Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

*Timing and topics subject to change

Tuesday, January 20 | Mountain PLaza Hotel

NEtworking

Lounge Opens for Breakfast & Networking

Networking

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcome

Welcome Remarks

  • Jeff Bandman, Board Director, GBBC
  • Sandra Ro, CEO, GBBC

Welcome

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel

Global Regulation: What Happened in 2025?

  • Dr. Clara Guerra, Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation (SFID), Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

  • Kristin Johnson, Fmr. Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

  • Dr. Max Bernt, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & European Managing Director, Taxbit

  • Yulia Murat, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Global Ledger

Moderated by: Alan Cohn, Partner, Steptoe LLP

Panel

11:20 AM - 12:00 pm

Lunch (12:00 PM -12:45 PM)

Panel

Global Digital Standards: Will We Ever Get There?

  • Alexandre Kech, CEO, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

  • Rowan Varrall, Regulatory Affairs Director, Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF)

  • Silvio Dulinsky, Deputy Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

  • Stephan Dreyer, Managing Director, Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA)

Moderated by: Emma Joyce, CRO, GBBC

Panel

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Panel

Tokenization, Payments, and Public Trust: Insights from Regulation and Innovation Practice

  • Matthias Obrecht, Head of the Fintech Desk, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

  • Morten Bech, Centre Head – Switzerland, BIS Innovation Hub

Moderated by: Tanvi Singh, Founding Partner, Nirmata-ai Ventures; Board Director, GBBC

Panel

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat with The Hon. E. David Burt, Premier of Bermuda on Defining the Future of Financial Infrastructure

  • The Hon. E. David Burt, Premier, Government of Bermuda

Moderated by: G Clay Miller, Partner, Penrose Partners

Fireside Chat

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Panel

Promise of Tokenization of Everything: Hype or Reality?

  • Andre Portilho, Partner & Head of Digital Assets, BTG Pactual

  • Clarisse Hagège, CEO & Founder, Dfns

  • Roshan Robert, CEO, OKX US

  • Dr. Tatiana Fic, Director, Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council

Moderated by: Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director, Blockchain Foundation

Panel

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Panel

Defining the Future of Financial Infrastructure: Risks, Mitigation and Opportunities

  • Frederik Gregaard, CEO, Cardano Foundation

  • Sebastien Danloy, Chief Business Officer, Euroclear

  • Wee Ming Choon, Chief Legal Officer, Ava Labs

Moderated by: Sandra Ro, CEO, GBBC

Panel

3:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Panel

Happily Ever After? Women, Web3 & What Comes Next: Inclusion or Exploitation

  • Leven Li, VP of Compliance, EMEA, Crypto.com
  • Valerie-Leila Jaber, Senior Advisor, Crypto Council for Innovation

Moderated by: Denisse Rudich, Director of G7 & G20 Research Groups (London) & CEO, Rudich Advisory

Panel

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

Panel

Battle of TradFi vs Crypto: What Happens to the Future of Finance?

  • Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital
  • Jonathan Levin, CEO & Co-Founder, Chainalysis
  • Tom Duff Gordon, VP, International Policy, Coinbase
  • Kim Hochfeld, Global Head of Digital and Cash, State Street
  • Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Future of Finance, Citi

Moderated by: Kathryn Carlson, Finance Reporter, Politico

Panel

5:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Networking

Evening Reception in Partnership with Chainalysis

Networking

5:45 PM

End of Programming (January 20)

Wednesday, January 21 | Mountain Plaza Hotel

NEtworking

Lounge Opens for Breakfast & Networking

Networking

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcome

Welcome Remarks & Awards Ceremony

Welcome

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel

What are the Real Benefits of Digital Financial Inclusion?

  • Evan Auyang, Group President, Animoca Brands
  • Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of Innovation Accelerator, UN World Food Programme
  • Karen Hardy, Founder & CEO, Nature Wired
  • Tristan Thoma, CEO, Impera Strategy

Moderated by: TBA

Panel

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM)

Panel

AI Meets Blockchain: Perfect Marriage or More Fake News?

  • Eric Piscini, CEO, Hashgraph
  • Megan Klimen, Founding Officer, Filecoin Foundation
  • Sylvia Sanchez, Project Manager, Ava Labs
  • Paola Valencia, GBBC Ambassador, AI Convergence

Moderated by: Adrian Matak, Sr. Policy Manager, GBBC

Panel

12:45 PM - 1:25 PM

Fireside Chat

TBA

Fireside Chat

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Panel

Innovation in Europe

  • Paul Pöltner, CEO & Co-Founder, GEMx, AG

  • Jeff Bandman, Board Director, GBBC

  • Daniela Boback, Head of BDM & Ecosystem, Bundesblock

Moderated by: Walter Mösenbacher, Managing Director, Digital Asset Association Austria (DAAA) 

Panel

1:50 Pm - 2:20 PM

Break

Panel

New European Financial Infrastructure: Tokenized Bonds for SME Competitiveness

  • Jan Klesla, DEUSS

  • Ondřej Kovařík, Fmr. Member of the European Parliament

  • Sandra Ro, CEO, GBBC

  • Neoklis Stamkos, CEO, Microsmart

Moderated by: TBA

Panel

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel

Bad Actors, Illicit Finance and the Good Solutions the World Needs

  • Kat Cloud, Head of Government Relations, Sumsub
  • Marcin Zarakowski, CEO, Recoveris
  • Daniel Tannebaum, Partner & Global Anti-Financial Crime Practice Leader, Oliver Wyman

Moderated by: Michelle O’Connor, Global Marketing & Communications Strategist, GBBC

Panel

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Panel

Money, Money, Money: Is the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Under Threat?

  • Benjamin Duve, Global Head of Partnerships, GK8 by Galaxy

  • Michelle O’Connor, Founder, Digital Future

  • Nilixa Devlukia, Chair, Open Finance Association

Moderated by: Gareth Jenkinson, Head of Multimedia, Cointelegraph

Panel

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Panel

Who Owns the Rules of Web3: Governments, Markets or Global Industry?

  • Erwin Voloder, Director, Research & Strategy, Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU)

  • Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer, Hedera Council

Moderated by:  Dr. Reto Luthiger, Partner, MLL Legal; Board Director, GBBC

Panel

4:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Networking

Evening Reception

Networking

5:30 PM

End of Programming (January 21)

Thursday, January 22 | Grandhotel Belvédère, Davos

Closed-Door

GBBC Roundtable for Members

GBBC members are invited to join a closed-door roundtable focused on the most relevant topics facing our industry, as well as GBBC’s outlook and priorities for 2026.

GBBC Members: Interested in attending? Contact davos@gbbc.io.

Closed-Door

9:00 AM