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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Nick Kerigan
Managing Director, Head of Innovation
Swift
Nick Kerigan is Managing Director, Head of Innovation at Swift.
In that role, he is responsible for leading Swift’s response to disruptive trends such as tokenised assets and digital money.
Nick has a wealth of experience from over 20 years working in payments and banking across developed and emerging markets. Prior to joining Swift in July 2020, he was Managing Director for Future Payments at Barclays, creating next-gen customer experiences and partnering with FinTechs.
His expertise is in digital payments, growth strategies and product development, grounded in behavioural trends.
Nick is a well-known thought leader and financial sector influencer.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kerigan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nick_kerigan
Speaking at
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12:00–1:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Agorá - How Moving Money Matters
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Andrei PustelnikovSenior Manager, Wholesale experiments and international projectsBank of England
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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Holger NeuhausHead of Market Innovation & IntegrationEuropean Central Bank
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Louise JohnstonDirector, Government Affairs & PolicyMastercard
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Marianne ZentriegenHead of Payment JourneysPostFinance AG
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Masashi WatanabeManaging Director, Head of Digital AssetsMUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Michael ZimmertHead of Banking Operations AnalysisSwiss National Bank
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Nick KeriganManaging Director, Head of InnovationSwift
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Rene MichauGlobal Head, Digital AssetsStandard Chartered
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Sabih BehzadHead of Digital Assets & Currencies TransformationDeutsche Bank AG London
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Tim MoncrieffManaging Director of Visa Payments & Currencycloud & VP, Strategic Initiatives & Execution, Visa DirectVisa
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Zou XiaonanExecutive Director, Group Digital Assets; Head of Digital Assets, Group TreasuryUBS
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Jessica RenierManaging Director & Head of Digital FinanceInstitute of International Finance (IIF)Moderator
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Morten BechCentre Head - SwitzerlandBIS Innovation HubModerator
About this session
Project Agorá tests the hypothesis that a multi-currency settlement mechanism that leverages tokenization and programmability could mitigate inefficiencies and frictions in cross-border payments, making them faster, more transparent and safer.
To examine this, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) combined forces to convene seven central banks and over 40 international financial institutions to test the tokenization of commercial bank deposits and central bank reserves on a unifying ledger. The roundtable will bring together Project Agorá public and private sector participants to reflect on the project and lessons learned.
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1:00–1:30pmWed 24 JunWorkshopWorkshop Room, Level 1Open
Others
Bridging the Divide: Harnessing DeFi to Modernise Traditional Finance - Powered by Chainlink Labs
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Jean-Luc GustaveHead of Partnerships Asia PacificQivalis
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Joonhong KimCEO & FounderFairSquareLabs | Korea Digital Asset Custody | Kloint
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Nick KeriganManaging Director, Head of InnovationSwift
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlinkModerator
About this session
As digital assets become core financial market infrastructure, the question is no longer whether DeFi and traditional finance will converge, but how. In this executive panel we discuss what it takes to achieve true global interoperability across onchain markets and existing financial infrastructure. This session will examine how blockchain-based models, combined with trusted institutional standards, are enabling programmable value transfers, real-time settlement, and seamless connection between banks, liquidity venues, custodians, and blockchain networks at scale.
The discussion will dive into the practical realities of how to connect private and public blockchains, enable secure cross-chain transactions, and overcome fragmentation across disparate networks and standards. We’ll also discuss the technical, regulatory, and cross-border coordination challenges that must be solved to reach critical mass, and what a future financial system looks like when DeFi and TradFi are one seamless interoperable ecosystem.
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