Crypto and Digital Assets Summit 2022 | Financial Times | 25 April 2022 | The Steel Yard Nightclub, Allhallows Ln, London EC4R 3UE, UK

Connecting the financial and cryptocurrency elite to establish a more secure global financial system

The global cryptocurrency market's continued shake up of the financial system has prompted the beginnings of global regulatory change and a monetary revolution that no one can afford to ignore. Regulatory overhaul, the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the rise of cybercrime, stablecoins, innovation in cross-border retail and wholesale payments infrastructure, and the ‘institutionalisation’ of crypto investing, are just some of the critical challenges that are forcing financial institutions to change the way they operate, and force a change in the perception of fiat currencies and crypto assets.

The risks facing global businesses and financial institutions are vast, but so too are the opportunities. How will the growth of CBDCs refine the multiple use cases of crypto assets and stablecoins? Across multiple emerging markets and regions, how do priorities and use cases differ? What efficiency benefits will open-source, scalable blockchain technology bring to businesses? How much risk appetite do global asset managers and sell-side traders have for crypto assets, and is this likely to change with the advent of CBDCs? What does the future look like for de-centralised finance and smart contracts? And are we at risk of crypto assets becoming ‘too big to fail’?

Key themes

• The latest payment technology trend
How do consumers understand and use new technologies? How are people educating themselves and changing their perceptions of Fiat currencies and crypto assets?

• Institutionalising the crypto market
Is the growth of established asset managers in crypto investing forcing the market to change? How will regulatory change impact this? How will confidence in bitcoin increase, and how will investors overcome fear, uncertainty and doubt? Will the investment community provide support for the health and sustainability of the network?

• Know your crypto customer
Crucial questions remain regarding regulation and custodianship of bitcoin, as well as the challenges posed by financial crime in the crypto sphere.

• M&A and venture capital in crypto
As more blue-chip investors pour into digital assets, is the pace of acquisitions going to speed up or slow down?

• The rise of CBDCs
Central banks may get in on the crypto action as the idea of central-bank digital currency's gains steam. How will the growth of CBDCs refine the multiple phases of crypto assets and stable coin? Is an appetite for risk among global asset managers likely to change with the advent of CBDCs?

• Stablecoins
As the worlds of crypto and fiat assets become more intertwined, what form should new regulation take?

2022 Speakers

Changpeng Zhao
Founder & CEO, Binance

Charles Hoskinson
Co-Founder and CEO, IOHK; Founder, Ethereum

Jay Clayton
Ex-Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Board Member and Advisor, Fireblocks

Eric Adams
Mayor, New York City

Lisa Cameron MP
Chair, Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group, UK Parliament

Charlotte Hogg
Chief Executive Officer, Europe, VISA

Caitlin Long
Founder & CEO, Avanti Bank & Trust

Tim Draper
Founder, Draper Associates

Christine Moy
Former Managing Director and Global Head of Liink, Crypto & Metaverse, J.P. Morgan

François Villeroy de Galhau
Governor, Banque de France

Ravi Menon
Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Michael Sonnenshein
Chief Executive Officer, Grayscale Investments

Vasant Prabhu
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer, VISA

Marieke Flament
Chief Executive Officer, NEAR Foundation

Max Boonen
Founder, B2C2

Piero Cipollone
Deputy Governor, Banca d'Italia

Irina Karagyaur
Head of Metaverse Growth, Unique Network

Mathew McDermott
Global Head of Digital Assets, Goldman Sachs

David Mercer
Chief Executive Officer, LMAX Group

Claire Calmejane
Chief Innovation Officer, Societe Generale

Dan Morehead
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pantera Capital

Timothy Lane
Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada

Nicola White
President, B2C2

Alex Mashinsky
Chief Executive Officer, Celsius Network

Gene Hoffman
President & COO, Chia Network

Sheila Warren
Chief Executive Officer, Crypto Council for Innovation

David LaValle
Managing Director, Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale Investments

Stephen Richardson
VP of Product Strategy and Business Solutions, Fireblocks

Jillian Godsil
Editor, Blockleaders.io

Gilbert Verdian
Founder and CEO, Quant

Hyun Song Shin
Economic Advisor and Head of Research, Bank for International Settlements

Bay Backner
Artist-Technologist, Head of Curation, Orica

Sunny Lu
Co-Founder, CEO, VeChain

Diogo Monica
Co-Founder, President, Anchorage Digital

Amber Ghaddar
Founder, Chief Investment Officer, AllianceBlock

Jeroen Plag
Chief Innovation Officer and Head of ING Neo, ING

Michael Shaulov
Chief Executive Officer, Fireblocks

Mia Deng
Partner, Dragonfly Capital

Bidyut Dumra
Executive Director and Head of Innovation, DBS

Ian Taylor
Executive Director, CryptoUK

Sarojini McKenna
Co-Founder, Alien Worlds

Alex Manson
Head, SC Ventures, Standard Chartered

Christian Angermayer
Founder, Apeiron Investment Group

Mary-Catherine Lader
Chief Operating Officer, Uniswap Labs

Bob Diamond
Founding Partner and CEO, Atlas Merchant Capital

Rob Catalanello
Co-Chief Executive Officer, B2C2

Teana Baker-Taylor
Chief Policy Officer, Chamber of Digital Commerce

Thomas Hardjono
CTO of Connection Science and Technical Director, MIT

Bart Stephens
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blockchain Capital

Kevin Kang
Founding Principal and CIO, BKCoin Capital

David Jevans
Chief Executive Officer, CipherTrace

Michael Gord
Founder & CEO, GDA Capital

Sandra Ro
Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council

Yulong Liu
MD of Global Partnerships, Babel Finance

Dante Disparte
Chief Strategy Officer, Head of Global Policy, Circle

Jakob Palmstierna
Chief Executive Officer, GSR

Scott Bauguess
Vice President for Global Regulatory Policy, Coinbase

Tim Rice
Chief Executive Officer, Coin Metrics

Ryan Selkis
Founder & CEO, Messari

Blair Halliday
Head of UK, Gemini

David Raw
Co-Director of Consumer & Retail Policy, Financial Conduct Authority

Maja Vujinovic
Managing Director, OGroup

Lawrence Wintermeyer
Executive Co-Chair, Global Digital Finance

Chris Tyrer
Head of Fidelity Digital Assets Europe, Fidelity Investments

Susan Friedman
Head of Public Policy, Ripple

Johann Bornman
Product Lead - MetaMask Institutional, ConsenSys

David Carlisle
Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Elliptic

Ophelia Snyder
Co-Founder, President, 21Shares

Richard Crook
Chief Operating Officer, BCB Group

2022 Sponsors and Partners

IN COLLABORATION:
• The Banker

FOUNDING PARTNER:
• Fireblocks

LEAD SPONSORS:
• B2C2
• BCB Group
• Grayscale
• GSR
• LMAX Group
• Quant
• VeChain Foundation
• VISA
• MetaMask
• 21Shares
• Ripple

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Babel Finance
• CipherTrace
• Coin Metrics
• Gemini
• Chia
• Ellipic

• SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• CyptoUK
• Savvy Investor
• Orica
• ABCA
• BlockLeaders
• Chamber of Digital Commerce
• Global Digital Finance
• Blockchain Association
• Blockchain for Europe