Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Renee Berman
Advisor
Global Blockchain Business Council
Renée Berman is a strategic leader in digital assets with over two decades of experience across capital markets, blockchain technology, and financial infrastructure. She specializes in distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), partnering with financial institutions, private equity firms, and Layer 1 blockchains to drive adoption and growth.
Renée serves as an Industry Advisor to Motive Partners, advising portfolio companies on blockchain strategy as well as the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) on the Risk Mitigation Framework (RMF). Previously, as Managing Director of Digital Assets at DTCC, she led initiatives exploring the tokenization of $100 trillion in eligible securities. Earlier roles include Capital Markets Strategy at Broadridge and COO of Equity Derivatives at Credit Suisse, with foundational experience at J.P. Morgan, Bain & Company, and Goldman Sachs.
Renée holds an MBA with High Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Speaking at
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2:00–3:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
GL1 Dialogue: Institutional-Grade Ledger Infrastructures
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
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Alex GluchowskiCo-founder & Chief Executive OfficerMatter Labs | ZKsync
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Alexandre KechChief Executive OfficerGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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Dante DisparteChief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy & OperationsCircle
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Holger NeuhausHead of Market Innovation & IntegrationEuropean Central Bank
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Jennifer LassiterManaging Director, Head of Digital Assets for Europe & AmericasStandard Chartered
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Masashi WatanabeManaging Director, Head of Digital AssetsMUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Renee BermanAdvisorGlobal Blockchain Business Council
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Stephanie CabossiorasChief Strategy & Global Policy OfficerSociete Generale-FORGE
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Takaya SuginoDeputy Director, Fintech Innovation OfficeFinancial Services Agency of Japan
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Tommaso Mancini-GriffoliHead of the Innovation HubBank for International Settlements
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of SingaporeModerator
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Emma ButterworthHead of Innovation & Payments PolicyBank of EnglandModerator
About this session
As digital assets continue to expand across global markets, public and private sector stakeholders face growing complexities around operations, regulations, and scalability. Some advocate for a single global ledger, while others favour consistent standards to be applied across networks to enable seamless interoperability.
This roundtable will examine these perspectives and explore what it will take to build a scalable digital asset ecosystem on institutional-grade infrastructure. -

