Agenda

Agenda

Thursday, September 25

GBBC's Blockchain Central UNGA 2025

*Timings & Topics Subject to Change

Welcome

Check-In and Meet & Greet Breakfast

Welcome

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome

Welcome Remarks

  • Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive of Pension Administration, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) – Virtual
  • Dino Dell’Accio, Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
  • Sandra Ro, Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)

Welcome

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel

Building Digital Identity Systems to Preserve Privacy

  • Dr. Mark Gerstein, Professor, Yale University
  • Karen Ottoni, Senior Director of Ecosystem and Strategic Initiatives, LF Decentralized Trust
  • W. Scott Stornetta, Chief Executive Officer, SureMark Digital
  • Gregory Strong, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Moderated by: Annelise Osborne, Chief Business Officer, Kadena

Panel

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel

Capital Markets Risk Mitigation Framework: Why It’s Important

  • Wee Ming Choon, Chief Legal Officer, Ava Labs
  • Otto Nino, Director, Technical Business Development, DTCC Digital Assets
  • Jorgen Ouaknine, Group Head of Innovation and Digital Assets, Euroclear
  • Michael Wagner, Partner, Oliver Wyman

Moderated by: Amina Turgulova, Regulatory Advisor, GBBC

Panel

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat

Innovation Meets Regulation: Building Trust in Digital Finance

  • Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris,  New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)

Moderated by: Sandra Ro, Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)

Fireside Chat

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Break

Panel

Digital Money & Payment Infrastructure for All

  • Debra Brookes, Chief Risk Officer, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
  • Pui Ee Lai, Chief Representative, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
  • Dominic Paolino, Director, Digital Assets Strategy, Accenture
  • Wee Kee Toh, Global Head of Business Architecture, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan

Moderated by: Emma Joyce, Chief Revenue Officer, GBBC

Panel

11:35 AM - 12:05 PM

Panel

Regulation and Innovation from a Global Perspective

  • Kristin N. Johnson, Fmr. Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
  • Anson Law, Chief Representative, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
  • Jeet Raut, Executive Director, New York Blockchain Council (NYBC)
  • Jason Rozovsky, Head of Legal and Policy, Interop Labs

Moderated by: Michelle O’Connor, VP, Global Market Expansion & Innovation, Taxbit; GBBC Ambassador, United States

Panel

12:05 PM - 12:35 PM

Tech Talks

Tech Talks: Preparing for a Quantum Future

  • Dino Dell’Accio, Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)

 

Tech Talks

12:40 PM - 12:50 PM

Tech Talks

Tech Talks: The Future of Global Supply Chains

  • Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist, FedEx; Chair, BITA Standards Council (BITA)

 

Tech Talks

12:50 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Panel

Tokenizing Financial Services for Good

  • Rajeev Bamra, Head of Strategy, Digital Economy, Moody’s Ratings
  • Sarah Hammer, Managing Director, Head of Trading, Digital Assets, and Artificial Intelligence Compliance, Charles Schwab
  • Jason Lau, Chief Innovation Officer, OKX
  • Manoj Ramia, General Counsel, Digital Asset

Moderated by: Yvette Valdez, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Panel

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Building a Corporate Sustainability Strategy from the Ground Up

  • Teresa VirgenTorres, VP, Front of House Operations, Golden State Warriors

Moderated by: Paul Rapino, SVP, Enterprise Business Development and Industry Standards, Hedera Foundation

FIRESIDE CHAT

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Tech Talks

Tech Talks: Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

  • Gayan Peiris, Head of Data and Technology, UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Tech Talks

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel

Transforming Climate Accountability

  • David Fortson, Chief Operating Officer, Regen Network Development, PBC
  • Xiaochen Zhang, Executive Director, AI 2030
  • Karen Hardy, Chief Executive Officer, Nature Wired

Moderated by: Steven Haft, Head of Global Partnerships & Climate Lead, Consensys

Panel

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel

Blockchain for Humanity: Solving Real-World Problems

  • Marta Belcher, President & Chair, Filecoin Foundation
  • Cecilia Kushner, Chief Strategy Officer, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
  • Jonathan Perri, Director of Social Impact, Ripple

Moderated by: Diana Barrero Zalles, Head of GSMI and Research, GBBC

Panel

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

Remarks

Closing Remarks

  • David Treat, Chief Information Officer & Chief Technology Officer, Pearson Education Limited; Board Director, GBBC

Remarks

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

Closed-Door

Roundtable | Institutional Buyside: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities

In Partnership with United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)

Closed-Door

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed-Door

Roundtable | AI and the Future of Work & Education

In Partnership with Pearson Education Limited

Closed-Door

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Break

Networking

Evening Reception

Public Service Appreciation Awards Ceremony at 6:30 PM

 

Networking

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM