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Digital Assets & Tokenisation

From Innovation to Institutional Adoption

FinTech Connect Digital Assets & Tokenisation track session
2026 Track Narrative

Digital Assets & Tokenisation has moved from a crypto-centric conversation to a structured regulatory debate, creating strong bridges into the wider institutionally-backed fintech ecosystem. Sandboxes are live across the UK and Europe, DLT reform is imminent, and institutional custody frameworks are being written now. This track is for industry practitioners who need to understand what growing maturity will present, and for institutions who simply want to understand the digital asset discussion more clearly. Make decisions about what to build, buy, or wait on before the window closes.

Who Attends This Track

Head of Digital Assets
Chief Digital Officer
Head of Blockchain / DLT
Head of Institutional Custody
Head of Tokenised Securities
VP / Director, Capital Markets Technology
Chief Investment Officer
Head of Treasury Technology
Head of Payments Strategy
Crypto / Digital Assets Product Lead
Regulatory Affairs Director
Chief Risk Officer (Digital Assets)

Key Attendee Benefits

01

Understand the UK and EU regulatory outlook for tokenised assets, including the FCA sandbox, DRGF, MiCA, and implications for 2026/27 roadmaps

02

Benchmark institutional digital asset strategies against Tier 1 banks, global custodians and infrastructure providers already active in the market

03

Separate live RWA tokenisation use cases from experimental pilots, with honest lessons on what has worked and what has not

04

Assess where DeFi and TradFi are genuinely converging, and where integration still faces commercial, technical or regulatory barriers

05

Build a clearer framework for evaluating tokenisation opportunities by asset class, jurisdiction and business case

06

Explore partnership models across banks, custodians and digital asset infrastructure providers, including when to build, partner or wait

07

Understand the current CBDC landscape, including the digital pound, and what it could mean for private banks and institutional finance

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Speaker profile image for Laurent Marochini

Laurent Marochini

CEO, Luxembourg
Standard Chartered
Speaker profile image for Ryan Hayward

Ryan Hayward

Head of Digital Assets
Barclays
Speaker profile image for Laura Clatworthy

Laura Clatworthy

Partner
Edwin Coe LLP
Speaker profile image for Pankhuri Bansaal

Pankhuri Bansaal

Director/ Blockchain Expert
Blockom/ISO
Speaker profile image for Austin Elwood

Austin Elwood

Digital Assets Industry Lead
NatWest
Speaker profile image for Jacek Wieclaski

Jacek Wieclaski

Head of Innovation - AI & Digital Assets
Rabobank
Speaker profile image for Pablo Campos

Pablo Campos

Senior Legal Counsel - Derivatives, Crypto, Regulatory
Revolut
Speaker profile image for Sophie Wadsworth

Sophie Wadsworth

Vice President, Global Payments & Trade
BNY
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Barun Singh

Vice President - Digital Assets and Fintech Research
Panmure Liberum
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Dr. Lisa Cameron

Founder/Former Member of Parliament
UK/US Crypto Alliance
Speaker profile image for Dr. Ian Hunt

Dr. Ian Hunt

Advisor on Digital Assets
Chainlink Labs
Speaker profile image for Giacomo Vella

Giacomo Vella

Assistant Professor and Head of Research @ Web3Hub
Politecnico di Milano
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Ludovico Rossi

CRO & Co-founder
Brickken
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Kelroy James

Senior Supply Chain Manager (Engineering Support)
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Victoria Kennedy

CEO
Victorious
Speaker profile image for Jonny Fry

Jonny Fry

CEO
TeamBlockchain.net
    Digital Assets & Tokenisation Stage - Agenda
    Content Programme

    Digital Assets & Tokenisation Stage

    Two days of institutional adoption, tokenisation and regulatory debate for the digital assets community moving from experimentation to production.

    1-2 December 2026 Excel London 16 sessions, Day 1 · 8 sessions, Day 2
    1Day 1 01 December 2026
    2Day 2 02 December 2026
    09:30 10:00
    Arrival & Registration
    10:00 10:10
    Chair's Welcome and Conference Commencement
    10:10 10:30
    Are Companies Ready for 2027: A Report on Readiness Within the BFSI Industry for Tokenization

    Tokenization readiness is becoming a strategic question for banks, insurers and financial institutions. The issue now is whether firms have the systems, governance and risk frameworks in place to move from pilots to production.

    10:35 11:05
    Institutional Flows into Digital Assets - How Investment Is Shaping Decision-Making for a Tokenized Future

    Institutional capital is one of those elements that help move all of the other parts. As investment flows become more sophisticated, firms are being pushed to rethink custody, risk, governance and liquidity.

    11:10 11:30
    Morning Break
    11:35 11:55
    Tokenization: Redefining Capital Markets

    Tokenization has the potential to reshape how assets are issued, traded, settled and managed. But redefining capital markets requires more than digitising existing instruments.

    12:00 12:20
    The UK's Digital Asset Journey

    The UK has made digital assets a strategic part of its financial services agenda, but the path from ambition to adoption is still being built. Regulation, market confidence and institutional readiness all matter.

    12:25 13:00
    Networking
    Connecting Crypto-Natives with Institutional Players

    The path forward for digital asset adoption is education and business opportunities. This networking session will provide prompts to meet and connect with your fellow peers from across the Digital Assets community.

    13:00 14:00
    Lunch
    14:00 14:20
    From Apps to Assets: Fintech's Leap into Crypto

    Fintech firms are moving beyond payments, apps and customer interfaces into digital assets, crypto services and tokenized value. But the leap brings new questions around regulation, custody, risk and trust.

    14:25 14:45
    Automated Trading, 24/7 Markets and the Future of Digital Asset Exchanges

    Digital asset markets operate with a speed and continuity that traditional finance is still learning to absorb. Automated trading, 24/7 liquidity and new exchange models raise important questions around risk.

    14:45 15:00
    Afternoon Break
    15:45 16:05
    Web3 Pathways for Innovation and Utility

    The next phase of Web3 will be judged less by ideology and more by practical utility. For financial services, that means clearer use cases, stronger infrastructure and trusted models for adoption.

    16:10 16:30
    Chair's Closing Remarks
    16:35 16:50
    End of Digital Assets & Tokenisation Stage Day 1
    10:15 10:35
    The Challenge of Communication and Collaboration - The Path from 'Emerging Status' to 'Mainstream Status?'

    Digital assets will not become mainstream through technology alone. The sector must improve how it communicates value, manages risk and collaborates across institutions, regulators and infrastructure providers.

    10:40 11:20
    Money Laundering, Sanctions Evasion, Control Gaps: Tackling Governance Roadblocks Stunting Digital Asset Growth
    11:25 11:45
    Tokenized Identities and Integration with AI Agents

    Tokenized identity could become a critical enabler of trusted digital finance, especially as AI agents begin to act on behalf of people, firms and systems. The challenge is building identity models that can be trusted.

    11:50 12:10
    Replicating Legacy is Squandering the Promise of Tokenisation: We Are Building a Faster Horse
    12:15 13:00
    Digital Assets & Tokenisation: Where are the Business Opportunities for BFSI?
    14:00 14:40
    Retaining and Regaining Crypto-Native Talent in the UK and EU - Regulation, Taxation and Culture
    15:00 15:20
    The FCA Crypto-asset Regulatory Regime: The Window is Closing!

    The UK’s crypto-asset regulatory regime is moving from consultation and policy development towards implementation reality. Firms that wait too long risk being caught underprepared on governance and disclosure.

    15:30 15:45
    End of Digital Assets & Tokenisation Stage Day 2
    Digital Assets & Tokenisation

    Primary Content Themes

    01

    RWA tokenisation: state of institutional adoption in 2026

    02

    UK and EU regulatory frameworks for digital assets (MiCA, FCA sandbox, DRGF)

    03

    Retaining and regaining crypto-native talent in the UK and EU: regulation, taxation and culture

    04

    CBDCs and digital money: public sector progress and private sector implications

    05

    Bridging TradFi and DeFi: where the real integration points are

    06

    Tokenised funds, bonds and equity: live deployments and lessons learned

    07

    Web3 security and smart contract risk for enterprise adoption

    08

    The anti-money-laundering conundrum: the key blockage to widespread institutional adoption

    Past Delegations Include 19 organisations
    Barclays
    Citi
    Deutsche Bank
    Standard Chartered
    State Street
    NatWest
    Nordea
    EY
    Pairpoint by Vodafone
    Bank of London
    Commerzbank
    RWA.io
    Blockaid
    Cryptio
    Inveniam
    Midnight
    Brickken
    Monee