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Central banking professional with 25 years of experience across open market operations, international relations, and financial inclusion. Serves as AFI focal point and National Coordinator of the We-Fi initiative in Uzbekistan. Leads partnerships with international organisations and manages projects advancing innovative financial market solutions.
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Adam is a Partner in Management Consulting. He advises leading organisations on transforming their businesses through operating model design & implementation, enterprise operational improvement initiatives and large-scale process optimisation mandates. Adam has a particularly strong interest in the nexus between people, process and technology and brings a wealth of experience advising clients on structuring their businesses, processes, and teams to get the best out of technology platforms. He has broad sector experience across financial services, life sciences, telecommunications and government. Having worked for KPMG in Australia, Japan and the broader Asia Pacific, Adam also has experience in delivering complex project outcomes for a range of the world’s leading organisations across cultures, time zones and geographies. In addition to his Japan-focused responsibilities, Adam is proud to represent KPMG as the Chief Operating Officer for the Advisory business in the Asia Pacific. In this role, as a member of the Regional Leadership Team, he supports the implementation of KPMG’s Global Advisory strategy across the Asia Pacific region.
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Adriel leads TRM Labs's Institutional business in APAC, where he focuses on blockchain intelligence and digital asset risk to help detect and investigate crypto-related fraud and financial crime. Prior to TRM, Adriel supported tot he go-to-market efforts of enterprises exploring the use of blockchain technology in trade finance and payments, most recently at global crypto exchange Coinbase.
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Aishwarya Jaishankar, Co-Founder and COO of Hyperface, is a seasoned builder with over two decades of experience at the intersection of banking, technology, and fintech. From pioneering Aadhaar OTP–based customer onboarding, to driving a global bank’s digital revamp, to now creating products that redefine how customers experience credit cards, her focus is around building disruptive, scalable solutions. At Hyperface, she is building a modern technology platform that enables banks to run high-performing credit card programs. In just 5 years Hyperface has grown into a technology company trusted by over 7 banks and 10+ Fintech brands across India and SEA. Rated as a Top 100 Fintech voice in India top 200 women in global fintech, she manages to find time to hug her cat, read some literary fiction and raise two teenagers amidst the frenzy of starting up and entrepreneurship.
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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 strategies to advance Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and leads initiatives to foster responsive innovation in AI and digital asset. Prior to this, he held leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.
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Alvinder Singh heads the Innovation Acceleration Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where he oversees the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) scheme, regulatory sandbox initiatives, and strategic FinTech partnerships with domestic and international stakeholders. His work focuses on advancing innovation adoption and strengthening Singapore’s position as a global FinTech hub.
Prior to this role, Alvinder served in MAS’s International Department, where he negotiated digital and financial services chapters in free trade agreements, and in the Data Analytics Group, supporting the organisation’s transformation through data-driven policymaking.
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Amira is the Head of Public Policy for 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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Angela leads Asia Pacific public policy and strategic partnerships for TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company that helps financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses and public agencies detect and investigate crypto-related fraud and financial crime.
A former regulator, Angela spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where she was most recently Deputy Director in charge of licensing for payment service providers. As part of the pioneering team for Singapore’s payments regulatory regime, she oversaw the development of the licensing framework, and the assessment of several hundred payments and digital asset license applications. Prior to this, Angela held a diverse range of roles at MAS including in regulatory policy, business development and consumer education, giving her deep insight into the full gamut of policymaking considerations for global financial regulators.
Angela was recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance in Asia for her thought leadership on digital asset developments in the region. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.
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Angelina Kwan, CPA, CA ANZ
Angelina is a passionate advocate for technology, digital assets, and blockchain, with a strong focus on advising start-ups. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance, a consulting firm dedicated to addressing regulatory and operational challenges in the financial services and digital assets sectors. In this role, she provides expert guidance to brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers.
Ms. Kwan is an experienced financial services executive with a robust background in senior management roles at prominent organizations, including Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Cantor Fitzgerald, CLSA, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, and HG Asia/ABN AMRO.
She is particularly knowledgeable in the digital asset space, having previously served as the Global Chief Operating Officer of BitMEX and the HashKey Group. In these roles, she has also consulted for and advised brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers on regulatory and operational matters.
In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Angelina contributes her expertise to various Hong Kong government boards and committees, including the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council; Cantonese Opera Development Fund Investment Committee member. She chairs The Women’s Foundation and serves on the boards of the Ebenezer School for the Blind, the University of Wollongong Hong Kong, Web3 Harbour, as well as Chevalier Hong Kong and Zurich Life Insurance, Hong Kong.
Angelina is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Pepperdine University, an LLB from the University of Hong Kong/Manchester Metropolitan University, and an LLM from Harvard Law School.
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Ann serves as a Partner at IVC , a leading Web3 venture fund with over 200 investments in Web3 gaming, DeFi, infrastructure, digital entertainment and Fintech. Previously, she was a Director at HCM Capital, the venture arm of Foxconn Technology Group, specializing in blockchain and fintech investments. With experience in investment banking at Shenwan Hongyuan and equity research at BNP. Paribas, Ms. Chien brings a wealth of expertise to the blockchain investment field.
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Ansel Tan is Director of Research, Private Capital at PitchBook, where he leads coverage of private markets across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining PitchBook, he was the Regional Head of Product Management Asia at Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private markets investment firm, where he was responsible for the lifecycle management of global closed-ended funds and separately managed accounts for Asian clients. Before that, he held analyst roles at L Catterton Asia and DBS Bank. Tan holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Nanyang Technological University and is based in PitchBook’s Singapore office.
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Anthony Thomas brings over 27 years of leadership experience across banking and fintech, and recently joined GFTN as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer.
Before joining GFTN, Anthony was the Global Managing Director for FinTech at Berlin-based Delivery Hero, where he led the company’s Payments and Embedded Financial Services businesses across nearly 70 countries.
A recognized fintech leader in Southeast Asia, Anthony serves as Chairman of MoMo, Vietnam’s leading financial services super app, and was previously the CEO of GCash in the Philippines, part of Ant Group’s network of digital wallets.
Earlier in his career, he spent 17 years with Citibank across seven markets in Asia, the United States, and Latin America.
Anthony’s extensive experience underscores his commitment to leveraging financial technology to foster innovation and inclusion in emerging markets.
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Speaker Name – Mr. Anurag Mantri
Designation - Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
Bio-Profile
Anurag Mantri is a highly accomplished business leader and Executive Director at Nucleus Software, where he has spent more than three decades driving innovation and fostering growth. Joining the company in 1994, Anurag has risen through the ranks with a steadfast commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of the financial technology sector.
Anurag’s has led “Digital Services” business for Nucleus for more than 15 years, spearheading phenomenally successful large global IT programs and digital transformation programs. Across geographies, he has continuously inspired impactful and innovative business programs to meet diverse market needs.
Anurag has also led the “Cloud Technologies” business at Nucleus. In this role, Anurag has significantly elevated the experiential certainty for cloud customers.
Anurag's tenure at Nucleus Software includes critical milestones such as leading the Global Customer Care for the transaction banking product suite, where his focus on enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency has been widely recognized.
Anurag has led the sales for flagship products like FinnOne Neo® and FinnAxia® for Southeast Asia and played a crucial role in expanding Nucleus Software's footprint and market penetration in this geography, cementing its position as a leader in the fintech industry.
Anurag has also led the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) and Software Quality Assurance (SQA) functions at Nucleus, ensuring the organization upholds the highest quality standards across all its business solutions, consistently exceeding customer expectations.
Anurag was entrusted with additional responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for three years
and was appointed to the Nucleus Software board in Dec 2020. Most recently, he was appointed to the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) in August 2023.
Anurag holds a strong academia, with a post graduate degree in Statistics, followed by the second post graduate degree in Computer Science and is a rank holder from the prestigious Banaras Hindu University, India. His academic background, coupled with his deep industry knowledge, and unwavering passion to leverage technology has been a catalyst for business transformation.
Beyond his professional achievements, Anurag is known for his mentorship and leadership within Nucleus Software, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning, which has been producing strong leaders for years.
In summary, Anurag Mantri's tenure at Nucleus Software exemplifies a blend of visionary leadership, strong technical expertise, and a profound commitment towards driving business growth and innovation in the fintech sector. His contributions continue to shape the company's strategic direction and reinforce its position as a trusted partner for financial institutions globally.
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Ms. Aurora is the Senior Director of the Technology Risk Supervision Department at the Bank of Thailand. She has more than 20 years of experience in regulating and supervising the technology and payments of the Thai financial system, setting IT regulatory and supervisory frameworks, guidelines, and best practices, and collaborating with the industry and other stakeholders to build a trusted and secure banking community for IT, cyber, and digital fraud defense.
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Aya was originally drawn to the blockchain space for its potential to advance financial inclusion in emerging economies. In 2013, she joined Kraken and helped educate the public, regulators, investors, and media as Managing Director of Japan. Driven by a passion for creating lasting impact, she joined the Ethereum Foundation as Executive Director in 2018. There, she led efforts to support the Ethereum ecosystem through core research and development activities, funding and guidance, and cross-sector education. In 2025, Aya became President of the Ethereum Foundation, where she focuses on cultivating institutional relationships and continues to help Ethereum maintain its soul as an Infinite Garden — a decentralized creative space that is open-source, inclusive, and permissionless.
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Ms. Ayako TOMITA has assumed her current position since July 2025. Prior to this role, she worked at the International Affairs Office of the FSA, where she was involved in discussions on G20/FSB financial regulatory reforms. Her background also includes positions at the Policy Research Institute and the Budget Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. She holds a Master of Science in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the University of Chicago.
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Camilla Bullock is an entrepreneur, connector, and leader in the global payments industry. As the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), she is dedicated to fostering synergies across the payments ecosystem. Since its founding in 2018, EPAA has rapidly become the voice of payments in the Asia-Pacific region and a key advocate on the global stage. EPAA is an active member of Financial Stability Board (FSB) task forces, contributing to the G20 agenda to enhance payments, drive innovation, and improve cross-border interoperability.
Camilla’s extensive career in financial technology began in the early 2000s in London, where she spent 14 years in various roles at Reuters, now part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Her work in the payments sector reflects her passion for shaping the future of financial services by uniting key industry players and accelerating innovation.
Beyond her role at EPAA, Camilla is the founder of the “Meet-Her She Knows Payments” initiative, which champions female thought leadership in the industry, reinforcing diversity as a key driver of innovation. She also serves on the board of the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce and actively mentors emerging talent, demonstrating her commitment to the next generation of payments leaders.
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Previously, Candace worked for Uber Technologies, Inc., where she helped navigate the company’s response to regulatory investigations and advised on safety, security, privacy, consumer protection, and law enforcement response. Prior to that she served for 17 years at the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor and as counsel to the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Caroline Tran is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hello Clever, a global AI-driven fintech revolutionising real-time payments, loyalty and intelligent insights. With a background in finance and technology, Caroline has led Hello Clever to become a trailblazer in the payment ecosystem, helping consumers and businesses leverage instant cashback and smarter payment solutions.
Under her leadership, Hello Clever has secured major funding, forged strategic partnerships, and earned recognition on the Inc's Best Startups and Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list as well Australia’s Fastest Growing Fintech by the AFR. Passionate about fintech innovation and workplace inclusivity, Caroline was also awarded recently as Female Fintech Leader of The Year by Fintech Australia and Women Leading Tech Award in Fintech by Atlassian.
As a thought leader in the fintech space, she continues to push boundaries, driving Hello Clever’s mission to make payments faster, more rewarding, and more accessible for all.
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Ceridwen Choo is Co-founder & CEO of Cleanverse International, which has developed a multi-layer compliance infrastructure that programs the core pillars of TradFi financial governance onto every value transfer on Web3. The interlocking of verified identity and verified money enforces asset eligibility checks before value moves, and embeds travel rule compliance in real-time.
With over 20 years of experience in business and product development roles at notable organizations including DBS, HSBC and Mastercard, she has helmed strategic accountabilities on driving business profitability through revenue growth and product innovation. Previously CEO of DCS Innov (an intermediary of Diners Club Singapore), she launched Singapore’s first payment token issued by a non-bank financial institution and elevated the brand value of the company by many folds.
At Cleanverse, she is shaping the future of trusted, transparent, and compliant on-chain finance through the lens of a veteran who has led and participated in significant payment evolutions.
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Chek-Tchung Foo is a strong advocate for the adoption of digital technologies in financial services and payments throughout his years of experience in central banking, financial services, technology, and consulting.
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Chia Hock Lai is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Embed Financial Group Holdings, with more than two decades of experience in the financial and technology industry. He has previously held positions in various organizations, including the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and NTUC Income. He is an alumnus of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and has received several prestigious fellowships and awards for his contributions to digital transformation and skills development, such as the Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) Fellow for Digital Transformation, SkillsFuture (SSG) Fellowship, NTUC May Day Award in "Partner of Labour Movement" and “Friend of Labour” respectively.
As an active ecosystem builder, Hock Lai is a chairman of the Responsible Fintech Institute, founding board member of the International Digital Economies Association (iDEA), co-chairman of the Digital Assets Association (DAA) and founding member of the Singapore Internet Governance Forum (SG IGF). He is also the former & founding president of the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), former & founding chairman of the Singapore Blockchain Association (SBA) and former co-chairman of the Global Fintech Institute (GFI). He is involved in various advisory and board member roles in organizations like the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), the NTUC-U Care Fund, and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP). He is also an advisor to tech startups and a frequent speaker on topics related to digital transformation, fintech and blockchain at international events and universities.
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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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Joined KDDI and engaged in regulatory affairs in the telecommunications field.
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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Ms. Engstrom is the Senior Director, Finance. She leads ADB’s sovereign finance sector operations supporting financial sector development across ADB’s developing member countries. Ms. Engstrom was previously the Director ADB’s Private Sector Financial Institutions Division for approximately ten years managing a team supporting financial institutions through loans, equity, guarantees, and technical assistance throughout Asia for business lines including trade finance, agri-finance, small and medium-sized enterprises, mortgage lending, and leasing. She also started the Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) platform to support financial institutions’ outreach to women through digital solutions. Prior to ADB, Ms. Engstrom worked at Fannie Mae for five years, primarily in the capital markets group. She has also held positions at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the International Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. in the South Asia group. Ms. Engstrom has an MBA from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in international affairs from the University of Virginia. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Tju Liang Chua is the General Counsel for the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization supporting the Ethereum blockchain—one of the world's most prominent open-source platforms. In this pivotal role, he provides strategic counsel on the complex global legal and regulatory landscape.
With over two decades of global legal experience, Tju Liang has been deeply engaged with the digital asset industry since 2016. He dedicates his unique blend of technical knowledge and legal acumen to pioneering strategies at the intersection of emerging technologies and global policy, ensuring the Foundation can maintain its mission of openness and decentralization. As a recognized expert, Tju Liang actively contributes to international policy-making efforts surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
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Chyi Yan Hshieh is Head of Business Development for APAC at Polygon Labs, a global blockchain payments company building infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale. Polygon Labs is the architect of the Open Money Stack, an integrated framework of blockchain settlement, wallet infrastructure, fiat on- and off-ramps, stablecoin interoperability, and compliance tooling designed for financial institutions and fintechs. The Polygon network has facilitated over US$2 trillion in cumulative onchain value transfer, underpins approximately US$3.3 billion in stablecoin supply, and serves as the blockchain rails for global institutions including Stripe, Revolut, Calastone, and Shift4.
Based in Singapore, Chyi Yan is responsible for Polygon’s business development strategy and institutional partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region. He architected Polygon’s market entry strategies for Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, positioning the network as the blockchain infrastructure of choice for financial institutions, conglomerates, and government-linked entities. He has led cross-functional engagements with Fortune 500 companies spanning stablecoin payment infrastructure, the tokenisation of real-world assets, and digital customer engagement, from initial proof-of-concept to live deployment at scale.
Prior to Polygon Labs, Chyi Yan served as Deputy Lead of PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore’s Digital Assets practice, where he advised cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, and financial institutions on risk management, operational controls, and go-to-market strategy. His earlier career in financial services assurance spans global treasury operations, merchant banking, insurance, and private equity, providing him with a deep understanding of the regulatory and operational landscape that institutional blockchain adoption must navigate.
Chyi Yan is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and GARP-certified Financial Risk Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He also advises several blockchain ventures on strategy and product development.
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Daiki is is a graduate of International Christian University (ICU).
Following a tenure as BD Lead at a Japanese validator service provider, he joined Uniswap Labs — the company behind one of the world’s largest DEXes — as Japan Lead for APAC Growth.
Focusing on the establishment of DeFi-compatible regulatory environments, he leads the process from strategy formulation to execution, enabling domestic firms to utilise DeFi whilst maintaining full regulatory compliance.
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He has extensive experience advising Japanese corporates on outbound U.S. and global M&A transactions, and regularly counsels boards and senior management on transformative transactions and strategic issues involving digital assets and blockchain-enabled technologies.
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David Katz is the Vice President for Strategy and Policy for the Asia Pacific region at Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm and stablecoin market leader. As a member of Circle’s global and APAC senior leadership teams, his focus is on strategic planning for markets and engaging APAC governments and stakeholders on policies related to Circle’s products and services.
David was the Managing Director of Public Affairs for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) based in Singapore. David led the corporate communications, government relations, corporate citizenship and sustainability functions for KKR across Asia Pacific markets. David was a member of KKR’s Asia Pacific leadership team. David also served as Director of Public Affairs Asia Pacific for Intuitive, the global leader in surgical robotics and manufacturer of the DaVinci surgical robot.
Previously he was the Deputy Head of Global Government Relations and Head of Asia Pacific Government Relations for PayPal Inc. and sat on PayPal’s Asia Pacific leadership team. Prior to PayPal Inc., he worked at eBay Inc., where he managed Asia Pacific GR for both eBay Marketplace and PayPal - then owned by eBay Inc. Before joining eBay, David worked at Visa Inc. where he served as their first head of GR for the Asia region.
David was Chief of Party of a USAID program in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat in Singapore, where he advanced policy and capacity building. David served in the Executive Office of the President for eight years as a Senior Director at the United States Trade Representative (USTR) with responsibility for Southeast Asia, APEC, China and Taiwan trade policy. Prior to USTR, David was an economic officer in the U.S. diplomatic service, with tours in Taiwan, Mongolia, and Singapore, and he was a special assistant to U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell.
David earned an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and his BA from the University of California at Berkeley.
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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.
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Dr. Shin holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge and began his career in the UK's manufacturing sector at the forefront of the Industry 4.0 —where his journey into AI first took shape. Today, he leads AI initiatives within Mastercard’s digital incubator, helping clients adopt and scale AI capabilities.
Previously, he served as a Director at EY, where he led a team of over 80 AI and data engineers, deploying production-grade Generative AI solutions across industries including oil & gas, financial services, and the public sector.
With more than a decade of experience delivering AI and data science solutions, Dr. Shin brings deep expertise in AI strategy, governance frameworks, operating models, and enterprise-scale implementation for multinational organizations.
He believes that AI is not just about technology. It’s about transforming the way organizations work and unlocking new possibilities for the future.
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Since July 2024, Jutaro Kaneko has served as Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of the Government of Japan. In this role, he represents the FSA in various groups of international standard‑setting bodies and international organizations, including the FSB, IOSCO (Fintech Task Force, among others), OECD, ROC, INFE, CPMI‑IOSCO, and FinCoNet. He is also a frequent speaker at international seminars and forums on Japan’s financial policy.
Prior to his current position, Dr. Kaneko held a number of senior roles at both the FSA and the Bank of Japan, and served as Chief Representative in Brussels for the Japan Center for International Finance, a government‑affiliated think tank. He was Co‑Chair of the ASEAN Plus Three Finance Process (China, Japan, and Korea) Task Force in 2020 and 2023.
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Across six decades of practice, he treats tradition not as heritage to preserve, but as a living system for innovation, resonating with global conversations on longevity, trust, and cultural evolution.
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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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Prior to joining the Commission, she was with a global management consulting firm and one of Malaysia’s largest banks. She has over 17 years of experience, largely in financial services.
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Fangfang has a wealth of financial services and consulting experience, including 12 years at State Street, where she held numerous leadership roles in the United States and Greater China. She also held management positions at Fidelity Investments and AIG, and was a consultant at US-based Strategic Decisions Group. Prior to joining BNY, Fangfang was the Chief Operating Officer and founding member of Algorand Foundation.
Fangfang holds a Master of Business Administration from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.
Fangfang is on the board of Chunhui Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing professional care to orphaned, left-behind and marginalized children in China.
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Gary Liu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Terminal 3, a company building Web3’s most powerful user identity and data oracle. Terminal 3’s decentralized data platform and zero-knowledge applications allow fully private data to be freely composable, enabling verifiable identities that remain publicly anonymous. Gary is also the Chair of Web3 Harbour, an industry association dedicated to advancing the decentralized internet and economy across Asia. As a recognized industry expert, Gary sits on the ICT Services Advisory Board for the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council and also serves on the Education, Promotion, and Talent Subcommittee of the Hong Kong Government’s Web3 Task Force.
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 sons. Gary is an Economics graduate from Harvard University.
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He serves on the board of two AI startups, a national innovation fund and a PR firm.
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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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entrepreneurial empathy. From Wall Street to Singapore, he has transitioned from managing billion-dollar portfolios to empowering founders to build legendary companies. In current role, he continues to drive innovation in India and Southeast Asia, supporting startups that redefine digital economies. As a founder-centric partner, he is contributing to what he calls the “Golden Age” of the digital economy for next decade.
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He is serving as a committee member and observer at several government-sponsored digitization-related working groups. He also works as an expert in various technology standard bodies, such as ISO committees and the Japan Internet Society.
Prior to joining GLEIF, he worked for MUFG, where he led the global cash management products and served as a member of the board of SWIFT and GLEIF. He earned his undergraduate degree from Kyushu University and studied bank management at University of Mannheim.
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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.
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With an interdisciplinary background spanning Business, Finance, and Machine Learning, Ilya has built startups and led quantitative research and machine learning initiatives across Italy, USA, UK, Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan. He is actively involved in shaping cross-border AI collaboration, including policy discussions on democratic AI governance and international research partnerships. His work bridges Japanese and global startup ecosystems, connecting founders, investors, and researchers across markets.
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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 is also leading the Digital Transformation Fund. He 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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Isadora Arredondo is VP of Global Policy at Hedera, where she leads global engagement with regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders at the intersection of technology, finance, and public policy. She brings 10+ years of experience working in both the public and private sectors, more recently working as an advisor to leading financial institutions, investors, and tech companies on regulatory and policy issues across the EU and UK. Previously, she worked at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, where she developed regulatory policy for investment, payments, and digital assets firms.
Her early career included roles at the OECD’s Observatory for Public Sector Innovation, BCG, and the Economist Intelligence Unit, where she led policy-focused thought leadership across EMEA, US and Latam. She holds an MBA-accredited degree from Imperial College Business School and an MsC in Politics and Communications from the London School of Economics.
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Ivan is a graduate of the London School of Economics, Science Po (Paris) and the UWC of the Atlantic.
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Jesse Guild is Vice President of Product Management, Crypto & Digital Assets at Mastercard, where he leads the commercialization of crypto card and digital asset payment solutions across APAC.
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A sought-after speaker at INTERPOL, UNODC, and FATF events, she holds an EMBA , a law degree from the University of London, and she is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified (ACCA), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with multiple blockchain investigation certifications.
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Jo is a division head at the FinTech & Innovation Group (FTIG) at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Her division, the Payments Development and Data Connectivity Office, is responsible for developing the Singapore payments ecosystem and driving payments development initiatives in addition to the development and implementation of cross-border data connectivity. She has led a number of landmark payments policy and infrastructure projects including Direct FAST, PayNow cross border connectivity linkages with Thailand, India and Malaysia, Project Nexus, SGQR, Payments Council, and the cessation of cheques in Singapore. In her previous role as payments policy lead at FTIG, Jo was the project director for the Payment Services Act.
Prior to joining FTIG, Jo was Assistant General Counsel at the MAS Legal Department. In that role she advised extensively on financial services regulations and free trade agreements. Her private practice experience was at Allen & Gledhill and Amica Law.
Jo graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) Degree, and was called to the Singapore bar. She has a Master of Laws from University College London, and is a non-practising solicitor of England and Wales.
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Joe Lu is the Cofounder & CEO of HeyMax, a Singapore-headquartered fintech building the infrastructure layer for the Traveller Economy in Asia.
HeyMax operates Max Miles, a universal travel rewards currency that allows consumers to earn from everyday spend and transfer 1:1 into 30+ global airline and hotel loyalty programs. The company serves consumers across Singapore, Hong Kong, expanding into Japan, Australia and Taiwan, and partners with financial institutions, merchants, and travel platforms to create open-loop rewards ecosystems.
Joe previously spent over a decade studying and optimising loyalty systems globally, earning more than 15 million miles personally across various programs. His conviction is that loyalty should be interoperable, data-driven, and mutually beneficial for both consumers and brands.
He is also active in the Southeast Asia founder ecosystem and frequently speaks on fintech infrastructure, loyalty economics, and the future of travel rewards.
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John Kikko is Senior Director of Investments at Hashgraph, the company behind Hedera, a leading enterprise-grade public network underpinning real-world applications across AI, tokenization, and digital payments. Hedera is governed and operated by some of the world’s most respected organizations, including Google, IBM, Nomura, and Shinhan Bank.
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Before entering the digital asset space, John spent more than 15 years in global equities sales and trading at bulge-bracket institutions including Nomura, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, spanning New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo,
John brings a combination of deep traditional finance experience and hands-on leadership in crypto and AI-adjacent infrastructure, making him a trusted voice on how institutions are navigating the next phase of financial markets.
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José Manuel Marqués is Head the Financial Innovation and Market Infrastructures Department Bank of Spain (Banco de España). In this position, he coordinates the contribution from Bank of Spain to Infrastructures related with the TARGET Services (Target 2 Securities and Eurosystem Collateral Management System) and Market Activities Processing System. He also coordinates the analysis of the main trends transforming the financial system: Big tech and Fintech, Cryptocurrencies, CBDC, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Blockchain and DLT. Marqués has joined Bank of Spain in 1996 and has written a number of articles on financial markets and is chair of the Working Group of Green Finance in the BIS Innovation Network and represent Bank of Spain on the High Level Taskforce on the digital euro, the CEMLA Foro Fintech. He has a BA in Economics and Business from University of Zaragoza, and an MSc from University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
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General Manager, SBI Holdings, Overseas Business Administration Department
Executive Officer, SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd.
Juan is a General Manager at the Overseas Business Administration at SBI Holdings where he conducts investment activity into the digital asset space. Juan has led large cross-border investments and negotiated large JVs with global partners. He holds several directorships in portfolio companies Tangem, CoolbitX and Boerse Stuttgart (observer), Lancium. Before joining SBI Juan worked for Citigroup in Japan and spent many years of his career in the commodities trading industry in London. Juan holds an MBA with focus on Finance from INSEAD and a dual Bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering.
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Juan Pablo Ortega is the Co-founder and CEO of Yuno, a payment orchestrator solving online payments and fraud around the world.
Before Yuno, Juan Pablo co-founded Rappi, Latin America’s largest and fastest-growing on-demand platform and one of the region’s “unicorn” startups. As co-founder, Juan Pablo has played an instrumental role in taking the company from being a small team food delivery startup to becoming one of the region’s largest, multi-functional digital platforms with operations in nine countries and a valuation of ~$5.2B. Juan Pablo started Rappi's rapid international expansion, launching Mexico, and then built and scaled Rappi’s Payments and Fraud teams and capabilities while architecting the buildout of Rappi’s financial services arm – starting with RappiPay. RappiPay offers Rappi users a variety of digital payment functionalities, including in-store QR payments, P2P, and bill payment services, as well as a contactless-enabled Visa debit card. He strongly advocates for digital inclusion and has remained focused on evolving Rappi into the first true super-app of Latin America.
Juan Pablo received a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Economics from Cornell University and is an FAA Instrument-rated Commercial Pilot. He currently resides in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
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Dr. Julien Bringer, Kallistech, is an expert in security, cryptography, biometrics, identity, privacy, blockchain technologies and innovation. Until mid-2019, he was part of Swiss-based startup, building a Swiss crypto and security token exchange, as one of the co-founders. Before 2017, he was leading Innovation Programs at the global leader in security and identity, IDEMIA., and very active in research and innovation, with more than 80 scientific publications and more than 50 pending patents. He is today involved in various initiatives related to blockchain, identity and security. He is also notably since 2018 the convenor of the Security, Privacy and Identity groups of ISO technical committee TC307 on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, driving development of several blockchain standardization projects. He is as well strongly involved within digital assets custody and security tokens stakeholders discussions, an initial contributor of Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN), and involved in several startups in security, identity and blockchain space - as for instance HODLNG a blockchain solution for LNG market, and Daltrey an innovative biometric identity provider.
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Mr. Kazuchika Iwata is the State Minister of the Cabinet Office for Financial Services in Japan. He has previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and has since been elected six times.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, in 1996.
He has played a leading role in policy discussions particularly in the fields of energy, national security, and startups.
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After joining Sun Microsystems in 1999, he gained hands-on development experience at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters.
In 2000, he founded Aprezzo and led the planning and development of DataSpider. Following a capital and business alliance with Saison Information Systems (now Saison Technology) in 2013, he joined the company and was appointed Director and CTO in 2015.
He joined Credit Saison as CTO in 2019, assumed the role of CIO in 2021, and currently serves as Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, CDO and CTO. He leads Credit Saison’s digital transformation initiatives.
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With over 20 years of experience in software engineering and technology innovation, Kefei drives SBI’s crypto and blockchain initiatives across product development, venture investment, and strategic partnerships, with a focus on bringing financial markets onchain. He also serves as a board director for multiple SBI Group companies internationally.
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Keisuke is a uniquely positioned leader at the intersection of traditional capital markets and digital asset regulation. With an executive track record at SMBC Nikko and Kraken Japan, he possesses deep expertise in FIEA compliance and VASP operations. As Vice President of the JCBA and a Venture Partner at Onigiri Capital, he leads national policy advocacy while facilitating institutional investment, making him the definitive lead for regulated market entry in Japan.
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Kelvin Tan is Head of Tokenisation for Global Financial Markets (GFM) at DBS Bank, where he is responsible for building GFM’s asset tokenisation business. He was also part of the initial proposals and solutioning of the bank’s digital asset custody, security token offerings, crypto trading, and the DBS Digital Exchange.
Kelvin was involved in Project Ubin led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to explore the use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement of payments and securities. It was the launch pad for the development of Partior, an open industry platform for banks to access real-time cross-border multi-currency payments. Additionally, he was part of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative between policymakers and the financial industry to enhance liquidity and efficiency of financial markets through asset tokenisation.
Kelvin was previously Head of Innovation for GFM at DBS where he was responsible for building a culture of innovation and leveraged emerging technologies at GFM. Prior to joining DBS, Kelvin was Head of FinTech & Data, Technology at SGX where he led the exchange’s efforts to identify business opportunities in blockchain and emerging technologies.
Kelvin is a computer systems engineer by training and started his career as an engineer in the virtual reality industry before joining the financial sector. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science from RMIT University, and a Master of Science in Wealth Management from Singapore Management University.
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Throughout his 40-year career, Mr. Katayama’s focus has been on the research and strategy behind the governance of new technologies in financial services. Mr. Katayama has worked on projects across the world to study and propose best practices, and has recently been focusing on virtual assets, stablecoins and CBDC, serving as a member of multiple working groups in Asia Pacific, and speaking/presenting at events hosted by regulator/central bank, industry forums and major financial institutions.
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After graduating from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law in 1991, I embarked on a career in the financial industry. I began my journey at the Industrial Bank of Japan (now Mizuho Bank) and eventually rose to an executive position at Matsui Securities, SBI E-Trade Securities (now SBI Securities), and Monex, Inc. During my tenure at Monex, I played an instrumental role in the management of Coincheck as one of its executive officers. My efforts resulted in Coincheck's registration as a crypto asset exchange business and the lifting of the business improvement order.
With my extensive experience in the industry, I assumed the role of President and Representative Director of bitFlyer Inc. in March 2020. Since then, I have been leading the crypto asset and blockchain industry as a thought leader. In June of the same year, I was appointed Chairman of the Japan Crypto Asset Traders Association.
Although I stepped down as Representative Director of the company in March 2021, I remained active in the industry. In September 2021, I established finoject Inc. to provide consulting services for Fintech, crypto assets, blockchain, and other startup companies.
I was appointed as a DX promotion advisor in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, my hometown, in March 2024.
I was appointed as a Authorized expert in NewsPicks Japan in March 2025.
Over the years, I have assisted companies in a variety of sectors, including finance, telecommunications, IT, and manufacturing, and at various stages of development, from small start-ups to some of Japan's largest companies.
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With over 25 years of industry experience, Kiran is an established leader at the
nexus of banking, technology, and business transformation. He has held pivotal leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Barclays, and SAP, where he has been instrumental in crafting strategy, accelerating top-line growth, and delivering significant business change.
As the regional Head of SAP's Financial Services business in Asia Pacific, Kiran is dedicated to empowering the region's financial institutions and FinTechs to thrive in an evolving landscape. He expertly applies his deep, dual-sector knowledge to architect innovative business models that deliver tangible results and sustainable growth for his financial institution clients.
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Koh is CEO of the Aleo Network Foundation and previously served as Head of Special Projects and Business Development at MobileCoin. For the past several years he has been working on building private stablecoin payments.
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KONO Taro, 61, an11th-term member of the House of Representatives, has been appointed Minister for Digital Transformation, Minister for Administrative Affairs and Minister of State for Regulatory Reform.
Among positions he has held in the past are Foreign Minister; Defense Minister; Minister in charge of COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-out; Minister in charge of Administrative Reform; and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.
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Kyoko Altman is a global leader with a track record of leading strategic growth and institutional transformation at the intersection of finance, technology, and geopolitics. Shaped by a bicultural Japanese–American upbringing and an early career as an international correspondent covering major geopolitical developments in more than 20 countries, she brings a global perspective and bridges markets, policy, and innovation.
She currently serves as Chair of the Board of InfluenceMap, a global think tank that leverages AI-driven analysis to assess how business and finance influence climate policy; Board Director of The Mekong Club, advising multinational companies on governance and human-rights risk in global supply chains; and Advisor to the Global Finance and Technology Forum Japan.
Previously, Kyoko served as Group Executive Officer (執行役員) and Head of Investor Relations at Rakuten Group, where she advised the board on investor relations and sustainability strategy and helped position the group as a global fintech leader. Earlier roles include Head of Sustainable Investments at HSBC Global Markets APAC, where she built one of the region’s earliest sustainable investment businesses; Head of Thought Leadership at BNY Mellon APAC; and Chief of Staff to the APAC CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, leading cross-border strategic initiatives across business divisions, regulators, and institutional investors.
Prior to finance and technology, she was an international correspondent and anchor for CNN, CNBC, and TV Asahi, serving as White House, Europe, and Senior China & Asia-Pacific Correspondent.
Kyoko is an Associate of Harvard University’s US–Japan Program and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, and a Council Leader at the U.S.–Japan Council. She attended Japanese public schools in Shikoku and earned an engineering degree in systems control theory—a mathematical foundation of modern AI—from Yale University.
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He received his Master’s degree from The University of Tokyo, earning the Dean’s Award for research in machine learning.
After leading data and AI initiatives for the financial services division of a major Japanese e-commerce group, he founded Trust Co., Ltd. in 2023. In addition to serving as President, he leads its AI & data business, driving consulting and product development to advance industry best practices.
He is also engaged in Financial AI standardization through ISO and the Japan Association for the Promotion of Financial Data Utilization.
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Mr. Leiming Chen is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Sustainability Officer of Ant International. Mr. Chen is responsible for Ant International’s strategic development, including public policy and government affairs, strategic partnership and new market expansion. He also leads Ant International’s sustainability initiatives and the formulation and implementation of the sustainable development strategy. Mr. Chen joined Ant Group as a Senior Vice President in March 2016 and served as Ant Group’s General Counsel from March 2016 to May 2020.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a New York-based international law firm where he led the China practice and worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings. He was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions involving PRC companies, including his lead U.S. counsel role in advising Alibaba Group in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.
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Lima is the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Habitto
20+ years in brand, marketing and tech
Liam is a creative entrepreneur who has built and exited
businesses across adtech, fintech and ecommerce.
Starting in advertising he worked with agencies across the
globe, developing a passion for marketing and brand. With this
experience Liam become a partner in Vocanic which went on to become
South-East Asia’s largest social media agency and
ultimately acquired by WPP.
Liam pivoted his focus to fintech building one of the region's
largest fintech development teams, teen neo-bank Canvas and
joining Singlife as its CMO and then chief strategy officer.
Australian born, Liam is passionate about taking consumer
insights and translating them into tech products that consumers
really want.
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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/Technical Expert.
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Louis is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Most recently, Louis co-founded Parasol, a blockchain gaming company acquired by Mysten Labs, the team behind Sui. Louis received his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University and BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley.
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Madhusudanan. R, aka Madhu, co-founded M2P Fintech in 2014. As CEO, he drives broader strategy and execution on the back of his deep-rooted experience building payments businesses across Asia as part of Citibank and Visa earlier. Prior to starting M2P, Madhu served as the Director of Products at Visa for South Asia, where he incubated and developed several new payment products, including Visa’s Aadhaar-based payments system, working closely with the Government of India.
Madhu graduated from the Institute for Technology and Management with a Master’s degree in Marketing. He also holds a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for healthcare and prepaid payment processing.
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Mai Kaneko leads international business and marketing at DeCurret DCP, a Japanese fintech firm operating a multi-bank network for tokenised deposit under the DCJPY framework.
She oversees international expansion initiatives, bank-fintech partnerships and global go-to-market strategy.
She holds a Master’s in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s in Economics from University of Tokyo.
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Head of Blockchain Promotion Office since 2016 and has been engaged in multiple blockchain projects in SBI group as well as in external companies.
He is CEO of SBI R3 Japan, which is a joint venture between SBI, R3 and SMFG.
He also assumes director role of SBI Financial and Ecnomic Research Institute.
Before he joined SBI Group, he founded a fintech company which provides internet trading and back office systems for Japanese brokers.
He started his career as a consultant in Andersen Consulting (current Accenture).
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A 1979 graduate of the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of Laws degree, Mr. Furusawa also graduated in 1983 from the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris.
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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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Natalie obtained her MBA from INSEAD and BComm from the University of British Columbia.
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Navin’s startup developed the world’s first digital twin for banks – a technology born from hard lessons about legacy systems modernization and change at scale. He takes deep pride that Accenture acquired the technology and the team. Navin now works with financial services clients to help speed up reinvention of their legacy systems, spur innovation, help adopt AI faster, and accelerate growth. He brings extensive global finance experience, having held key Asia-Pacific leadership roles at Citi, ING, and BNY Mellon.
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Nischint brings over 22 years of experience in financial services working across multiple different streams over the years.
Nischint holds an MBA from Boston University School of Management and is also a Chartered Accountant.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nischints/
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At McKinsey & Company, he worked on projects for pharma, medical devices, auto, high-tech, consumer goods and retail companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Noriaki served as a board member auditor in ACSL (listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2018) and Repertoire Genesis (acquired by Eurofins Scientific SE), and a board member in Neural Pocket (listed in the TSE Mothers in August 2020). JDSC Co., Ltd.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021), Finatext Holdings Ltd.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021), Institution for a Global Society Corporation(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021) and ELEMENTS, Inc.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2022).
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Prior to the current appointment, Mr. Abe was CEO and board member of Mars Equity M.C. Pte. Ltd. where he oversaw launch of investment activity at the $500-million growth equity fund based in Singapore. He also served as the board member of Mars Growth Capital, a startup debt fund with total commitment of $1 billion. Mr. Abe will continue to serve on the Boards of the two entities.
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Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of the Bank’s GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo, a position he held since 2019. He was a senior member of MUFG Americas’ GCIB Planning Division in New York in 2017 where he supported the implementation of the region’s strategic plan and drove key initiatives. Mr. Abe also held roles with the Human Resources Office and Global Planning Division’s Strategic Planning department in Tokyo, and Global Credit Liaison.
He began his career in 1997 with the then Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi’s Nihonbashi Corporate Banking Office, followed by his first overseas assignment in 2001 with the European Business Division in London.
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She started her career with Credit Suisse as an analyst in the equities sales trading division.
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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 digital transformations of key Japanese financial institutions and their subsidiaries across Southeast Asia. Having spent more than 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.
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Prajit Nanu is CEO and Founder at Nium, the global leader in real-time payments. Nium provides payments and card issuance services that redefine how businesses around the world pay and get paid. As CEO, he leads the company’s corporate and product strategy as Nium moves toward a vision of frictionless global commerce.
Based in the company’s co-headquarters in San Francisco, Prajit is currently focused on expanding the breadth, depth, speed, and reach of the Nium platform. Today, Nium’s payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which are in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. Prajit was responsible for setting up Nium operations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Ryan Lackey is Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Evertas. He has been involved in cryptocurrency and computer security since the 1990s – participating on cypherpunks mailing list where many early ideas for electronic cash, trustworthy computing, censorship-resistant communications networks, and globally distributed systems were actively discussed and prototyped.
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Sagari holds a strong track record of producing high-level, inclusive tech events and creating high impact marketing content over the last decade. With a natural affinity for connecting with others, Sagari is proficient in tapping the best minds, building long-term stakeholder relationships and creating new value for start-up communities.
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Sam brings over 20 years of unique vantage point and global experience in Technology and Finance. Her track record spans across banking, investment and insurance in 4 continents, as an investor, entrepreneur and executive.
Consistently recognised as top cohort of women in fintech, Sam is now leading her new venture, Habitto, helping people save, invest and protect their money in 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 largest leading non-profit association for the blockchain, digital assets, and emerging technology community, with more than 500 institutional members across 100+ jurisdictions and industry sectors.
In 2023, she was appointed to the CFTC Chair’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), Digital Asset Market Subcommittee (DAMS) and cochairs the Taxonomy and Tokenization Infrastructure workstreams within the subcommittee. She also serves on the Japan Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Trade (METI) blockchain advisory group as well as the Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation blockchain research group and several other key committees and councils across AI and digital assets.
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 as well as the first corporate digitized gold solution with UK’s HMT’s Royal Mint called RMT. She filed and received some of the earliest cryptocurrency and derivatives related patents.
Previously, she was a London-based derivatives banker at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in the foreign exchange, interest rates, and equities 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, culminating in a final thesis on “A History of the Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Warfare in the 20th Century”.
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Sanjay Tripathy is the Co-Founder and CEO of BRISKPE, a cross-border payments fintech building infrastructure that makes global transactions as seamless as domestic payments for Indian businesses and MSMEs. His work enables exporters and digital sellers to scale internationally through compliant, efficient, and cost-effective payment solutions.
An industry veteran with over three decades of leadership experience across financial services, telecom, FMCG, and the startup ecosystem, Sanjay has held senior roles at HDFC Life, Reliance, Mattel, Pepsi, and Amul. His expertise spans growth strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise execution. His shift from corporate CXO to founder reflects a deliberate move to solve structural barriers limiting global expansion for emerging market businesses.
He serves as Independent Director and Chairman of the Board at Invesco Asset Management Company and is an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business. A frequent speaker at global fintech and leadership forums, he brings a practitioner’s perspective to building regulated, high-impact businesses.
An endurance runner and lifelong learner, Sanjay brings resilience, curiosity, and purpose to leadership and life.
At Founder’s Peak, he speaks about the founder journey: navigating uncertainty, building in regulated environments, and making the personal pivot from comfort to conviction.
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Mr. Sanjib Parida is an accomplished technology leader and innovative entrepreneur, bringing over two decades of expertise in business intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and data-driven product development within healthcare and fintech. As CTO of iServeU, he is noted for seamlessly integrating deep technical proficiency with entrepreneurial vision, delivering advanced solutions that drive transformation across the sectors.
Driven by a passion for disruptive ideas, Sanjib founded Orbonix Labs in 2016, where he led pioneering product development, established investor relationships, and managed comprehensive solution delivery. His technical acumen covers big data architecture, with certifications in AWS and Azure cloud services.
Earlier in his career, Sanjib founded Muvi.com, engineering its original subscription platform and advancing a modern, machine learning-based recommendation engine. He also held a leadership role at Exelanz, directing international teams and overseeing cloud migrations for 48 SMEs — a testament to his expertise as an early AWS partner and specialist in cloud-based transformations.
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Sheldon Mills is an Executive Director at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He is currently leading a review into the implications of advanced AI on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. It builds on the FCA’s existing work on AI and will culminate in a series of recommendations to be reported to the FCA Board in summer 2026, informing how the FCA can guide and respond to AI-driven transformation of retail financial services, as well as an external publication.
Prior to this role, he was responsible for the FCA's delivery of its consumer protection and competition objectives and co-led the Supervision, Policy and Competition division.
Previously, as Senior Director at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Sheldon had overall leadership responsibility for the delivery of UK merger control across the entire economy and for the strategic design and implementation of the new UK State Aid regime.
He is a qualified solicitor and he practised law at King & Wood Mallesons and Jones Day, counselling a range of UK and international clients in antitrust and competition law.
Sheldon is passionate about financial inclusion and diversity and inclusion. He was formerly a trustee and Chair of the UK-based charity Stonewall.
Sheldon holds undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees from King’s College, London and was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales.
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Experienced in financial sectors including Commodity Derivatives, Private Equity, and Asset Management, as well as logistics and Corporate Planning. Spent six years in New York, where he established an overseas derivatives business and served as CFO of a global subsidiary.
Currently leads the digital finance team, focusing on new business development with Digital Assets and AI, while also expanding Access to Global Investors to grow the asset management business.
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Shriyanka Hore is Managing Director, Swift Corporate Office and is Global Head of Industry Engagement and Insights. In this role she leads the organization’s strategic dialogue with policymakers, market infrastructures and the wider global financial ecosystem.
Shriyanka represents the Swift community in multiple forums and works across the industry to achieve coordinated and tangible impact towards driving efficiency, trust and resiliency in interconnected global markets . She is responsible for policy dialogue and strategic public-private industry initiatives and developing insights that shape industry outcomes and strengthen the collective resilience and inclusiveness of the global financial system.
In the past, Shriyanka led Swift's Market Infrastructures, Communities and Standards Services function and was responsible for product design, delivery and operations of over 235+ market infrastructures and the tools and translation services that supported the adoption and implementation of ISO20022.
A payments expert and technology leader, Shriyanka has held key leadership roles across big tech and consulting with roles spanning product design, strategy and delivery, consulting and sales.
She also serves on the boards of Swift India, Emerging Payments Asia and London Women’s Forums and serves on the CPMI PIE Taskforce and LRS taskforces and other industry groups currently shaping key industry initiatives.
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Simran Singh leads the AI Lab at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where she oversees the FCA’s regulatory experimentation work. Through initiatives such as the AI Spotlight and the Supercharged Sandbox, she is helping shape a practical and collaborative approach to responsible AI experimentation and early-stage model testing.
Simran brings cross-disciplinary experience spanning AI research, strategic foresight, and international policy and has delivered high-impact TechSprints on topics including market abuse detection, greenwashing, and financial inclusion. Her work focuses on creating regulatory approaches that are informed by hands-on experimentation, global engagement, and the evolving capabilities of emerging technologies.
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Sirirat has dedicated over 20 years of her career to the Bank of Thailand. With a bachelor’s degree in computer science and master’s degrees in management information systems and Banking and International Finance.
Her experience spans various departments, including the payment systems policy department, where she contributed to strategic plans for payment systems. Additionally, her tenure in the payment and bond department provided insights into payment innovations from both regulatory and operator perspectives. She possesses expertise in RTGS wholesale payment systems and has been acquainted in international standards, including the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) and ISO 20022.
Lately, Sirirat has transitioned to the Fintech domain, participating in financial innovation development and digitization initiatives such as APIs for open data, Digital Identity and e-Signature for End-to-End Digital transactions. She also has some familiarity of recent developments in stable coins and payment tokenization.
In her current role, Sirirat focuses on promoting innovation through regulatory sandboxes, establishing open infrastructure, defining common standards, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders. Her commitment lies in building a sustainable FinTech ecosystem.
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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 Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Governing Board. She is an advisor to blockchain and digital assets startups, and delivers digital assets and blockchain sessions at forums such as Davos, the Milken Institute and GFTN. Sophia has an engineering degree from Harvard University and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
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Sulolit Raj Mukherjee ("Raj") is the Founder and CEO of Bodin Advisory LLC, a strategy consulting firm that helps fintech, crypto, and emerging tech companies navigate global regulatory frameworks through policy, tax, and compliance advisory.
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Prior to his government service, Raj built tax and compliance functions at major blockchain and digital asset companies. As Global Head of Tax at ConsenSys, he managed the firm's domestic and international tax interests while serving as the company's tax policy lead in Washington, leveraging his relationships with federal agencies and Congress to advance regulatory clarity. Earlier, he held similar roles at Binance US and Coinbase, where he created end-to-end tax compliance programs from the ground up and led policy engagement on emerging regulatory issues in crypto and blockchain both within the organization and through leadership roles at trade groups like The Blockchain Association.
Raj came to crypto after spending over 12 years in traditional finance at S&P Global, JP Morgan, and HSBC, where he focused on leading global tax compliance and reporting functions focusing on building and implementing US and international compliance regimes like Qi, FATCA, and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
A proponent of balanced regulation that protects participants without stifling innovation, Raj has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as an Asian American Crypto Leader to Watch (2023) and by Butterscotch Media as a DeFi & Web3 Changemaker to Watch (2025).
Raj holds a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and B.A. degrees in International Relations and English Literature from Washington College in Maryland. He lives in Washington DC, though he originally hails from Kansas City.
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Fidel Technologies KK – www.fideltech.com
Fidel Consulting KK – www.fidelconsulting.com
Fidel Softech Ltd – www.fidelsoftech.com
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With a strong technology background and over three decades of professional experience in Information Technology solutions for the BFSI sector, Mr. Dusad has played a pivotal role in shaping Nucleus Software. He is deeply committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of fellow Nucleites and, through Nucleus, on the world at large. His success in securing global business deals for Nucleus Products is largely attributed to his keen understanding of cross-cultural dynamics.
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Witit Synsatayakul is a Digital and Innovative Finance Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In this role, he supports ADB’s Developing Member Countries in navigating emerging financial technologies.
He has over 13 years of experience in financial sector development. Previously, he served as Deputy Director at the Bank of Thailand, where he led digital and innovative finance initiatives and regulatory work in Thailand, as well as collaborative projects with several central banks across Asia and the Pacific. He has also worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Witit has authored publications on financial technology and financial markets, including contributions to BIS, the World Economic Forum, DC Fintech Conference, and leading academic journals. He holds a Master of Science degree in Economics and International Financial Economics from the University of Warwick.
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Joined Rakuten Group, Inc. in 2017, serving as Director of the IT Division at Rakuten Securities, Inc. and subsequently becoming Deputy General Manager of the FinTech Division. Then, in Sep 2018, appointed CIO and Executive Officer at Rakuten Wallet, Inc.
Currently holds concurrent positions as:
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・Division Chair of Security and Systems Committee, (JCBA)
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Christina Yoko Makiguchi joined Revolut in January 2020 and is responsible for the overall business in Japan, and was selected as one of Revolut's 17 partners worldwide in June 2021.
Prior to joining Revolut, she was Managing Director at Mizuho Securities, where he was responsible for the electronic trading division across the Asia region. She has also held senior positions in the electronic trading departments of Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS Securities.
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Yale University, USA
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Currently Senior Manager of the NTT Data Corporation, Strategy Planning Section, Financial Segment. He is responsible for the development of business possibility using XBRL and the other recent computer technologies including so-called Big Data, Regtech and Suptech. His team had contributed for Fintech Accelerator program of the Bank of England and played important evaluation of new DWH technology for XBRL. He is also in charge of Indonesia XBRL project.
In addition to NTT DATA’s mission, he is teaching Digital Technology Management for medical Doctors in Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan.
Before joining NTT DATA, he had been the Director of the Financial Systems and Bank Examination Department of the Bank of Japan until the end of July 2010. In the BOJ, he was responsible for the operation of the bank's financial database system and leading the development of XBRL-based data collection system. Previous experience includes time with the Information System Services Department, the Secretariat of the Policy Board, and the Budget and Management Office of the BOJ.
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Yuki is the Japan Country Manager at Pier Two, a global non-custodial blockchain infrastructure provider delivering institutional-grade validator and staking services. He leads Pier Two’s Japan market strategy, working closely with regulated exchanges and digital asset platforms to optimise staking performance while aligning with Japan’s regulatory and governance standards. Since entering the market, he has secured partnerships with major Japanese VASPs and supported broader APAC expansion initiatives.
In parallel, Yuki is the founder and CEO of YKBridge LLC, providing market-entry and execution support for global technology companies expanding into Japan.
Previously, he served as CFO at Sustainable Lab, leading finance, business development, and ESG strategy. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Fintech at Plug and Play Japan and worked at Deutsche Securities in valuations and operations.
He holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge and a BSc from the University of London, Queen Mary College.
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Prior to joining Aflac, she spent over 25 years in digital marketing at startups and financial institutions. In recent years, she has been responsible for overseeing DX and marketing, including CX improvement, brand marketing, and data utilization as Chief Data Officer (CDO). She served as Senior Manager at MetLife, Inc., Officer at AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd., and Officer at Sony Financial Group Inc.
She graduated from the School of Informatics and Sciences at Nagoya University in 1998.
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He began his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where he specialized in financial audits for crypto asset exchanges, regulatory compliance, smart contract analysis, and IPO readiness advisory.
In 2021, he joined Mercari Group and later Mercoin, where he played a central role in obtaining the crypto asset exchange service provider license and launching Bitcoin trading and NFT services. As Accounting & Tax Manager, he built internal accounting frameworks and compliance systems for digital asset operations.
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He currently serves as Secretary of the Tax Reform Working Group at the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA), contributing to policy proposals aimed at advancing Japan’s crypto taxation framework.
With over eight years of experience in the crypto industry, he focuses on bridging finance, regulation, and blockchain business development.
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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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Mr. Yinfan Zhang leads Ant International’s Global Affairs and Strategic Development team in North Asia. He manages our engagement strategy with various policymakers, regulators, and academics in the region to form strategic partnership with both public and private sectors.
Prior to working for Ant International, he had worked at the UK Department for International Trade based in the British Consulate General in Shanghai on various roles, 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 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, Capital Markets Working Group, and Close-out Netting working Group. He also led the UK-China Green Finance collaboration in capital markets, covering taxonomy, product innovation, and capacity building.
Yinfan is a graduate of the University of Glasgow in the UK, 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.