

All times listed are BST time zone
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration and Arrival Refreshments For in-person attendees only
2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
John Salmon | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Lawrence Wintermeyer | Chair | Global Digital Finance
2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Opening Keynote
Sasha Mills | Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure | Bank of England
2:20 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Panel: The Regulatory Landscape and Digital Assets Adoption
Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Tyler Williams | Senior Advisor - Government Relations and Public Affairs | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Lavan Thasarathakumar | Senior Advisor | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Olivier Brochand | AMF | Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate
Sean McHugh | Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
3:05 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Panel: Digital Money
John Salmon | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Martin Pailhes | Global Manager LEGAL Digital & IP Platform | BNP Paribas
Morgan Krone | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Wilmington Trust
Nima Elmi | Tech Policy Expert, Board Director | Circle
Rajesh Gohil | Director & Managing Counsel | BNY Mellon
3:50 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Networking Break
4:15 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Tim Scott | Banking Committee Chairman | U.S. Senate
4:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Christopher Woolard | Digital Markets Champion | HM Treasury
Sharon Lewis | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Lawrence Wintermeyer | Chair | GDF
4:45 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Closing Speech
Sharon Lewis | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
4:50 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
For in-person attendees only
Breakout Session 1: Real World Asset Tokenization
Sharon Lewis | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Bryony Widdup | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Beccy Milchem | Managing Director | BlackRock
Eric Pilat | Founder and CEO | CARA7
Sébastien Derivaux | Head of Research | Steakhouse Financial
Andrew O'Neill | Managing Director, Digital Assets Analytical Lead | S&P Global
Breakout Session 2: Digital Payments
Jon Chertkow | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Edesili Obetoh | Vice President, Assistant General Counsel | JP Morgan
Bianca Doja | Technology and Financial Services Lawyer | Barclays
Agathe Laissus | Independent Director | Former BCB Group and Bitstamp by Robinhood
Raphael Landesmann | Associate General Counsel | Moonpay
Felix Haynes | International Policy | Coinbase
Breakout Session 3: Infrastructure Convergence and Interoperability
Michael Thomas | Partner | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Madeleine Boys | Business Development and Client Solutions Lead | Ownera
Emma Lovett | Executive Director | JPMorgan Chase & Co. Markets Digital Assets
Kate Lowe | Head of Data Product / EUI Deputy Chief Business Officer | Euroclear
Nick Cogswell | Head of Institutional Partnerships | Archax
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
For in-person attendees only
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