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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Masashi Watanabe
Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Masashi Watanabe is a Managing Director, Deputy Head of Digital Strategy Division and Head of Digital Asset in MUFG Bank, leading the Digital Asset Business Development team based in Tokyo, Japan.
He has been involved in the bank’s business development for more than 25 years, including Transaction Banking, IT & Payments and Digitalization area, having worked abroad in London and Bangkok.
Prior to his current role, he took part in developing a payment platform utilizing blockchain technology in Tokyo.
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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2:00–3:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 2, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
GL1 Dialogue: Institutional-Grade Ledger Infrastructures
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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. -
