Blockchain Central

Blockchain Central Davos 2026

January 20, 2026 Davos, SwitzerlandPast event

Agenda

Blockchain Central Davos 2026

*Timings and topics subject to change. Click any speaker to read their bio.

Networking

Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tuesday, January 20 | Mountain PLaza Hotel

Welcome

Welcome Remarks

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Jeff BandmanBoard DirectorGBBC

Sandra RoCEOGBBC

Panel

Global Regulation: What Happened in 2025?

11:20 AM - 12:00 pm

Dr. Clara GuerraDirector of the Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation (SFID)Government of Liechtenstein

Kristin JohnsonFmr. CommissionerFmr. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Dr. Max BerntGlobal Head of Regulatory Affairs & European Managing DirectorTaxbit

Yulia MuratHead of Regulatory AffairsGlobal Ledger

Alan CohnPartnerSteptoeModerator

Panel

Global Digital Standards: Will We Ever Get There?

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Alexandre KechCEOGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

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Rowan VarrallRegulatory Affairs DirectorDigital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF)

Silvio DulinskyDeputy Secretary-GeneralInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Stephan DreyerManaging DirectorAssociation of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA)

Emma JoyceCROGBBCModerator

Panel

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

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Matthias ObrechtHead of the Fintech DeskSwiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

Morten BechCentre Head – SwitzerlandBIS Innovation Hub

Tanvi SinghFounding Partner, Nirmata-ai Ventures; Board DirectorNirmata Ai VenturesModerator

Fireside Chat

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

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

The Hon. E. David BurtPremierGovernment of Bermuda

G Clay MillerPartnerPenrose PartnersModerator

Panel

Promise of Tokenization of Everything: Hype or Reality?

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM

Andre PortilhoPartner & Head of Digital AssetsBTG Pactual

Clarisse HagègeCEO & FounderDfns

Roshan RobertCEOOKX US

Dr. Tatiana FicDirector, Central Banks and Public PolicyFmr. World Gold Council

Cleve MesidorExecutive DirectorBlockchain FoundationModerator

Panel

Defining the Future of Financial Infrastructure: How Do We Build the Solid Foundation?

3:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Frederik GregaardCEOCardano Foundation

Sebastien DanloyChief Business OfficerEuroclear

Wee Ming ChoonChief Legal OfficerAva Labs

Sandra RoCEOGBBCModerator

Panel

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

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

Leven LiVP of Compliance, EMEACrypto.com

Valerie-Leila JaberFmr. Coinbase

Darya AkryHead of Business DevelopmentToken Recovery

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ValeriaBystrowiczAttorney & Business Development DirectorPerkins Coie LLP

Denisse RudichDirector of G7 & G20 Research Groups (London) & CEORudich AdvisoryModerator

Panel

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

5:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Anthony ScaramucciFounder & Managing PartnerSkyBridge Capital

Jonathan LevinCEO & Co-FounderChainalysis

Tom Duff GordonVP, International PolicyCoinbase

Kim HochfeldGlobal Head of Digital and CashState Street Investment Management

Ronit GhoseGlobal Head, Future of FinanceCiti

Kathryn CarlsonFinance ReporterPoliticoModerator

Networking

Evening Reception in Partnership with Chainalysis

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Wednesday, January 21 | Mountain Plaza Hotel

Welcome

Welcome Remarks & Awards Ceremony

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel

What are the Real Benefits of Digital Financial Inclusion?

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Evan AuyangGroup PresidentAnimoca Brands

Bernhard KowatschDirector Global Accelerator and VenturesUN World Food Programme (WFP)

Karen HardyFounder & CEONature Wired

Tristan ThomaCEOImpera Strategy

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Caroline MalcolmStrategic Advisor on AI and Digital Assets, Cambridge, Centre for Alternative FinanceCambridge Judge Business SchoolModerator

Panel

AI Meets Blockchain: Perfect Marriage or More Fake News?

12:45 PM - 1:25 PM

Eric PisciniCEOHashgraph

Megan KlimenFounding OfficerFilecoin Foundation

Sylvia SanchezProject ManagerAva Labs

Paola ValenciaGBBC AmbassadorGBBC Ambassador, AI Convergence

Adrian MatakSr. Policy ManagerGBBCModerator

Panel

Innovation in Europe

1:30 Pm - 2:00 PM

Paul PöltnerCEO & Co-Founder, GEMxGEMx, AG

Jeff BandmanBoard DirectorGBBC

Daniela BobackHead of BDM & EcosystemBundesblock

Michael CarrCEOBuen Crypto Consulting

Walter MösenbacherManaging DirectorDigital Asset Association Austria (DAAA)Moderator

Panel

New European Financial Infrastructure: Tokenized Bonds for SME Competitiveness

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM

Jan KleslaDEUSS

Ondřej KovaříkFmr. Member of the European Parliament

Sandra RoCEOGBBC

Neoklis StamkosCEOMicrosmart

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Sebastian BeckerBoard DirectorINATBAModerator

Panel

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

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Kat CloudHead of Government RelationsSumsub

Marcin ZarakowskiCEORecoveris

Daniel TannebaumPartner & Global Anti-Financial Crime Practice LeaderOliver Wyman

Michelle O’ConnorGlobal Marketing & Communications StrategistDigital FutureModerator

Panel

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

Moderated by:

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Januš KizenevičGovernment of Lithuania

Benjamin DuveGlobal Head of PartnershipsGK8 by Galaxy

Nilixa DevlukiaChairOpen Finance Association

Panel

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

4:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Erwin VoloderDirector, Research & StrategyBlockchain for Europe (BC4EU)

Nilmini RubinChief Policy OfficerHedera Council

Alexander E. BrunnerPresidentHome of Blockchain.swiss

Dr. Reto LuthigerPartner, MLL Legal; Board DirectorMLL LegalModerator