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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Dr. Stefan Härtner
Senior Legal & Policy Specialist
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
Stefan has been working as a Senior Legal & Policy Specialist at FINMA’s Fintech Desk since June 2025. Prior to that, he spent several years practising as an attorney-at-law at a renowned law firm in Zurich. He studied and completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
Speaking at
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12:00–1:30pmThu 25 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpenModerator
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Programmable Compliance: Opportunities, Risks, and Real Use-Cases
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Alexandre KechChief Executive OfficerGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
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Aqsa ZubairDeputy Director, FinTech SupervisionBermuda Monetary Authority
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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Colin PayneHead of InnovationFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)
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Prof. Fabian SchärProfessor of DLT & FinTechUniversity of Basel
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Karmela HoltgreveDeputy Head & Head of OperationsBIS Innovation Hub
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Pascale BrudererFounder & ChairwomanSwiss Stablecoin AG
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Prof. Nina ReiserAssociate Professor of Financial Market Law, Center for Financial Services InnovationUniversity of St GallenModerator
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Dr. Stefan HärtnerSenior Legal & Policy SpecialistSwiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)Moderator
About this session
The ever evolving and accelerating world of financial and payment services presents challenges for regulators and market participants. Regulators struggle with establishing an appropriate regulatory framework to effectively address the risks associated with services leveraging innovative technologies and market participants may reject new rules if compliance is perceived as too burdensome and costly.
Technological advancement, however, not only presents challenges but also opportunities as rules and policies may be directly implemented into products and the provision of services to clients. At the roundtable, regulators, academics and industry leaders will explore the potential, risks and limits as well as regulatory requirements on a national and international level of this approach, which is commonly referred to as "programmable compliance". -
