Blockchain has spent the past few years in a perceived ‘trough of disillusionment’. 2021 has proved very different with the successful application of blockchain in financial services. There is also increasing excitement about the potential of digital assets and CBDCs. This has given blockchain renewed impetus as it has the potential to be a game-changer for financial services.

Moderator:

Nadia Hewett, Project Lead, Blockchain, WEF

Lory Kehoe, Director Digital Assets BNY Mellon

Mariana Gomez De La Vila, DLT Program Director, ING

Artem Korenyuk, Executive Director of Business Development and Fintech Strategy, DTCC

Usman Sheikh, Partner, National Head of Blockchain/Smart Contracts, Gowling WLG

Helen Köpman, Deputy Head of Unit for Digital Innovation & Blockchain, European Commission