Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Chad Harper
Head of Coinbase Institute
Coinbase
Chad Harper is Head of the Coinbase Institute. He previously helped create the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, where he was Senior Fellow. Prior to that, Chad worked for the Federal Reserve System for nearly 20 years; he was most recently Vice President and Senior Payments Advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he advised leaders on payments issues and helped the Federal Reserve System advance payment initiatives. Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Chad was Vice President of the Operations, Performance, and Finance functions in the Federal Reserve System’s Cash Product Office (CPO) headquartered at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In this capacity, he oversaw the FedCash® Services operational, financial planning, and market intelligence functions.
Chad holds a master’s degree in public policy from Northwestern University, a master’s degree in business administration from Seattle University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University. His interests include payments innovation, financial inclusion, and consumer payments behavior.
Speaking at
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12:00–1:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
AI Pathfinders: Racing Ahead or Playing It Safe?
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
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Caroline LouveauxChief Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility OfficerMastercard
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Frankie PhuaManaging Director & Head, Group Risk ManagementUOB
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Dr. Konstantin RubinovHead of Strategic Data & Architecture, Global ComplianceBank Julius Baer
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Michael JeffersonHead of Financial Services Public Policy EMEAAmazon Web Services
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Raphael SpiessChief Information Officer & Head of FacilitiesCA Indosuez Switzerland SA
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Sam Hinton-SmithHead of International Public PolicyStripe
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Sonja DavidovicSenior Digital Expert on Transformative TechnologyInternational Monetary Fund
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Thiébaut MeyerDirector, Office of the CISOGoogle Cloud
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Yip Shue HengManaging Director, Head of Asia Digital StrategyMUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of SingaporeModerator
About this session
This roundtable discussion will examine the critical transition from establishing AI governance principles to their practical implementation across organisations. Participants will explore how to effectively translate high-level frameworks into actionable policies and oversight mechanisms, addressing current implementation barriers and sharing proven strategies for embedding responsible AI practices. The discussion will particularly focus on preparing governance frameworks for emerging technologies such as agentic AI systems in finance.
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4:00–5:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
Agentic AI: From Automation to Autonomy: Is Liquidity About to Run Itself?
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Kay WaeflerDigital Assets ManagerPostFinance
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Musa ParmaksizHead Of AI Center of Excellence (IB)UBS
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Dr. Nithin MathewsIndustry AdvisorMicrosoft
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Soha HohneckerGlobal Head of Sales & MarketingAmazon
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Tang WeiHead of Public Policy, Southeast Asia & Greater ChinaStripe
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Todd FoxPresident of Visa Economic Empowerment InstituteVisa
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Tom ChudyGroup Product ManagerGoogle Cloud
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Dr. Marko Nanut PetricAdvisorBank for International Settlements (BIS)Moderator
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Morten BechCentre Head - SwitzerlandBIS Innovation HubModerator
About this session
Autonomy of automated systems is increasing rapidly thanks to advances in agentic AI technology. This development impacts not just our everyday life but the economic framework and established systems in various ways, ranging from the automation of simple tasks to increasingly autonomous systems of agents interacting with minimal oversight.
This roundtable unpacks the impact such developments have on both traditional and on-chain payment systems and explores risks and opportunities emerging as adoption progresses.
A diverse group of roundtable participants representing the “full-stack” of payment system actors, including central and commercial banks, regulators, payment providers, digital asset platforms and technology providers, will discuss implications for liquidity management on both an individual and systemic level, uncover design principles for safe agent-based payment systems, and provide insights on priorities for regulatory coordination.
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12:00–1:30pmThu 25 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Building a Practitioner's Guide for Tokenization in Finance: Working Group Members Convening
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
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Dr. Abbas AlbashaSenior Strategy Consultant CBDCGiesecke+Devrient (G+D)
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Alisha ChhanganiAssociate Director, Future of MoneyAtlantic Council
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Amira KarimHead of International Public Policy, Payments & Financial ServicesAmazon
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Arena FernandezHead of Digital Regulatory InitiativesAmazon
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Ariadne PlaitakisDeputy Director, Regulation, Policy, & ResearchGates Foundation
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Holger NeuhausHead of Market Innovation & IntegrationEuropean Central Bank
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Ivan Mortimer-SchuttsGlobal Head of vLEIGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
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Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology OfficerDigital Finance CRC
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Michael MaurerResearch EngineerMIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
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Mo JalilHead of Institutional PrivacyEthereum Foundation
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Natalya ThakurFounder & Chief Executive OfficerKnova
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Pallavi ThakurDirector, Digital Assets Industry EngagementSwift
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Sébastien Van CampenhoudtDirector, Innovation & Digital Assets, Tokenized Cash LeadEuroclear
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Steve VallasChief Executive OfficerBlockchain APAC
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Sunayna TutejaFormer Chief Innovation OfficerFederal Reserve System
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Tang WeiHead of Public Policy, Southeast Asia & Greater ChinaStripe
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Toh Wee KeeGlobal Head of InsightsKinexys by J.P. Morgan
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Wee Kiat GohOpen Innovation LeadJulius Baer
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Jael TanHead of Government ProgrammesGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
The problems that constrain tokenization at scale do not belong to one working group, one institution, or one regulatory perimeter. Cross-ledger settlement, stablecoin licensing fragmentation, FMI readiness in developing markets, and the legal enforceability of smart contracts are structurally connected with each a precondition for the next, each requiring actors across infrastructure and regulation to work from the same evidence base.
This session brings both working groups together for the first time in person. Working Group 1 (Interoperability and Infrastructure) and Working Group 2 (Regulation, Trust, and Governance) will each present their problem statements before presenting to the Oversight Panel. The purpose is to establish shared understanding of the initiative's full scope, test framing with peers who approach the same challenges from different vantage points, and sharpen the asks that each working group will direct to the Oversight Panel in the session that follows.
About the initiative
GFTN has launched _Tokenization in Finance: Evidence and Implementation Pathways_, a structured, multi-stakeholder initiative convening two working groups drawn from leading financial institutions, infrastructure providers, and market participants to assemble a practitioner-oriented evidence base spanning spanning digital money and payment rails through to tokenized real-world assets, securities, funds, and capital markets infrastructure. At Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2026, the initiative will publish a practitioner guide designed to give financial institutions a structured basis for sequencing their digital asset strategies, and to equip regulators and finance ministries in emerging and developing economies with implementation pathways they can draw on directly.
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2:00–3:30pmThu 25 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Building a Practitioner's Guide for Tokenization in Finance: Oversight Panel Convening
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
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Dr. Abbas AlbashaSenior Strategy Consultant CBDCGiesecke+Devrient (G+D)
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Dr. Alexandra HachmeisterDirector General Digital EuroDeutsche Bundesbank
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Alisha ChhanganiAssociate Director, Future of MoneyAtlantic Council
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Amira KarimHead of International Public Policy, Payments & Financial ServicesAmazon
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Aqsa ZubairDeputy Director, FinTech SupervisionBermuda Monetary Authority
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Arena FernandezHead of Digital Regulatory InitiativesAmazon
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Ariadne PlaitakisDeputy Director, Regulation, Policy, & ResearchGates Foundation
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Bilal Bin SaqibChairmanPakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
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Bridget Rose Mesina-RomeroDirector, Payments Policy and Development DepartmentBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Daisuke TerayamaDeputy Director-General, Head of Fintech CenterBank of Japan
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Emma JoyceChief Revenue OfficerGlobal Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
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Ivan Mortimer-SchuttsGlobal Head of vLEIGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
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Kevin CowanMember of the BoardCentral Bank of Chile
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Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology OfficerDigital Finance CRC
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Matilda Asante - AsieduSecond Deputy GovernorBank of Ghana
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Michael MaurerResearch EngineerMIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
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Mo JalilHead of Institutional PrivacyEthereum Foundation
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Natalya ThakurFounder & Chief Executive OfficerKnova
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Pallavi ThakurDirector, Digital Assets Industry EngagementSwift
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Peter KerstensAdvisor, DG FISMAEuropean Commission
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Sébastien Van CampenhoudtDirector, Innovation & Digital Assets, Tokenized Cash LeadEuroclear
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Steve VallasChief Executive OfficerBlockchain APAC
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Sunayna TutejaFormer Chief Innovation OfficerFederal Reserve System
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Tang WeiHead of Public Policy, Southeast Asia & Greater ChinaStripe
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Toh Wee KeeGlobal Head of InsightsKinexys by J.P. Morgan
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Wee Kiat GohOpen Innovation LeadJulius Baer
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Jael TanHead of Government ProgrammesGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Tokenization is reshaping financial infrastructure across many economies. The decisions that are being made now on architecture, standards and governance will determine whether that infrastructure serves developed and emerging and developing economies, or leaves some behind. Ensuring that outcome requires senior public sector voices at the centre of these conversations.
This session brings both working groups and the public sector Oversight Panel together for the first time. Working group leads will present their confirmed problem statements on what the evidence shows, and receive feedback and recommendations that working groups will pursue to build the practitioner's guide that will publish at Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2026.
About the initiative
GFTN is launching _Tokenization in Finance: Evidence and Implementation Pathways_, a structured, multi-stakeholder initiative convening two working groups drawn from leading financial institutions, infrastructure providers, and market participants to assemble a practitioner-oriented evidence base spanning spanning digital money and payment rails through to tokenized real-world assets, securities, funds, and capital markets infrastructure. At Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2026, the initiative will publish a practitioner guide designed to give financial institutions a structured basis for sequencing their digital asset strategies, and to equip regulators and finance ministries in emerging and developing economies with implementation pathways they can draw on directly.
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