Aleksi has more then 22 years experience in financial services, specifically retail banking. Has transformed number of companies over the career from ground zero. For past few years jumped into entrepreneurial journey, established the tech company and running digital Bank on this technology, ready to serve customers globally.

Anju Patwardhan serves as an Independent Board Director on the boards of Gulf International Bank (Saudi Arabia), Upgrade Inc. (USA), Xapo Bank and Xapo VASP (Europe), Deep Future Analytics (USA), and AWARE (Singapore).

She is also on the Global Advisory Council of Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute and has been on the WEF Fintech Steering Committee and on Estonia's e-Residency Advisory Group.

She was previously the Managing Director at CE Innovation Capital, a USD 1 billion global VC fund that invests in Fintech companies and funds. She has invested in over 75 companies and VC Funds, mainly in the US, the UK, and Israel. Prior to that, she worked in banking for over two decades at Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in senior leadership roles, including Global Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Digital Banking Head.

She has received several global awards, including the Fulbright Visiting Scholar award at Stanford University, the Distinguished Fellow award from the Singapore Institute of Banking & Finance, and the Global Alumni Recognition Award (GARA) from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Alumni Association.
 
She has lived and worked in Singapore, San Francisco, and India. She is an alumna of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore.

Anu is a seasoned Compliance professional, having spent over 19 years in FinTech and Capital Markets companies in Compliance roles predominantly. She started her career with Ernst and Young and then moved onto work for Prudential Plc and Quilter Plc in Compliance roles supporting their wealth management businesses in Singapore and APAC. She then switched over to work for FinTech companies Swissquote and then Revolut.
Anu is currently the Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO for Coinbase (Singapore and India). Coinbase is a NASDAQ listed crypto currency exchange and has presence in over 20 countries worldwide. In her current and previous roles, she has worked on multiple regulatory license applications, designed robust Compliance Programs for these companies to help them comply with local regulations and fulfilled the role of Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

Anu takes a keen interest in the evolving nature of financial markets and the growth fuelled by FinTech companies.

Armen Nurbekyan is Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of RA (CBA) since December 23, 2022. Prior to that he worked as a Head of Macroeconomics directorate, Head of Dilijan Training and Research Center and a member of executive committee of the (CBA). His work experience also includes Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Research departments of the CBA, and the Research department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the Research department of the IMF, Mr. Nurbekyan worked in the Economic Modeling division, where he was involved in macroeconomic forecasting and research in the fields of monetary policy and oil. His research interests include monetary and macroprudential policies, oil, transparency of central banks, emerging markets, as well as issues related to financial dollarization. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Yerevan State University and MBA from American University of Armenia.

Bogdan is Heading the Product Innovation team at Visa CEMEA, helping to build new profitable revenue streams in the region. For the previous 5 years, Bogdan was the Chief Product Officer at Thunes, a global leader in cross-border payments.

Bogdan is a seasoned FinTech enthusiast with over 20 years of experience and he has a proven record in building and scaling successful business and consumer products across emerging markets. With a career spanning Amsterdam, Dubai and Singapore, he has held leadership roles at prominent companies including Nike, PayU and Ingenico. Holding an MBA from Amsterdam Business School, Bogdan brings a strategic and analytical mindset, driving innovation and growth in the payments industry.

David Gurle is a French entrepreneur and engineer, credited as one of the pioneers of IP communications. He is founder and former CEO of Symphony Communication Services, LLC, a unicorn offering encrypted and compliant messaging platform for capital markets. In June 2022, he launched Hivenet (formerly Hive), a distributed compute and storage cloud, and in April 2025, he founded PoliCloud, a decentralized micro-datacenter infrastructure company.

Derek manages Eisele Capital, an investment and advisory firm focused on private equity in AI driven technology companies. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Pave Bank.

Derek is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of financial services and investment experience. He co-founded Silvergate Bank & Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE IPO 2019). He served as the vice-chairman of the board for both entities for 24 years. Silvergate was the preeminent bank serving cryptocurrency markets.

He received his MBA from the University of Houston and currently serves as an advisory board member for the University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Didier Trebucq of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Georgia, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 17 June 2024.

Mr. Trebucq brings more than 24 years of experience in sustainable development, climate change, social cohesion, peace and development, crisis prevention and humanitarian action with the United Nations and International Organizations. He previously served as the UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean states, covering 10 countries and territories and leading a sub-regional team of more than 20 UN Agencies Funds and Programmes. His extensive experience with the UN also includes serving as the UNDP Country Director in Brazil, the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative respectively in Peru and Guyana, and the Team Leader for Crisis Prevention and Recovery with UNDP India.

Before joining the United Nations, he worked as Head of Delegation of the French Red Cross in Colombia and Ecuador, with Doctors Without Borders in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and the private sector in France.
He holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development with a specialization in environmental economics from Imperial College London (UK), and a Maîtrise in Business Administration and Management from the Institut Français de Gestion (France).

He speaks fluently four languages: French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. He is the father of two sons.

Dimitris Psarrakis is Senior Fellow of Wharton’s Blockchain and Digital Assets Project (BDAP) and Board Director of GBBC. He served for seven years as Economic and Monetary Policy Specialist at the European Parliament and he is ranked among the World’s top-100 most influential people in Blockchain and RegTech. Dimitris is the draftsperson of the Blockchain Resolution that created the framework of the regulatory treatment of blockchain technology in the EU. He co-drafted the most of the Digital Finance Regulations of the EU, most importantly, the Crowdfunding Platforms Regulations and the Titles 2 and 3 of the Markets in Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCA). His last work before leaving the European Parliament was the DLT Pilot Regime, which focuses on the on-chain trading, clearing and settlement of tokenized financial instruments. Dimitris is co-author of two books on Digital Finance and Blockchain Economics. His professional and research work focuses on the financial economics of tokenization of value, market microstructure and regulatory design.

rakli Kobakhidze is a Georgian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Georgia since 2024. He is a Georgian constitutional scholar and politician, who has previously served as Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2019 and was a Member of Georgian Parliament from 2016 to 2024. He held the post of Chairman of Georgian Dream party and Parliament’s majority leader from 2021 to 2024. From 2020 to 2022, Kobakhidze served as vice-president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Under Kobakhidze’s leadership as a Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, the Parliament strengthened its international ties – the Parliament was actively involved in the implementation of the non-recognition policy of the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia; the Parliamentary Assemblies of Georgia-Ukraine-Moldova and Georgia-Poland were established; strategic cooperation agreements were signed with a number of the Parliaments of the partner countries. In 2017–2018, under his leadership, the Georgian Parliament implemented a wide-scale constitutional reform. Kobakhidze served as Chairman of the State Constitutional Commission and the editor of the Constitution of Georgia. The reform established a parliamentary system of government in Georgia. The same amendments transitioned Georgia's parliamentary elections to a fully proportional system by 2024, increased the Prime Minister's executive powers, abolished direct presidential elections, strengthened the role of Parliament and the political rights of the opposition, advanced the constitutional guarantees of human rights, independence of the judiciary and local self-government, stipulated that Georgia should be a welfare state, as well as reinforced Georgia's pro-EU and pro-NATO foreign policy. Kobakhidze graduated from the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University in 2000. Later, from 2002 to 2006, he advanced his legal education at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany, where he was awarded the LLM and PhD degrees. Since 2006 and prior to joining politics, Kobakhidze has worked with international organizations and academic institutions. For several years, he held expert and managerial positions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Simultaneously, he held academic positions at the Tbilisi State University and Caucasus University. Kobakhidze is fluent in Georgian, English, German and Russian. He is married with two children.

Jason Allegrante is the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform providing digital asset infrastructure solutions to businesses building on blockchain.

Jason began his career in the Financial Institution Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He later practiced law at the international firms Linklaters LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Since 2018, Jason has served as senior legal counsel to early stage fintech and SaaS companies and advised on critical matters at the intersection of financial services and the emerging blockchain-based ecosystem.

Jason holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Columbia University and a Certificate in Global Business Law and Governance from Sciences Po / Paris I - Pantheon Sorbonne.

Johan is a Partner at Quona Capital, a global emerging market fintech for inclusion venture firm, driving access to meaningful financial services to the underserved. Quona has invested in 70+ fintech companies across Latam, Africa, MENA and Asia.

Prior to Quona Johan worked in the Consumer Finance and Insurance industries. After leaving a more corporate career Johan built a few new businesses in Africa, closing pan African partnership deals with brands like MTN, Millicom and Airtel, providing Mobile Financial Services products to millions of unbanked consumers, small businesses and mobile money agents.

Prior to exploring the digital finance space in Africa, Johan worked at two investment banks London and ran digital brands at an online specialist in the gaming industry. Johan went on to co-found the first online financial services affiliate network focused on South Africa.

Johan holds an Economics degree from the University of Stellenbosch.

Mr. Leiming Chen is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Sustainability Officer of Ant International. Mr. Chen is responsible for Ant International’s strategic development, including public policy and government affairs, strategic partnership and new market expansion. He also leads Ant International’s sustainability initiatives and the formulation and implementation of the sustainable development strategy. Mr. Chen joined Ant Group as a Senior Vice President in March 2016 and served as Ant Group’s General Counsel from March 2016 to May 2020.

Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a New York-based international law firm where he led the China practice and worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings. He was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions involving PRC companies, including his lead U.S. counsel role in advising Alibaba Group in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.

Lisa JY Tan is the founder and CEO of Economics Design, a globally recognised economics consultancy specialising in token design, mechanism modelling, and economic simulations for digital and decentralised systems.

She has worked with and advised intergovernmental organisations, infrastructure providers across Layer 1s, Layer 2s, DePIN, and AI ecosystems, as well as tech companies transitioning from Web2 to Web3 where decentralisation creates a strategic or technical advantage. The focus in on delivering end-to-end design for tokens, incentive systems, and simulations through advanced techniques like agent-based modelling and proprietary economic frameworks.

With 7+ years in the field, Lisa has helped both public and private sector giants transition into Web3 with clarity and precision, building the bridge between legacy systems and emerging tokenised infrastructure. She is also the author of a leading textbook on token economics and a frequent keynote speaker at major global events. Her firm, Economics Design, brings deep expertise in translating complex token systems into scalable, profitable, and compliant structures for enterprise.

Marco Dal Lago is an accomplished professional serving as the VP of Global Expansion & Strategic Partnerships at Tether. In this capacity, he collaborates with institutions and companies from both the public and private sectors, spearheading various initiatives aimed at driving blockchain adoption and fostering economic growth. Marco is driven by his mission to empower individuals and companies with novel financial tools and to support unbanked populations in emerging markets.

Martin Galstyan has been the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia since April 17, 2020. He has made a significant contribution to shaping the country’s monetary policy, developing financial markets, and improving statistical systems. Under his leadership, key reforms have been implemented in the Central Bank’s governance and forecasting frameworks.

Before his current position, Martin Galstyan served as a Board Member of the Central Bank of Armenia from 2018 to 2020. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Director of the Dilijan Training and Research Center, focusing on professional development, research, and policy planning. From 2006 to 2015, he headed the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Armenia, playing an important role in the development of data collection and analysis systems.

Martin Galstyan began his career at the Central Bank in 1998 as a specialist in the financial markets department. He later served as senior portfolio manager, head of the International Reserves Management Division (2004–2005), and head of the Economic Statistics Development Division (2005–2006).

In addition to his extensive career at the Central Bank, Martin Galstyan has been actively involved in education and international consultancy. Since 2015, he has been teaching the course "Competitiveness and Clusters" at the American University of Armenia and has also lectured under the licensed program of Harvard Business School. In 2015, he was named the university’s best lecturer. He also serves as an international consultant and lecturer for the World Bank.

From 1994 to 1999, he studied at the Faculty of Economics at Yerevan State University. From 1999 to 2002, he pursued postgraduate studies at YSU and earned the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences. In 2009–2010, he studied at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, earning a Master of Public Administration degree.

Martin Galstyan is the author of numerous professional articles and publications in the fields of economics, statistics and banking policy.

Natia Turnava has been the Chair of the Board and the Governor of the National Bank of Georgia since February 2025. She has been a member of the NBG Board since June 2022. She served as the First Vice-Governor and Acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia from June 2023 to February 2025. Prior to joining the NBG Board, in 2019-2022 Natia Turnava held the position of Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, having been a Deputy Minister in 2018-2019. Prior to that, she was the Deputy Executive Director of the Partnership Fund for five years. In 2006-2013, Natia Turnava was a member of the Board of Directors of Georgian Industrial Group (GIG), Ltd; General Director and a Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Georgian International Energy Corporation Ltd. Earlier, in 2000-2005, she served as the First Deputy Minister of Economy of Georgia. An economist by profession, she holds a Ph.D. in economics. She also earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Cumbria, Great Britain, in 2014. Throughout her career, she has served as a lecturer at several higher education institutions.

Pavel Khristolubov is an accomplished fintech executive with a proven track record in digital banking, consumer finance, and technology-driven financial services across global markets. With a strong operational and strategic leadership background, he has served in key executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer at DXC Luxoft, Tinkoff Group, and Kuda Bank, where he managed large-scale operations, P&L performance, and transformational growth initiatives.

Pavel's recent work is concentrated in the web3 sector at its intersection with fintech. His experience spans both foundational web3 infrastructure and consumer-focused projects, providing a broad understanding of the ecosystem. He applies his background in traditional financial services to the development of new decentralized applications.

Pavel excels in driving business expansion, optimizing operational efficiency, and spearheading innovative product development in emerging markets. His expertise spans regulatory compliance, digital transformation, and high-performance team leadership. Combined with his academic foundation in computer science, Pavel brings a unique blend of technical acumen and business strategy, positioning him as a dynamic leader in the evolving fintech landscape.

Pedro is an accomplished investor with a remarkable background. He founded and sold GoodGuide, a notable digital health venture, achieving a successful exit. Following this, he established West to West, a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to supporting Portuguese and EU entrepreneurs in thriving within Silicon Valley, managing an impressive portfolio of 200+ startups. Later, he was a Partner at the Shilling Founders Fund, a substantial €50+ million early-stage tech fund.

Now, as a Partner at 500 Global, he actively designs and oversees acceleration and investment initiatives. Pedro is a hands-on investor, connecting startups with a vast network of VC community members. His profound knowledge of the startup ecosystem, both locally and globally, has earned him recognition as a sought-after speaker at major startup-related conferences, panel discussions, and media interviews, making him a true luminary in the field.

Rachit focuses on early and growth-stage companies at Accel. Prior to Accel, he was a consultant at McKinsey, advising companies in financial services, real estate, and manufacturing. Earlier in his career, he was part of the founding team at a venture-backed startup, where he drove operations, hiring, fundraising, and business development. He graduated from MIT and BITS Pilani.

Sergio is fundamentally a builder and operator with razor sharp instincts for disruptive enterprises.
He’s an unusual hybrid of European, Asian, African and American business acumen with an unrelenting belief in the power of technology to bring digital assets to mainstream.
At Anchorage Digital, Sergio heads all Stablecoins business, including federally regulated issuance (e.g. USAT for Tether) and correspondent banking with stablecoins.

Siddharth Shetty designs Digital Public Infrastructure that socio-economically empowers individuals and small businesses. His leadership spans the areas of technology, public policy, foreign policy, institution building, and engaging civil society, private and public sector market players, governments, and regulators in building digital ecosystems.

He’s the Principal Architect of the Finternet. He’s also been leading the strategy & design for the Data Empowerment & Protection Architecture, a techno-legal framework that gives individual & small businesses control of their data. It’s currently being rolled out in India and is the largest implementation of Open Finance globally.
Siddharth Shetty is the CTO of Sahamati and has been a participant in numerous government and regulatory committees in India. He’s a former Advisor to India’s Ministry of Finance on Digital Public Infrastructure and has been advising advanced and emerging economies on their design & deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure.

He’s been involved in designing the India Stack, Personal Health Records for India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, a digital health infrastructure backbone, DigiYatra for seamless aviation travel, Digital Sky to integrate drones into civilian airspace, and numerous other digital infrastructure.

Sopnendu Mohanty is the Co-founder and Group CEO of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), a global advisory and investment firm. At GFTN, he leads innovative strategies that drive development and transformation in the financial sector through four operating arms: Forums, Advisory, Platform, and Capital.

He served at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as its first Chief Fintech Officer for nearly a decade, establishing Singapore on the global map as a leading center for innovation in the financial sector and a dynamic hub for fintech development. He continues to advise MAS on technology and innovation.

He currently serves on several boards, including the board of A*STAR, Singapore’s leading public sector agency dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and technological innovation. Before his leadership role in the public sector, he spent nearly two decades at Citigroup. He is credited with developing many public goods, including the notable PayNow, Singapore’s digital public infrastructure for payments. He conceptualized the globally well-known Singapore Fintech Festival and its global network of forums; today, the GFTN forum is the world’s largest convenor of tech, policymakers, and the financial sector community. Mr. Mohanty has co-authored several patented works in digital finance and received numerous industry accolades. He advises governments and various institutions on policies and implementation strategies for innovation, infrastructure, and ecosystem development in the financial sector.

Was a top level bureaucrat in the Government. As Secretary Mission Shakti headed a programme for Women’s Empowerment called Mission Shakti in the state of Odisha , India. Successfully enrolled 7 million women under the Mission Shakti SHG framework—creating a unique model in the country.
• Facilitated institutional financial linkage of women SHGs, increasing financial linkage from ₹500 crores to ₹16,000 crores—the highest growth seen in any state in India
• Initiated cross-departmental government business linkages with SHGs across 19 departments, generating ₹3,500 crore turnover and benefitting over millions of women.
• Established nationwide model for graduating SHGs to SMEs through government partnerships in paddy procurement, PDS dealership, electricity meter reading, hospital diet management, and transportation services
• Developed comprehensive marketing infrastructure through Mission Shakti Bazaar network from village to state level
• Built organisational strength by consolidating 6 lakh SHGs under 6,000+ local panchayat federations, 350 block federations, and 30 district federations
• Established a 60,000-person grassroots support network comprising women leaders

Tamta Ivanishvili is a Partner at BLC Law Office, Georgia’s leading full-service law firm. She advises global fintech companies, financial institutions, and investors on regulatory compliance, digital finance, and emerging technologies, including virtual assets, stablecoins, and payment systems. Tamta plays a key role in shaping Georgia’s evolving fintech and capital markets landscape, working closely with both international clients and national regulators.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Chairman, MD, and CEO of One97 Communications

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder of Paytm and an Indian technology innovator who has transformed the mobile payments and financial services distribution landscape in the country. He led India’s shift towards a mobile-first economy and pioneered innovations such as QR code-based payments, Soundbox, and card machines—redefining the way Indians transact.

A firm believer in the power of emerging technologies, Vijay has been at the forefront of India's Artificial Intelligence revolution, driving advancements that enhance financial inclusion, strengthen digital infrastructure, and drive innovation in the payments ecosystem.

He is also a prolific investor, supporting startups across fintech, e-commerce, and technology, shaping the future of India’s tech landscape and reinforcing the country’s position as a global leader in digital advancements.