Previous Edition's Speakers

This workshop is always proud to bring you exceptional engagement from experts and scholars around the world in one renowned venue.   

Esteemed speakers from the Swiss National Bank, the Bank for International Settlements, the IMF, the Bank of Lithuania, the Bank of Italy, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Federal Reserve Board have joined the workshop in previous years.

Alessandra Perrazzelli

Deputy Governor, Banca d'Italia

Alexander Lipton

Connection Science Fellow at MIT

Andreas Antonopoulos

Tech Entrepreneur at Bitcoin Expert

Claudio J. Tessone

Co-founder and Chairman of the University of Zurich (UZH) Blockchain Center

Daniel Heller

Research Fellow at UCL - CFO at Bitlumens

David Andolfatto

Senior VP at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Luis - Professor of Economics at University of Miami Herbert Business School

Gary Gensler

Chairperson at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Helmut Wacket

Head of Division at ECB

Katrin Assenmacher

Head of Stress Test Modelling Division at ECB

Livio Tornetta

Director General for Currency Circulation and Retail Payments, Banca d'Italia

Marcus Treacher

Member, Board Of Directors at ClearBank - Advisor at UCL - Executive Chairman at RTGS.global

Marvin Zonis

Professor Emeritus of Business at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Paolo Sironi

FinTech Thought Leader and Author at IBM

Paolo Tasca

Chairman of the DLT Science Foundation and Executive Director of University College London Centre for Blockchain Technologies

Raphael Auer

Head of the Eurosystem Centre at Bank for International Settlements

Robert C. Hockett

Edward Cornell Professor of Law at Cornell Law School

Ulrich Bindseil

Director General Market Infrastructure and Payments, European Central Bank

Victoria Cleland

Executive Director for Payments at Bank of England

Nick Lelpo

Head of Motor Finance at Zopa

Nicolas Courtois

Cryptographer & Senior Lecturer at UCL

Nicolas Perony

Co-founder, Head of Research at ECUREX

Nikolas Guggenberger

Assistant Professor at University Munster School of Law

Nilixa Devlukia

CEO, Payments Solved

Oliver Gajda

Executive Director at European Crowdfunding Network

Paolo Giudici

Professor of Statistics at University of Pavia

Patrick Osborne

Senior Associate Consultant at University College London

Patrizio Pagano

Head of the Secretariat to the Governing Board Directorate, Banca d'Italia

Peter Zimmerman

Research Economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Petros Kavassalis

Associate Professor at University of the Aegean

Pinar Emirdag

Head of Digital Product Development and Innovation at State Street Panel Moderator

Primavera De Filippi

Researcher at Harvard University and CNRS

Raffaele Mauro

Head of Finance for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Intesa Sanpaolo

Rasa Karapandza

Professor of Finance at European Business School

Rebecca Rettig

Attorney at Dontzin Nagy & Fleissig LLP

Rhydian Lewis

CEO at RateSetter.com

Ricardo Henriquez

Professor of Strategic Management at EAE Business School

Richard B. Olsen

Founder & CEO at Lykke

Richard Kastelein

Founder of Blockchain News

Richard Porter

Vice President at Digital Coin Lab and former VP Federal Reserve Bank Chicago

Robert Sams

Founder & CEO at Clearmatics

Robleh Ali

Research Scientist at Bank of England

Rod Garratt

Senior Adviser, Bank of International Settlements

Roman Kozhan

Professor of Finance at Warwick Business School

Rosa Giovanna Barresi

Associate Member at BABEL, University of Florence

Ryan Zagone

Business Development & Director of Regulatory Relations at Ripple

Saiprasad Raut

Saiprasad is a Strategy Advisor for Worldpay’s Crypto and Web3 team, focusing on Fintech, Payments, Digital Assets, and emerging business models within Web3. He drives partnerships that fuel revenue growth. Previously, he served as Co-Chair of the Technology & Product Steering Committee alongside Dr. Leemon Barid of Hedera Hashgraph. Currently, he co-chairs the Corporate Utilisation Committee, enhancing ecosystem growth through strategic partnerships and supporting use cases for council members. With over 23 years in fintech, Saiprasad has held leadership roles at FIS, Fiserv, Global Payments, and Capgemini, where he led strategic innovation and shaped business and product strategies, driving growth and market expansion.