Inaugural Finance Summit from London Blockchain Highlights Real-World Blockchain Innovation

Leading industry figures discuss how blockchain is reshaping the future of finance

, /PRNewswire/ -- The London Blockchain event series proudly hosted its inaugural Finance Summit on 3 June, a groundbreaking event that brought together world-renowned industry leaders, innovators and decision makers at the intersection of blockchain technology and financial services.

Held at Clifford Chance head office in London, and in collaboration with Global Digital Finance (GDF) and European Blockchain Association, the summit offered forward thinking insights into regulation, infrastructure and real world blockchain applications in finance.

London Blockchain event series - Finance Summit

The day covered a wide variety of topics from blockchain regulation to the convergence of TradFi and DeFi in reshaping the financial landscape. Guests heard insights from speakers and moderators from key institutions such as Standard Charter, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Vodafone and JP Morgan.

The event commenced with a welcome address from Diego Ballon Ossio, Partner with Clifford Chance. "It's great to see crypto professionals and TradFi services experts coming together to develop something new. These sessions demonstrate that we are entering a more sophisticated phase in the digital assets space and the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is poised to become the next technology of choice for financial services"

Alex Stein, Conference Director, London Blockchain said, "The Finance Summit made one thing clear. Blockchain is no longer on the sidelines of finance, it is becoming part of the core infrastructure. From regulatory frameworks to real-world deployments, we are proud to provide a platform where banks, startups, policymakers and innovators can come together to shape the future of financial services."

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1. Blockchain Regulation: Latest Insights into Key Regulatory Developments– Moderated by Madeleine Boys, Director of Programmes and Innovation at GDF. Speakers including

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2. The Convergence of TradFi and DeFi – Moderated by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director, Global Digital Finance. Speakers including

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3. The Evolution of Digital Currencies: Navigating the Future of Finance – Moderated by Bilal Jafar, Hedge Fund & Crypto Correspondent, Dow Jones. Speakers including

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4. Real-World Applications of Blockchain in Finance – Moderated by Madeline Boys, Director of Programmes and Innovation at GDF. Speakers including

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5. Blockchain's Impact on Operation Efficiency – Moderated by Previn Singh, Executive Advisor to GDF, Former Head of the Digital Assets & Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Centre of Competency, Credit Suisse. Speakers including

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6. Strategies for Blockchain Integration in Financial Services – Moderated by Alex Stein, Conference Director, London Blockchain Conference. Speakers including

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7. Future-Proofing Financial Institutions with Blockchain – Moderated by Adriana Ennab, Executive in Residence, GDF. Speakers including

Ray Dillet, Head of Financial Institutions, Bitwise Asset Management
Brett Johnson, Head of Sales, Rekord AG

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Government friendliness has driven adoption of blockchain in the last 12–18 months: This has happened through clear support from the US and more regulatory clarity from the EU.