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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Fernando Vázquez
President, Capital Markets
Chainlink
Fernando is the President, Capital Markets, of Chainlink. Fernando started his journey in academia, where he first became deeply involved with the budding Linux community in the early 90s. This led him to the corporate world with a number of roles at the NTT Group starting in 2003, where he contributed to the mainstreaming of open source. He transitioned into the FinTech world, joining Japanese financial conglomerate SBI in 2016 where he held several roles including CEO of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, a pioneer in digital capital markets and founding member of Project Guardian. He also serves on the boards of regulated financial institutions and foundations globally and is a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's International Technology Advisory Panel.
Speaking at
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3:05–3:45pmTue 23 JunForum StageKongresssaal, Level 1Open
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Tokenization 101 for Finance: What's Being Built, How, and Why it Matters
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlink
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Fiona MurrayVice President & Managing Director, Asia PacificRipple
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Kara KennedyGlobal Head of Market DevelopmentJPM
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Kirit BhatiaChief Digital Assets OfficerBanking Circle
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Michelle NealChief Executive OfficerFnality
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Josef JelinekAssistant Director, ContentGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
The word tokenization gets used everywhere - but the infrastructure behind it is more nuanced, more varied, and more consequential than most realise. From fractionalised real estate to on-chain private credit to tokenized government bonds, this session deconstructs the mechanics of how different asset classes are brought on-chain, who the key players are, and what the market actually looks like in 2026.
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5:45–6:00pmTue 23 JunForum StageKongresssaal, Level 1Open
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Transforming Global FX Markets
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlink
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Jean-Luc GustaveHead of Partnerships Asia PacificQivalis
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Joonhong KimCEO & FounderFairSquareLabs | Korea Digital Asset Custody | Kloint
About this session
What happens when longstanding market infrastructure meets programmable finance? Join industry leaders for a look at an emerging model that could reshape how value moves across borders, reduce settlement friction, and unlock new efficiencies in global financial markets.
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1:00–1:30pmWed 24 JunWorkshopWorkshop Room, Level 1OpenModerator
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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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