Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson is a member of the Executive Committee of Taurus SA and its Chief Security Officer. Dr. Aumasson wrote the books “Serious Cryptography” (No Starch Press, 2017) and “The Hash Function BLAKE” (Springer, 2015). Dr. Aumasson holds a PhD in Cryptography from EPFL. Before joining Taurus Group SA, he worked for eight years in applied cryptography, security architecture and cybersecurity at the Swiss group Kudelski.

Samuel Bisig studied Material Science at ETH Zurich and Philosophy/Psychology at Université de Lausanne. In 2023, he completed his Executive MBA curriculum with Honors. He further worked and studied in Oxford (UK), Boston (US), Shanghai (China), Antigua (Guatemala) and Tessenderlo (Belgium). Before expanding to Fintech, he had worked in Nanotech at/with global leaders (eg TSMC, MIT, Harvard), commercialized a novel polymer system (w IBM Research) and held several R&D/management positions. Currently, he leads next-gen tokenization, trading, clearing and settlement solutions based on DLT/blockchain technology at BX Digital/Börse Stuttgart Digital.

Benjamin Boussiba is a Principal Technical Consultant, part of the Temenos Business Solution Group, having joined Temenos in 1998.
Mr. Boussiba is a computer scientist and graduated from the Geneva ESIG (Ecole Supérieure d’Informatique de Gestion); he enjoys an extensive experience in the fields of banking software, system architecture and related technologies.

Marc Impini is IT Security Manager and Blockchain Specialist at Swissquote with over 15 years of experience providing technical expertise (security audits, penetration testing, reverse-engineering, vulnerability and exploits research, system architecture…) and security governance advisory (security programs, compliance, risk management, policies, training).

Andreas Ruflin is Chief Digital Officer of BX Digital AG, a subsidiary of Börse Stuttgart Group. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and financial market infrastructure. He worked for Accenture AG, Credit Suisse AG, SIX Management AG and a Fintech startup. He holds an MBA from the University of St. Gallen and a CAS in applied information technology of ETHZ. He is passionate about building new businesses underpinned by his expertise in technology, DLT, digital assets and capital market infrastructure.

Mr. Arnaud Salomon is founder and CEO of Mt Pelerin Group SA. Mr. Salomon holds a Master in Communication Systems from EPFL, with a specialization in IT security (2008). After a thesis internship at UBS Investment Bank in Zurich, he worked in Geneva as a trader at Essent Energy and RWE Supply & Trading, first in commodities, then in forex.

Laurens Schepens is part of the UBS Center of Excellence (CoE) for Digital Assets, where he is leading the service development of UBS Tokenize, a full-service offering for the tokenization of financial assets, and is the regional Digital Asset Lead for APAC. During his career, he has gained extensive experience in combining financial services, emerging technology, and business strategy in start-ups and banks.

Laurens holds a CAS in Crypto Finance & Cryptocurrencies from Lucerne University of Applied Science, Master in Management from Vlerick Business School and a Bachelors in Business Law from ZHAW.

Francois Schonken is Senior Director, Tokenization at Fireblocks. He is responsible for creating future-proof, bespoke tokenization solutions for Fireblocks customers looking to leverage blockchain to enable both the tokenization of financial and non-financial assets.

Prior to Fireblocks, Francois was CEO of digital asset consulting firm BlockFold, which specialized in advanced tokenization projects for financial institutions including smart contract implementation. BlockFold successfully assisted numerous leading financial institutions with projects that require flexible and customizable solutions, for example, tokenizing money, including tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDC); tokenizing assets such as carbon credits, real estate, and investment funds; and decentralized market infrastructure.

Anna-Naomi Bandi-Lang is an experienced capital markets Attorney at Law with a strong focus on blockchain related topics. Since eight years she is a member of the global Securities Trading Team at UBS Investmentbank being responsible for Legal Structuring.

Prior to this, she worked in various banking Legal departments in Zurich and London. After several visits abroad she completed her academic education in 2004 with a doctorate in law form the University of Basel.

Dr. Frick is a partner at the law firm Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd, and is based in Zurich. He counsels Swiss and international banks and other enterprises in particular in the finance industry on various legal and regulatory issues. He advises on FinTech projects and is the editor of the FinTech Law Review. He advises, publishes and lectures also on sanctions and on competition law. Since 2001 he has been a board member of various banks. He has lectured in Banking and Finance in Zurich’s LL.M. Program at the University of Zurich since 1996.

Fabian Friedli is Head of Listing & Disclosure at BX Swiss Ltd. He is an attorney-at-law with extensive experience in capital markets and banking law. He joined BX Swiss Ltd. in 2020 from Bank Julius Baer Ltd. where he worked for more than 10 years in various functions within the legal and compliance departments. In his last position as Head Legal Business Management, he supported Julius Baer's General Counsels in strategic projects and drove innovation initiatives in the legal department.

Sandra Lathion-Zweifel is an attorney-at-law specializing in banking and finance law. Ms Lathion-Zweifel is a member of the board of directors and member of the audit committee of Swisscom AG and of Raiffeisen Switzerland. She previously acted as Section Head within the Asset Management Division at FINMA and as Head of Financial Products Legal & Compliance at Credit Suisse.

Florian Marty is currently Head Blockchain Solutions at Bank Vontobel AG. He has extensive history working in the investment management industry, having held various positions in Product Management, Business Management, and Business Development. He has a Master's degree from EPFL and is a DEC Chartered Digital Asset Analyst and a Certified Crypto Finance Expert."

Peter Probst is an Attorney at Law working as Senior Legal Counsel at SIX Digital Exchange. Prior to that, he worked for several years in the legal department of a major Swiss bank in the area of capital market transactions and structured finance and then as Head Listing at SIX Exchange Regulation. Peter has more than 10 years of experience in capital markets law. He holds an LL.M. in Banking and Finance law from Queen Mary University of London.

Ophelia Snyderis the Co-Founder and President of 21.co – the world's leader in providing access to crypto through simple and easy to use products, and parent company of 21Shares. She began her career working in venture capital and then investment banking which led her into crypto. Ophelia is an EY Entrepreneurial Winning Woman EMEIA, Forbes 30 Under 30 alum, and was named on Bilanz’s Top 100 Bankers of Switzerland list. She was born and raised in Italy and the United States and attended Stanford University.

Daniel Häusermann is a partner at Homburger AG specializing in public and private M&A, equity capital markets (ECM) and real estate transactions. He also advises on corporate and capital markets law and corporate governance. He is a Titularprofessor for private and commercial law at the University of St. Gallen and a lecturer at the University of Zurich.

Cyrill Blöchlinger is Business Development Senior Manager at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). Before joining SDX, Mr. Blöchlinger worked several years for a consulting firm advising on digitalization initiatives in financial services. Today, his work is at the intersection of business, technology, and regulation and focuses on launching new products and services for public and private markets. Together with his team, he conceptualizes and develops disruptive solutions for capital markets. His expertise includes innovative technologies as well as fundraising, product, and lifecycle management of traditional and digital securities. Mr. Blöchlinger holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Robotics, Systems and Control. Both degrees were obtained at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich), with partial studies completed at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech).

Grégoire P.A. Bouille is a Senior Advisor for Chiron Financial LLC with over 25 years of experience in building, transforming, and developing global businesses such as family-owned businesses, private equity-backed firms, SMBs and international corporations. He is also co-founder and managing director in A-Nova LLC, a Swiss turnaround consulting & strategic operating partner boutique.

Mr. Bouille holds a civil engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, a master's degree in supply chain & logistics from EPFL, an MBA from London Business School and is also certified by EACTP® (European Association of Corporate Turnaround Professionals).

Prof. Isabelle Chabloz is a full Professor in Economic Law at the University of Fribourg, where she teaches both Commercial Law and Competition Law. Her expertise also extends to Insolvency Law and Civil Procedures. Prof. Chabloz holds a LL.M in Commercial Law from the Monash University (Melbourne). She is a member of the Swiss Takeover Board.

Tino Gaberthüel is a corporate partner at Lenz & Staehelin. He has extensive experience in representing clients in a variety of corporate transactions, focusing on mergers & acquisitions, capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters. Besides his corporate practice, Tino lectures at the LL.M program of the University of Zurich and is a regular contributor in legal text books and law journals.

Niloo Verma Bruppacher is a Swiss attorney-at-law with over 20 years of experience. Niloo is currently a member of the Executive Board and Group General Counsel at Crypto Finance AG as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Veraison Capital AG. She is also appointed as an expert for the Financial Services Ombudsman FINSOM. Previously, Niloo was a managing partner at the consulting firm Vyoma Partner AG. Prior to that, Niloo was General Counsel of Nectar Digital Wealth AG. At UBS Niloo worked for almost 10 years as Head of Legal Investment Management & Advisory as well as legal counsel for the Investment Bank. Niloo started her career as a corporate finance lawyer at a law firm in Zurich. Niloo holds an LL.M. in Corporate Law with a Dean's Graduate Award from the University of New York. In 2001, she was admitted to the Zurich Bar and received the distinction of "Teilerlass".

Fedor Poskriakov is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin in the Banking and Finance group in Geneva and specializes in banking, securities and finance law with a focus on Fintech. He regularly advises on various regulatory, contractual and corporate matters. His practice covers banking, investment management and alternative investments, including private equity and hedge funds. He also advises on complex asset structuring and protection for business and private assets.

Magdalena Boškić has more than five years of crypto compliance experience with regulated financial intermediaries. She is Head of RegTech & Crypto Compliance Services (CCS) at Sygnum Bank, the world’s first digital asset bank, which is regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. Prior to joining Sygnum Bank, Magdalena Boškić was Head of Compliance at Crypto Finance (Brokerage) AG, a FINMA-regulated securities firm. Her interest in crypto assets was triggered during her time as a compliance officer at Credit Suisse, where she was a member of the Cryptocurrencies Working Group. Magdalena Boškić holds a M.A. HSG in Law from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Fabrizio Cerutti is Member of the Executive Board and Chief Risk Officer of PKB, which he joined in 2017 after more than 20 years at Credit Suisse. In his previous position, he was a member of the Senior Management as Head of Audit Business and was responsible for the Internal Audit activities of international Private Banking. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Italy SpA.

Fabian Courtine is a Compliance Manager at Swissquote Bank Ltd who has acquired a vast expertise in the field of distributed ledger technology since 2017. Mr. Courtine obtained various certificates (Certified Bitcoin Professional, Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator, etc.) and regularly teaches on the monitoring aspects in relation to transfers of digital assets.

Emmanuel Genequand is a Partner at PwC and heads the Regulatory & Compliance Services of PwC’s Banking Audit department. Mr. Genequand regularly teaches on banking supervision and compliance matters at the Law School of Geneva University and other institutions.

Raoul Jacot-Descombes is deputy CEO of the Federation des Entreprises Romandes. He was previously Head of Risks & Compliance and an Executive Managing Director at Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA. Mr. Jacot-Descombes is a lawyer and has completed commercial studies and holds a Law Degree at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Jakub Lesniowski is part of the UBS Center of Excellence (CoE) for Digital Assets, where he is leading risk and regulatory management practice, and is responsible for definition and implementation of DA and DLT frameworks and capabilities in UBS. He’s spent his UBS career in various risk management and corporate governance roles.

Jakub holds a M.A. in Banking and Finance from University of St. Gallen, and B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Warsaw School of Economics. Jakub is also CFA® charterholder by the CFA Institute.

Natacha A. Polli is a lawyer by training and holds a Continuing Education Certificate in Compliance Management. Ms. Polli enjoys an extensive experience in executive positions within banks and is now an independent consultant at the firm PAZ Consultants specializing in Compliance and Governance issues. Ms. Polli is a member of the Steering Committee for Continuing Education Compliance-Management at the University of Geneva and is active in several professional associations in the financial sector.