Bermuda Digital Finance Forum 2026

Agenda

FULL EVENT SCHEDULE

All events will be held onsite unless otherwise noted

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9:00 am
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9:20 am
Day 2

Welcome to the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum

Speakers:
John Darsie
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Chief Executive Officer
,
SALT
G Clay Miller
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Partner
,
Penrose Partners
Moderator:
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9:20 am
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9:45 am
Day 2

Seaside Chat: Bermuda's Digital Finance Blueprint

Speakers:
The Honorable E. David Burt, JP MP
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Premier and Minister of Finance
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Bermuda
Raja Chakravorti
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Chief Business Officer
,
Stellar Development Foundation
Moderator:
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9:45 am
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10:10 am
Day 2

Clarity and Beyond: A Policy Conversation with Coinbase

Speakers:
Faryar Shirzad
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Chief Policy Officer
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Coinbase
Moderator:
Nikhilesh De
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Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation
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CoinDesk
10:10 am
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10:30 am
Day 2

Capital Markets Convergence: An Outlook from Kraken

Speakers:
Arjun Sethi
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co-Chief Executive Officer; Chairman
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Kraken; Tribe Capital
Moderator:
John Darsie
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Chief Executive Officer
,
SALT
10:30 am
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10:50 am
Day 2

X (Stocks) Marks the Spot

Speakers:
Sandy Kaul
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EVP, Head of Digital Assets & Innovation
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Franklin Templeton
David Ripley
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Chief Executive Officer
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Kraken
Moderator:
Leonie Tear
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Partner
,
Walkers (Bermuda) Limited
10:50 am
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11:00 am
Day 2

NETWORKING BREAK

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11:00 am
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11:35 am
Day 2

Tokenized Funds: How Moving Onchain Transforms Capital Management

Speakers:
Sandy Kaul
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EVP, Head of Digital Assets & Innovation
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Franklin Templeton
Anthony Bassili
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President
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Coinbase Asset Management
Juan Andres Dudier Mendoza
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Head of Product
,
Digital Asset Stablecoin at Apex Group
Moderator:
Justin Shaw
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Director, RWA Partnerships
,
Stellar Development Foundation
11:35 am
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11:55 am
Day 2

The Future Will Be Decentralized, Part 2: A Talk by Charles Hoskinson

Speakers:
Charles Hoskinson
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Chief Executive Officer & Founder
,
Input Output
Moderator:
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,
11:55 am
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12:30 pm
Day 2

Building the Digital Asset Payments and Treasury Stack

Speakers:
Olivia Vande Woude
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Business Development
,
Ava Labs
Jerald David
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CEO
,
Lynq
Moderator:
Eleanor Terrett
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Host
,
Crypto in America
12:30 pm
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1:30 pm
Day 2

LUNCH BREAK

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1:30 pm
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2:00 pm
Day 2

Managing Digital Assets: Long-Term Wealth Solutions

Speakers:
Max Kahn
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CEO
,
Digital Wealth Partners
Gregory Benhaim
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EVP Product & Head of Trading
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3iQ Corp
Karl Naim
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Chief Commercial Officer
,
XBTO
Moderator:
Pierre-Alain Krohn
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Chief Executive Officer
,
Bitcoin Suisse International
2:00 pm
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2:10 pm
Day 2

Hard Money. Hard Facts. Why Sovereignty Matters Now

Speakers:
Andrej Majcen
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Co-Founder & Group CEO
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Bitcoin Suisse
Moderator:
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2:10 pm
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2:40 pm
Day 2

Building Next-Generation Financial Instruments

Speakers:
Maxime Seiler
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CEO & Co-Founder
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STS Digital Ltd
Brett Harrison
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Architect
Gurpreet Oberoi
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Global Head of Institutional
,
Kraken
Moderator:
Lorna Hutchman
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Chief Marketing Officer
,
Penrose Partners
2:40 pm
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3:15 pm
Day 2

Crypto Rails: Banking Adoption of Asset Tokenization and Stablecoin Payments

Speakers:
Robb Layfield
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Managing Director & Head of Digital Assets
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Customers Bank
Hugo Rogers
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CCO
,
Bermuda Commercial Bank
Wasim Khouri
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Chief Commercial Officer
,
Monument Bank
Fahmi Syed
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President
,
Midnight Foundation
Moderator:
Giles Broom
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Managing Director
,
Sandmark
3:15 pm
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3:40 pm
Day 2

NETWORKING BREAK

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3:40 pm
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4:15 pm
Day 2

The Infrastructure Stack Behind Ecosystem Growth

Speakers:
Patrick Horsman
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Chief Investment Officer
,
BNB Plus Corp
Michael Steuer
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President & CTO
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Casper Association
Brittany Kaiser
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CEO
,
AlphaTON Capital (Nasdaq:ATON)
Matthieu de Vergnes
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Global Head of Institutional
,
Ondo Finance
Moderator:
Steven Rees Davies
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Partner
,
Carey Olsen
4:15 pm
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4:25 am
Day 2

Where is the Alpha in Digital Assets?

Speakers:
Spencer Applebaum
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General Partner, Co-Head of Venture
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Multicoin Capital
Moderator:
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4:25 pm
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5:00 pm
Day 2

Digital Assets and Insurance: Onchain Integration and Security

Speakers:
Joseph Ziolkowski
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CEO / Founder
,
Relm Insurance
Freddie Mead
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Managing Director
,
Howden Re
Henson Orser
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Founder & CEO
,
Soter Insure
Ric Golubov
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VP - Partnerships
,
Franklin Templeton Digital Assets
Moderator:
George Alayon Jr
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Head of Insurance Innovation and Deputy Director, FinTech Department
,
Bermuda Monetary Authority
9:00 am
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9:25 am
Day 3

Bermuda's Digital Future: Empowering Bermuda with Technology & Innovation

Speakers:
Coral Wells
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Founder and CEO
,
Connectech Coding
Diallo Rabain
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Minister of Cabinet Office and Digital Innovation
,
Government of Bermuda
Alexa Lightbourne
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Minister of Home Affairs
,
Government of Bermuda
Moderator:
Sean Stapley
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Partner
,
Penrose Partners
9:25 am
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9:55 am
Day 3

A Global View of Digital Asset Regulation

Speakers:
Aqsa Zubair
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Deputy Director, FinTech Supervision
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Bermuda Monetary Authority
Teresa Goody Guillén
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Partner
,
Baker Hostetler
Zunera Mazhar
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Vice President of Policy
,
The Digital Chamber
Salman Banaei
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General Counsel
,
Plume
Moderator:
Ian Taylor
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Director & Board Advisor; COO
,
CryptoUK; HT Digital
9:55 am
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10:30 am
Day 3

Allocating Through Uncertainty: Where VCs See the Next Opportunity Set

Speakers:
Marc P. Bernegger
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Co-Founder & Chairman
,
Longevity Investors
Michael Bucella
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Co-Founder & Managing Partner
,
Neoclassic Capital
Stephen Mackintosh
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General Partner
,
Karatage
Jeff Bandman
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COO
,
6529 Capital
Moderator:
Zack Guzman
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Coinage Media Founder & Host
,
Trustless Media
10:30 am
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11:10 am

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11:10 am
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11:30 am
Day 3

Reinforcing Dollar Primacy Through Investment: A Conversation with Nouriel Roubini

Speakers:
Nouriel Roubini
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Chief Economist and Portfolio Manager
,
Atlas Capital Team
Reza Bundy
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Chief Executive Officer
,
Atlas Capital Team
Moderator:
John Darsie
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Chief Executive Officer
,
SALT
11:30 am
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12:05 pm
Day 3

How AI Is Changing the Architecture of Finance

Speakers:
Teana Baker-Taylor
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Cofounder and COO
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Venice.ai
Daniela Herrmann
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CEO & Co-Founder
,
DYNEX Quantum Technologies
Abhi Vaidyanathan
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Chief Legal Officer
,
NEAR Foundation
Moderator:
Michael Casey
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Chairman
,
DAIS
12:05 pm
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12:10 pm

NEAR AI: Government Pension Calculator Announcement

Speakers:
Abhi Vaidyanathan
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Chief Legal Officer
,
NEAR Foundation
The Honorable E. David Burt, JP MP
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Premier and Minister of Finance
,
Bermuda
Moderator:
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12:10 pm
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12:30 pm
Day 3

Closing Seaside Chat: Premier of Bermuda & CEO of the BMA

Speakers:
The Honorable E. David Burt, JP MP
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Premier and Minister of Finance
,
Bermuda
Craig Swan
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Bermuda Monetary Authority
,
Bermuda Monetary Authority
Moderator:
Kerem Kolcuoglu
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Managing Partner
,
Penrose Partners
12:30 pm
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1:30 pm
Day 3

LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK

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1:45 pm
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3:00 pm
Day 3

Roundtable Rotation 1

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3:15 pm
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5:00 pm
Day 3

Roundtable Rotation 2

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