kashmir, India, and a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
With his vast experience, strategic vision, and deep industry expertise, Pawan Bhat is a true thought leader in the fintech space.
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Pedro Sousa Cardoso is the Chief Digital Officer Retail Banking & wealth
Management for Emirates NBD, the
leading Banking Group in the MENAT
region. He leads the digital transformation agenda and the cross
functional business and engineering teams that bring to life the products, services and experiences across the various segments and businesses. He is also the head of Liv, Emirates NBD Digital Bank, considered one of the fast-growing digital ventures in the region and a global case study.
Sousa Cardoso brings 25+ years of experience in financial services across
Europe, Asia and Middle East, where he held positions in various banks and
financial institutions covering strategy and products, digital and technology, and marketing and data. In his previous role as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Commerce at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore headquarters, he was responsible for all-digital platforms in the group, digital business growth, customer experience and the global design function across
retail and wealth businesses globally. In his career he pioneered and developed several digital banking businesses and initiatives in Europe and collaborated with digital ventures and fintech’s worldwide. In addition, he has also served as director in the board of Standard Chartered Malaysia Berhad. With executive education accreditations from the University of Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, The
Wharton School, a bachelor’s in marketing management and an MBA in economics, Sousa Cardoso is an avid learner craving for knowledge of the world at large, combining both academic and hands on experience.
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Peter Deans is an industry-leading strategy and risk management advisor and the creator of the 52 Risks management framework. Peter works with a range of startups, fintechs and established businesses. Peter is a former Chief Risk Officer and retired from executive life in 2019, after a finance career of over 32 years.
Peter is also Chair and Non-Executive Director of NerdWallet Australia, Trade for Good, and The RegTech Association.
Peter is also a regular writer and speaker on risk management topics in Australia and overseas.
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Peter is a member of secretariat at the Financial Stability Board where he supports international policy work on crypto-assets and stablecoins. Previously Peter was a Lead Examiner at the Federal Reserve covering liquidity risk at the largest global banks.
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Peter J. Morgan is Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and has been with ADBI since 2008. He has 23 years experience in the financial sector in Asia, most recently serving in Hong Kong as Chief Asia Economist for HSBC, responsible for macroeconomic analysis and forecasting for Asia. Previously, he served as Chief Japan Economist for HSBC, and earlier held similar positions at Merrill Lynch, Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Jardine Fleming. Prior to entering the financial industry, he was a consultant for Meta Systems Inc in Cambridge, MA, in energy and environmental analysis, and at International Business Information KK in Tokyo, in financial sector consulting. He earned his MA and PhD degrees in economics from Yale University. His research interests are in macroeconomic policy and financial sector regulation, reform, financial development, financial inclusion, fintech, financial literacy and financial education. In 2019 he served as the Lead Co-chair for the Task Force on The Future of Work and Education for the Digital Age for the Think 20 process, an engagement group with the G20.
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Phillip Straley is the President of FNA and leads client-facing activities globally.
For more than 25 years, Phillip has been an advisor to many of the leading central banks, supervisors and supranational bodies in finance, and a consultant to commercial and investment banks on regulatory response and risk management. Areas of particular focus have been bank capital and liquidity management, risk appetite, and credit risk. He has also worked hands-on with both banks and supervisors on multiple national-level financial sector restructurings through both the 1997-98 Asia crisis and the 2007-8 global financial crisis.
At FNA, Phillip leads the company’s commercial strategy around liquidity optimization, anti-financial crime analytics and payments analytics for central banks. He brings to FNA deep experience in formulation and implementation of prudential banking regulation, and in Asia Pacific markets, having been based in Asia for more than 20 years. Prior to FNA, Phillip led risk, regulatory and analytics practices of several prominent professional services firms, most recently as the Managing Partner for the Risk & Regulatory practice of PwC in Asia Pacific.
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Pieter Franken is a passionate global Fintech Pioneer and a Deep Tech Innovator with many industry firsts under his belt. Career spanning well over 30+ years in the Financial Industry, specializing in technology leadership, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, GreenTech, AI, Cyber Security, digital innovation and large-scale digital transformations. C-level and executive positions with industry leaders such as Citigroup, Shinsei Bank, Aplus, Monex Group, Union Digital Bank and ModuleQ, and senior advisory/board positions including Elevandi (SFF), RegGenome Ltd., EmeradaCo and SAFECAST.ORG, a global NPO critically acclaimed for citizen sourced, open environmental data. Pieter is a member of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) and a Founding Member of the ASEAN Innovation Network (AFIN, now Synfindo), a nonprofit company founded by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), IFC/World Bank and ABA (ASEAN Banking Association) to accelerate digital transformation across Asia and other developing regions to foster Financial Inclusion and bridging the gaps between FinTechs and Financial Institutions and operator of the APIX Platform. In 2023, Pieter co-founded the Japan Fintech Festival in collaboration with Japan Financial Supervisory Agency and Bank of Japan. Pieter holds a MSc in Computer Science from Delft University and currently is a Guest Professor and Senior Researcher at Keio University, an Adjunct Fellow with Griffith University Asia Institute (GAI) and MIT Media Lab alumni. He contributes to research in FinTech in Asia, Financial Inclusion, Citizen Science, IoT and Digital Assets.
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Pradyumna Agrawal (Prady) is a Managing Director at Temasek and a member of Temasek’s management committees. Prady is responsible for Temasek’s blockchain investments and venture building efforts, with a focus on programmable money, digital asset tokenisation, decentralised identity and data, and Web 3 applications. Prady has additional responsibilities in the financial services sector with a focus on asset management (Seviora Group), non-banking financial services (Fullerton Financial Holdings) and insurance.
Prady represents Temasek on the Boards of LemmaTree, Affinidi, GoodWorker, Trustana, Marketnode, Partior, Menyala, Superscrypt, Seviora (observer) and Fullerton Financial Holdings (observer). He is also a Committee Member of the Digital Trust Centre (Trust Tech Steering Committee), a national centre supported by NTU, IMDA and NRF and leading Singapore’s research and development efforts in trust technologies. He was previously on the Boards of C2FO, GoJek and Pine Labs, and Council Member of Diem.
Prady joined Temasek in 2013 and before his current role, he was involved in global financial services investing at Temasek, including the Americas, Southeast Asia, India, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Temasek, Prady was with Morgan Stanley as Vice President, Investment Banking. He started his career as an Analyst with Sharad Dalal & Co and has worked at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young.
Prady graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mumbai, is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and holds a Master of Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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Preeti Dawra is the Director of Global Marketing & Strategy in the Office of International Engagement, President's Office at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
Preeti serves as an advisor to the board of Elevandi, a company of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and host of the iconic Singapore Fintech Festival. Preeti also serves on the board of Princeton in Asia and is an advisor to Rockefeller Foundation, India. Preeti has been the Head of External Relations at the National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Preeti served as the managing editor for the eminent UN magazine, The Earth Times. Preeti was an assistant speechwriter in the President's office at UNDP. She has written a column Asian Conversation for Mint, India’s leading business newspaper.
Preeti holds a Masters in International Relations from Columbia University, MBA and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.
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Qin En Looi is a Partner at Saison Capital where he actively leads early-stage direct and fund-of-fund investments across fintech, commerce and web3.
Qin En was previously the Co-Founder and COO at Glints, the leading talent ecosystem in Southeast Asia (Series D). During his tenure, he was recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Entrepreneurs 27 Under 27 for being one of the youngest founders to have raised venture capital in Southeast Asia.
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Rachita Gulati joined the Asian Development Bank Institute as a Research Fellow in May 2024. Rachita is also a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Prior to that, she held the Subir Chowdhury Visiting Fellowship 2017-2018 from the India Observatory and the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). She also worked at the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur and handled projects by the Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India. Her research work focuses on banking and financial institutions, financial stability, regulation and supervision, corporate governance, inclusive banking, bank digitalization, applied econometrics, and efficiency and productivity analysis.
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Rahul is the Head of Public Policy, APAC at Ripple. Rahul is responsible for leading Ripple’s engagement and advocacy with regulators and policymakers in the Asia Pacific region to support and develop regulation that promotes responsible innovation in digital assets and blockchain technology.
Prior to joining Ripple, Rahul spent over 12 years in financial services, most recently as the Head of Public Policy, Asia Pacific at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Prior to that, Rahul worked with Bloomberg L.P. in their offices in Mumbai, Singapore, and Hong Kong in multiple roles across valuations, business development, and sales for both exchange-traded and OTC derivative products.
Rahul is the Chair of the Blockchain Association of Singapore Stablecoin and CBDC Subcommittee.
Rahul holds a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
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Rahul Bhargava is a globally recognized leader with over 21 years of experience driving innovation and transformation in the financial services and payments industry. His expertise lies in successfully helping organisations globally navigate the complex landscape of innovation in payments, evolution of digital money, assets and money movement, application of emerging technologies like AI responsibly, and successfully delivering complex multi-market, public-private strategic initiatives. As a global strategy leader, business owner and community lead, Rahul has spearheaded key initiatives at SWIFT, the World Bank Group, WEF, Accenture, FIS, RBS, ICICI Bank, AI 2030, EPAA and other prominent organizations with global impact.
Rahul is a passionate leader driving impactful change in global financial services, retaining a deep understanding of the industry's key challenges and opportunities. He has been instrumental in developing and launching next-generation payment systems, fostering interoperability between traditional and emerging financial market infrastructures, and responsibly integrating cutting-edge technologies. His strategic relationship engagement with both public and private sectors is evident in his work on G20 initiatives, CBDC interoperability, regional payments integration, and driving evolution of domestic and cross-border payments.
Rahul is a recognized global thought leader and mentor, actively shaping the future of finance through leading public-private dialogue, publishing thought leadership, driving collaboration and public policy advocacy via global think tanks. He has recently completed a “Responsible AI Leader” certification, and was awarded "Ambassador of the Year" for 2024 by two leading think tanks - AI 2030 and the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA).
He is a regular speaker and moderator across global industry forums, including Sibos, Money 2020, Central Bank Payments Conference, Global Payment Summit, World Bank Global Payments Week, Stablecoin Summit, Global Fintech Festival (India) and the Singapore Fintech Festival.
He currently leads a multifaceted global consulting practice, advising international organizations, financial institutions, and technology companies on the evolving landscape of payments and financial services. Highlights include providing subject matter expertise to the World Bank Group's technical assistance programs, closely aligned with the G20's agenda for global payments. Through Avivate, his consultancy firm, Rahul is engaging with other public sector entities, market infrastructures, banks, fintechs, and paytechs, offering strategic direction as they navigate the complexities of digital transformation in payments, wider financial services and technology.
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Shiu joined ADB in 2014 and has led country programming, economic analysis, forecasting, finance sector technical assistance, programs, and project preparation, and implementation. He is the Pacific regional focal for finance sector operations and is keen on using technology to support financial inclusion. Before his current role, he served as ADB country team lead for Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu, and as country economist for Fiji, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. He has been with ADB for over ten years.
Before joining ADB, Shiu worked for the IMF and was the IMF economist for Samoa and Tuvalu. Shiu began working in the Fiji public service in 1998 as a graduate trainee in the Ministry of Public Enterprises, was seconded to public enterprises, and ended his service in the Fiji government as the Chief Economist in the Ministry of Finance and Planning. His academic background is in finance and economics.
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Ram Iyer is the Founder & CEO of Vayana. A serial entrepreneur with over 25 years in the Cash Management and Trade Finance space providing solutions to some of the largest Banks in India and across the globe.
At Vayana, Ram has led the company with the vision to democratize access to affordable finance for MSMEs. Previously, he was the co-
founder and CEO of CashTech Solutions, a leading Cash Management service provider in Asia which was acquired by Nasdaq-listed Fundtech (now a part of the Finastra Group).
He started his career with Accenture in their management consulting arm.
A management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad and an Engineer from Mumbai University, Ram carries an exceptional understanding of B2B Trade, Payment Ecosystems, Technology, and how to bring them all together to serve the last mile better via B2B lending.
LinkedIn handle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramaswamy-iyer-b40aa96/
Email: rniyer@vayana.com
Contact Number: +91 95526 23623
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Rei Murakami Frenzel is the President of the Murakami Family Foundation and a Founding Partner at Kadan Capital. She began her career at Mitsubishi Corporation before stepping into leadership at her family foundation, where she led a new initiative to tackle Japan’s gender gap. Driven by a sharp strategic vision and a passion for innovation, she later launched Kadan Capital, accelerating the growth of Fintech, B2B SaaS, and AI startups across Southeast Asia and beyond.
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Rex is the Chief Operating Officer at OneInfinity, leading the specialized digital asset insurance and product development. With multiple years of experience in various roles at global insurers and reinsurers, Rex brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his position, helping OneInfinity develop multiple digital asset insurance from 0 to 1. He has over three years of experience in Web3 wallet technical underwriting and R&D, contributing to the advancement of insurance solutions for digital assets. His passion lies in understanding and tailoring products to meet the unique needs of partners and clients, seamlessly integrating traditional insurance with cutting-edge fintech, Web3, and cybersecurity solutions to help them thrive. Rex holds a Master's degree in Fintech from HKUST and a BBA in Insurance, Financial, and Actuarial Analysis from CUHK.
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Rhys leads ASIC’s Digital Assets team within the Markets group. He leads the team overseeing crypto and digital assets firms, including preparing for the Government’s proposed law reform in this area. He is also responsible for ASIC’s broader work on digital finance and tokenisation.
His previous roles at ASIC include Senior Executive Leader of the Market Supervision team, Credit, Banking and General Insurance team, the Insurers team and the Investment Managers team. Rhys has also held senior leadership roles at ASIC in the areas of international strategy, consumer protection, and strategic policy.
Rhys has more than 25 years experience as a regulator, academic and public policy practitioner. Before joining ASIC, he was an Executive Director at the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Strategy at NSW Fair Trading. He has also worked in private legal practice. Rhys has a PhD in financial services regulation and Master degrees in both law and business.
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Mr. Ritesh Shukla as CEO – NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), will be responsible for formulating business strategy, leading business development and driving profitability by deploying NPCI's technology and solutions in International Markets. His responsibilities include engaging and collaborating with traditional as well non-traditional players in payment eco-system to drive business strategy and achieve growth.
Ritesh has over 20 years of work experience with expertise in areas of managing country business, leading business development and relationship management.
Prior to joining NPCI, he was part of Mastercard’s business in Middle East and North Africa. During his 6 years with Mastercard he performed a wide array of roles in sales, business development and P/L functions. His previous stints include working with Visa Inc. and leading financial institutions such as Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and SBI Cards in payments business. He holds MBA in International Business.
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Studied Physics at University of Melbourne. Former E-sports player. Founded a lifestyle and travel brand. Entered crypto industry in 2020. Heavy DeFi user. Served as the official Chainlink Advocate in for Japan before joining Ava Labs.
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Ronit runs Citi’s Future of Finance team, a think tank focused on the future of tech, money and finance and it’s interactions. Ronit’s reports on FinTech and Web3 are among the most read reports Citi has ever published.
Ronit is an Advisory Board member at several tech and VC firms, and one leading University
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Ryo currently engages in planning and promoting startup policies at METI, enhancing Japan's startup ecosystem through initiatives regarding startup finance, global alliances, and social impact. Prior to METI, he spent about a decade in the financial market, holding positions such as a Japan small and mid-cap equity analyst and fund manager (long-only and long-short strategies) at Nikko Asset Management. His experience encompasses strategic corporate sales, with practical expertise in market research, revenue growth through new product introduction, corporate financial analysis, and equity portfolio management. Furthermore, Ryo's diverse background also includes co-founding a U.S. startup and investing in growth equity for both Japanese and American startups at GLIN Impact Capital. He holds an MBA from IE Business School with honors as an IE Foundation Fellow. He is an accredited financial analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.
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Engaged in business development in the FinTech sector across multiple companies.
At NTT Data, led business expansion payment network (CAFIS), contributing to the early stages of cashless adoption in Japan. Also drove overseas expansion through M&A in Southeast Asia. Later, established a new organization to support retail DX, providing consulting for major distributors and launching cashier-less store solutions.
At Apple, served as Head of Apple Pay in Japan, leading partnerships with Visa, nanaco, WAON, and various QR code payment providers.
At Square (Block, Inc.), worked as an Executive Director of Japan business, driving business by leading product developments including Tap to Pay in Japan to accelerate cashless adoption among SMEs.
Starting in September 2024, joining Sony Payment Services as COO, collaborating with Blackstone to enhance corporate value and drive its IPO.
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Ryosuke leads initiatives related to digital innovation in financial sector as Chief FinTech Officer of the JFSA. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force, FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.
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I joined the Ministry of Justice of Japan in July 2023, after working for five years at the Ministry of Finance. In my current position, I handle multinational criminal cases by serving as the point of contact for mutual legal assistance and extradition requests, with specific focus on financial crimes. I also represent Japan at several international conferences, including Financial Action Task Force.
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Sairee Chahal
@Sairee on X
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairee/
www.saireechahal.com
Sairee Chahal is a serial entrepreneur, investor and board member. She conceptualised and founded #WomensInternet in India. She founded Fleximoms, SHEROES and Mahila Money - all internet platforms for women, connecting them to the economic mainstream via employment, entrepreneurship and capital impacting over 10 million women directly and indirectly.
She has previously been associated with Heidrick and Struggles (HSII) on Nasdaq and the Confederation of Indian Industry, with over 20 years of experience in the technology, human media and consulting industry.
Further, she is the founder of the SHEROES, an online ecosystem for women to offer support, entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, and Mahila Money, a community neobank for women offering capital solutions to women entrepreneurs.
She currently serves on the board of Unicommerce eSolutions Pvt. Ltd, Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and TRRAIN,The Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India founded by B S Nagesh. Earlier, she has served as a director on the board of Paytm Payments Bank Limited .
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian language from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a master’s degree in philosophy (M.Phil) in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (https://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/gsachdeva/) . She also holds a post graduate diploma in business management from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad.
She is a recipient of the Devi Award for Women in Leadership, Femina Achiever’s Award for her contribution to women’s internet and technology, Cartier Award for entrepreneurship, Editor’s Choice for L’Oreal Femina Women’s Award for Women in Workforce, and Business Today’s Most Powerful Women in Indian Business Award for Women in Business.
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Salim Dhanani is CEO & Co-Founder of Pave Bank, a digital bank built for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets. Prior to Pave Bank, Salim co-founded and was the CEO of BigPay, one of the largest Southeast Asian neobanks raising over US$165m in capital and with 1.3m users, was responsible for the EMEA division of Carta Worldwide, a digital payments platform, and worked for the World Bank Group in South America.
Salim has built his career in financial services, focusing on banking and payment technology for a diverse range of companies – including established banking players and fintech unicorns. Salim is an active angel investor in the fintech and Web3 space through Thurloe Partners.
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Leading e-commerce and fintech innovation at scale for blue-chip companies – Smartpay, Starbucks, Mastercard, Standard Chartered Bank, and Facebook. He has been leading digital business in the Asia-Pacific region for over 20 years.
Graduated from Harvard Business School.
Industry recognition:
·Top 10 Alumni Leaders from Harvard Business School 2023 CEO review 2023
·Most Innovative Digital Financing Solution- Japan 2023 Pan Finance (Smartpay)
·Top 50 Digital Leaders Asia Pacific APAC “Digerati Awards” Drum Magazine (Voted by Industry) 2018
·Asia Pacific CMO of the Year: Marketing Professional of the Year 2016
·Global Top 33 Leaders: The Internationalist 2015
Founded Smartpay in 2021 - Japan's first digital embedded finance company introduced several first-to-market features in Japan. For consumers, Smartpay is the first in Japan to offer consumers BNPL no interest, no late fees, and free of charge services. It provides the only checkout process with credit card or direct from bank account with a hassle-free fully automated installment experience. Smartpay is the only payment company in Japan that has signed and integrated with the 20 largest banks in Japan and over 200 credit unions thus accessible to 90% of Japan's population with bank accounts.
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Sandeep Malhotra is an avid business technologist with more than 25 years of global experience delivering strategic technology and business solutions at Mastercard. In his current position as head of the Products & Innovation group, he oversees the development and management of all consumer products in the Asia Pacific region. These span debit, credit, prepaid, payments gateway and processing to acceptance, account-to-account flows, digital platforms and everything in between.
Sandeep’s long career with Mastercard has included stints in the U.S., Europe and Asia, where he has held a variety of roles with increasing commercial and leadership responsibilities. These have included working across tech, product, software development and solutions engineering, and contributing to countless enhancements to Mastercard's core payments network.
Based in Singapore since 2019, today he is a regular speaker at high profile business and industry forums, and an experienced media commentator on topics ranging from digital commerce, to open banking, digital currencies, the future of money, payments and more.
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Sandeep joined QED Investors in 2020 in London as a partner and heads the fund’s investments into Asia. He holds board positions at several large technology companies, such as OneCard, Jupiter, Refyne, Upswing, Efficient Capital Labs, FinancePeer, Pashouses, and Skor.
In a career spanning two and half decades, he brings extensive experience in consumer internet and is a global veteran of the banking and financial services industry. He has developed and executed major growth strategies and led, operated, advised, and invested in companies of all sizes in the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Southeast Asia.
Before joining QED, as the Managing Director and CEO for India, Sandeep paved the way for the IPO of Truecaller at a multi-billion valuation on Nasdaq. He grew the company fourfold in revenues over two years leading global Advertising, Fintech and Enterprise businesses. Earlier, he was part of the leadership team at Flipkart and played a critical role in the group’s strategy and growth initiatives. As Group Head of Strategy, Sandeep contributed to the $ 4 billion fund-raise from Softbank and other investors and the eventual sale to Walmart. As general manager and P&L owner, he built the Home and Furniture e-commerce division of the company. Later, as Fintech Business head, he successfully scaled consumer, SME, and vendor financing products, benefiting over 1.3 million borrowers.
Sandeep was based in the U.S. and the U.K. in the first 15 years of his professional life. He started at Capital One in the U.S., developing credit products for underserved and upmarket consumers. Subsequently, he joined Actis Capital, a London-based growth equity fund, where he identified investment opportunities in India, SEA and Africa. Thereafter, Sandeep was at the London office of McKinsey and Company, where he provided strategic guidance to prominent banks, insurers, and investors across Southeast Asia, the United States, and Europe, particularly in growth and mergers and acquisitions.
Sandeep holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), Mumbai, India and an MBA from the London Business School.
Sandeep is based in Menlo Park, USA and London, UK and frequently travels to India, Singapore, Southeast Asia and Japan.
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Sandra is a proponent for ‘human-centric tech’. From investment banking and currency markets to blockchain technology, she is an early angel investor and advocate of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She currently serves as the CEO of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the world’s largest leading
Swiss-based non-for-profit association with more than 500 institutional members, 301 ambassadors, across 117 jurisdictions and disciplines.
In 2023, she was appointed onto the CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), Digital Asset Market Subcommittee (DAMS) and cochairs the Taxonomy and Tokenization Infrastructure workstreams within the subcommittee. She was previously appointed as the Senate representative of the New York State Digital Currency Task Force, and serves on the AIFC Fintech Council (Kazakhstan), World Economic Forum’s Digital Currencies Governance Consortium, International
Securities Services Association’s DLT & ISO Standards, GI Trust FATF Travel Rule Standards Task Force (South Korea), GBBC’s Global Standards Mapping Initiative, Blockchain for Climate (BxC) Board, Salesforce’s AI Advisory Board, Filecoin Foundation Advisory Board, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator Advisory Council, and several government Convergence AI working groups and councils as well as Board director of several fintech start-ups. Whilst at CME Group, she headed FX & Metals Research & Product Development and founded a new business unit, Digitization. Sandra and her team created the CME CF Bitcoin pricing index and reference rate, CME Bitcoin Futures, and post trade, clearing and settlement solutions. Previously, she was a London-based derivatives banker at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets.
Sandra holds a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from London Business School, studied Computer Science at Columbia University, School of Continuing Studies and earned a double B.A. degree from Yale University in History (Military) and Studies in the Environment.
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In March 2019, he assumed office as the first Chief Sustainable Finance Officer (CSFO) following the creation of a new position within the Financial Services Agency (FSA) to participate in the planning and drafting of matters related to the promotion of sustainable finance and to make necessary adjustments to related operations.
In this position, he has wide-ranging responsibilities related to sustainable finance. For example, he has worked on issues such as improving the consistency of private sector finance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promoting TCFD/ISSB disclosures by businesses and financial institutions. Internationally, he has chaired the FSB Transition Finance Working Group and co-chaired the IPSF Transition Finance Workstream.
In June 2024, he assumed the position of Director of General Policy Division (concurrently serving as CSFO).
Responsible for planning and coordination of JFSA policies, including promotion of sustainable finance.
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Scott is the Head of Markets Digital Assets and is responsible for the strategy and execution of new trading products built on DLT/Blockchain. Additionally, he is responsible for representing JP Morgan on industry initiatives and wider market developments related to Digital Assets.
Scott joined JP Morgan in 2010 and has spent most of his time in Treasury/Chief Investment Office and the Corporate and Investment Bank. He also serves on the board of CLS, HQLAx and Ownera, and is a Trustee of Global H20 (UK), a charity focused on providing clean water in Uganda.
Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Scott served as an Infantry Officer for 13 years in the Australian then British Army, including tours of East Timor, Northern Ireland and Iraq.
Scott holds an MBA from Cambridge University and a BA from Deakin University.
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Sebastian Gehrmann is the Head of Responsible AI in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg. In this role, he develops and implements the vision and framework for Responsible AI at the company. His goal is to shape policies and practices to enable and facilitate the development of AI solutions that are trustworthy, transparent, and reliable. Previously, as Head of NLP, he directed the development and adoption of language technology to bring the best AI-enhanced products to the Bloomberg Terminal.
Before joining Bloomberg, Sebastian was a senior researcher at Google, where he worked on the development of multiple large language models, including BLOOM, PaLM and PaLM 2. His research interests range from natural language generation to model evaluation.
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Sharanjit has brought you the news from Asia on BBC World News, Bloomberg Television and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for a quarter of a century. She spent eighteen years with BBC World News, covering business and politics, anchoring from its Asia bureau and from London's Broadcasting House. She regularly anchored live on location on breaking stories from the Asia Pacific region, while contributing to BBC World Service radio and the BBC news website. A Singaporean native, she's produced and presented documentaries on TV and radio about her city on the BBC.
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion and media strategy. In May 2024, she was installed as the Chancellor of Bath Spa University, succeeding her predecessor, Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons - the first Asian ever appointed to such a role at a UK university. As a result, she divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath.
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At 24 Kapur left a career as a Chartered Accountant/Management Consultant to pursue a career in the Arts. Has created iconic award-winning films and TV shows in India , as well as in Hollywood and the UK. His films have been nominated for several Oscars. Has created major theatrical musicals in the West End, Broadway, Europe, and Dubai. Has served as International Advisory Board Member for the Singapore Media Development Authority. And served on the National Innovation Council under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and most recently on the Board of the Dubai Expo. Till recently was Chairman of the Indian Film and Television Institute.
Has taught Film at Tisch Singapore, at Film School in Doha, and also as Hony Researcher at MIT.
Is an early-stage digital start-up/founder entrepreneur in India.
He is currently Director of the International Film Festival of India
He has recently been honoured with the Padmabhushan , one of India's highest Civilian Awards.
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Shigeru Ariizumi is Vice Minister for International Affairs of the Japan Financial Services Agency. He is a member of the FSB and serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the IAIS, as well as the Vice Chair of the Board of IOSCO. While at the Ministry of Finance, he served as G7/G20 Deputies Deputy. He is currently responsible for the international work of the FSA with abundant experience on banking, securities and insurance supervision. He holds an LL.B from the University of Tokyo and an LL.M from Harvard Law School. He is a registered attorney in the State of New York.
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Shiki Osawa is a core member of the specially-formed internal innovation team within Tokyo Tatemono for the digital financial lab project slated for open in May 2025 along Tokyo's financial corridor.
With the extensive experience of the urban revitalization projects in Tokyo, Osawa has been in the front line together with the aspirational members to realize the vision and the raison d'être of the company, which is to foster "trust beyond the era", through the redevelopment project from both hardware and software approach.
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Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of Delaware(USA).
Serial entrepreneur in the technology field.
After managing several companies, he launched Seven Dreamers Laboratories Inc. in 2011, raised over USD$100, and focused on AI robot called Laundroid. He serves as co-CEO of TRADOM Inc, an AI based forex tech company, since 2021.
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Founder & CEO of Kyash, a Japanese Fintech startup. The company, funded by 4 major Japanese mega bank groups along with overseas venture capitals, offers one-touch payment services to Japanese customers.
Prior to founding Kyash, he worked at a global consulting firm after working at SMBC, a Japanese mega bank.
B.A. at Waseda University. Ex-board member of Fintech Association Japan.
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After graduating from Waseda University in 2008, he joined Goldman Sachs as a new graduate and worked at the Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. He then worked in Hong Kong for Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and a family office of a conglomerate. He also participated in the launch of Everest Ventures Group, a venture studio specializing in fintech, and moved back to Japan in 2020, where he was in charge of fintech promotion at the Financial Services Agency. He is a co-founder of early stage VC called Decima Fund and also work at Digital Agency.
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Shrikant Patil is CEO and Managing Director of DigiAlly, a Singapore- based certified Fintech operating in area unlocking finance for MSMEs. DigiAlly.ai addresses the fundamental counterparty risk across industries such as finance, supply chain insurance and investments to deliver seamless and trusted business transactions.
As a strategic advisor in the region, Shrikant helped in launching multiple digital banks. As a Digital leader, he has enabled Fortune 500 companies and digital start-ups in navigating Digital Disruption. As a respected FinTech, and Open Banking & Digital Banking leader, his passion to build strong and interconnected digital economy has led to innovative business models and ecosystem partnerships.
Over last 20 years, Shrikant has worked across fifteen countries spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, China, Australia, and India. Large part of Shrikant’s experience has been with financial services, IT services and governments in assisting wide variety of corporations, across a range of topics including Strategy, Business Model Innovation and Digital transformation. Shrikant has driven regional and global roles in consulting such as Associate partner in Oliver Wyman’s Digital Practice, Digital Strategy and Transformation Lead at The Boston Consulting Group, Senior Principal leading Digital Strategy at Accenture Strategy and Strategy and Transformation Consulting at IBM.
Shrikant Mentors CEOs, Board Members in Banking, Finance and Digital. At present, Shrikant is a faculty member at Master's Union, SP Jain Global School of Management for Fintech Course. He has wide experience in teaching at global schools including Singapore Management University and City University of HK.
Shrikant holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from V.J.T.I. Mumbai, a Masters in Finance from Mumbai University, and an Executive MBA from INSEAD. He attended the executive management program for Business Model innovation at Penn Wharton, Beijing. Shrikant drives thought leadership by writing regularly in leading publications as well as a speaker and panelist at several conferences.
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Shuhei Ocihai is the General Manager of the Digital Solution Division at Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFS) and Toyota Blockchain Lab. He specializes in finance, blockchain, new business development, and payment solutions, focusing on integrating emerging technologies into real-world applications.
With expertise in Blockchain, Web3, and Payments, he works on enhancing existing businesses and creating new digital solutions for Toyota, TFS, and their customers. His goal is to develop innovative financial services that improve user experiences and drive business growth.
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March 1995 - Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
Mar. 2005 - Completed Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
After working for a private bank and central government ministry, he joined the Bank of Japan in February 2006. Since then, he has been involved in discussions on the formulation of international financial regulations and financial market-related research work as a member of working groups under the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Financial Stability Board, Committee on the Global Financial System, and the Markets Committee.
He has served as a head of International Division of Financial System and Bank Examination Department since June 2019 and then as Niigata Branch Manager of BoJ since May 2022. Currently, he is Head of FinTech Center, deputy director-general of Payment and Settlement Systems Department.
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Joined Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS in 2006, where he was in charge of payment and settlement-related regulations and office operation design. In 2015, he was assigned to MUFG Bank's Hong Kong Branch, where he was engaged in analyzing economic and industry trends in the Corporate Research Department. After returning to Japan, he was in charge of product development, strategy planning, and project management with foreign payment networks in the Digital Planning Department. He has been in his current position in Silicon Valley since 2022.
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In 2019, Shuya was appointed as the representative of the Japanese subsidiary of Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC). In 2022, CQC merged with Honeywell Quantum Solutions to establish Quantinuum, the world's largest quantum computing company with over 370 researchers. Previously, Shuya worked in the financial industry for over 20 years, serving as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities. Shuya is a graduate of Stanford University (BA/MA).
In 2023, Quantinuum and Mitsui & Co. formed a strategic alliance. In 2025, Quantinuum and Softbank announced a strategic collaboration toward the integration of quantum computers in advanced data centers.
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Shwetank Verma is the co-founder of Leo Capital, a venture capital fund investing in companies in India and South East Asia. Recent investments include CoLearn (edtech), WayForward (mental health ), CoverGenius (Insurtech) and IndiaGold (Digital Gold). Leo Capital is backed by institutional investors .
Prior to Leo Capital, he led Open Innovation for MetLife Asia and was a part of the senior management team of LumenLab, MetLife's innovation consultancy. At LumenLab, he advised MetLife country CEOs and senior leaders on growth, startup collaboration, culture change and new product development. He also serves as Innovation Adviser to the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Singapore Management University.
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Ambassador Sibi George is Ambassador of India to Japan. Earlier he served as Ambassador to Switzerland, The Holy See and The Principality of Liechtenstein and Ambassador of India to Kuwait.
Ambassador George joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1993. He began his diplomatic career in Cairo where he served in the Mission as Political Officer. Subsequently he moved to Indian Embassy in Doha where he handled Consular, Community, Information and Media affairs as First Secretary. Later he served as Political Counsellor in Indian High Commission in Islamabad and as Political Counsellor and Commercial Counsellor at Indian Embassy in Washington DC. He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Indian Missions in Tehran and Riyadh.
At Headquarters of Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, he served in East Asia Division and also as coordinator of India - Africa Forum Summit. He later headed Administration, Establishment and Welfare Divisions in the Ministry of External Affairs. In 2014, Ministry of External Affairs conferred on him S.K. Singh Award for Excellence in Indian Foreign Service.
Hailing from Kottayam District in the southern State of Kerala in India, he belongs to Podimattam family of Pala. A gold medallist both for his graduation and post-graduation, he also studied in American University in Cairo. He was also trained at Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie; Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), New Delhi; Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT), New Delhi; and Indian School of Business(ISB), Hyderabad.
He is married to Joice John Pampoorethu, an artist by profession. They have two daughters ElhitaThampuran and Ayilya Thampuran and a son Jeff VakhanThampuran. Ambassador is well-versed in Arabic, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil.
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Sophia Lopez is Founder and President of Kaleido, an award-winning blockchain, digital assets and tokenization platform that provides scalable and secure infrastructure to enterprises globally. Its clients include the world’s largest private transaction banks, over a dozen central banks, CSDs, exchanges, top asset managers, payment processors, and organizations such as Swift, World Bank, andIMF, along with 100s of global enterprise networks.
Sophia helped launch the IBM Blockchain Platform, the industry’s first blockchain-managed service. She held executive P&L responsibility for IBM's blockchain product portfolio. Previously, Sophia held multi-billion dollar P&L executive roles at IBM for its enterprise software and hardware lines of business.
Sophia currently serves on the Hyperledger Foundation Governing Board. She is an advisor to blockchain and digital assets startups, and delivers digital assets and blockchain sessions at forums such as Davos and the Milken Institute. Sophia has an engineering degree from Harvard University and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
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Sota Watanabe is CEO of Startale Group, the company that aims "Web3 For Billions" by building products like Astar, Soneium, and Startale Cloud. He is also a director of Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture with Sony Group and Hakuhodo Key3, a joint venture with Hakuhodo. In addition to that, he is one of the directors of Japan Blockchain Assosiation. He previously selected Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia and Japan in 2022 and 100 People of Japan in 2023 by Newsweeks.
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Soumyadeep is working as Assistant General Manager in the Department of Supervision, Reserve Bank of India. The primary role involves in the analysis of operational risks, more specifically, fraud risk monitoring and recommending policy prescriptions for strengthening the fraud risk management of the Supervised Entities. He also worked in financial inclusion in the early days of his career with RBI, spreading awareness on consumer protection and financial literacy.
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Stephen is a technology leader with over 30 years experience in leading large-scale digital transformation at leading global financial service companies. He has built and run global businesses in the banking and insurance sectors, and worked across several markets including the UK, India, China and Japan. At Dai-ichi he is actively reimagining insurance.
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Stephen Peters is based in Singapore and drives client strategy in the enterprise payments space for financial institutions in Asia. He has 20+ years' experience in the AI and payment domains. Stephen is passionate about uniting artificial intelligence, cloud, data, and digital assets to build the future of banking and payments. He has written articles on social media, cryptocurrencies, and platform businesses.
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Mr Sumnesh Joshi is an officer from Indian Telecom Service Cadre and at present is posted as Deputy Director General , at Joint Secretary level in Ministry of Communications at DoT Mumbai. He is working in area of communication expanding 5G use cases , IoT and implementation the policies to ensure smooth roll out of telecom network by service providers. He has also been made Nodal officer for monitoring of 4G network saturation Project in East and West region of the country. He is working to make digital ecosystem partners like Fintechs , Banks state government departments to make use of Digital Public Good Infrastructure and use AIML to curb the cyber threats.
He worked with UIDAI as a first officer at UIDAI Regional Office Mumbai in April 2010 as a part of the founding team under leadership of Mr NandanNilekani. He was instrumental to roll out the implementation of biometric based Digital Identity“Aadhaar” project in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu. He worked with the Aadhaar Eco System Partners like State Governments, Regulators, Banks, Insurance Companies and Fintech Companies and guiding them in designing the solutions for the convenient delivery of various services using “Aadhaar”.
He facilitated the use of Aadhaar -a Digital Identity Platform in E-Governance for Targeted Delivery of Services and Benefits. He also headed Enrolment & Update vertical of UIDAI PAN India. He was in various committees to look into the Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Processes, Revisiting the regulations and SoPs, Automation of various Processes and Universal Client for Enrolment & Update.
Mr Joshi is an officer of 1993 Batch of Indian Telecom Service and has over 25 years of experience at various positions in Government of India. Earlier years of his career He worked with Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and was involved in Telecom Traffic Planning , Data Analytics, Project implementation, Marketing of Services, Market Strategies, Market Intelligence, Product Development and Brand building.
Mr Joshi is an expert in DPI implementation, use of telecom , cyber security strategies , data analytics and speaking at various forums on digital identity , Fintech , data centres , AI, cyber security, ESG at international and national level. He delivered a TEDx talk on India’s digital identity.
Mr Joshi did his engineering in Electronics &Communications from Rajasthan Technical University Kota Rajasthan India. He holds MicroMasters in Data Economics and Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He pursued a Certificate course in Public Policy from University of California Berkeley and MBA from the Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India.
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Sunil Kulkarni is a founder of Fidel group of companies offering LangTech consulting services with offices in Japan & India. Sunil is an engineer by profession, proficient in Japanese language & has been working in Japan since 25+ years. Fidel specializes in FIX connectivity, cloud infrastructure & security, enterprise software, bilingual consulting & staffing, language localization & engineering services and is one of the few SMEs working between Japan-India that went public on the Indian exchange in 2022. Sunil is active in the community and supports various initiatives.
Fidel Technologies KK – www.fideltech.com
Fidel Consulting KK – www.fidelconsulting.com
Fidel Softech Ltd – www.fidelsoftech.com
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Taejun is Founder, Chair of the Board, and CEO of Gojo & Company, a pioneering microfinance startup operating across Asia and Africa. Under his leadership, Gojo has become the fastest-growing microfinance group in history, aspiring to be the private sector World Bank. Previously, Taejun worked at Morgan Stanley and Unison Capital, contributing to notable private equity investments. He founded NGO Living in Peace in 2007, launching Japan’s first microfinance investment fund and advocating for children in alternative care. Taejun also co-founded J-Oschis, an institution dedicated to enhancing local governments’ child support. Born stateless, he still carries a refugee travel document, an experience that shaped his entrepreneurial journey. Taejun has authored nine books on finance and child welfare, finished a 1,648 km ultra-marathon, and holds a karate black belt and 6-Dan rank in Go. Named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2018, he serves on its Advisory Board.
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Taiki is leading Strategy office and global operations for Financial Services Industry Business for Hitachi, Japan.
He has more than 30 years experiences as IT processional and consulting and worked in the US and Japan.
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Takahiko Kawasaki is the co-founder and representative director of Authlete. He is a veteran software engineer with three decades of experience in networks, databases, Java Virtual Machine, mobile applications, and distributed systems.
In 2015, Takahiko co-founded Authlete to commercialize his innovative invention—a software component that simplifies the implementation of the API security open standards, OAuth and OpenID Connect. He remains actively involved in developing and implementing open standard specifications and regularly shares his expertise and insights through his blog.
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Takeshi Chino
General Manager for Japan at Binance
Takeshi Chino joined Binance as General Manager for Japan in July 2022, and he has been working collaboratively with regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders since then. His focus will be to develop business opportunities for Binance and grow the firm’s operations in Japan in a responsible and compliant manner to build a sustainable web3 ecosystem in Japan.
In 2021, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) and in 2023 he was a board member of the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA). Prior to joining Binance, Takeshi held senior roles as Managing Director and Head of Japan at Kraken Japan where he played an instrumental role in successfully obtaining Kraken’s JFSA registration. Prior to that, he held roles at PwC Japan, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation. He is a graduate of Keio University and the Said Business School, University of Oxford.
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Takeshi is a serial Fintech entrepreneur, and Co-founder & CEO of Elevandi Japan, actively leading ecosystem building and international partnerships.
Additionally, he serves on the committee for the Government of Japan's Regulatory Sandbox and is a member of the experts group at the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry for cross-border data transfers.
Before starting his own startup, Takeshi worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, gaining expertise in capital markets. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he worked at Boston Consulting Group.
He also held the position of Vice-chair at Fintech Association of Japan, where he played a pivotal role in navigating international collaborations for 6 years.
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Takuto Takizawa is a seasoned professional with nearly 30 years of experience in the technology and entertainment industries. Most recently, he served as Head of Asia-Pacific at Stability AI, where he was dedicated to helping enterprises develop services and products that leverage foundational generative AI technologies. Prior to that, he led sales and product of AI-powered products at data.ai (formerly App Annie), helping hundreds of companies in Japan and across Asia build consumer experiences centered on mobile technology. Earlier in his career, Takizawa contributed to the growth of the entertainment industry as an entrepreneur, launching new businesses during the nascent phase of the online gaming market and supporting major gaming companies.He has deep expertise in SaaS, AI, mobile technology, gaming and ad tech, and is an active advisor to several startups. Since December 2024, Takizawa has taken on the role of Senior AI Advisor at INCITE Advisory Group, specializing in AI and data strategy support for enterprise clients. Drawing on his extensive experience, he drives the adoption of next-generation AI technologies by aligning business strategies with AI initiatives.
滝澤琢人は、テクノロジーとエンターテインメント業界で約30年にわたる経験を持つ実績豊かなプロフェッショナルです。直近では、Stability AIにてアジア太平洋地域の責任者を務め、生成AIの基盤技術を活用したサービスや製品の開発を通じ、多くのエンタープライズ企業の支援に尽力しました。それ以前には、data.ai（旧App Annie）でAIを活用したプロダクトのセールスおよび研究開発をリードし、日本やアジア地域の数百社に対し、モバイルを軸とした消費者体験の構築を支援してきました。キャリア初期には、起業家としてオンラインゲーム市場の黎明期に新規ビジネスを立ち上げ、大手ゲーム企業を支援するなど、エンターテインメント業界の発展に貢献しました。彼は、SaaS、AI、モバイルテクノロジー、ゲーム、アドテクといった分野における深い専門知識を有し、複数のスタートアップでアドバイザーとしても活躍しています。2024年12月より、エンタープライズ向けのAI戦略およびデータ戦略支援を専門とするINCITE Advisory GroupのシニアAIアドバイザーに就任。これまでの豊富な経験を活かし、経営戦略とAI戦略を結びつけることで、次世代のAIテクノロジー活用を推進しています。
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Hikari Tamaki is a shinobue and nohkan (Japanese bamboo flutes) performer known for her warm and deeply moving sound. She studied classical Kabuki music and actively brings the beautiful sound of shinobue into everyday life.
She was honored to perform at the Imperial Palace’s Tokagakudo Music Hall. She graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, with awards including the Jokansho Prize, Ataka Prize, and Acanthus Music Prize.
篠笛・能管奏者。やわらかく、心にしみる音色を奏で、歌舞伎囃子で古典を学んでいる玉置ひかりが、その篠笛の音色を、より身近に、日常に聴いていただけるよう幅広く活動している。
皇居内桃華楽堂に於いて、御前演奏の栄誉を賜る。東京藝術大学音楽学部邦楽科 卒業。
浄観賞・安宅賞・アカンサス音楽賞を受賞。
出演に松尾スズキ作舞台、武道館、国立劇場、豪華客船飛鳥II、ビルボード東京、JAPAN EXPO海外公演、 オーケストラコラボレーション、尾上菊之助主演新作歌舞伎『風の谷のナウシカ』演奏、LOUDNESS高崎晃・大原櫻子・藤井風など。
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Tamara draws on her expertise in Financial Systems, Digital and Sustainability to consider global systems and the nudges that may help to render them more sustainable. She enjoys a portfolio career that allows her to devote her energy to her profession and her passions.
Tamara earned her stripes at Centrica Plc, BP Oil International, Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Bank, before returning home to Singapore in 2012 having led teams across energy, financial services and fund management, governing trading floors in London, New York and Asia Pacific.
On home ground, Tamara served Westpac Banking Corporation and then her country. Whilst supporting GIC’s mandate for the nation, she contributed to digital transformation and sustainability initiatives, building relationships across the financial ecosystem worldwide. This ignited her to structure a portfolio career centred on enabling sustainable organisations to scale, while championing impactful change.
At present, Tamara works at all levels across industries to both better the finance ecosystem and to further enterprises through sustainable business practices. While a venture builder for a bulge bracket bank, she focused on designing and developing scalable solutions to take the financial system forward for the betterment of all. Appointed Sherpa to APEC’s APFF Sustainable Finance Development Network, Tamara is a champion of Corporate Transition towards attainment of the SDGs. Outside of these commitments, Tamara holds Board positions with the People Centered Internet, a 501(c)3 non-profit organisation, Conjunct Consulting, South East Asia’s first social change consultancy, and Advancement for Rural Kids. She coaches leaders of organisations and advises start-ups navigating sustainability and scale.
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Prof Chia is currently an Advisor to the National University of Singapore’s Asian Institute of Digital Finance, a collaboration between NUS and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is also concurrently a Senior Advisor in the Boston Consulting Group.
He was most recently the Vice Chairman of Oliver Wyman Singapore with more than 30 years of consulting experience working across Asia and the Middle
East.
Prof Chia was also the founding co-chairman of the crpyto-assets sub-committee of the Blockchain Association of Singapore and has been advising companies and banks on the implications and opportunities of Web3.0.
Prior to joining Oliver Wyman, he had senior roles in KPMG, PwC Consulting and Hewlett Packard which have provided him with a breadth of experience covering strategic transformation, risk management and technology enablement.
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Tim Kobe is a distinguished designer and the founder of Eight Inc, a renowned design firm that has worked with top-tier clients like Apple, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Virgin Atlantic. With a passion for creating meaningful experiences that resonate with people on a fundamental level, Kobe's design philosophy is rooted in his deep understanding of human behavior.
He holds a degree in Environmental Design from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and has expertise in various design disciplines, including branding, product design, interior design, strategy, and communication. His work has won numerous international design awards and has been featured in publications across Asia, Europe, and the United States.
In addition to his design work, Kobe is an esteemed speaker and educator who has addressed various conferences and events worldwide. He has lectured at several prestigious design schools, including the National University of Singapore. He is an advisor to the board of Design Singapore Council and a frequent juror of the President Design Award Singapore, and is a trustee at Art Center College of Design.
Kobe also is Founder and CEO of X8 Ventures, an innovation consultancy that helps companies develop new products and services. He divides his time between United States and Asia where he continues to innovate and inspire the design industry. In 2021 he authored the book "Return On Experience," which delves into his design philosophy and approach to creating compelling experiences for customers.
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Tim Way is Head of Business Solutions and Advisory for APAC at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. His responsibilities include partnering with the firm’s institutional clients to launch digital asset businesses and leverage web3 to achieve their corporate strategy.
Prior to Fireblocks, Tim spent over 13 years at UBS, most recently serving as its APAC Digital Assets Lead, reporting into the APAC Chief Digital and Information Office (CDIO). Whilst there, he worked to scale blockchain initiatives to tokenise funds and structured products. He also led a team of over 100 to deliver US$50m of digitalisation to UBS China’s Wealth Management entities. His extensive experience at UBS spanned the Asset Management, Investment Banking and Wealth Management businesses.
He has also worked buy-side with a UK Hedge Fund and as a capital markets consultant at Accenture.
Originally from the UK, Tim holds a Masters of Maths from Warwick University and a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Diploma. He has called Singapore home for the past decade and is married with two young children.
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Tom Fox Hughes is the CEO for APAC Energy and Commodities at TP ICAP, the world’s largest inter-dealer broker. In this role, he oversees the strategic growth and operational direction of the division across the region. With a strong background in building and scaling new businesses, he focuses on identifying market opportunities within the energy and commodities sector.
Before his current position, Tom was the Commercial Manager for APAC Energy and Commodities at TP ICAP and also previously served as the Managing Director at Freight Investor Services Pte Ltd. His extensive experience in leadership, business development, and market expansion has established him as a respected figure in the commodities broking industry.
Tom holds an undergraduate degree in Law and French Law, which adds a strong analytical and regulatory perspective to his commercial and strategic expertise.
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- 1994, joined Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance in Tokyo, Japan
- been with the company since then
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- IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance) Executive Committee member
- United Nation expert on Insurance
- ICC Industry Advisory Board member
- Legislative Council member of the Japanese Government
- Lecturer of Marine Insurance Law at Kobe University
- Awarded the “Book of the year 2022” from the Japanese Society of Insurance Science as an author of “Commentaries on Marine Cargo Insurance Clauses”
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Tomo Ishikawa is responsible for orchestrating group wide advocacy strategy on financial regulatory policies, including prudential regulations, conduct related rules, and climate/sustainability agenda. As part of MUFG's sustainability engagement, Ishikawa represents MUFG at global initiatives such as GFANZ and NZBA. He serves as a member of the Steering Group of NZBA, as well as the chair of a working group tasked to develop the global framework for transition finance. He has 15 years of career as an investment banker prior to becoming a regulatory policy expert. While at Japan FSA, where he spent 2 and half years, Ishikawa led the derivatives reform implementation project in Japan.
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Toshiya has almost 40-year career as a systems engineer, business consultant as well as a banker. Before joining Hitachi, He was responsible for Internet Banking and CRM at Citibank N.A.(Japan). He has been involved in a wide range of business and technologies related to marketing, channel strategies, biometrics, artificial intelligence and blockchain. He is a former governing board member of Hyperledger hosted by the Linux Foundation and acted as a visiting lecturer at University of Kyushu and University of Tsukuba.
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Toshiyuki (Toshi) currently heads the Japan FSA’s international affairs group and represents the FSA at working-level meetings of the G20 and G7. He also participates in discussions at the Financial Stability Board and International Organisation of Securities Commissions. In these capacities he made substantial contribution to building international consensus on regulating and supervising crypto-asset activities and markets. In previous positions at the FSA, Toshi worked on supervision of Japan's major banks and insurers, cross-sectoral supervisory policies and external communications. He also has working experience at Japan's Ministry of Finance on government debt management and the IMF on international monetary system.
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Tram Anh Nguyen, a trailblazer in upskilling the finance and technology industries, co-founded CFTE, a global platform, in 2017 to bridge the skills gap in financial services and Fintech through education at scale. Championing lifelong learning and inclusivity, she collaborates with governments, regulators, and experts to advance financial education in the digital era. Tram Anh is an instrumental authority in creating transformative Fintech and Finance programs, empowering professionals to thrive with cutting-edge knowledge, skills, and mindsets. Globally recognised as a thought leader in Fintech, she frequently speaks at international forums, notably on adult education and lifelong learning. With 18 years of experience at SC and UBS, she has navigated between the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, working in capital Markets and wealth management for major financial institutions in New York, London, and Asia.
An advocate for diversity and inclusion, Tram Anh empowers individuals in finance. Co-author of the Fintech Job Report, she serves as a Non-Executive Director and advisory board member, including Elevandi in Japan. She is an Executive Committee Member of 100 Women in Fintech advocating for unlocking women's professional potential to strengthen the global finance industry.
As an ambassador for the Singapore Fintech Festival and an Entrepreneurship Expert at Saïd Business School, Oxford, Tram Anh leverages her extensive corporate, thought-leadership, and industry experience. Born in France of Vietnamese descent, she brings a global perspective, splitting her time between the UK, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.
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Koto player. Born in Kobe City. At the age of 6, under the influence of his grandmother, she began playing the koto.
Studied under Misato Nosaka under the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Domestic Training Program for Emerging Artists, and has since focused on the 25-string koto.
We hold recitals every year and present new works.
She is also always exploring the possibilities of musical instruments, such as piano, voice, trumpet, etc., and improvisational performances with artists of flowers and calligraphy.
At the 7th Recital, she received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Newcomer Award.
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Mr. Ulf Carlsson joined Nasdaq in 1996. He has since 2003 been heading up Nasdaq’s operations in Asia Pacific & Japan, based in Hong Kong.
He is the Chairman of Nasdaq Japan Ltd. and the Director of the Board of Nasdaq Hong Kong Ltd, Nasdaq Korea Ltd., and Nasdaq Singapore Ltd.
Previously, from 1996 to 2003, Ulf was the Head of Nasdaq Marketplace Systems Business Unit, responsible for development and support of the marketplace systems globally.
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Umang leads Synfindo, a technology start-up that owns and operates APIX, the leading platform for collaborative innovation. APIX seeks to enable growth for the financial services industry by accelerating collaboration opportunities between Financial Institutions and Fintechs.
He is a transformation leader with over 20 years of business management, operations & technology, client delivery and sales experience with Citigroup, leading business units of up to US$ 500 mn across Asia Pacific. He has a track record of crafting and leading change driven by strategy, culture, digitization and automation, aimed at quantum leaps in bottom line, revenues, client delivery and risk mitigation.
Having worked in five Asian countries and led teams of over 3,000 professionals, Umang has demonstrated experience in building empowered teams locally and regionally, and leading transformation across cultures. His cross-functional experience provides him with a unique understanding of the end-to-end connectivity in an organization and the ability to foster relationships across stakeholders.
Umang is a Board Member at YouTrip and has served twice as Secretary of the Singapore Fintech Association. He is also an angel investor.
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Upasana Taku is the chairperson of the MobiKwik Board and the Executive Director, Co-Founder, and CFO of MobiKwik (One MobiKwik Sysytems Ltd.). Her current role is to lead the company’s evolution from a mobile wallet into a full-stack fintech platform that caters to the financial needs & aspirations of a Billion Indians.
A phenomenal closer, Ms. Taku has an unparalleled record of completing strategic deals/projects in record time and is an inspiring leader. She has always been passionate about creating an impact at the grassroots level, which brought her back to India from the US in 2008. Ms. Taku is the only woman in India to lead a fintech and payments platform of scale.
Ms. Taku's relentless efforts, visionary leadership, and commitment to financial inclusion have played a pivotal role in making MobiKwik’s IPO a reality. The company successfully listed on the BSE and NSE in December 2024.
Ms. Taku has been featured among the top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2024 in the IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India’s List. She was among India's top 15 richest self-made women in the Kotak Wealth Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List 2020 and 2021. She has been recognized as 'Most Powerful Women in Business' by Business Today magazine in 2021 and 2024. In 2019, she was featured in the top 25 accomplished women shaping Asia's business landscape in Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen list. In 2018, she was felicitated by the President of India as the First woman to lead a payments start-up. She is on the global list of ‘Top 100 Women in Fintech 2018’, announced by Lattice80, a London-based Global Fintech Hub.
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Valerie A. Szczepanik is the Director of the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) Office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Szczepanik also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. She clerked for federal judges on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and, prior to clerking, practiced patent law. Ms. Szczepanik received her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Varlam has 19 years of professional experience with a focus on central banking and commercial banking digitalization.
He spent the first half of his professional life at banks’ internal audit, Operational/Cyber Risk and Compliance domains. In the second half of his professional life, he re-invented and developed himself towards a FinTech innovator and change facilitator.
Prior to joining the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) where my focus is a Countrywide FinTech, Open Finance strategy and regulatory design, I held senior positions at banks in Georgia and in Ukraine, and served on the management board of a leading retail bank (Liberty) in Georgia.
Varlam is passionate about the Strategic Transformation of Central Bank to “Fit” the new paradigm of Open Finance.
Master’s degree from London Business School (LBS) specialized in Strategy and Leadership, combined with the domain experience allows me to see and suggest the efficient digitization strategies through industry development lenses.
Most recently, the NBG came up with the concept of “FinTech in Georgia; building on the Middle Corridor Momentum”.
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Vasil Shengelia is a member of the Fintech and Suptech Development Department at the National Bank of Georgia, where he leads innovative initiatives that are shaping the local market. He is currently overseeing several key projects, including open banking/finance, the innovations office, the regulatory sandbox, the credit registry, and digital banks.
With over 13 years of experience in the banking sector, including more than seven years as a regulator, Vasil brings a wealth of expertise to his role.
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Vincent Li joined Ant Group in 2017 and is presently Senior Director of Group AML & Compliance in Ant International. Prior to joining Ant International, Vincent had taken on senior roles of Financial Crime Compliance and Regulatory Compliance in Citi, Standard Chartered and HSBC. Before working in the private sector, Vincent spent over 10 years as an inspectorate officer in the Commercial Crime Bureau, Hong Kong Police and then over 4 years heading the Operations and Compliance Department of the Privacy Commissioner’s Office in Hong Kong. Vincent has been a regular speaker on forums organized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, other law enforcement and regulatory bodies in and outside of Hong Kong. He has also been a speaker at the FATF Forums in recent years since 2018 and he also spoke at the Wolfsberg Group Meeting in May 2024. In November 2024, he was invited to speak at the conference organized by the Anti-Money Laundering Expert Group (AMLEG) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) on how AI technologies can make AML more effective.
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With a professional experience spanning over 20 years, Vishal Sacheendran is the Head of Regional Markets at Binance, where he oversees a vast territory including MEASA, Europe, APAC, CEE and LATAM. Leveraging his deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and capacity for strategic planning, he directs government relations, regulatory licensing initiatives, and regional expansion operations. He has been with Binance since February 2022.
Before joining Binance, Vishal spent close to 7 years at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as the Capital Markets Authorisation Senior Manager. His responsibilities involved authorizing intermediaries such as fund managers, asset managers, crypto asset brokers, and custodians into ADGM, as well as leading ADGM's Regulatory Laboratory (RegLab).
Prior to his tenure at ADGM, Vishal was a part of the Global Client Management team with Bank of New York Mellon for a span of 6 years. As the regional compliance lead, he oversaw the bank’s clients in the MEA region. Vishal, a finance industry veteran, is also an alumnus of the University of Houston, Clear-Lake, where he earned his BSc in Finance.
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Vishal A. Shah
Director at Fountlab Solutions | Electronics & Embedded Systems Expert | IoT Architect | Renewable Energy Advocate
Vishal A. Shah is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in Electronics and Embedded Systems.
Starting his career at Entesla in 2011, he advanced from R&D Associate to Manager for Advanced Embedded Systems, leading hardware team and innovative projects in solar energy, IoT, and weighing solutions.
In 2020, Vishal co-founded Fountlab Solutions and currently serves as Director, overseeing the company’s technical and operational aspects.
He focuses on energy conservation, optimization, and green energy solutions, utilizing electronics hardware, IoT, and AI to drive sustainability and decarbonization.
Vishal’s leadership ensures the creation of scalable solutions that help industries reduce energy consumption and contribute to a sustainable future.
Fountlab is committed to the optimization and conservation of critical resources—focusing on energy, water, air, and HVAC systems. Vishal leads efforts to leverage electronics hardware, IoT, and AI to drive sustainability and decarbonization, ensuring that these technologies contribute to safeguarding Mother Earth and future generations.
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Wujuan Lin heads the Research & Development Center at Hitachi Asia Ltd. He is responsible for the creation of social innovation across ASEAN countries and Australia. His current work covers technology and solution development in various sectors, including Building and Energy, Logistics and Transportation, Finance, Safety and Wellbeing.
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Jiang-Ming Yang is the Chief Innovation Officer at Ant International where he leads the product and tech team’s overall strategy and initiatives. He has been with Ant for 6 years, previously as the Chief Product Officer and Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Senior Director, Head of Alipay+ Engineering.
With a background in product and engineering management, his expertise lies in building complex systems and products for both mature and startup companies, with a specialization in the payment and e-commerce industries.
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Wu Yang is is an experienced Project Manager, Educator, and Business Consultant with expertise in education technology, IT project management, business strategy, and cross-border trade. She is passionate about technology-driven solutions and sustainable business models, they continue to drive innovation through AI integration, carbon credit consultancy, and international market expansion.
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Yasin Erol completed his education at Sakarya University in Turkiye, Department of International Relations, with his thesis on "Continental Shelves in International Waters".
In 2003, he went to United Kingdom for research, development and entrepreneurship purposes, respectively, in various sectors; He served as branch manager, import-export manager, finance manager and general manager.In addition to his work experiences, also in the United Kingdom; He conducted research and studies within the scope of the technology transfer office and university-industry collaborations.
In Turkey between 2013 and 2014; He served as Deputy General Manager of Istanbul Technical University Arı Science Park, and simultaneously as General Coordinator of Istanbul Technical University İTÜNOVA Technology Transfer Office.
He served as the General Manager of Istanbul University and Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Science Park between 2015 and 2022.
In 2022, he became the General Manager and CEO of the Fintech Zone Istanbul Science Park, which was established under the auspices of the Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye, and he still maintains this position.
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Yasuki Imai is the Vice President and Executive Officer, Head of Digital System & Services APAC Business, and CEO of Financial Institutions Business Unit.
He accomplished executive with over 20 years of experience at Hitachi, Ltd., specializing in global business strategy, digital transformation, and financial systems. He has proven leadership in scaling cloud services, spearheading business growth in international markets, and driving innovation in the tech sector. Expertise spans financial institutions, digital sectors, and industrial solutions, with a strong background in both engineering and business.
He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Engineering, combining technical knowledge with strategic management to deliver exceptional results in complex, high-growth environments.
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Yoshi is a co-founder & CEO of Alpaca, a California headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure technology company delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, Options, and Crypto. Alpaca supports hundreds of financial institutions and millions of individual customers worldwide. Yoshi started his career at Lehman Brothers and co-founded two machine learning companies before Alpaca.
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Young jin Kim is the Head of International Business at Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute (KFTC), working for KFTC’s international cooperation business with other countries’ central banks and international organizations such as ADB, WB, EBRD, AMRO, etc. Since joining KFTC in 2000, she gained considerable expertise and experiences related to payment & settlement infrastructure such as electronic payment network and open banking.
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Yu Ozaki is a Deputy Director-General of the JFSA's Supervisory Bureau, responsible for the supervision of major banks and insurance companies. He has long experience in the supervision of financial institutions, especially systemically important banks, and the development of financial regulations.
Previously, Ozaki was responsible for the development of the recently enacted stablecoin regulations (June 1, 2023), the supervision of fund transfer operators and crypto asset exchanges, the JFSA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the supervision of the Postal Bank and Postal Life Insurance.
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Yuki joined the Japan’s largest internet portal ,Yahoo Japan Corporation, in 2013, where she was involved in business development for the media and advertising sectors. She later experienced in launching a new business venture in collaboration with an overseas unicorn company.
In 2018, Yuki founded N.Avenue Inc., a Web3 information service under the Yahoo Japan umbrella, and became its CEO. She later led the company to become independent, overseeing the official Japanese version of CoinDesk, the world’s largest Web3 media platform, and managing N.Avenue Club, Japan's largest Web3 business community for enterprises.
Additionally, Yuki serves as a director of the Blockchain Promotion Association (BCCC) and is an organizer of Japan Blockchain Week, contributing significantly to the growth and adoption of blockchain technology in Japan.
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Yuko was in charge of institutional sales of Japanese equities at Jardine Fleming Securities (now JP Morgan Securities), Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank Group.
Afterwards, she worked for Asuka Asset Management and other independent asset management companies, providing investment solutions to Japanese pension funds, financial institutions, overseas endowments, institutional investors, and family offices. She also participated in the launch of Japan's first robo-advisor, Money Design.
She holds BA in Political Science from the Faculty of Law at Keio University
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Yumi Ahn, Counsel at Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) is a classical pianist-turned lawyer originally from Korea based in Tokyo. Yumi worked at major international law firms in the US and Singapore and at in-house legal departments of leading multinational corporations in Singapore. She speciallizes in digital assets regulation, and advises clients on legal and regulatory issues associated with emerging technologies, including Web3, fintech, ClimateTech, AgriTech, biotech and AI sectors.
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Yumiko is the former head of the OECD Tokyo Centre. Prior to the OECD, she worked for 20 years in the global financial industry, mostly as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in New York, London and Tokyo. She is a leading authority on a wide range of economic policy issues such as corporate governance, tax guidelines, diversity, education, trade and innovation. She sits on several Government advisory panels, including Prime Minister Kishida’s panel on “the New Form of Capitalism”. Yumiko has an MBA from Harvard Business School, MA from Stanford University and BA from Sophia University.
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Passed the Japanese CPA examination in first place during studies at Meiji University. Started professional career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, focusing primarily on accounting and segregation audits for crypto asset exchanges. Joined Mercari/Mercoin in May 2021, where responsibilities included the launch of the Bitcoin trading service, obtaining a cryptocurrency exchange license, and serving as Accounting & Tax Manager, Corporate Planning Specialist and Segregated Management Specialist at Mercoin. In February 2024, transitioned to Animoca Brands Japan, managing finance, investment, corporate strategy, and validator business operations.
Additionally, currently serves as a member of the JCBA Taxation Study Group, actively contributing to initiatives aimed at reforming cryptocurrency tax regulations in Japan.
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Joined Progmat,Inc. as one of the founding members in 2023, and leading business development using blockchian. He stated global project "Project Pax" in 2024 which aims to develop a cross-boarder settlement infrastructure using stablecoin by leveraging SWIFT's existing assets and capabilities.
Prior to Progmat,Inc., he used to work at the Boston Consulting Group around 5 years. As one of the core member of Public sector, he lead the project with Japanese governemnt and also contributed to structure corporate strategies and company transformations of Japanese top-tier entities.
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Yuta Takanashi is a member of the Secretariat of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). He joined the FSB in October 2022 to lead its work on financial innovation. His current portfolio includes crypto-assets, AI, tokenization, and quantum computing, among other financial innovation themes. He also supports the FSB Chair and the Secretary-General in participating in and coordinating with the G20 and the G7.
Prior to the FSB, he served as the Chief Fintech Officer at the Japanese Financial Services Agency, where he led regulatory and supervisory initiatives on crypto-assets and other financial innovations, as well as contributed to various international efforts in this space, including relevant FSB working groups. Previously, he supported the Japanese Finance Minister and Finance Deputy in participating in the G20 and the G7, focusing on financial sector issues, including financial regulation and sustainable finance.
He received a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly the Tokyo Institute of Technology).
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Developed & sold a sharing system using Gnutella P2P at the age of 14. Graduated from National Defense Academy with a major in Civil Engineering (Best Thesis Award).
Specialized in information strategy and cyber security, working for RedTeamOperation for over 10 years, providing security measures across web2, web3, software and hardware domains, analyzing hacking techniques and enhancing service robustness for various companies. He has also provided DD, advisory, and development services for private companies.
Former Minister of State for Cyber Intelligence, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Professor and Dean Emeritus, Faculty of IT, Duy Tan University (Danang, Vietnam)
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Yuval is a visionary leader at the intersection of finance and technology. Yuval co-founded Digital Asset in 2014 to fill a gap in the blockchain space, ultimately taking the technology beyond cryptocurrencies and using it to bring greater efficiency to financial services.
Under his leadership, Digital Asset has grown from a fledgling start up to a leading enterprise blockchain company whose technology is used by top institutions and market infrastructures around the globe. With a vision for a world where businesses seamlessly connect regardless of the underlying technology, he is taking Digital Asset to the next level by creating new networks of value that will fundamentally change the future of business and how companies interact.
During his tenure, Yuval hired the majority of the company’s executive leadership, established its presence in six countries, and facilitated the acquisition of four tech startups in two years. He has secured more than $300 Million in financing for the company from a range of strategic investors, including leading financial and technology companies Citi, Goldman Sachs, IBM, J.P. Morgan, and Samsung, among others, and more recently, private equity firms 7RIDGE and Eldridge. Yuval has built trusted relationships with Digital Asset’s clients and partners, growing its customer base threefold. Digital Asset’s customer base includes organizations across financial services, healthcare and insurance, such as BNP Paribas, Broadridge, Cboe, Deutsche Börse, Goldman Sachs, HKEX, HSBC, and Nasdaq, among others.
Previously, Yuval managed an algorithmic trading desk at DRW Trading and he launched DRW Venture Capital as a member of the firm’s investment team. He also worked as a developer at Citadel. Yuval is a member of the Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Market Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Blockchain Business Council, a leading global industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events and is often quoted in well-respected media outlets such as Bloomberg, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others, talking about enterprise blockchain in the context of digital assets, market infrastructure, privacy, digital currencies, clearing and settlement challenges, and sustainable finance.
Yuval holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is based at the company’s headquarters in New York City.
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Mr. Yinfan Zhang leads engagement strategy with overseas governments to Ant Group’s relationship with various policymakers, regulators, and academics. He also supports key cross-border business strategies for Ant Group by providing policy research in our key markets.
Prior to working for Ant Group, he had worked in the UK Department for International Trade for 7 years, where he led the capital markets, asset management, and fintech team to develop policy objectives in support of trade and investment opportunities between the UK and China, as well as developing bilateral collaboration in financial services. He worked closely with the industry, government, and financial regulators in several bilateral mechanisms including the bilateral Economic and Financial Dialogue, Capital Markets Working Group, and Close-out Netting working Group. He also led the Green Finance collaboration in capital markets, covering taxonomy, product innovation, and capacity building between the two countries..
Yinfan is a graduate of the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he earned a MSc in Management and a graduate of East China University of Political Science and Law where he earned a BA in Journalism and LLB.
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Zhaoqi is responsible for driving overall ecosystem development and forging of collaborative partnerships at Gprnt, a digital platform that harnesses technology to simplify how the financial sector and real economy collect, access and act upon ESG data to support their sustainability initiatives. Gprnt's vision is to be the world’s key destination for granular, comparable and verified ESG data, delivered via an open data platform, a value-added services marketplace and a global supportive ecosystem.
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Zhu Naisong(Vinx) is a technology expert with over 20 years of experience in chip design and software development. He has a strong background in modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Blockchain.
He has also done deep research on saving energy in buildings, helping to make them more efficient. As a skilled professional, he often shares his ideas at conferences and events, inspiring others with his clear vision and practical approach.