Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Laura Loh
Director, Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group Office; Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek
Laura is a Director at Temasek, where she oversees the firm’s work across asset management platforms, venture-building initiatives, and digital asset investments.
She serves as Board Observer at Partior, a joint venture with J.P. Morgan, DBS, and Standard Chartered focused on transforming cross-border clearing and settlement. She also supports Temasek’s strategic engagement with Seviora Group, Temasek’s Singapore-based asset management platform.
Since joining Temasek in 2007, Laura has built deep investment and operating experience across a broad range of sectors, partnering with portfolio companies to drive value creation and strategic transformation. Her coverage spanned businesses across technology, consumer, infrastructure, industrials, specialty chemicals, offshore marine, transportation and logistics.
Prior to Temasek, Laura held roles at Ernst & Young and General Electric, where she completed leadership-track assignments through GE’s Financial Management and CAS programs. Her international experience includes roles across GE Money in the United States, GE Aircraft in Japan, GE Plastics in China and Singapore, and GE Oil & Gas in Malaysia.
Laura is a Fellow of ACCA and holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from Sheffield Hallam University. She serves on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi (now GFTN) and has been recognized as a Singapore 100 Women in Tech honoree in 2023 and a Fintech65 Leader in 2022.
Speaking at
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2:00–3:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Digital Money Meets Traditional Finance: Treasury, Cash Management, and Liquidity
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
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Dr. Alexander ThomaHead of Digital AssetsPostFinance
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Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Arjun Vir SinghPartner, Global Head of Fintech & Digital AssetsArthur D. Little
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Ashley BarnesHead of European Regional Treasury Centre CountriesHSBC
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Ceridwen ChooChief Executive OfficerCleanverse International Pte Ltd
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Jesse McWatersEVP, Head of Global PolicyMastercard
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Lamine BrahimiCo-founder & Managing PartnerTaurus
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Laura LohDirector, Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group Office; Director, Investment (Blockchain)Temasek
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Rahul AdvaniGlobal Co-Head of PolicyRipple
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Richard van ReesExecutive Director, Digital Money ProductsUBS
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Serena SebastianiGroup Chief Strategy & Venture Officer, Head of Regulatory AffairsFuze
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Yoyee WangGlobal Head of B2BByBit
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Steve VallasChief Executive OfficerBlockchain APACModerator
About this session
Stablecoins have crossed $300 billion in circulation. Tokenized deposits are live at various global banks. Yet for all the headline numbers, the hard question remains unanswered: how do programmable money instruments actually integrate with the treasury operations, correspondent banking relationships, and payments infrastructure that keep traditional finance running?
This session convenes senior practitioners from banks, corporates, and digital asset firms to examine the real friction points - legal, operational, and technical - where digital money collides with TradFi plumbing, and where the integration is showing progress. Participants will discuss strategies to scale the integration of digital assets within traditional operations, including updating risk management frameworks, adhering to regulatory requirements, and architecting interoperability across systems.
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