22 October 2024: Speaker & VIP Dinner (Invite Only)
Sponsored by Travers Smith

Pre-conference reception allowing speakers and VIP guests to network over drinks and dinner. Sponsored by Travers Smith.

23 October 2024
Venue: Clifford Chance, London E14 5JJ

Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of the City of London

How can London – and the UK as a whole - benefit from the innovative potential of a digital Pound, the rise of digital assets and tokenisation?

Martin Hargreaves, Chief Product Officer, Quant

Martin will share how lessons learnt from Quant’s work on the digital Pound and the Regulated Liability Network (UK) have informed the company’s vision for the future of money.

Moderated by: Helen Disney, PR & Events Lead, Digital Pound Foundation

Escaping the Trough: Can digital currency fuel the tokenized asset market?

Gartner's latest report highlights that tokenization is in the ‘trough of disillusionment’, meaning mainstream adoption is 2-5 years away. At this vital juncture, are digital currencies the push the market needs to accelerate its growth?

Moderator:

• Emma Joyce - Head of EMEA, GBBC

Participants:
• Daniel Coheur - Co-founder & CCO, Tokeny
• Dr Francesco Pierangeli - Deputy Director, UK CBT
• Jonny Fry - Group Head of Digital Assets Strategy, ClearBank
• Anoosh Arevshatian - Chief Risk Officer, Zodia Custody

Take a break, grab a coffee, and network with fellow attendees. A perfect opportunity to exchange ideas, make connections, and discuss the latest in digital money innovation!

Driving sustainability through Digital Financial Transformation

Can emerging technologies including a digital Pound speed up the transition to a sustainable financial system by enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in investments geared towards environmental and social goals?

Moderator:

• Jannah Patchay - Founder, Markets Evolution

Participants:

• Devina Paul - Deputy CEO, Zumo
• Madeleine Boys - Director of Programmes and Innovation, GDF
• Kikun Alo - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
• Richard Baker - Founder, Tokenovate

Antony Abell, CEO, Director & Co-Founder, TPX™ Property Exchanges

Driving UK GDP. How Direct Monetisation of Property can Reduce Inflation, Support the Pound and Increase Government Revenues. Part of the TPX™️ Asset Based Economy Series Dialogues.

Moderated by: Helen Disney, PR & Events Lead, Digital Pound Foundation

Rita Martins, Author of 'Web3 in Financial Services'

Join Rita Martins for an engaging fireside chat on their latest book, Web3 in Financial Services. Discover the inspiration behind the book, key learnings from the evolving world of blockchain, and its transformative impact on finance. A book signing will follow.

Enjoy a relaxed lunch and network with industry leaders and peers. A great chance to discuss insights from the morning sessions and build valuable connections in the digital money space!

AI, Custody & The Future of Digital Currency

How will the requirements for digital asset custody change the future of portfolio management and what future opportunities lie ahead in a world driven by AI, digital currencies, and tokenized assets?

Moderator:

• Elise Soucie - Executive Director, GDF

Participants:

• Varun Paul - Senior Director for CBDC and FMI, Fireblocks
• Maria Minaricova - Board Director, Fetch.ai Foundation
• Kene Ezeji-Okoye - Co-Founder, Millicent Labs
• Adam Jackson - Chief Strategy Officer, Innovate Finance

David Birch, Author of 'Money in the Metaverse'

People want Dollars not Dogecoins; Stablecoins are a Trillion Dollar Opportunity

What tells us most about a future digital pound? Is it the experiments underway in Central Banks around the world where distributed ledgers and smart contracts are demonstrated to great fanfare, or is it the steady rise of stablecoins globally?

Take a break, grab a coffee, and network with fellow attendees. A perfect opportunity to exchange ideas, make connections, and discuss the latest in digital money innovation!

The Big Digital Money Showdown

Many different forms of digital money now exist but which is the best for which purpose? In our closing debate of the day, CBDCs, stablecoins, tokenised money and crypto go head-to-head. But who will win?

Moderator:

• Thomas Hawkins - Senior Manager, Accenture

Participants:

• Ousmène Mandeng - Director, Economics Advisory
• Duncan Trenholme - Global Co-Head Digital Assets, TP ICAP
• Ollie Carew, Director of FinTech Consulting, EY
• Sophia Shluger - CCO, PV01

Lessons from failure – How not to implement a CBDC

Using notable failures like Beenz, Diem, and Paym, this fireside chat dissects why these initiatives struggled and what can be learned. The discussion also draws parallels to tech mishaps like Apple’s Newton, showing how early missteps can pave the way for future triumphs. The session aims to shape the priorities for a successful digital currency rollout in the UK.

Participants:

• William Lorenz - Use Case Working Group Lead, Digital Pound Foundation
• Andrew Buckley - Industrial Fellow, Centre for Fintech Studies, The University of Manchester

Richard G Brown, Founding CTO, R3

The Future of Programmable Money: Insights from R3’s Role in the UK Regulated Liability Network

Richard will be sharing some insights into the opportunities created by the programmability of money, the future of the industry and R3’s work on the UK's Regulated Liability Network (RLN) experimentation, in which R3 and Quant were selected, alongside DXC Technology and Coadjute, as leading technology partners.

Sponsored by R3

Post-conference networking reception with refreshments.