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Nick Kerigan is Managing Director, Head of Innovation at Swift. In that role, he is responsible for stewarding the innovation strategy, executing on the portfolio of innovation sprints and leading the response to disruptive 'new frontier' trends such as digital currencies and tokenised assets. Nick has a wealth of experience from over 20 years working in payments and banking across developed and emerging markets. Prior to joining Swift in July 2020, he was Managing Director for Future Payments at Barclays, creating next-gen customer experiences and partnering with FinTechs. His expertise is in digital payments, growth strategies and product development, grounded in behavioural trends. Nick is a thought leader and financial sector influencer. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kerigan Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nick_kerigan

Bénédicte is the Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, Hong Kong Centre. Prior to this appointment, she was a managing director at SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered Bank that leads a series of new ventures across digital banking, banking as a service, SME finance and blockchain. From 2018-2019, she was the Vice President of International Government Relations at Circle, involved in the evolution of blockchain and digital assets. From 2012-2018, she was the Head of Risk & Strategy of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and in that capacity also acting as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Emerging Risks and the Fintech research lead for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). From 2007-2012, she was a managing director at Credit Suisse and before that from 1997-2007 she was an associate and executive director at Goldman Sachs. Originally from Belgium, she holds LL.M. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Leuven. She is admitted to the New York Bar since 1999. In 2016, she was a recipient of the China Daily Asian Women Leadership Awards for her efforts related to entrepreneurship, innovation and charity.

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Tom joined SWIFT in 1998 and has been involved in the global development and maintenance of standards and standards related tools, across a range of different financial services, for 15 years. Tom is an ISO 20022 specialist, facilitating the industry direction through leadership of working groups and consulting financial institutions. He also focuses on the reuse of ISO 20022 concepts in new technologies, such as APIs, or data structures for DLTs. Prior to his current role, Tom was responsible for KYC Registry, sanctions screening and reference data strategy across Asia Pacific; and for advocating solutions for business intelligence and liquidity management. Tom graduated from the University of Leuven, in Belgium, in 1992 with a degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering.

Mabel Lu joined SWIFT APAC Standards Team in June 2022 as a Lead Standards Consultant. Before her current job, she worked as a senior expert on business rules and standards in the International Business Unit of Ant Group from 2019 to 2022, leading the global payment business model analysis, business rules design and implementation. She also participated in global payment standardization discussions at various international organizations. Prior to Ant Group, Mabel worked at SWIFT HQ, Hong Kong Office and Beijing Office for more than 13 years in Products, Business Development, and Standards teams. She has rich knowledge and experiences on global payments, financial standards and industry cooperation. Mabel holds a master’s degree in management from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is based in Beijing.

Madhu joined Swift in Oct 2022 as FCC Strategy Director based at London. Madhu has banking and payments experience across UK, North America and India delivering strategic insights that catalyze measurable progress. She plays a pivotal role in advancing Swift's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives, with a particular focus on compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). As the leader of ESG & Sustainability, she is responsible for executing a comprehensive ESG strategy that aligns with Swift's broader business objectives and meets the stringent requirements set forth by CSRD. Madhu has over twenty years’ experience shaping strategy and delivering large scale business and technology change programmes in the Financial Services sector. She is a trusted advisor to C-level executives and has shaped and delivered numerous mission critical change initiatives working for blue chip organisations

张政伟现任国际可持续准则理事会主席特别顾问兼北京办公室主任，负责实施国际可持续准则理事会关于新兴和发展中经济体及中小企业的战略，并与国际财务报告准则基金会和国际可持续准则理事会在中国及亚洲的重要利益攸关方加强联系。他还负责运营国际财务报告准则基金会北京办公室，以拓展基金会的全球足迹，并加强多点办公模式下与全球其他办公室的合作。在2022年11月加入国际可持续准则理事会之前，他在财政部江西监管局担任局长，负责监管地方财政支出和债务可持续等工作。他还曾长期从事国际财经多双边合作相关工作，参与了APEC、10+3、中欧、中英、中德、中意财经对话，并担任过国际农业发展基金执董，信用投资与担保基金执董，亚洲基础设施投资银行副执董、新开发银行副执董，以及亚洲开发银行执董顾问等。他拥有财政部财政科学研究院管理学博士和会计学硕士学位，并是中国注册会计师和英国特许会计师公会会员。 Zhengwei Zhang is Special Advisor to the Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Director of Beijing Office. In such role, he focuses on the implementation of the ISSB’s strategies regarding stakeholders in emerging and developing economies as well as small and medium-sized companies, and the promotion of the IFRS Foundation and ISSB to key stakeholders in Asia. He also leads the operation of the Foundation’s Beijing Office to support the creation of a global footprint for the Foundation and to promote the work of the ISSB in conjunction with other offices. Prior to joining ISSB in November 2022, Zhengwei was the Director-General of the Inspection Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of China in Jiangxi Province, in charge of the inspection and evaluation of local fiscal expenditures and debt sustainability. Zhengwei has more than two decades’ experience in international economic and financial cooperation. He was closely involved in the BRICS Finance Ministers’ Process, ASEAN + China, Japan, Korea (ASEAN+3) Financial Cooperation, APEC Finance Ministers’ Process, and China’s bilateral financial dialogues with the UK, Germany, Italy and the EU, among others. He also has sat on the Boards of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the New Development Bank (NDB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF). Zhengwei holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.S. in Accounting, both from the Research Institute for Fiscal Science, China. He is a senior member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) of the UK.

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Aditya Gahlaut is Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Trade Solutions (GTS) for Asia Pacific at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He is a seasoned banker with extensive experience managing clients ranging from mid-sized corporates to large major multinationals. Prior to his current role, Aditya was Head of GTRF at HSBC Hong Kong, leading a team of over 600 trade professionals, delivering solutions to circa 15,000 customers across all major industries and segments. Before moving to Hong Kong in 2021, Aditya was Head of GTRF and Head of Business Banking at HSBC India. Aditya graduated in Economics from Shriram College of Commerce, Delhi University. Aditya is also a Post Graduate in Management from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.

Managing Director and Head of Working Capital Solutions at Lloyds Banking Group

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Susana is a Managing Director at Swift. She is a global leader for Market and Business Intelligence focused in defining and executing strategies for Swift to support the financial community in delivering instant and frictionless payments across the world. In her professional trajectory with over 20 years of experience, she has developed a broad expertise in payments, having worked for leading financial institutions such as Santander’s cross-border payments division and Citi’s credit cards business. Beyond the financial industry, she delved into the dynamic world of technology holding leadership roles at Amazon and in the B2B software industry, where she led digital transformation and go-to-market strategies. Earlier in her career she was a management consultant at McKinsey.

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Jerome was appointed Chief Product Officer in March 2023, with responsibility for delivering products and services that meet the needs of our banking, securities, market infrastructure and corporate customers. Prior to this, he was Head of Transaction Management, where he led the implementation of our transaction management capabilities with overall responsibility for product delivery of strategic services. His previous roles at Swift include Head of Platform Services and Head of Central Platform in Marketing, as well as Programme Manager for the cooperative’s Australia NPP instant payment solution. Before joining Swift in 2002, Jerome was a researcher in the Crypto Group of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, focusing on security and cryptography. He holds a Masters in Applied mathematics engineering from the Louvain’s Polytechnic School and a Masters in Management from Louvain’s School of Management

Juliette joined SWIFT in 2004 and is currently Global Head of Standards. SWIFT Standards covers diverse financial business areas including international payments, asset servicing, securities settlement, treasury and trade finance and are used by 11,500+ financial institutions around the world. Before joining SWIFT, Juliette spent several years in the industry working at Morgan Stanley in London, Société Générale in Paris and Clearstream in Luxembourg. Prior to her current role, Juliette has held several other senior management positions at SWIFT, including Head of Capital Markets and FX, and Head of Market Infrastructures. Juliette is based at SWIFT’s headquarters in Brussels and holds a dual French and British nationality.

Xu Zaiyue, president of CIPS Co., Ltd,. A professor level senior engineer， graduated from East China Institute of computing technology with a master’s degree in computer organization and system structure. He is now the president of CIPS Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu has worked as the vice president of China Foreign Exchange Trade System. Since November 2018, he has been working as the president of CIPS Co., Ltd.

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In her multi decade career in the banking and finance industry, Julie Bolan has worked as a Global Transaction Banking professional, payments domain expert across domestic, international and wholesale banking and as head of risk, regulatory and financial crime programs. In 2023 Julie was awarded the Women in Payments Australia Distinguished Payments Professional Award . In her current role as Head of Payments APAC, Go To Market Julie leads the payments business in the APAC region driving the adoption and usage of strategic services to enable instant and frictionless payments across the Swift community. This includes GPI services such as Swift Go, Pre-Validation and gCase in addition to supporting foundational transformation programs such as the ISO 20022 CBPR+ program, Network Interoperability and Payment Experience initiatives. Previously, Julie spent 25+ years at Westpac, where she held senior leadership positions including Head of Receivables Products, Head of GTS Product Delivery Asia, Director Payments (including NPP), Head of Network Management and Head of Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime Programs and Transformation.

Rohit Bammi is the Global Head of Institution Business at Nium. A seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in fintech, banking and the financial services industry, Rohit has a deep knowledge of financial services and banking products. In his role, Rohit is responsible for driving Nium’s business strategy, sales and partnerships with banks and financial institutions to encourage the digitisation of financial services by incumbent and new financial players.

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Damien is a seasoned payment expert, having spent over 17 years in the domain working as a consultant, program manager and payments expert in several international banks and SWIFT. Currently Damien is the Head of Payments Industry Engagement for the Cash Management arm of BNP Paribas. Next to accompanying the Bank’s Product and IT divisions as a senior strategist, he is representing BNP Paribas in various working groups across the industry, pursuing his passion to achieve instant and frictionless international payments. Damien holds an MSc in Economics and is a regular speaker at corporate and industry conferences.

Celia is currently a Director, International Network Management at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), responsible for sourcing and managing the banks international payment clearing and settlement arrangements. The role sits within CBA’s Payments division and focuses on working with internal business owners to enhance the client experience, as well as manage the risks associated with correspondent arrangements. Celia has over 20 years’ experience in domestic and international payments across a number of roles both in Australia and South East Asia. She currently represents the Australian community on the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), and has represented CBA on the Australian SWIFT User Group since 2014. Celia is based in Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Commerce degree from the University of NSW.

Based in Frankfurt, Paula is responsible for managing and representing Deutsche Bank in key market infrastructures and industry initiatives as part of the bank’s Cash Management organisation. She is representing the German Industry in the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), Cross Border Payments & Reporting Plus (CBPR+) and High Value Payments Plus (HVPS+) Groups. Paula is also the Co-Chair of the PMPG. Prior to her current position, Paula was Co-Head of Institutional Market Management within Deutsche Bank's Cash Management business unit, responsible for developing and executing strategy on a global basis. In addition to acting as Head of Institutional Client Management for the Benelux, Paula has also held various positions including Senior Standards Specialist - Payment Markets at Swift as well as senior positions within JP Morgan's Payment Operations & Liquidity Management.

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Graeme Munro is Managing Director and Chief Controls Manager for the Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) at J.P. Morgan, where he manages a global team of 1,200 controls professionals that lead and execute on strategic controls initiatives and provide first line of defense governance for all businesses in the CIB. Prior to managing Controls for the CIB at J.P. Morgan, Graeme was the Global Head of Payments Operations, supporting cash payments, cash management, trade finance, liquidity, and merchant services products. Prior to leading Payments Operations, Graeme was the Global Head of Derivatives Operations at J.P. Morgan, which oversaw the confirmation, settlement, and collateralization of J.P. Morgan’s Derivatives and FX franchise. During this period, Graeme represented J.P. Morgan on several industry bodies, including the Federal Reserve Bank’s Foreign Exchange Operations Manager working group, the Bank of England’s Joint Standing Committee Operations workgroup, and the Association of Financial Markets Europe Technology and Operations Board. In addition to senior leadership roles supporting specific product areas, Graeme also has experience in building technology applications and technology infrastructure management during his 30 plus year career at the firm, as well as significant international leadership experience from five assignments within J.P. Morgan’s global network. He was also the location leader for J.P. Morgan’s 5,000-employee Technology and Operations hub in Bournemouth, England. Graeme graduated from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, with an Honors Degree in Statistics and then joined J.P. Morgan as part of the Technology Graduate Program. Graeme is a passionate supporter of the people and culture programs at J.P. Morgan with senior responsibility to drive and promote the diversity, inclusion, and equity agenda. He sits on the Women on the Move and the Junior Talent steering committees.

Ralph Nash has over 30 years banking and regulatory experience and joined HSBC in 2014. He was appointed the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for Global Commercial Banking in January 2024. His previous roles in HSBC include the Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for HSBC UK. Prior to HSBC Ralph has held senior roles in Risk and Compliance at Barclays, AXA and RBS. Ralph also has experience in central banking, at the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, where he worked on capital models for Operational Risk, the Bank of England where he worked on Financial Stability and Regulatory Policy and as an advisor to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee. Ralph studied Geography at Cambridge University and is married with two children. He is an avid football supporter and lives in Islington.

Joanne joined Standard Chartered in December 2021 where she holds the position of Managing Director, Head of Transaction Banking UK and Regional Head of Cash Product UK & Europe. She is responsible for the overall Transaction Banking business in the UK which spans Trade & Cash Product, Corporate & FI Sales, and Implementation, as well as her broader remit for Cash product in the region covering currency clearing, payables, receivables, and liquidity solutions. Joanne has undertaken several leadership roles across Transaction Banking, and her career spans more than 20 years in financial services, with previous roles in HSBC and RBS. Joanne is the Chair of the UK Swift Board and serves on the Bank of England Strategic Advisory Forum for RTGS / CHAPs. She has managed large infrastructure and industry developments, regulatory changes and member bank scheme compliance and attestations, for UK and Europe, across clearing schemes and payment bodies.

Pat was appointed Chief Customer Experience Officer in May 2021. He has responsibility for all customer operations, service delivery and support teams as well as standards development, training and customer security, and he leads a transformation program that is reinforcing a customer-centric culture across the company. Prior to this, Pat held a number of leadership positions at Swift in professional services, project management, service management, training and support. He also led Swift’s Customer Security Programme (CSP), which actively supports the global banking community in the fight against cyber-attacks. Pat’s career spans nearly 30 years in financial services with global experience delivering against complex strategies, developing and implementing new technologies, leading business reengineering projects, and supporting business and technical operations. Prior to joining Swift in 2007, he worked for a number of banks including JP Morgan Chase, State Street, Deutsche Bank and Bankers' Trust in payments, securities, custody, private banking, and program management.

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Han Mengyu is manager of Operation Mangement Department, she played a fundamental role in the R&D process of SWIFTgpi within ICBC Group since 2016. She successfully organized the promotion of gpi to 54 ICBC’s overseas institutions and dedicated to implementing gpi market-oriented customization. She led the MT-to-MX migration for payment clearing and settlement messages within ICBC H.O. and domestic branches in 2022. Ms Han attained her double bachelor’s degree in management and economics from the University of International Business and Economics, China’s leading finance-oriented university. She is intelligent, professional, and highly-specialized with a strong mind. Ms Han is the delegate of Chinese youth financial elite.

David Messenger is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Businesses for PingPong, a leading global provider of embedded finance solutions for financial institutions, fintechs, corporates, and technology platforms with cross-border payment needs. Founded in New York in 2015 and with 32 offices around the world, PingPong has processed more than $200 billion USD in cross-border payments, supporting over 1 million enterprises of all sizes. David leads PingPong’s efforts to build comprehensive payment solutions for the most innovative and dynamic enterprises and mid-market companies expanding internationally. David has more than two decades of senior management experience in technology-focused companies across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. He has helped reshape the global payment landscape through executive roles at LianLian, American Express and Virgin Mobile. David is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded Nuna Network (acquired by LianLian) and Mast Mobile (acquired by Hearsay Systems).

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Damien is a seasoned payment expert, having spent over 17 years in the domain working as a consultant, program manager and payments expert in several international banks and SWIFT. Currently Damien is the Head of Payments Industry Engagement for the Cash Management arm of BNP Paribas. Next to accompanying the Bank’s Product and IT divisions as a senior strategist, he is representing BNP Paribas in various working groups across the industry, pursuing his passion to achieve instant and frictionless international payments. Damien holds an MSc in Economics and is a regular speaker at corporate and industry conferences.

Mabel Lu joined SWIFT APAC Standards Team in June 2022 as a Lead Standards Consultant. Before her current job, she worked as a senior expert on business rules and standards in the International Business Unit of Ant Group from 2019 to 2022, leading the global payment business model analysis, business rules design and implementation. She also participated in global payment standardization discussions at various international organizations. Prior to Ant Group, Mabel worked at SWIFT HQ, Hong Kong Office and Beijing Office for more than 13 years in Products, Business Development, and Standards teams. She has rich knowledge and experiences on global payments, financial standards and industry cooperation. Mabel holds a master’s degree in management from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is based in Beijing.

Since joining Swift in the Standards department just over 8 years ago, Neil initially devoted his efforts in contributing towards the Swift global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, as a member of the Swift core project team and continues to work with ISO 20022 as an International messaging Standard. Neil currently leads Standards Implementation in Swift Standards. With Swift committing to migrate their proprietary FIN MT payment messaging Standard to ISO 20022 over the coming years, one of the core deliverables of the Standards Implementation team is ISO 20022 implementation guidelines on the Swift network. In addition to his role within the Swift Standards team, Neil’s team is also the Secretariat for the global Payment Market Practice Group (PMPG), having also represented the UK on this market practice group in his previous role within a global Financial Institution. As the vice-convenor of the ISO 20022 Payment Standards Evaluation Group (PaySEG), Neil is passionate about promoting global payments interoperability, and champions ISO 20022 as the International message Standard that can enable this. With over 25 years of experience within the global payments industry his expertise focuses on International Payments, global Payment Market Infrastructures, and Reference Data. However, his boarder experience covers the end-to-end payment process, from payment initiation through to reporting messages, but also includes other tangents such as a Anti Money Laundering filtering and Regulatory Report, to mention a few.

Quentin Bortolin is leading the APAC Business and Standards Consulting Services team at Swift, supporting financial services actors with solutions such as gpi, FCC, ISO 20022, Training and Learning Services,... With experience across Belgium, London, and now Singapore, Quentin has developed a deep understanding of the financial services landscape. In his current role, he focuses on delivering and enhancing Swift’s service offerings and ensuring high Customer Experience. Previously, Quentin held various roles in Product Management in Business Intelligence, Standards and Translation Services.

Rhidoi leads the Bank’s efforts in deploying payment solutions to DBS’ non-Bank financial institution clients across the globe. This includes the likes of Fintechs, Digital Asset players, Broker-Dealers, Funds, Insurance and Multi-lateral organizations. He also leads business development for DBS’ low-value cross-border payments proposition known as DBS Globesend, enabling payouts across a variety of use cases and segments. Prior to his current role, Rhidoi ran DBS’ direct-to-consumer remittance business known as DBS Remit serving the Bank’s retail customers in Singapore, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia delivering funds to 50+ countries. Rhidoi has been with DBS for 5 years and prior to this he spent 12 years at Standard Chartered Bank where he launched and led business development for SCALE (Standard Chartered Aggregated Liquidity Engine), a transactional FX platform deployed to the Bank’s retail businesses across to digital economy clients globally. Rhidoi holds an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Kevin has more than 18 years of experience traversing the boundaries between retail and business payments, with expertise in cross-border payments, market infrastructures, schemes, merchant acquiring, and front-end channel management. At Swift, Kevin focuses on developing strategies for retail payments as well as future-state models of instant and frictionless payments, including interoperability with instant payment systems and emerging networks. Prior to Swift, Kevin has held various strategy and product roles at DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, McKinsey and NETS Group. Kevin graduated with First Class Honours in Engineering from National University of Singapore and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Gabriela is Vice President of EMEA at Veritran, a global tech company devoted to simplifying banking experiences and driving digital transformation into the financial industry trough innovation. She leads the expansion of the company in the region and is also member of the Learning Innovation Unit at IESE Business School, where she collaborates in Executive Programs, mostly focused on digital transformation and the financial industry. Gabriela is a former banker, professor, researcher, and mentor, having contributed to several studies, publications and consultancy projects in Latam and in Europe. She also served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Argentina as economic attachée by overseeing the promotion of international trade and investment between the country and Spain and supporting numerous tech companies to establish in the EU. Gabriela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and a Master’s degree in Finance from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, as well as a Master’s degree in Financial Markets from Universidad de Barcelona.

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Rasika Raina is EVP, Transfer Solutions at Mastercard. In her current role, Rasika is responsible for leading Mastercard Move, Mastercard’s comprehensive portfolio of domestic and cross-border money transfer solutions. The portfolio reaches more than 180 countries and 150+ currencies, with access to more than 95% of the world’s banked population. Raska has over 20 years of payments industry experience having worked for companies including Western Union and Travelex. She also held senior roles at the United Nations Development Program’s Treasury workstream, where she led the design of the agency’s funds disbursements activity globally. Rasika is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs.

Christian re-joined Lloyds Banking Group earlier in the year as Head of Payments Partnerships & Group Payments Strategy after 5 years in digital travel media and the comparison industry. During his previous stint in the payments industry, Christian’s broad area of expertise included PSD2 and Open Banking, where he lead LBG’s regulatory engagement and was responsible for ‘payments’ within the Open Banking programme, as well as the UK domestic payment schemes. He was an FPS Alternate Board Director, worked on the Future Clearing Model and represented LBG at EBA Clearing and other European payment schemes. Prior to payments, Christian held a number of roles across the Bank including heading up the banking teams within LBG’s HNW Private Banking division as well as working in the International Private Banking and International Personal Banking businesses which saw him being based in Jersey, the Isle of Man and Los Angeles for a number of years.

Till Wirth is the Head of Product at Wise Platform, Wise’s market-leading global payment infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. Till leads the team building Wise Platform's solutions such as the Correspondent Services product behind the Swift collaboration. The crux of this work is reducing the technical overhaul required to make international payments faster and lower-cost for some of the world’s largest banks. Previously, Till was responsible for building the UK Government’s payment platform and spent three years at TrueLayer, a global open banking platform.

Alex is Head of Go-to-Market, Transaction Management at Swift. In his current role Alex is responsible for leading a team of experts responsible for go-to-market strategy and commercialisation of Swift’s payments initiatives, serving 11,000+ financial institutions across the globe. His expertise lies in proposition development, marketing, strategy development and customer insights. Prior to Swift, Alex worked at NatWest, where he co-founded Payit™, NatWest’s open banking payment portfolio as well as led on marketing for corporate and institutional banking. He also has experience working at Deloitte and is a 1st class graduate of the University of Exeter.

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In her multi decade career in the banking and finance industry, Julie Bolan has worked as a Global Transaction Banking professional, payments domain expert across domestic, international and wholesale banking and as head of risk, regulatory and financial crime programs. In 2023 Julie was awarded the Women in Payments Australia Distinguished Payments Professional Award . In her current role as Head of Payments APAC, Go To Market Julie leads the payments business in the APAC region driving the adoption and usage of strategic services to enable instant and frictionless payments across the Swift community. This includes GPI services such as Swift Go, Pre-Validation and gCase in addition to supporting foundational transformation programs such as the ISO 20022 CBPR+ program, Network Interoperability and Payment Experience initiatives. Previously, Julie spent 25+ years at Westpac, where she held senior leadership positions including Head of Receivables Products, Head of GTS Product Delivery Asia, Director Payments (including NPP), Head of Network Management and Head of Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime Programs and Transformation.

Emma Saxton is the product owner for Swift’s core gpi tracking services and transaction management capabilities. Prior to joining Swift in 2021 Emma worked across several industries, ranging from retail to pharmaceuticals to insurance brokerage to banking. She held roles at HSBC for nearly seven years, where she was focused on transactional banking and cross-border payments, including four years as a global senior product manager. Emma holds an MSc in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology from Oxford University.

Juliette joined SWIFT in 2004 and is currently Global Head of Standards. SWIFT Standards covers diverse financial business areas including international payments, asset servicing, securities settlement, treasury and trade finance and are used by 11,500+ financial institutions around the world. Before joining SWIFT, Juliette spent several years in the industry working at Morgan Stanley in London, Société Générale in Paris and Clearstream in Luxembourg. Prior to her current role, Juliette has held several other senior management positions at SWIFT, including Head of Capital Markets and FX, and Head of Market Infrastructures. Juliette is based at SWIFT’s headquarters in Brussels and holds a dual French and British nationality.

Rachel joined Swift in 2019 and is currently the Head of Enterprise AI & Enablement. Rachel‘s team is responsible for accelerating and de-risking the adoption of AI at Swift, with the aim of leveraging the technology to deliver increased productivity in the company’s ways of working, drive engagement with customers, and generate powerful insights to drive the company’s strategy. Rachel is also responsible for enabling AI across the company, which includes increasing AI knowledge via education, creating AI ready processes, and defining the best fit tooling for the enterprise. Prior to this role, Rachel was the Head of Innovation Engineering at Swift, with previous experience at CLS, the world leader in FX settlement solutions. Rachel holds an MA Hons in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Rachel was named in the Innovate Finance 2022 Women in Fintech Powerlist within the Professional and Financial Services Category, and has been featured in a number of publications such as the FinTech Times.

Alexandre Kech has been appointed by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) Board of Directors as the CEO, effective June 26, 2024. Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange. As a member of the Executive Board, Alex had full executive responsibility for the Digital Securities business vertical, including relationship management, product and blockchain-based service development, as well as ecosystem expansion. Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and most recently Citi Ventures. As co-founder and CEO of ONC, Alex led the Singapore and Shanghai-based team that built from scratch a custody and prime brokerage service for crypto and other digital assets. As Blockchain & Digital Asset director at Citi Ventures, he built a team to engage the European ecosystem on emerging use cases for blockchain technologies and digital assets. Alex is also involved in industry and standardization initiatives. As the convenor of the ISO TC 68 / SC8 / WG3 which produced the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI), he is a member of the DTI Foundation Product Advisory Committee. He also recently served as co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (gdf.io) custody working group. Alex earned a Bachelor’s degree in translation, and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology while building Onchain Custodian — putting theory into practice in real-time.

Xu Zaiyue, president of CIPS Co., Ltd,. A professor level senior engineer， graduated from East China Institute of computing technology with a master’s degree in computer organization and system structure. He is now the president of CIPS Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu has worked as the vice president of China Foreign Exchange Trade System. Since November 2018, he has been working as the president of CIPS Co., Ltd.

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Ms. Eileen JIANG is Executive Director and Head of Global Transaction Services Product at DBS China, a role she has held since 2022. Her responsibilities encompass a range of services offered by the bank, including liquidity management, payment/ collection services, trade finance, supply chain finance, digital channels and connectivity. Before joining DBS, Eileen accumulated 20 years of banking experience working for Citibank and Standard Chartered in financial hubs like Shanghai and Hong Kong. With extensive experience in Transaction Banking, she led the way in business transformation, digitisation, platform collaboration, portfolio management and treasury solution innovation. Eileen graduated from Shanghai International Studies University with a Master’s degree in English.

Avanee joined Swift in April, 2023 as the Global Head, Trade Strategy based at Singapore. Avanee has over 20 years of banking experience across Singapore, North America, Hong Kong and India. At Swift she is responsible to help formulate and drive the core strategic trade agenda as well as help swift redefine its role in the exciting and evolving global payments and trade eco system. She also helps drive partnerships with banks, corporates, fintechs, governments and industry bodies on various initiatives to ensure frictionless trade for the community. Before Swift, Avanee was responsible for global product management for trade and supply chain finance at ANZ. In her 20 years of banking, she has worked in a variety of roles including sales for trade, payments & cash management, relationship management covering the shipping and logistics sector, credit, strategy, and technology. Avanee has a master’s degree in computer engineering from State University of New York and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Hari is Head of Industry and Innovation, Transaction Banking at ANZ. He is an internationally-recognized expert and accomplished executive with wide-ranging experience in Transaction Banking across Product Management, Process & Risk Management, Advisory, Capital Optimization, Operating systems development, Regulatory Sanctions, Trade-based Money Laundering, Trade Digitization, Payment platforms, Ecosystems, Open Banking, Digital Currencies, and Digital Assets. He is passionate about sustainability, financial inclusion, digitization, and the adoption of new technologies and practices to deliver the best outcomes for customers and stakeholders. In his current role Hari is responsible for shaping the strategy for our Transaction Banking business with a focus on new business models, technology, and ecosystem partners. His key areas are: Payments, Platforms and Ecosystems o Digital Currencies and Digital Assets & Tokenisation o Open banking and Data o Sustainable Trade and Sustainable Finance o Identifying and fostering partnerships with Fintechs to deliver a superior customer experience.

Enno’s primary role is to help Surecomp fulfill its mission to enable seamless, sustainable trade for everyone by removing barriers and fostering collaboration. He is responsible for driving Surecomp’s strategic direction to ensure product development is completely aligned with customer needs. A seasoned expert in the field of corporate banking with a focus on cash and trade, Enno joined Surecomp in March 2021. Prior to that he spent five years at leading global management consultancy firm McKinsey. He has also held senior positions at Commerzbank, one of the world’s top 20 trade finance banks. Enno’s command of the trade finance industry and his strong customer orientation are key to enabling customers drive growth through enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, fostering collaboration and improving customer service.

Jean-François Denis is Global Head of Trade Solutions and Network Management at BNP Paribas since October 2018. Prior to that, he was Deputy Chief Transformation Officer at BNP Paribas Fortis after close to a decade acting as Deputy Head of Cash Management at BNP Paribas, in particular in charge of Payments and Collections products. At Fortis Bank before joining BNP Paribas, he was Global Head of the Electronic Payments, in charge of the operations on all geographies. He previously led major programs in the Fortis group in particular the implementation of a Shared International Payment Centre and the setup of the core-banking platform of the Belgian Postbank. He started his career with Siemens where he hold during 8 years engineering positions in the banking and telecom lines of businesses.

Samuel Mathew heads up the Flow and FI Trade Product team for the Transaction Banking business at Standard Chartered. In this role, Samuel leads the team in establishing the Bank’s Flow and FI trade vision, P&L and capabilities for its corporate and institutional clients. In addition, he is a Vice-Chair of the ICC Banking Commission Steering Committee, is an IBF Fellow of the Singapore IBF and has served in the past as Co-Chair of the Asia Council for The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) and on Board of Directors of Contour Pte Ltd a Digital Trade Platform Since joining the Bank in 2004, Samuel has taken on several leadership positions, including Global Head of Documentary Trade, Regional Head of Sales – ASEAN for local corporates and commodity clients; Global Head of Trade Solutions Structuring; Regional Head of Product Management for Southeast Asia; Global Head of Collections and Accounts Receivable product solutions; and Regional Product Manager in charge of receivables solutions etc. Samuel has over 28 years of Transaction Banking experience with leading banks such as Standard Chartered, Citibank N.A. and Deutsche Bank. A graduate of Bombay University, Mumbai with a First Class Honours in Engineering, he also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Nanyang Business School (NTU) in Singapore.

Mukta Kadam is the Lead Standards specialist at Swift and is involved in the global development and maintenance of trade finance standards at SWIFT. In this role, she works along with trade finance business experts across the globe to harmonise and standardise the data standards. She is also the Secretary for the ISO 20022 Trade Finance Standards Evaluation Group. Mukta has also been the standards expert for Swift India and South Asia’s Trade Digitization and Payments and Cash Management & Trade standards harmonization activities. During her 17 plus years of experience in the industry, Mukta has worked for many financial organizations where she worked as a business analyst serving various Indian as well as multinational clients.

Hiroshi Kawagoe is Fellow, Cotra Ltd., (https://www.cotra.ne.jp/english/), and renowned industry leader in payments. Cotra was found in 2021 and went live in 2022 as low value instant payment infrastructure in Japan. So far 400 banks have joined Cotra and accumulated payment value processed through Cotra is over 500 billion JPY. Mr. Kawagoe has served as CEO since its inception. His term as CEO terminated this year, and from July he resumed his career as an Executive Expert at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Alberto López Nestar is Deputy Managing Director at Iberpay and a member of the company’s Management Committee, responsible for overseeing Technology, Projects, and Innovation. With extensive experience in banking, strategy, and technology, he has played a pivotal role in managing one of Europe’s critical payments infrastructures, which processes over 3 billion transactions annually. Before joining Iberpay, he developed his expertise at Accenture, focusing on technology-driven strategies. His academic background includes degrees in Computer Science, Industrial Management Engineering, and Business Management, complemented by advanced executive education from IESE Business School.

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Emma Saxton is the product owner for Swift’s core gpi tracking services and transaction management capabilities. Prior to joining Swift in 2021 Emma worked across several industries, ranging from retail to pharmaceuticals to insurance brokerage to banking. She held roles at HSBC for nearly seven years, where she was focused on transactional banking and cross-border payments, including four years as a global senior product manager. Emma holds an MSc in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology from Oxford University.

Marianne Demarchi has more than 25 years’ experience in financial and banking services across fintechs and major international corporations. She has had increasing responsibilities in business development, digital transformation, and company management. In 2022, she joined Swift as Head of European Strategic Accounts, and was subsequently appointed Chief Executive Europe in December 2022, covering Business Development across the region. In January 2024, she expanded her role to cover the Middle East and Africa. From 2017 to 2021, Marianne was COO and member of the Board of Monext, a payments fintech and subsidiary of Credit Mutuel Arkea Bank.

Mauro is a Global Transaction Banking Business Director at Intesa Sanpaolo. Initially, Mauro worked as a research fellow in Physics at Max-Plank Institut in Munich (D) and Drexel University (Pa. USA), publishing a few papers on quantum optics. In 1990, he switched to management consulting and then banking. He has worked for reputable companies, such as JPMorgan, Accenture, and BNP Paribas. He has worked in Intesa Sanpaolo Group from 2000 to date, covering a few responsibility positions: COO for the asset management entity (2000-2006) and Compliance Officer for payments products (2009-2015). In 2007, he was seconded in the European Central Bank for 18 months, contributing to drafting the T2S users' requirements. In 2016, he moved to the GTB dept as head of cash management sales support for the international network of subsidiary banks. Since 2023, he has worked on digital innovation (digital assets, digital euro,...) from a business perspective. Today, he can leverage 30+ years of experience, and his expertise covers cash management, digital solutions, compliance, asset management, and custody. Mauro is a Swift Board member.

Nick Kerigan is Managing Director, Head of Innovation at Swift. In that role, he is responsible for stewarding the innovation strategy, executing on the portfolio of innovation sprints and leading the response to disruptive 'new frontier' trends such as digital currencies and tokenised assets. Nick has a wealth of experience from over 20 years working in payments and banking across developed and emerging markets. Prior to joining Swift in July 2020, he was Managing Director for Future Payments at Barclays, creating next-gen customer experiences and partnering with FinTechs. His expertise is in digital payments, growth strategies and product development, grounded in behavioural trends. Nick is a thought leader and financial sector influencer. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kerigan Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nick_kerigan

Michinobu Kishi is the General Manager of the Transaction Business Planning Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and has served as the Swift National Member Group Chairperson Japan since 2022. His responsibilities include the bank’s ISO 20022 migration, responding to G20/FSB cross border payments roadmaps, and conducting R&D on transaction banking. Since July 2024 he is a board member of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation. Prior to joining SMBC, he spent 31 years at the Bank of Japan building extensive experience with various parts of the central bank. As Deputy Director-General of the Financial Stability and Bank Examination Department, he was a member of the G7 Cyber Expert Group. While at the Payments and Settlement Systems Department, he headed the BoJ team for joint DLT study with the ECB (Project Stella), and contributed to publications on central bank digital currencies and wholesale digital tokens.

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At TCS BaNCS Giles Elliott is Global Head of Business Development for the Capital Markets product division. He joined TCS in May 2016 and his role encompasses developing the strategic product direction, the partnership agenda, and building TCS’ profile in its target markets. He sits on the Operating Committee of ISSA. Giles spent over 20 years of his career in Banking, with roles in several leading Securities Service providers. From 2007 to 2012, Giles was the Global Product Head for the Standard Chartered Securities Services business and Investors and Intermediaries client segment in Transaction Banking, with scope covering Fund Services, Custody Services, Broker Clearing; Derivatives Clearing; Securities Lending; Collateral Management; and Corporate Trust & Agency Services. He was responsible for a full strategic review of the business; expanding the coverage from 16 to 39 markets; the acquisition of the Barclays Africa business; changing the IT platforms across the footprint. Prior to SCB, he was the Senior Manager for Product Development and Business Support in HSBC’s Securities Services Asia business, based in HK. And prior to HSBC, Giles spent 10 years at JPMorgan in roles across Network Management and Operations based in London, HK and Sydney.

Colin is the Chief Executive Officer of International Securities Services Association (ISSA). He is responsible for developing and implementing ISSA's strategy, growing membership and ensuring that ISSA continues to shape the future of the securities services industry by developing solutions and reducing risk. He also runs his own consultancy business. Prior to joining ISSA in September 2019, Colin was a co-founder of a fintech company (Atomic Wire) and started his own consulting business after almost 25 years at UBS. At UBS, he held a number of senior roles in the US, UK and Switzerland in both operations and finance, including the leadership of global investment banking operations and the creation of finance shared services. Colin holds a bachelor’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham (UK) and is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Hannah Elson is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Custody at J.P. Morgan. She leads the product strategy and oversees the business delivery across the global franchise. Hannah’s focus is to build and deliver a first-class product offering to institutional clients, driving efficiency, scale and innovation through multi-year technology transformation. Hannah has a proven track record in Leadership and 25 years of Industry experience within J.P. Morgan, with a career that spans Markets, Wealth Management and Securities Services, across multiple geographies. A prominent mentor and advocate for Women in the industry, Hannah leads on the Firms Wellness and Philanthropy Efforts, developing partnerships with local organizations and Non Profits supporting Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Health.

Juliette joined SWIFT in 2004 and is currently Global Head of Standards. SWIFT Standards covers diverse financial business areas including international payments, asset servicing, securities settlement, treasury and trade finance and are used by 11,500+ financial institutions around the world. Before joining SWIFT, Juliette spent several years in the industry working at Morgan Stanley in London, Société Générale in Paris and Clearstream in Luxembourg. Prior to her current role, Juliette has held several other senior management positions at SWIFT, including Head of Capital Markets and FX, and Head of Market Infrastructures. Juliette is based at SWIFT’s headquarters in Brussels and holds a dual French and British nationality.

Stefan Windisch is currently the Global Head of InHouse Bank at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in Basel, Switzerland. Roche, a family-owned multinational corporation, is one of the world’s largest biotech companies with a presence in over 150 countries. Before assuming his current role, Stefan spent over a decade as a Senior Cash Manager in Treasury Operations at Roche. Prior to joining Roche, he gained valuable experience as a Financial Controller at an FMCG company and a leasing firm in the UK and Germany.

As the Global Head of Corporates and Trade Go-To-Market at Swift based in London, Rishikesh R Tinaikar leads a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing corporate treasury payments and advancing trade digitization. With a deep-rooted expertise in transactional banking and product management, he crafts and executes global market strategies that drive innovation and ensure seamless implementation of Swift's cutting-edge solutions. His focus is on delivering instant, frictionless cross-border payment experiences by partnering with corporates, banks, and platform players across the industry. In his previous roles, he led a team that was instrumental in providing deep market and product expertise to financial institutions and market infrastructures across APAC markets, guiding them in adopting Swift’s Global Payments Innovation (gpi) to revolutionize cross-border payments. By closely collaborating with these institutions, he helped them enhance their payment processes, enabling faster, more transparent, and reliable international transactions. A seasoned leader with over 19 years of experience in financial services, Rishikesh brings a proven track record of driving business strategy and achieving impactful results. his career has spanned diverse roles in corporate strategy, product management, and marketing, allowing him to approach challenges with a holistic and collaborative mindset. In his prior role with IBM, he was consulting with major banking institutions on payments strategy. He has been involved in various roles with start-ups in India and US. He is passionate about leading teams to success through a strategic, solutions-oriented approach that fosters innovation and excellence. Rishikesh has earned MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He also holds master's in electrical engineering degree from the North Carolina State University, US and Bachelors in Electronics Engineering degree from University of Mumbai.

Kevin’s experience spans banking and capital markets both as a bank employee and as a consultant in one of the big four. A recognised strategic transformation leader with extensive experience across financial services, and a track record of delivering large complex change globally, with a primary focus on the payments industry. Currently working within the Growth Office for Corporate & International Banking with a focus on payments strategy across the FIS ecosystem. Kevin is responsible for looking across the international landscape at the FIS payments solutions and offerings helping to bring together a connected and forward looking set of solutions for a wide and diverse client base, successfully achieving better outcomes for clients

Yoichiro Ushiro, Expert at Transaction Banking Division, MUFG Bank, responsible for the product strategy and development of cash management, trade finance and supply chain finance products in the bank. With over 20 years’ experience in the corporate banking industry, including 10+ years in digital and transaction banking area, producing new products and services within the bank. Recently leading trade finance products as well as cash management initiative.

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Mr. Hu Xinnan is the Assistant General Manager of the Market Operation Division at China Citic Bank. Since starting his career in 1992, he has developed extensive expertise in settlement and cross-border operations. Over the years, he has played a pivotal role in enhancing the bank’s operational capabilities and efficiency in financial market transactions, particularly in bond settlement and international market operations.

Kangho Ko is a Commercial Manager in the Securities Go-to-Market team at Swift. In this role, he is responsible for executing Swift's securities strategy and leading regional initiatives across ASEAN, East Asia, and Taiwan. Kangho holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.

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Juliette joined SWIFT in 2004 and is currently Global Head of Standards. SWIFT Standards covers diverse financial business areas including international payments, asset servicing, securities settlement, treasury and trade finance and are used by 11,500+ financial institutions around the world. Before joining SWIFT, Juliette spent several years in the industry working at Morgan Stanley in London, Société Générale in Paris and Clearstream in Luxembourg. Prior to her current role, Juliette has held several other senior management positions at SWIFT, including Head of Capital Markets and FX, and Head of Market Infrastructures. Juliette is based at SWIFT’s headquarters in Brussels and holds a dual French and British nationality.

Masayuki (Mike) Tagai is Managing Director, Industry Issues Executive (APAC) for J.P. Morgan’s Payments business. In this role, Mike is responsible for industry issues including global standards and market practice development in Asia Pacific through the interaction with relevant industry associations, market infrastructures and public policy authorities. Mike is driving foundational data capabilities such as implementing ISO 20022 payment messages alongside advocating the ISO 20022 methodology and enhancing FMI membership capabilities. He is involved in Asian community adoption of international standards such as ISO 20022; bond market harmonization efforts in the ASEAN+3 countries as well as adoption of LEI. He has been representing Japan at the ISO 20022 Registration Management Group (RMG) and has been elected Convenor in March 2021. He is a member of the BAFT Asia Council since early 2021 and represents Japan at the PMPG. As Convenor of the RMG, he is focused on enhancing the effectiveness and adoption of ISO 20022 so that the full potential of ISO 20022 is realized to solve for the real life problems that the market faces. Mike has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Tokyo and also is an MBA of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Colin is the Chief Executive Officer of International Securities Services Association (ISSA). He is responsible for developing and implementing ISSA's strategy, growing membership and ensuring that ISSA continues to shape the future of the securities services industry by developing solutions and reducing risk. He also runs his own consultancy business. Prior to joining ISSA in September 2019, Colin was a co-founder of a fintech company (Atomic Wire) and started his own consulting business after almost 25 years at UBS. At UBS, he held a number of senior roles in the US, UK and Switzerland in both operations and finance, including the leadership of global investment banking operations and the creation of finance shared services. Colin holds a bachelor’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham (UK) and is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Rohit Bammi is the Global Head of Institution Business at Nium. A seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in fintech, banking and the financial services industry, Rohit has a deep knowledge of financial services and banking products. In his role, Rohit is responsible for driving Nium’s business strategy, sales and partnerships with banks and financial institutions to encourage the digitisation of financial services by incumbent and new financial players.

Fascinated by technology, Michael spends his spare time trying to make new apps using AI whilst escaping to hike mountains whenever he can. With a background in consulting and strategy in startups and enterprise, Michael has broad experience in tech and finance. Michael currently works at Swift in the AI team as a Product Lead.

Melissa Tuozzolo is the Global Head of Client Service for HSBC’s Global Payments Solutions (GPS) business. In this role she is responsible for leading Client Service for GPS across all regions and clients to position HSBC as an industry leader in this area. She and her team are focused on the development and implementation of a globally consistent, high quality, risk aware client service culture which will deliver superior post-sales support to clients across the full range of GPS products and across service teams on and offshore. Melissa brings with her deep payments and cash management expertise, alongside a relentless focus on client experience and a drive to digitize client journeys. She has held a number of leadership roles, including most recently as Head of International and Financial Institutions Payments at Bank of America where she oversaw the migration to ISO 20022, implementation of strategic SWIFT initiatives, the transition to real-time 24/7 payments and payments infrastructure modernization. Payment channels under her purview included high value wires, ACH and real-time payment schemes within the bank’s global footprint. Additionally, Melissa has held various Payments leadership positions at Citi including Global Head of Financial Institutions Market Management and Payments Industry and Advocacy Head. She and has previously also held positions at HSBC including North America Head of International Payments. In addition to her work experience Melissa has been an active member of the Payments Industry including the following previously held roles: US representatives on the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), Vice Chair of the SWIFT US National Group, SWIFT Payments Vision Group. She won the Woman in Payments “Change Agent” award in 2022.

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Angie is responsible for capital markets strategy and business development for Chainlink. She has over 30 years experience in driving strategic sales of trading solutions, DLT infrastructures and other mission-critical platforms into enterprise, SaaS and channel partner clients in the investment banking, FMI and central bank verticals.

Jonathan Ehrenfeld is responsible for Swift’s strategy across payments, securities, FX, trade and digital assets. Based in New York, he represents SWIFT at multiple working groups and associations including the International Securities Services Association (ISSA). Jonathan is the author several articles published in the Journal of Securities Operations & Custody among other publications. Jonathan is an advocate for responsible innovation in blockchain, Web3 and tokenised assets and has helped many fintech companies go from start-ups to established leaders in financial services. Before joining Swift in 2011 he was an assistant professor at the University of Brussels. Jonathan earned both his BA and MA Hons in Communication and Information Science and Technology from the Université Libre de Bruxelles

Stéphanie Lheureux is Head of Digital Assets for the Euroclear Group, based in Paris. She has extensive experience managing & delivering innovative projects for Financial Institutions and Capital Markets, both with traditional and blockchain technologies. Before joining Euroclear, she served as CPO of Lemonway, a European Payment Service Provider offering complex payment services for financial marketplaces, in charge of their core product (digital identity, payment and cash management) and web3 strategy. Previously, Stephanie was COO of LiquidShare, a consortium founded by major European Financial Institutions in 2017 to develop and operate a blockchain-based settlement infrastructure for listed and non-listed SMEs. She was headed a team of product managers and developers responsible for building the multi-party application that connected asset managers, brokers, exchange, custodians and issuers to perform instant settlement of listed equities during industry pilots. Before that, Stephanie was Head of Post Trade Innovation at Calypso Technology (now Adenza, part of Nasdaq Group) where she spent 14 years in charge of Post-Trade Product Management. Stéphanie headed a team of product managers responsible for managing and developing Calypso’s range of products in securities services, clearing, cash management, cross-border payments and other post-trade cross-assets services. She was a founding member of Calypso Blockchain Accelerator group and in charge of Digital Assets initiatives. Stephanie holds a master’s degree in finance from Paris iX Dauphine University (2001) and a master’s degree in Capital Markets from IAE Grenoble University (2002).

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Magnus is the CEO of Movitz Payments, a leading FinTech company dedicated to revolutionizing payment services for financial institutions. With over 20 years of experience in cross-border payments and foreign exchange at a leading Nordic bank, Magnus brings a deep understanding of global financial operations. Under his leadership, Movitz delivers innovative pre- and post-payment solutions, offering white-label UI and API services that streamline payment processes. Magnus will be sharing insights from Movitz’s participation in the SWIFT “Payment Experience Proof of Value” project, where the company collaborated with two banks to enhance the future of payment services.

Frank Dux is the Head of Functional Design and Business Analysis at coconet, one of Europe’s most innovative and experienced fintechs. With more than a decade and a half at coconet and a previous career at a global IT consultancy company, Frank holds the position of Managing Director. Frank excels in matching customer needs with product functionality and designing innovative solutions for the financial sector by using his strong expertise in payments and cash management. His leadership ensures that coconet products deliver seamless, efficient, and user-centric payment experiences, driving progress in the rapidly evolving landscape of global financial services. Frank is also managing coconet’s participation in Swift’s pre-validation proof of value.

Niki is Senior Solutions Architect in Swift Asia Pacific, covering Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau markets. Niki joined Swift in 2014 and has extensive experience in Swift technical advisory and solutions design. In her role as a Solutions Architect, Niki has expertise in the following areas: • ISO20022 migration for financial institutions and financial market infrastructures • Solution design for financial institutions on Swift connectivity (including Alliance software, Swift API, and Swift Cloud services) • Swift Customer Security Program (CSP) Prior to the current role, Niki has three-year experience in Technical Consulting Services and three-year experience in Business Solutions Operations within Swift. Niki holds a master’s degree in Information Engineering with Dean’s List from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Joseph Capablanca is Executive Director, Head of Relationship and Account Management for DTCC in Asia Pacific. In his current role, Joseph’s primary responsibility is to drive sustainable and profitable growth for the company’s Relationship Management business unit in Asia Pacific. Reporting directly to the Global Head of Relationship Management based in New York, United States, Joseph is responsible for managing a team of Relationship and Account Managers in the region who work closely with the firm’s clients to identify and implement strategic solutions to meet evolving industry needs while driving the highest levels of client satisfaction. Joseph is data and results driven and has more than 20 years of sales and relationship management experience in the primary and secondary markets. Taking a holistic client driven approach, Joseph assists his client network deliver on strategic goals and solve complex issues within the securities post trade space. Before his role at DTCC, Joseph served as a Relationship Manager at Omgeo, DTCC’s former joint venture with Thomson Reuters, where he was responsible for business operations across Asia Pacific. Prior to Omgeo he held a number of client-facing roles at Thomson Reuters (previously Thomson Financial) and Computershare in Australia and Singapore. Joseph holds a double major bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management from La Trobe University.

John joined ASX in 2016 and he currently holds the position of General Manager and is responsible for the Fixed Income businesses which includes Austraclear – the depository and settlement facility for the wholesale debt market, ASX Collateral – a triparty collateral management service offering and ASX Financial Settlements – the batch administrator for e-conveyancing property transactions. John has over 25 years’ experience in major organisations in both the UK and Australia. Prior to joining ASX, he has held various roles across project, product and business management with his most recent at JP Morgan in their collateral management business.

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Since joining Swift in the Standards department just over 8 years ago, Neil initially devoted his efforts in contributing towards the Swift global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, as a member of the Swift core project team and continues to work with ISO 20022 as an International messaging Standard. Neil currently leads Standards Implementation in Swift Standards. With Swift committing to migrate their proprietary FIN MT payment messaging Standard to ISO 20022 over the coming years, one of the core deliverables of the Standards Implementation team is ISO 20022 implementation guidelines on the Swift network. In addition to his role within the Swift Standards team, Neil’s team is also the Secretariat for the global Payment Market Practice Group (PMPG), having also represented the UK on this market practice group in his previous role within a global Financial Institution. As the vice-convenor of the ISO 20022 Payment Standards Evaluation Group (PaySEG), Neil is passionate about promoting global payments interoperability, and champions ISO 20022 as the International message Standard that can enable this. With over 25 years of experience within the global payments industry his expertise focuses on International Payments, global Payment Market Infrastructures, and Reference Data. However, his boarder experience covers the end-to-end payment process, from payment initiation through to reporting messages, but also includes other tangents such as a Anti Money Laundering filtering and Regulatory Report, to mention a few.

Michele Gentile is currently Head of Correspondent Banking APR Region at UniCredit. Prior to this role, since 2015 Michele run globally, out of Milan, Cash Sales to Financial Institutions. From August 2012 to July 2014 worked in Vienna as Head of FI Sales for UniCredit Bank Austria. Before that Michele Gentile lead the Italian team of Senior FI Sales Managers, having previously worked himself for many years as the UniCredit Senior RM for North American, UK and Australian Banks, among others. Prior posts include two years spent in Chicago at the Representative Office of UniCredit and various other positions held both at Head Office and Branch level.

Sergio Dalla Riva, Managing Director, is Head of Product Development Transaction Banking at Intesa Sanpaolo Group since 2016, reporting to the head of GTB. His responsibilities cover Cash Management, Payments, Digital Channels, Trade Finance, Security Services. He has developed his twenty years career in Transaction Banking at international banks, where he formerly held global leadership positions also in Client Onboarding, Pricing Management, Organization and Processes. He graduated in Business Administration at Cà Foscari Venice University and holds a Master Degree in Corporate and Investment Banking by Bocconi and Politecnico University. He is currently in the second mandate as Board Member of EBA Clearing, SEPA clearing house and the largest institution of this kind worldwide.

Ute Kohl is Head of Institutional Cash Management (ICM) Financial Crime Risk Operations and Affiliate Oversight. In this role, she delivers 1LoD Financial Crime Risk Controls, has oversight over Deutsche Bank’s Affiliates using ICM products, and ensures risk management connectivity within the global franchise. The Institutional Cash Management (ICM) Non-Financial Risk and Controls (NFRC) function protects and enables the ICM business to ensure a safer, more transparent, and a more accessible financial system. ICM NFRC achieves this by creating a robust framework to protect the financial system from illicit actors while ensuring stability of controls to deliver a sustainable product. Ute has held various roles in transaction banking and has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial industry. Prior to her current position, she also worked as a Sales Specialist in Corporate Cash Management, led various Trade Finance projects, and acted as a Senior Risk Management Coordinator.

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Partner at Interlink Capital Market Consulting, expert in market infrastructure, operations, risk, strategic planning and project development. Acts as Independent Board Member of Capital Market boards and forums such as: Indeval - Mexico, Receivables Central Repository - CERC and the Council for Regulation and Best Practices for Qualified Services at the National Association of Investment Banks - ANBIMA in Brazil. Partner of BEE4 – Organized Over the Counter Market for Small and Medium Sized Companies. BEE4 is an OTC FMI regulated by the Brazilian SEC. Former Executive President of B3 Market Supervision – BSM. Former Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head of Post Trade Products and International Affairs at B3. Former Chairperson of the Americas Central Securities Depository Association – ACSDA and of CCP Global.

With over 20 years of experience in Financial Markets and Technology Product Management, Fernando Davila is a seasoned leader responsible for transformative digital solutions that connect organizations to the global financial ecosystem. He currently serves as the Global Product Manager for Bloomberg's Swift Service Bureau and helps clients integrate complex workflows using messaging standards, protocols, and APIs to achieve seamless enterprise operations.

Since joining Swift in the Standards department just over 8 years ago, Neil initially devoted his efforts in contributing towards the Swift global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, as a member of the Swift core project team and continues to work with ISO 20022 as an International messaging Standard. Neil currently leads Standards Implementation in Swift Standards. With Swift committing to migrate their proprietary FIN MT payment messaging Standard to ISO 20022 over the coming years, one of the core deliverables of the Standards Implementation team is ISO 20022 implementation guidelines on the Swift network. In addition to his role within the Swift Standards team, Neil’s team is also the Secretariat for the global Payment Market Practice Group (PMPG), having also represented the UK on this market practice group in his previous role within a global Financial Institution. As the vice-convenor of the ISO 20022 Payment Standards Evaluation Group (PaySEG), Neil is passionate about promoting global payments interoperability, and champions ISO 20022 as the International message Standard that can enable this. With over 25 years of experience within the global payments industry his expertise focuses on International Payments, global Payment Market Infrastructures, and Reference Data. However, his boarder experience covers the end-to-end payment process, from payment initiation through to reporting messages, but also includes other tangents such as a Anti Money Laundering filtering and Regulatory Report, to mention a few.

Tom leads Swift’s Market Infrastructure Programmes, responsible for delivering change to the global payments infrastructure segment. In this capacity, Tom oversees Swift’s ISO 20022 MI Migration Programme that is supporting 80 global RTGS payment systems migrate smoothly to ISO 20022. Prior to Swift, Tom led key aspects of the Bank of England’s RTGS Renewal Programme and represented the Bank on ISO and BIS CPMI committees. Tom has also led industry change initiatives across the UK’s retail payments agenda and was a UK representative on ISO TC68 and Secretariat of the ISO 20022 Registration Management Group.

Mr. Jean Clement is an Adviser at the ECB in the Market Infrastructure Development Division. In this capacity, he is responsible for projects, onboarding activities and Evolution of Eurosystem services in the area of Market Infrastructures, including the RTGS T2 and the instant payments platform TIPS. Mr Clement is the chairman of the Eurosystem TARGET Contact Group (T2-CG) and Co-Chairman of the Eurosystem TARGET Services Working Group (T2-WG) reporting to the Eurosystem Market Infrastructure Board (MIB) regarding Project and Evolution activities. Mr Clement is bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Information Systems in private and international organisations, in Europe and abroad.

Magedi-Titus THOKWANE is a Senior Manager in the National Payment System Department (NPSD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), responsible for the management and operations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) real-time gross settlement system (SADC-RTGS system). He has over 20 years of experience in central banking with responsibilities in business analysis in the Information Technology (IT) department, project management for the SADC payments system integration project and market infrastructure operations. He served as a member of the SWIFT User Group in South Africa (SUSA), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI)-World Bank Payment Aspects of Financial Inclusion (PAFI) Task Force and on various CMPI G20 Building Blocks workstreams. His career started in the telecommunications sector in IT and Operations. He is also an admitted advocate to the High Court of South Africa. Magedi-Titus holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of South Africa, a Diploma in Information Technology and Project Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, and other qualifications, including completing a senior executive development program with the University of Witwatersrand Business School.

Naofumi Sukegawa is a recognized expert in Financial Crim Compliance across the Asia-Pacific region. His contributions to the field focus on areas such as financial institution KYC (Know Your Customer), sanctions risk management, fraud prevention, and optimizing compliance operations. More recently, he has concentrated on promoting the effective adoption of ISO 20022 standards within the Financial Crime Compliance space, aiming to maximize the benefits of these standards and enhance local market practices.

Avalon currently leads the APAC and MENA Financial Crime Compliance Cyber initiatives expert team having re-joined SWIFT in 2019. She is responsible for driving take up of Swift’s value-added shared services solutions in the areas of AML, CTF and Fraud. Additionally, Avalon runs community enrichment, educational engagements and consultations geared to safeguarding the integrity of the financial system against evolving financial crime risks through awareness. She has 12 years’ experience in FCC, starting her career at Dow Jones. Following which she joined SWIFT in 2016 covering the UKI & Nordic markets. In the years away from SWIFT, she joined a Regtech startup that focused on elements of AI and Natural Language Processing delivering a multisource KYC platform to the banking sector. Avalon sat on the board of the Regtech sub-committee of the Singapore Fintech Association 2020-2021 and is regular industry commentator at FCC events across the region.

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Treasury Operations Manager

Raghu Srinivasan is part of Global Payment Solutions at Bank of America, serving as the Global Head of FI Clearing products and managing the Bank’s strategic relationship with SWIFT. He actively participates in key committees, including the CHIPS business committee at The Clearing House, the Steering Committee for SWIFT USNG, the Payments Market Practice Group, and the Economic Sanctions Solution Advisory Board. Previously, Raghu led cash management payment processes in the US and EMEA, handling ACH & Wire transactions over $1.4 trillion daily. He crafted the Bank’s sanctions screening strategy and established the Sanctions Screening Center of Excellence. He also led business risk control team to drive compliance processes and supported regulatory reviews across the globe. Raghu joined Bank of America in 2004 in Corporate Audit, leading global audits across various business units. He later turned around Bank of America Merchant Services operations and played a pivotal role in the formation of Banc of America Merchant Services (JV) and divestiture of related assets. Before this, he worked in Corporate Audit at American Express and held technology roles in software development, data architecture, and project management. Raghu has held certifications as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Internal Auditor, and Information Systems Auditor. He graduated from Madura College, India, with a degree in Computer Science and earned an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird.

Group Head, Payments and Transformation

Kevin’s experience spans banking and capital markets both as a bank employee and as a consultant in one of the big four. A recognised strategic transformation leader with extensive experience across financial services, and a track record of delivering large complex change globally, with a primary focus on the payments industry. Currently working within the Growth Office for Corporate & International Banking with a focus on payments strategy across the FIS ecosystem. Kevin is responsible for looking across the international landscape at the FIS payments solutions and offerings helping to bring together a connected and forward looking set of solutions for a wide and diverse client base, successfully achieving better outcomes for clients

Ashutosh is the Managing Director and Head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific at Mizuho Bank. He is based out of Singapore and is responsible for the strategy and execution of the Global Transaction Banking business and building and expanding its franchise in Asia. Ashutosh is a dynamic business leader and brings over 20 years of global experience, with a deep understanding of, and extensive experience in, Asia and the Global Transaction Banking business. Ashutosh is known for his unwavering commitment to innovation and his deep knowledge of digital ecosystems. He has successfully transformed and built numerous businesses over the last 15 years. Ashutosh is a member of the Task group on Traceability and Sustainability of Supply Chains at Enterprise Singapore. Ashutosh joined Mizuho from Standard Chartered Bank, where he held many senior roles including Global Head of Working Capital; Global Head of Transaction Banking Sales, Commercial Banking; Regional Head of ASEAN & South Asia, Transaction Banking; Global Head of Banking the Ecosystem; Regional Head Transaction Banking, India & South Asia and Global Head of Corporate Cash & Trade Products. Before joining Standard Chartered Bank in 2005, Ashutosh held various position in ABN AMRO’s Global Trade business in Asia Pacific region. Ashutosh lives in Singapore and is married with a daughter and son.

Anthony van Vliet Managing Director ING Bank NV Current Role: Global Head of Product Management Trade (Global) Prior roles in ING: Global Head of Wholesale Banking KYC (2020-2023) Global Head of Trade & Commodity Finance (2014-2020) Managerial and Commercial roles in TCF (2004-2014) ING Bank London (2002-2004) ING Global Credit Restructuring (1998-2002) ING Aviation Lease (1994-1998) Linkedin: Anthony van Vliet | LinkedIn Profile: As of 1/1/2024 Anthony was appointed the Head of Product Management Trade, with Global responsibility for the products across ING Wholesale Banking. This responsibility covers Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit, Supply Chain Finance and Receivables Finance. He is part of the Global Management Team of Transaction Services. For most of his career within ING, Anthony was involved in commercial roles towards Wholesale Banking Clients. The majority (>20 years) included coverage of large international clients across ING’s network, with a focus on financing large international clients active in the trading of commodities. Of his 30 years at ING, he worked 7 years in managing and restructuring problem loans and 3,5 years in KYC. Trade: the longest part of Anthony’s ING career was in Trade & Commodity Finance (TCF). Between 2005 and 2020, ING’s TCF activities transformed into a global leading commodity franchise - well connected to ING’s global network and product teams. Under his responsibility, ING completed our global geographic coverage by opening offices in the USA. Anthony has been and active promotor of innovation in the bank (ex-Board Member Vakt, ING business Sponsor of Komgo), digitalization initiatives pursued with customers and other banks.

As the Global Head of Corporates and Trade Go-To-Market at Swift based in London, Rishikesh R Tinaikar leads a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing corporate treasury payments and advancing trade digitization. With a deep-rooted expertise in transactional banking and product management, he crafts and executes global market strategies that drive innovation and ensure seamless implementation of Swift's cutting-edge solutions. His focus is on delivering instant, frictionless cross-border payment experiences by partnering with corporates, banks, and platform players across the industry. In his previous roles, he led a team that was instrumental in providing deep market and product expertise to financial institutions and market infrastructures across APAC markets, guiding them in adopting Swift’s Global Payments Innovation (gpi) to revolutionize cross-border payments. By closely collaborating with these institutions, he helped them enhance their payment processes, enabling faster, more transparent, and reliable international transactions. A seasoned leader with over 19 years of experience in financial services, Rishikesh brings a proven track record of driving business strategy and achieving impactful results. his career has spanned diverse roles in corporate strategy, product management, and marketing, allowing him to approach challenges with a holistic and collaborative mindset. In his prior role with IBM, he was consulting with major banking institutions on payments strategy. He has been involved in various roles with start-ups in India and US. He is passionate about leading teams to success through a strategic, solutions-oriented approach that fosters innovation and excellence. Rishikesh has earned MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He also holds master's in electrical engineering degree from the North Carolina State University, US and Bachelors in Electronics Engineering degree from University of Mumbai.

Experienced business leader and board representative, Souleïma Baddi is a former banker and the former head of trade and commodity finance for Société Générale in Switzerland. Since 2018, she is the founder and CEO of Komgo, a global software development and technology services company offering trade services and the largest multi-bank platform supporting the successful digitisation of trade finance industry. She also sits on the boards of Sucafina, the leading sustainable farm-to-roaster coffee company.

Ying-Ying Tan is currently Global Head, Custody & Funds Product, Financing & Securities Services (FSS) and is based in Singapore with responsibility for Securities Services products across our global footprint. Ying Ying has been with Standard Chartered since late 2017, most recently as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for FSS where she led the charge for “Securities Services Transformation”, a multi-year initiative that aims to support the future operating model of securities services in light of changing business and operating models. Before being named COO in November 2020, she was the Head of Financing & Securities Services, ASEAN and South Asia for 3 years, where she successfully transformed the profile of Standard Chartered Securities Services in the region. Ying Ying has almost three decades of experience in banking, with a wealth of knowledge across products, geographies and client segments, plus a proven track record in driving business performance Prior to joining SCB in 2017, Ying-Ying was with Deutsche Bank as their Global Head of Product Management, and Regional Head of Securities Services, APAC for 3 years. She also had roles covering cash for both financial institutions and corporates, globally and regionally in her tenure with DB. Ying-Ying is a Singaporean, and holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of Singapore.

Hari is Head of Industry and Innovation, Transaction Banking at ANZ. He is an internationally-recognized expert and accomplished executive with wide-ranging experience in Transaction Banking across Product Management, Process & Risk Management, Advisory, Capital Optimization, Operating systems development, Regulatory Sanctions, Trade-based Money Laundering, Trade Digitization, Payment platforms, Ecosystems, Open Banking, Digital Currencies, and Digital Assets. He is passionate about sustainability, financial inclusion, digitization, and the adoption of new technologies and practices to deliver the best outcomes for customers and stakeholders. In his current role Hari is responsible for shaping the strategy for our Transaction Banking business with a focus on new business models, technology, and ecosystem partners. His key areas are: Payments, Platforms and Ecosystems o Digital Currencies and Digital Assets & Tokenisation o Open banking and Data o Sustainable Trade and Sustainable Finance o Identifying and fostering partnerships with Fintechs to deliver a superior customer experience.

Akinchan (Aki) Jain is Head of Asset and Liability Operations (TREAL) at the World Bank Treasury. In this role, Aki leads a global team of ~50 staff responsible for supporting approx. $300bn in outstanding debt issuance, $650bn in derivatives, and $200 billion in AUM for the World Bank and 60+ clients including central banks and official institutions. He leads large business and technology projects and manages relationships with clients, market counter parts, custodians, brokers, and technology vendors. This includes a joint World Bank-IFC initiative to modernize and consolidate ALM systems. Passionate about harnessing the power of capital markets and technology for development, Aki has recently co-led projects where the World Bank issued innovative digital bonds using blockchain technology and central bank digital currency (CBDC). In recognition of their efforts to advance capital markets and asset management, the TREAL team received several industry awards including for “Innovation in Reserves Management” (2021) and “Asset Servicing Initiative of the year” (2023). The team has twice been shortlisted for “Operations Team of the Year” award (2023 and 2024). Previously, as Senior Financial Officer in the Structured Finance and Derivatives team at the World Bank Treasury, Aki played a key role in managing the $60 billion funding and derivatives program for the World Bank’s IBRD and IDA entities. Aki designed, structured, and executed customized and innovative capital markets solutions to support the needs of World Bank's investors and clients. Aki has worked on several landmark transactions and initiatives, including the World Bank’s first catastrophe bond, the first global pandemic bond, the first bond linked to the achievement of the Sustainable development Goals, a social impact bond to incentivize the reduction of carbon emissions, and a guarantees and blended finance facility to help countries affected by the refugee crisis. Aki holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from SRCC in Delhi University and an MBA in Finance from American University.

Jack is part of Swift’s Innovation team with a focus on digital assets and currencies. He was responsible for leading Swift’s recent tokenised asset and blockchain interoperability experiments with the community and represents Swift on various industry initiatives like the Regulated Settlement Network. Jack joined Swift from Deloitte Consulting and also spent nearly a decade in Deutsche Bank’s transaction banking and treasury services business responsible for covering a portfolio corporate and non-bank financial institution clients. Jack received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Over 15 years of experience in international (UNESCAP, UNDP, EC, ILO, WEF, World Bank, IFC, OECD) and local projects, as well as banking and financial development (initiated, designed, and headed 20+ high-impact cross-functional projects related to strategy & operations, Bank Operation Systems migrations, payment systems, customer products and services, innovation and entrepreneurship development) and supporting banks and financial services in tackling current challenges (such as new disruptive financial technologies digitalization, open banking, BaaS, agile transformations) and increasing awareness of population about new banking services. Ms. Mammadova holds an MBA in Finance, Azerbaijan State University of Economics and BA in Public Administration from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She is a certified expert in Risk Management from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. She received an advanced qualification certificate on “Negotiations within the EU and with the EU” from Ecole Nationale d'administration (ENA) in France. She attained an Executive Education in "Fintech and Regulatory Innovation" from the Cambridge Judge Business School, Centre for Alternative Finance.

Dominik Vogel is Executive Director in the COO division of Personal & Corporate Clients of UBS Switzerland AG. In his role as Initiative Product Owner, he drives the global Instant Payments Transformation & Payments Modernization initiative of the firm. He is also overseeing the UBS internal ISO 20022 adoption program covering multiple ISO migration initiatives such as MX/CBPR+, MEPS+/SCRIPS, CHATS, FED & CHIPS. Dominik joined UBS in 2002 and has been involved in several projects, such as the implementation of Swift GPI, adoption of ISO 20022 in Switzerland, data analytics & machine learning projects, global payments infrastructure programs, and most recently, the CHF Instant Payments implementation at UBS in Switzerland. He is a board member of the Swiss Association for Swift and Financial Standards (SASFS), the Payments Committee Switzerland (PaCoS), the Swiss Instant Payments Working Group and represents the Swiss Community in the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG).

Nicolas Stuckens is leading the ISO 20022 adoption and data quality programme within Swift, a newly created role to drive ISO 20022 community adoption, quality usage of ISO messaging and related Swift services. Nicolas has a strong background in Payments and Financial Crime Compliance, having led the development of screening initiatives within Swift for nearly 15 years. His focus on compliance led him to explore how sanctions compliance-related friction can be reduced to support the move to instant payments. In 2021 he published “Guiding principles for screening ISO 20022 payments” in collaboration with leading industry banks, providing insights for financial institutions to leverage the new syntax for efficient and effective screening – a paper that was subsequently endorsed by the Payment Market Practice Group and The Wolfsberg Group. Nicolas joined Swift in 1997 and held several positions in the area of Reference Data, Pricing and Information Services. He holds a degree of Commercial Engineer from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.

Wu Minwei, with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of financial technology, has worked at the Software Development Center of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Information Technology Department of Bank of Shanghai, and the Network Finance Department of Shanghai Bank successively, and currently serves as the General Manager of the Network Finance Department of Bank of Shanghai, who has pioneered the innovation in the fields of network finance, payment and settlement, big data, and artificial intelligence, launched a number of innovative products and services with market influence, and accumulated rich experience in the operation of financial technology products.

Spearheading operations at TerraPay, Ram Sundaram is currently officiated as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Tasked with the pivotal responsibility of orchestrating the company's intricate operational landscape. He has demonstrated immense proficiency and has introduced many effective financial and operation procedures that positively and profitably serves the bottom-line of the organization. He has been associated with the organization since its inception in 2015. Exhibiting a rich and nuanced career graph of over 26 years, Ram has experience in managing large technology and operations teams in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, information security and biometrics, with P&L responsibility across varied geographies such as MENA, South Asia and APAC. He has worked in large, listed companies as well as start-ups, and his interests are in the disruptive applications of technology to drive social change and financial inclusion. Ram is a Science Graduate from the University of Kerala.

Madhu joined Swift in Oct 2022 as FCC Strategy Director based at London. Madhu has banking and payments experience across UK, North America and India delivering strategic insights that catalyze measurable progress. She plays a pivotal role in advancing Swift's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives, with a particular focus on compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). As the leader of ESG & Sustainability, she is responsible for executing a comprehensive ESG strategy that aligns with Swift's broader business objectives and meets the stringent requirements set forth by CSRD. Madhu has over twenty years’ experience shaping strategy and delivering large scale business and technology change programmes in the Financial Services sector. She is a trusted advisor to C-level executives and has shaped and delivered numerous mission critical change initiatives working for blue chip organisations

With a visionary approach to shaping the future of global payments Vijay Lulla is a seasoned transaction banker known for driving high standards, tapping into uncovered product potential and consistently delivering to client needs. Vijay Lulla heads the EMEA Cross Currency Payments product for J.P. Morgan and is responsible for delivering on the transactional FX solutions for clients across the Corporate and Financial Institutions Group portfolios. He brings over 20 years of experience in the transaction banking space, covering roles across operations, sales, and product. Vijay has worked in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and this first-hand market experience brings a holistic understanding of the transaction banking business. He is passionate about people and spends time coaching and mentoring people in his free time. As the payments landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, Vijay remains at the forefront of transformation, harnessing his expertise and ingenuity to shape the future of payments and drive lasting impact on a global scale.

Ashutosh Chaturvedi is a Senior Solutions Architect with around 12 years of experience in payments domain. Since 2018, he has been a key member of the Technology enablers team at Swift, where currently as part of the COE team he focuses on new strategic initiatives with a strong focus on customer experience and interoperability. Ashutosh is deeply involved in designing and prototyping of new solutions that drive innovation and enhances customer experience. Before assuming his current role, Ashutosh was responsible for solution design for Global key Customers at Swift. Prior to joining Swift, he honed his expertise at FIS Global & Infosys. Ashutosh holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manipal University and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Since joining Swift in the Standards department just over 8 years ago, Neil initially devoted his efforts in contributing towards the Swift global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, as a member of the Swift core project team and continues to work with ISO 20022 as an International messaging Standard. Neil currently leads Standards Implementation in Swift Standards. With Swift committing to migrate their proprietary FIN MT payment messaging Standard to ISO 20022 over the coming years, one of the core deliverables of the Standards Implementation team is ISO 20022 implementation guidelines on the Swift network. In addition to his role within the Swift Standards team, Neil’s team is also the Secretariat for the global Payment Market Practice Group (PMPG), having also represented the UK on this market practice group in his previous role within a global Financial Institution. As the vice-convenor of the ISO 20022 Payment Standards Evaluation Group (PaySEG), Neil is passionate about promoting global payments interoperability, and champions ISO 20022 as the International message Standard that can enable this. With over 25 years of experience within the global payments industry his expertise focuses on International Payments, global Payment Market Infrastructures, and Reference Data. However, his boarder experience covers the end-to-end payment process, from payment initiation through to reporting messages, but also includes other tangents such as a Anti Money Laundering filtering and Regulatory Report, to mention a few.

Celia is currently a Director, International Network Management at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), responsible for sourcing and managing the banks international payment clearing and settlement arrangements. The role sits within CBA’s Payments division and focuses on working with internal business owners to enhance the client experience, as well as manage the risks associated with correspondent arrangements. Celia has over 20 years’ experience in domestic and international payments across a number of roles both in Australia and South East Asia. She currently represents the Australian community on the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), and has represented CBA on the Australian SWIFT User Group since 2014. Celia is based in Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Commerce degree from the University of NSW.

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Naveen Mallela is the global head of the Coin Systems team at Onyx by J.P. Morgan, which focuses on building innovative payment products and infrastructure based on digital currencies and blockchain technology. Most recently Naveen led the pilot launch of Deposit Tokens for J.P. Morgan as part of Project Guardian – a flagship industry initiative anchored by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He was previously the chief designer and product lead for JPM Coin, which is a cornerstone product offering of Coin Systems. Prior to his current role, Naveen was the Digital Payments lead for J.P. Morgan’s Corporate and Investment Bank in the Asia Pacific region and as part of his role he spearheaded the co-founding of Partior, a Singapore based technology company seeking to provide a first of its kind multibank ledger solution for payments clearing and settlement. Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money. Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.

Raouf Soussi works at BBVA, where he is in charge of payments strategy for companies. He has more than 20 years of varied experience in banking. He joined BBVA Group in 1993, participating in opening of BBVA subsidiary in Casablanca (Morocco), after, he held various positions in the IT Department (2002-2007), as Business Partner, Project Manager (2007-2011) and International Transaction Services in charge to develop global solutions for Corporate and Commercial Clients worldwide. He is a board member at European Payment Council (EPC) and at EBA Clearing. His main achievements are related to the global implementation of Electronic Banking Systems, in European Subsidiaries in Europe (France, Belgium and UK), the Global hub for corporates and Global payment solutions across the BBVA Group.

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Dejna leads Product Strategy team within Global Transaction Banking group at RBC. Known for her client focused approach, Dejna is a professional adept at integrating product knowledge, Canadian regulatory and industry insights to deliver bespoke solutions to domestic and foreign financial institution clients. She is passionate about payments and has wholesome knowledge of Canadian clearing payment systems. Dejna leads the team that is responsible for identifying new product opportunities, developing and implementing solutions for FI clients. She joined RBC seven years ago from another Canadian Financial Institution where she held various roles in Correspondent Banking space. She holds a Hon. BA and MBA from Schulich School of Business.

Mark Evans is the Head of Cross-Border and Cross Currency Payments for Global Payment Solutions at HSBC. Based in London, Mark leads a team specialising in cross-border payment solutions for Banks, Corporate and Commercial clients. With over 20 years’ experience with the HSBC Group, Mark has held senior positions in Consumer, Commercial and Corporate Banking at HSBC, specialising in the research, development and deployment of digitally orientated services since the late 90's. A founder member of HSBC's digital team, Mark was instrumental in the early development of innovative banking services across multiple platforms, providing new services for HSBC's clients in multiple sectors and geographies. Prior to him being based in London, Mark was in Mexico City and oversaw the build-out of HSBC's cash management services in Latin America, leading the deployment of digital services for Corporate Treasury, Shared Service Centres and Payment Factories.

Nasir has been the Chief Executive of the Americas and UK region at Swift since January 2024 after 18 months leading the Swift UK and Ireland team. Prior to that assignment he lead the Swift ISO20022 adoption programme for cross border payments. He joined Swift in 2017 as a Key Account manager and then a Strategic Relationship Manager within the UK and Ireland business focusing on strengthening and further developing relationships with Swift’s key global clients in the region. He has also spent time in the CEO office with primary responsibility for structuring and coordinating the external engagement plan of the Swift CEO. Prior to joining Swift Nasir spent 11 years in the banking industry, starting his career at Citigroup as a graduate trainee in London. He worked across a number of functions within transaction banking, specialising in sales and relationship management within the securities services business.

Damien is a seasoned payment expert, having spent over 17 years in the domain working as a consultant, program manager and payments expert in several international banks and SWIFT. Currently Damien is the Head of Payments Industry Engagement for the Cash Management arm of BNP Paribas. Next to accompanying the Bank’s Product and IT divisions as a senior strategist, he is representing BNP Paribas in various working groups across the industry, pursuing his passion to achieve instant and frictionless international payments. Damien holds an MSc in Economics and is a regular speaker at corporate and industry conferences.

Shirish is the Global Head of Transaction Management Products at Swift. His team is charged with the mission to standardise, orchestrate, and track transactions end-to-end, on and off the Swift eco-system. He is based in the USA and his responsibilities include shaping the future of the Swift network by building bridges to new networks, newer exchanges of value, providing greater network optionality for the community. Transaction Management is core to industry's drive for the adoption of ISO 20022 and the widely adopted Swift GPI suite of products. Shirish is on the Board of Directors of Swift India, a joint venture with leading public, private and international banks in India. He also represents Swift in the ICC Digital Standards Initiative Industry Advisory Board, focused on driving digitisation of cross border trade. He has 25 years' experience with managing global product portfolios of payments, clearing, trade finance; across retail, corporate and institutional client segments; working in Asia Middle-east and Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Swift in 2022, he was Managing Director, Global Head – Payments for Standard Chartered Bank, at Singapore in an enterprise-wide role covering all Payments franchises.

Stefan Windisch is currently the Global Head of InHouse Bank at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in Basel, Switzerland. Roche, a family-owned multinational corporation, is one of the world’s largest biotech companies with a presence in over 150 countries. Before assuming his current role, Stefan spent over a decade as a Senior Cash Manager in Treasury Operations at Roche. Prior to joining Roche, he gained valuable experience as a Financial Controller at an FMCG company and a leasing firm in the UK and Germany.

Wei siqi is manager of Operation Management Department. Since joining ICBC in 2019, Ms.Wei has been committed to the payment clearing field. She has rich specialized experience in both cross-border payment clearing and Exception & Investigation. In the past two years, Ms.Wei successfully organized the ISO 20022 migration of CBPR+ E&I messages as well as the CIPS E&I messages in the whole ICBC group. Meanwhile, Wei Siqi has also been actively participating in the research and development of SWIFT gpi, Case Management etc. Ms Wei obtained her master’s degree in economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, one of the top finance and economics universities in China. She is professional, thoughtful, innovative and an outstanding Chinese financial practitioner.

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Raj is the Market Manager for Payments Products in the APAC Region covering USD Clearing, Multi-Currency and Fx payments for Treasury Services clients. Raj brings in 20 years of experience in the cross-border payments space with various roles across Technical Sales, Customer Experience, Complex Implementations, Analytics and Operations. His current role involves providing Thought Leadership and Technical Payments Product Consulting with Clients and Relationship teams in region. He joined BNYM in June 2023 from Wells Fargo, where most recently Raj was driving the Payments Product Sales function for South and SE Asia Financial Institution clients.

Michael Ho leads the Corporate Banking & Transaction Banking practice for Oliver Wyman in Asia, based in Hong Kong. He has supported a number of G-SIBs, Asian banks and fintechs to address topics such as transaction banking transformation, digital asset strategy, and CBDC pilots. Michael has involved in a number of CBDC and digital asset initiatives, such as eHKD in Hong Kong and Project Guardian in Singapore. He is one of the authors of our recent reports discussing: The potential eHKD (https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2024/feb/cbdc-hong-kong-hang-seng-bank-pilot.html) Institutional DeFi (https://www.oliverwymanforum.com/future-of-money/2022/Nov/institutional-defi.html) eCNY (https://www.oliverwyman.com/content/oliver-wyman/ow-v2/en/our-expertise/insights/2021/may/a-new-dawn-for-digital-currency.html) Multilateral Central Bank Digital Currencies (mCBDCs) https://www.oliverwyman.com/content/oliver-wyman/ow-v2/en/our-expertise/insights/2021/nov/unlocking-120-billion-value-in-cross-border-payments.html.

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Adrien Laniau joined Société Générale Group in 2018 as Structured Finance Analyst and Deputy COO at Komerční Banka in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2020 he was appointed Risk Manager Export Finance at Societe Generale CIB in Paris, France. Adrien then took a position of Network Manager in charge of the North America portfolio within the Cash Clearing department, where after 3 years he became the new Head of Network Management. Adrien is Societe Generale’s representative to the IXB Sounding Board. The initiative aims to connect European and American instant payment systems.    Adrien has been designated BAFT Future Leader. He presented his paper “Evolution of the Transaction Banking Business Model: How can banks transform their business models in the face of the fast-changing transaction banking landscape?” at the 2023 BAFT Global Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Adrien is graduated from Kedge Business School.

Bio: Sam England is the Swift Industry Engagement Lead across Lloyds Banking Group, managing the relationship with Swift, acting as the conduit between Swift, and the bank, focussing on the payment and compliance elements attached to, Swift gpi, CSP and the ISO 20022 migration. Leveraging the Swift data sources he has delivered and continues to maintain the Swift strategy within Lloyds, delivering value to the cross-border experience. Outside of Lloyds Banking Group, Sam is the UK User Group Chair, and representative for the UK at Swift ESA where he chairs the Banking Payments and Compliance Working Group.

Since joining Swift in the Standards department just over 8 years ago, Neil initially devoted his efforts in contributing towards the Swift global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, as a member of the Swift core project team and continues to work with ISO 20022 as an International messaging Standard. Neil currently leads Standards Implementation in Swift Standards. With Swift committing to migrate their proprietary FIN MT payment messaging Standard to ISO 20022 over the coming years, one of the core deliverables of the Standards Implementation team is ISO 20022 implementation guidelines on the Swift network. In addition to his role within the Swift Standards team, Neil’s team is also the Secretariat for the global Payment Market Practice Group (PMPG), having also represented the UK on this market practice group in his previous role within a global Financial Institution. As the vice-convenor of the ISO 20022 Payment Standards Evaluation Group (PaySEG), Neil is passionate about promoting global payments interoperability, and champions ISO 20022 as the International message Standard that can enable this. With over 25 years of experience within the global payments industry his expertise focuses on International Payments, global Payment Market Infrastructures, and Reference Data. However, his boarder experience covers the end-to-end payment process, from payment initiation through to reporting messages, but also includes other tangents such as a Anti Money Laundering filtering and Regulatory Report, to mention a few.

Quentin Bortolin is leading the APAC Business and Standards Consulting Services team at Swift, supporting financial services actors with solutions such as gpi, FCC, ISO 20022, Training and Learning Services,... With experience across Belgium, London, and now Singapore, Quentin has developed a deep understanding of the financial services landscape. In his current role, he focuses on delivering and enhancing Swift’s service offerings and ensuring high Customer Experience. Previously, Quentin held various roles in Product Management in Business Intelligence, Standards and Translation Services.

Sungyong Kang, an S.J.D. (Ph.D. in Law equivalent) and attorney at law licensed in New York, is a Criminal Intelligence Officer at the INTERPOL Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre where his main duty is to coordinate the international cooperation to trace, freeze/seize the criminal proceeds. In this capacity, he has led the Operation HAECHI targeting Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime and worked as a co-lead for the Illicit Financial Flows from Cyber-enabled Fraud report which INTERPOL collaborated with FATF and Egmont Group. Prior to joining the INTERPOL, he worked as a researcher and an adjunct professor at the Korea National Police University focusing on the financial crime exploiting new technologies, such as Blockchain, AI and Metaverse, etc. Before then, he successfully investigated high profile financial crimes leading his team to be awarded as the best investigation team in Seoul. He is also the author of the papers published by renowned journals including International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Cambridge University Press), Michigan Journal of International Law (Michigan Law School), etc.

Avalon currently leads the APAC and MENA Financial Crime Compliance Cyber initiatives expert team having re-joined SWIFT in 2019. She is responsible for driving take up of Swift’s value-added shared services solutions in the areas of AML, CTF and Fraud. Additionally, Avalon runs community enrichment, educational engagements and consultations geared to safeguarding the integrity of the financial system against evolving financial crime risks through awareness. She has 12 years’ experience in FCC, starting her career at Dow Jones. Following which she joined SWIFT in 2016 covering the UKI & Nordic markets. In the years away from SWIFT, she joined a Regtech startup that focused on elements of AI and Natural Language Processing delivering a multisource KYC platform to the banking sector. Avalon sat on the board of the Regtech sub-committee of the Singapore Fintech Association 2020-2021 and is regular industry commentator at FCC events across the region.

Carl Wöcke, a leading expert in artificial decision intelligence, has been actively engaged in the AI and machine learning communities over the past 25 years. As the Chief Executive Officer of Merlynn Intelligence Technologies, he leads a team at the forefront of human-to-machine knowledge transmission using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. His influence extends to numerous international engagements in fintech, law enforcement, healthcare, risk, ethics and human capital optimization. Carl participates in various academic and research environments in South Africa and North America.

In 2012, joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as a new graduate. After working in corporate sales division in Japan, he was stationed in Bangkok, Thailand, for 4 years. In addition to assisting Japanese companies with their expansion into Thailand and supporting local business development, he also engaged in new business development and provided support for cross-boarder M&A deals involving Thai conglomerates and multinational corporations. He joined Boston Consulting Group in 2018. As a project leader, he worked primarily in the financial and public sectors, where he was involved in tasks such as developing mid-term business plans, enhancing and advancing operations through DX, and contributing to policy formulation and government project management. Starting from October 2023, he became a founding member of Progmat Co. ,Ltd, and oversees company-wide business strategy and development. In particular, he is leading the creation of new global ecosystem using stablecoin. He also serves as an advisor at MUTB, promoting stablecoin related business development.

Arnaud Misset joined CACEIS in 2011 as the Group’s Head of Products. In March 2018, he was appointed Global Head of 3D Business line (Digital, Data & Dissemination). Before joining CACEIS, Arnaud was a director at PwC and Eurogroup Consulting. Specialising in the banking sector, he worked on numerous projects ranging from IT projects to strategic development issues for both securities and retail banks. Arnaud holds a Master’s degree in Risk Management from the HEC Business School in Paris as well as a Master’s degree in International Business Law from Paris V University

Jim Zhang is a co-founder of Kaleido and the Head of Protocol. Jim has contributed to and maintained leading open-source web3 projects including Hyperledger Besu, FireFly, Fabric, Corda, Quorum, Canton, Anonymous Zether, Starlight, and Zeto. Jim has advised numerous central banks, global transaction banks and FMIs on infrastructure, smart contracts, and the leading privacy techniques for EVM. Jim currently serves on the Hyperledger Technical Oversight Committee and led standards working groups at the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. As Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM, he held the role of IBM Blockchain Chief Architect. Jim received a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Fudan University in China, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University.

Tom joined SWIFT in 1998 and has been involved in the global development and maintenance of standards and standards related tools, across a range of different financial services, for 15 years. Tom is an ISO 20022 specialist, facilitating the industry direction through leadership of working groups and consulting financial institutions. He also focuses on the reuse of ISO 20022 concepts in new technologies, such as APIs, or data structures for DLTs. Prior to his current role, Tom was responsible for KYC Registry, sanctions screening and reference data strategy across Asia Pacific; and for advocating solutions for business intelligence and liquidity management. Tom graduated from the University of Leuven, in Belgium, in 1992 with a degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering.

Jason Jinjoined Swift APAC business consulting team in Jan 2019. As a senior business consultant, he delivers Swift Essentials service such as GPI core, Swift Go, Case Management and FCC solutions. He also provides training and certification courses for ISO 20022 and CBPR+. During his past years, he has played a pivotal role in many customer campaigns and successfully onboarded many GPI (including gpi for corporate and Case management) and Swift Go customers in North Asia region. Now in Y2024, on top of Swift Essentials onboarding, he is focusing on guiding Case Manager Pilot customers through their onboarding journey.

Chinpinn is leading the APAC Platform and Data Advisory Services team at Swift, supporting financial services with solutions such as gpi, ISO 20022, Swift data analytics solution, and case management.... In his current role, he focuses on advancing Swift’s platform initiatives and providing expert guidance in data analytics. Additionally, Chinpinn plays a key role in the evolution of Swift’s Exception & Investigation product, contributing to product development, enhancing customer onboarding, and hosting community sessions to support customers effectively.

Stephen Lindsay joined SWIFT in 2007 and currently leads the Market Infrastructure Communities & Standards Services (MICSS) team, where he is responsible for products serving market infrastructure communities in the public and private sectors, and for standards products, including Swift MyStandards and Swift Translator. Prior to joining this team, Stephen led the business stream evolving SWIFT’s strategic platform to enable instant and frictionless cross-border transactions. Stephen also ran the Standards team at SWIFT, responsible for the development, maintenance and adoption of key financial industry standards including ISO 20022, and he continues to lead the workstream migrating the Swift community to ISO 20022 for cross-border payments. Prior to joining SWIFT, Stephen spent 17 years as a technical architect and product manager for a financial software vendor, specializing in the design and implementation of payments and integration software for an international market.

Lauren is Strategic Advisory Partner at Raidiam, where she supports the delivery of national open banking ecosystems for governments, regulators and central banks. Lauren holds over 15 years of experience in banking and payments, including playing a significant role in the early-stage development of open banking data standards for the UK and Europe. She has also been involved in the development of ISO 20022 at international level, as well as standards endorsed by the G20. As a well-known face in the open banking movement, she’s represented the UK market at ISO, the European Payments Council and a number of groups within the European Central Bank, Berlin Group, and Swift. Lauren has also worked in various roles for fintechs, industry associations and market infrastructures, advising on payment strategies.

Gijs Boudewijn (1958) is currently General Manager at the Dutch Payments Association (DPA). He has extensive experience in domestic as well as international payments related issues. Closely involved in PSD2/3 matters, open banking and the RTS of the EBA, instant payments and digital euro. He is Chair of the Legal Support Group of the European Payments Council (EPC) after serving several terms as Board member, and Vice-Chair of the Payment Expert Group of the European Banking Federation (EBF, after having served 3 terms as Chair). He is Vice-Chair of the European Card Payments Association (ECPA), and Chair of the Payments Working Group of the International Banking Federation (IBFed).. Last, he is a member of the Payment Systems Market Expert Group (PSMEG) of the European Commission and co-Chair of the EPC’s SEPA Payment Account Access scheme Multi Stakeholder Group on behalf of the credit sector associations. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences on strategic and regulatory payments related issues, instant payments, new technologies and open banking.

Toby joined Ebury in 2014 and currently serves as Group Technology Director. He has held various strategic leadership roles at the company, including Chief Technology Officer. Before Ebury, Toby was CTO at City Index and Global Head of Trading Technology at Tullett Prebon, gaining extensive experience in the financial technology sector. In addition to his industry roles, Toby is a member of the Bank of England's Standards Advisory Panel and serves on the advisory boards of OneID, Inicio AI, and Larkfire. Toby holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath.

Karen has held a range of positions at ASX since joining the organisation in 2000, working in the Listings, Market Data, and Operations teams, including responsibility for the operational oversight of the listings, announcement and corporate action functions. More recently Karen has held various positions in the Securities & Payments division, covering Equity Post Trade and Issuer Services. Karen has worked on key customer focused initiatives including Corporate Actions STP, the implementation of T+2 settlement, CHESS Replacement (focused on ISO 20022 stream), and the introduction of a new Issuer Services fee model. Karen is currently engaged on Australian considerations for T+1 settlement, and the feasibility of an Australian Carbon Exchange to trade ACCUs. Karen’s experience in financial markets has covered equity and corporate debt. Prior to joining ASX Karen held positions with Warburg Dillon Read and UBS Australia Limited with capabilities including corporate and institutional lending, credit risk management, corporate and agency loan portfolio management.

Ms. Wenwen REN, CFA, CICPA, Team Lead of Trading Support Joined ChinaAMC in 2009 and has over 15 years of experiences in trading support and rich experiences in market access rules and global settlement practice. Holds a Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Camille Papillard is Head of the Financial Intermediaries & Corporates Client Line for the EMEA region. In her role, she is responsible for the go-to-market strategy, products and solutions for banks and brokers clients in the region. Prior to this Camille was the head of sell side custody solutions and of clearing and settlement product teams, where she was in charge of developing transversal solutions involving custody and related products for custodians, banks and brokers. She was leading a team of experts covering cash equity clearing projects, local and global settlement and other specific custody-related topics. Camille also represented BNP Paribas at the AFME Transaction, Clearing & Settlement Committee. Camille has more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. She joined BNP Paribas Securities Services in 2017 and held various roles as a pricing and profitability analyst and a product manager. Prior to that Camille worked at BNP Paribas’ global financial management department, reviewing the group’s strategic acquisitions and managing regulatory capital, after four years at the General Inspection (Internal Audit) team of Société Générale Group. Camille holds a Master in Management from ESCP Business School.

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Chermaine Lee is Director, Securities Go-To-Market at SWIFT. She is currently based in the Sydney office and has over 17 years of experience in securities market strategy and business development. She is responsible for the go-to-market strategy for securities market infrastructures globally at SWIFT. She is also in charge of leading regional capital markets initiatives in Oceania, China, HK and India. Her previous roles include Commercial Director, Oceania at SWIFT and overseeing business development in APAC for Celent, part of Oliver Wyman.

Alexandre Kech has been appointed by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) Board of Directors as the CEO, effective June 26, 2024. Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange. As a member of the Executive Board, Alex had full executive responsibility for the Digital Securities business vertical, including relationship management, product and blockchain-based service development, as well as ecosystem expansion. Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and most recently Citi Ventures. As co-founder and CEO of ONC, Alex led the Singapore and Shanghai-based team that built from scratch a custody and prime brokerage service for crypto and other digital assets. As Blockchain & Digital Asset director at Citi Ventures, he built a team to engage the European ecosystem on emerging use cases for blockchain technologies and digital assets. Alex is also involved in industry and standardization initiatives. As the convenor of the ISO TC 68 / SC8 / WG3 which produced the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI), he is a member of the DTI Foundation Product Advisory Committee. He also recently served as co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (gdf.io) custody working group. Alex earned a Bachelor’s degree in translation, and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology while building Onchain Custodian — putting theory into practice in real-time.

Avalon currently leads the APAC and MENA Financial Crime Compliance Cyber initiatives expert team having re-joined SWIFT in 2019. She is responsible for driving take up of Swift’s value-added shared services solutions in the areas of AML, CTF and Fraud. Additionally, Avalon runs community enrichment, educational engagements and consultations geared to safeguarding the integrity of the financial system against evolving financial crime risks through awareness. She has 12 years’ experience in FCC, starting her career at Dow Jones. Following which she joined SWIFT in 2016 covering the UKI & Nordic markets. In the years away from SWIFT, she joined a Regtech startup that focused on elements of AI and Natural Language Processing delivering a multisource KYC platform to the banking sector. Avalon sat on the board of the Regtech sub-committee of the Singapore Fintech Association 2020-2021 and is regular industry commentator at FCC events across the region.

Serge Ioanidis is in charge of the Anomaly Detection Product roadmap within Swift. He’s in charge of the development of the development of the transversal anomaly detection capabilities which will allow Financial Institutions to detect payment anomalies via API, via in flight controls (ie Payment Controls) and via post-processing services. Since he joined Swift, he has worked on anomaly detection related initiatives: he launched Swift Payment Controls services, a service initially designed to support Financial Institutions in the fight against institutional fraud (where the Financial Institution is the victim of fraudster) and which now protects more than 1100 BICs on a day-to-day basis, he then introduced the concept of network analytics at account number level which provides Financial Institutions with a 360° overview of Swift payment activity at account number level, this concept led him then to define a transversal roadmap supporting Financial Institutions in detecting payment anomalies via different consumption channels which he is now with his teams developing, he was also at the inception of the introduction of Artificial Intelligence for detecting payment anomalies in Payment Controls. Recently, he supported the Swift Industry Pilot Group with the design of data sharing use cases that could one day potentially allow Financial Institutions to share information supporting the detection of payment anomalies (e.g. mule account, fraud labels). Serge joined Swift in 2017 after having worked 7 years at Accenture as Management Consultant. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Aeronautics & Management) from the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium.

Jorgen has over 16 years of experience in the banking sector, mainly on International Retail Banking where he held senior positions focusing on Mergers and acquisitions, restructuring banks and Leading digital and innovation. Recently before joining Euroclear, Jorgen was CEO of two subsidiaries of BNP Paribas ( DIGIFI (mobile wallet) and DIGISERV (digital factory)) in Morocco focussing on creating a B2C ecosystem developing a unique model, accelerating usage and adoption of new digital services and supporting financial inclusion in the region. Jorgen is leading today the Innovation and Transformation of Euroclear with key challenges around open innovation, scouting and collaboration with fintech’s, DLT competence centre and supporting the growth strategy of Euroclear.

Jack is part of Swift’s Innovation team with a focus on digital assets and currencies. He was responsible for leading Swift’s recent tokenised asset and blockchain interoperability experiments with the community and represents Swift on various industry initiatives like the Regulated Settlement Network. Jack joined Swift from Deloitte Consulting and also spent nearly a decade in Deutsche Bank’s transaction banking and treasury services business responsible for covering a portfolio corporate and non-bank financial institution clients. Jack received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Sandra is a proponent for ‘human-centric tech’. From investment banking and currency markets to blockchain technology, she is an early angel investor and advocate of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She currently serves as the CEO of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the world’s largest leading Swiss-based non-for-profit association with more than 500 institutional members, 231 ambassadors, across 109 jurisdictions and disciplines. In 2023, she was appointed onto the CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), Digital Asset Market Subcommittee (DAMS) and cochairs the Taxonomy and Tokenization Infrastructure workstreams within the subcommittee. She was previously appointed as the Senate representative of the New York State Digital Currency Task Force, and serves on the AIFC Fintech Council (Kazakhstan), World Economic Forum’s Digital Currencies Governance Consortium, International Securities Services Association’s DLT & ISO Standards, GI Trust FATF Travel Rule Standards Task Force (South Korea), GBBC’s Global Standards Mapping Initiative, Blockchain for Climate (BxC) Board, Salesforce’s AI Advisory Board, Filecoin Foundation Advisory Board, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator Advisory Council, and several government Convergence AI working groups and councils as well as Board director of several fintech start-ups. Whilst at CME Group, she headed FX & Metals Research & Product Development and founded a new business unit, Digitization. Sandra and her team created the CME CF Bitcoin pricing index and reference rate, CME Bitcoin Futures, and post trade, clearing and settlement solutions. Previously, she was a London-based derivatives banker at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets. Sandra holds a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from London Business School, studied Computer Science at Columbia University, School of Continuing Studies and earned a double B.A. degree from Yale University in History (Military) and Studies in the Environment.

David is ANZ's Head of Technology for Payments and Digital Assets.

Dustin Moody (Fed) Mathematician RESEARCH: Elliptic Curves, Cryptography, Pairings, and Computational Number Theory. PUBLISHED PAPERS: C. RASMUSSEN, D. MOODY, CHARACTER SUMS DETERMINED BY LOW DEGREE ISOGENIES OF ELLIPTIC CURVES, TO APPEAR IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN J. MATH (2013). D. Moody, A. Zargar, On Integer solutions of x4+y4-2z4-2w4=0, No. Theory and Discrete Math. 19 (1), pp. 37-43 (2013). C. McLeman, D. Moody, Class numbers via 3-isogenies and elliptic surfaces, Int. J. Number Theory, 9 (01), pp. 125-137 (2012). R. Farashahi, D. Moody, H. Wu, Isomorphism classes of Edwards curves over finite fields, Finite Fields Appl. 18 (3), pp. 597-612 (2012). D. Moody, S. Paul, D. Smith-Tone, Improved indifferentiability security bound for the JH mode, proceedings of NIST's 3rd SHA-3 Candidate Conference, (2012). D. Moody, H. Wu, Families of elliptic curves with rational 3-torsion , J. Math. Cryptol. 5 (3-4), pp. 225-246 (2011). D. Moody, Computing isogeny volcanoes of composite degree, App. Math. Comp. 218 (9), pp. 5249-5258 (2011). D. Moody, Mean value formulas for twisted Edwards curves, J. Comb. Number Theory, 3 (2), pp. 103-112 (2011). D. Moody, Arithmetic progressions on Huff curves, Ann. Math. Inform. 38, pp. 111-116 (2011). D. Moody, Division polynomials for Jacobi quartic curves, proceedings of ISSAC (2011). D. Moody, Using 5-isogenies to quintuple points on elliptic curves, Inform. Process. Lett., 111 (7), pp. 314-317 (2011). D. Moody. Arithmetic progressions on Edwards curves, J. Integer Seq. (14) Article 11.1.7, (2011). D. Moody. The Diffie-Hellman problem and generalization of Verheul�s theorem, Des. Codes Cryptogr. (52) pp 381--392 (2009). D. Moody. The Diffie-Hellman problem and generalization of Verheul�s theorem, PhD dissertation (2008). D. Moody. The Beurling-Selberg extremal function, BYU Master�s Project (2003). PREPRINTS: D. MOODY, D. SHUMOW. ISOGENIES ON EDWARDS AND HUFF CURVES, (SUBMITTED 2011) PUBLICATIONS A Note on Tangential Quadrilaterals SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 AUTHOR(S)PRADEEP DAS, ABHISHEK JUYAL, DUSTIN MOODY A tangential quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral whose sides are simultaneously tangent to a single circle. In this paper, the primary objective is to Assessing the Benefits and Risks of Quantum Computers JULY 17, 2024 AUTHOR(S)TRAVIS SCHOLTEN, CARL WILLIAMS, DUSTIN MOODY, MICHELE MOSCA, WILLIAM HURLEY, WILLIAM J. ZENG, MATTHIAS TROYER, JAY GAMBETTA Quantum computing is an emerging technology with potentially far-reaching implications for national prosperity and security. Understanding the timeframes over Post-Quantum Cryptography, and the Quantum Future of Cybersecurity APRIL 9, 2024 AUTHOR(S)YI-KAI LIU, DUSTIN MOODY We review the current status of efforts to develop and deploy post-quantum cryptography on the Internet. Then we suggest specific ways in which quantum Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-based Cryptography: Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters FEBRUARY 2, 2023 AUTHOR(S)LILY CHEN, DUSTIN MOODY, KAREN RANDALL, ANDREW REGENSCHEID, ANGELA ROBINSON This Recommendation specifies the set of elliptic curves recommended for U.S. Government use. In addition to the previously recommended Weierstrass curves Digital Signature Standard (DSS) FEBRUARY 2, 2023 AUTHOR(S)NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST), LILY CHEN, DUSTIN MOODY, ANDREW REGENSCHEID, ANGELA ROBINSON This standard specifies a suite of algorithms that can be used to generate a digital signature. Digital signatures are used to detect unauthorized modifications, and more - URL: https://www.nist.gov/people/dustin-moody

Juliette joined SWIFT in 2004 and is currently Global Head of Standards. SWIFT Standards covers diverse financial business areas including international payments, asset servicing, securities settlement, treasury and trade finance and are used by 11,500+ financial institutions around the world. Before joining SWIFT, Juliette spent several years in the industry working at Morgan Stanley in London, Société Générale in Paris and Clearstream in Luxembourg. Prior to her current role, Juliette has held several other senior management positions at SWIFT, including Head of Capital Markets and FX, and Head of Market Infrastructures. Juliette is based at SWIFT’s headquarters in Brussels and holds a dual French and British nationality.

Carlo has a payments Standards background and is now responsible for Payments MI Solutions within SWIFT’s Products group. Previously, Carlo managed the Payments Standards development within SWIFT, supporting the evolution from the SWIFT-proprietary MT-standards towards ISO 20022, and worked in the SWIFT Corporate team, responsible for corporate connectivity to the SWIFT network. He represented SWIFT in organisations, such as ISO, UN/CEFACT and EPC. Before SWIFT, he worked in electronic banking at KBC Bank and participated in the creation of the Belgian domestic Isabel-platform. Carlo Palmers has a master degree computer science from the University of Louvain, Belgium.

Dave Fortney is Executive Vice President, Product Development and Management for The Clearing House. In this capacity, Mr. Fortney is responsible for defining strategy, identifying synergistic opportunities and overseeing the development of new products for the company. Currently, Mr. Fortney is leading The Clearing House’s initiative to develop, pilot and launch a secure digital payments tokenization system. Prior to joining The Clearing House, Mr. Fortney held executive roles at Metavante Corporation, including President of the ePayment Solutions Division and Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he served as EVP and CTO of Paytrust, an online bill management company and as Senior Vice President of Payments and Access Strategy for Bank of America, where he was recognized by former CEO Hugh McColl with the “Crystal Hand Grenade” Award. A Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Mr. Fortney graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and earned a Master’s degree in Operations Research from Stanford University.

Jo is a division head at the FinTech & Innovation Group (FTIG) at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Her division, the Payments Development and Data Connectivity Office, is responsible for developing the Singapore payments ecosystem and driving payments development initiatives in addition to the development and implementation of cross-border data connectivity. She has led a number of landmark payments policy and infrastructure projects including Direct FAST, PayNow cross border connectivity linkages with Thailand, India and Malaysia, Project Nexus, SGQR, Payments Council, and the cessation of cheques in Singapore. In her previous role as payments policy lead at FTIG, Jo was the project director for the Payment Services Act. Prior to joining FTIG, Jo was Assistant General Counsel at the MAS Legal Department. In that role she advised extensively on financial services regulations and free trade agreements. Her private practice experience was at Allen & Gledhill and Amica Law. Jo graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) Degree, and was called to the Singapore bar. She has a Master of Laws from University College London, and is a non-practising solicitor of England and Wales.

Anne-Fleur FELISSENT is Global Head of Sales for Cash Clearing since 2022. She joined Societe Generale in 2006 in the International Audit Division, where she held different positions, before moving to Global Transaction Banking in 2012. As  Corporate  Cash Management Global Sales, she was  in charge of Large Corporates for Media & Telco,   and Insurance. In 2018, she joined the Cash Clearing business line, first as deputy Head of sales for Western Europe, with a focus on French-based banks, then as Head of Sales for Western Europe and Americas in 2019.