Bret is CEO and Co-Founder of Sierra, which helps businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI. Previously, he served as Co-CEO of Salesforce. Prior to Salesforce, Bret founded Quip and was CTO of Facebook. He started his career at Google, where he co-created Google Maps. Bret serves on the board of OpenAI.

Carolyn Weinberg is the Chief Product & Innovation Officer at BNY and a member of the company’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining BNY, Carolyn served as Chief Product Innovation Officer at BlackRock, where she was responsible for driving the global innovation, development, and commercialization of products for the world’s largest asset manager. She and her teams helped mobilize the firm to build new product lines, forge strategic partnerships, and create thought leadership in support of BlackRock’s growth priorities, including digital assets, fixed income, transition finance, and private markets.

Earlier in her career at BlackRock, Carolyn was Global Head of Product for iShares and Index Investments, where she led global product strategy, development, and commercialization. In that role, she was instrumental in accelerating BlackRock’s growth in fixed income ETFs and sustainable indexing. She also expanded strategic long-term partnerships, established a sustainable index research team, and helped conceive and build new data and trading ventures.

She has been named to Barron’s list of the “100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance” four times. She contributes to the future of financial innovation as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Innovation Advisory Council as well as serving on the Board of Domyn.

Before joining BlackRock in 2018, Carolyn created structured derivatives solutions for corporations at Citibank, where she served as Head of the North America Corporate Solutions Group. Previously, she was Deutsche Bank’s Head of Risk Solutions Structuring, a member of Morgan Stanley’s Corporate Derivatives Group, and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Carolyn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in applied mathematics and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

She lives in New York City with her family and dog, Gus, a Lagotto Romagnolo. She serves on the Board of the Allen-Stevenson School, the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and the Board of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Foundation as an Ambassador. She also served as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School.

Serey Chea is the Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the first woman to hold this position. A PhD economist with over two decades of experience in central banking, she has been a driving force behind Cambodia's financial sector transformation and a tireless advocate for financial inclusion and women's economic empowerment.
Under her leadership, the NBC has pioneered initiatives that have placed Cambodia at the forefront of regional financial innovation including the establishment of Credit Bureau Cambodia in 2012, the introduction of financial literacy into the national education curriculum in 2017, and the launch of Bakong in 2020, a blockchain-based national payment system that has become a global reference for emerging economies.
Recognized as an A- rated Central Bank Governor by Global Finance magazine in both 2024 and 2025, Governor Chea regularly shares her expertise at premier international forums, including the World Economic Forum and the Boao Forum for Asia.

Daniela Stoffel (born in 1968) took up her role as State Secretary for International Finance at the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) on 1 March 2019. 

In 1998, Daniela Stoffel entered the diplomatic service of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). In 2005, she took over as Head of Public Relations and Culture at the Swiss Embassy in Washington D.C. and in August 2009 she moved to the Swiss Embassy in Berlin as Head of Economic and Financial Affairs. There she was appointed Deputy Head of Mission in 2012. In 2015, Daniela Stoffel assumed a staff function in the General Secretariat of the OECD in Paris. 

From 2015, Daniela Stoffel was on detachment to SIF with the title of Ambassador, latterly as Head of Political Staff. From 2016, she was also the Diplomatic Advisor to the Head of the Federal Department of Finance (FDF). In these functions, Daniela Stoffel was involved in safeguarding and dealing with current financial policy issues and challenges and in the corresponding international negotiations and contacts. 

Daniela Stoffel graduated from the University of Zurich in 1992 with a degree in Philosophy, Economics and German Linguistics. Accompanying her work as a University Assistant at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Zurich, she wrote her thesis in 1996. She is a citizen of Winterthur, in the canton of Zurich, and is the mother of an adult daughter.

Gilles Roth was born on 1 March 1967 in Luxembourg. He studied law at the “Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg” and the “Université Catholique de Louvain” (UCL) in Belgium, where he obtained a degree in law and another degree in business administration and management.

Following the legislative elections of 8 October 2023, Gilles Roth was appointed Minister of Finance on 17 November 2023 in the coalition government formed by the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP).

Gilles Roth was elected municipal councilor in 1993 and became mayor of the city of Mamer in 2000. He joined the Parliament in April 2007 and was reconducted until 2023. In 2013, he became Chairman of the CSV political group.

From 1991 to 1994, Gilles Roth practiced as a lawyer. In 1995, he started working at the Ministry of Finance, before being seconded to the Luxembourg Court of Auditors and the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union in Brussels. In 1998, he returned to the Ministry of Finance and became government advisor, later senior government advisor.

Helder Lopes is the Governor of the Central Bank of Timor-Leste for the period of 2023-2029.

He has over 20 years of professional experience. He was the Appointed Minister of Finance, Vice Minister of Finance, Senior Economic and Public Financial Management (PFM) Advisor for the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Finance, Senior Economist for the Asian Development Bank's initiative on private sector development in Timor-Leste, and the founder and active member of Kadalak Institute (a private think-tank on public policy).

He has a degree in agriculture economic from the National University of Timor-Leste and a master's degree in economics from the Michigan State University (MSU) of the United States of America.

James Verner is the Head of APAC Business Development for Aladdin, BlackRock, based in Hong Kong. Mr. Verner oversees both Aladdin Wealth and Aladdin Enterprise across the Asia Pacific region, bringing together BlackRock's full suite of technology and risk management solutions for wealth managers and institutional clients alike. Mr. Verner has over twenty years' experience in building and leading technology businesses in wealth and asset management in Europe and Asia Pacific. Mr. Verner joined BlackRock in July 2023 to lead Aladdin Wealth's APAC business and has since expanded his remit to partner with wealth managers, asset owners, and asset managers to enable scalable business growth through the full suite of Aladdin's technology and risk management capabilities.

Joachim Nagel has been President of the Deutsche Bundesbank since January 2022. Prior to this, he had already served in various management positions at the Bundesbank from 1999 to 2016, including as an Executive Board member from 2010 whose responsibilities included the Directorates General Markets, Controlling and IT. Between 2008 and 2016, he also headed up the Bundesbank’s financial crisis task force. Joachim Nagel worked for the KfW Group from 2016 to 2020, initially serving one year as General Manager before becoming a member of its Executive Board, in which capacity he oversaw foreign credit business and development cooperation. In 2020, he moved to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) where he became Deputy Head of the Banking Department. Joachim Nagel studied economics at the University of Karlsruhe from 1985 to 1991 and received a doctoral degree in 1997. He has been an honorary professor at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) since 2017. Alongside his role as President of the Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel serves as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, a Governor at the International Monetary Fund and a member of the BIS Board of Directors.

José Luis Escrivá is Governor of the Banco de España and member of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB. He is Chair of the Board of Governors of CEMLA. He is member of various European and International Committees, including the ESRB, the FSB and the BIS Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision. He is also Vice-Chair of the Board of the Spanish Macroprudential Authority (AMCESFI).
Prior to his current position he was the Spanish Minister for Digital Transformation and Civil Service (2023-2024) and the Spanish Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (2020-2023). He was the first President of Spain’s Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) from 2014 to 2020 and also served as Chair of the EU Network of Independent Fiscal Institutions (2015-2019).
He began his career at the Banco de España, where he held different responsibilities in the Economic and Research General Directorate. He actively participated in the process of monetary integration. Since 1993, he was an adviser to the European Monetary Institute and with the start of the Monetary Union, he was appointed Head of the Monetary Policy Division of the ECB in 2000.
He worked at the BBVA Group from 2004 to 2012, first as its global Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, and from 2010 as General Director responsible for Public Finance.
From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Chief Representative for the BIS Americas Office.
He holds a degree in Economics, with honours, from the Complutense University in Madrid and completed post-graduate studies in economic analysis at the same university and in econometrics at the Banco de España Training Centre.

Piero Cipollone has been a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank since 1 November 2023. He is responsible for the Directorate General International and European Relations, the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments and the Directorate Banknotes. He also chairs the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on Digital Euro, the Euro Retail Payments Board and the Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures. Before joining the ECB, Mr Cipollone was Deputy Governor of the Banca d’Italia and a member of the Board of the Italian Institute for the Supervision of Insurance. He also served as a member of the Coordination Group for the Cross-border payments programme at the Bank for International Settlements. He previously served as an Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank Group. Mr Cipollone is the author of several books. His papers have been published in international journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of the European Economic Association and the Journal of Policy Modeling.

Mr Ravi Menon has a portfolio of work in sustainability, innovation, and inclusion.

Mr Menon is Singapore’s first Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office. He plays a leading role in Singapore’s efforts to foster collective action internationally and transition planning locally towards a low-carbon future. He is also Chairman of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Asia-Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the GFANZ Principals Group.

Mr Menon is Chairman of the Global Finance & Technology Network, which harnesses technology and fosters innovation for more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial ecosystems globally. He is also a Trustee of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Chairman of its Innovation and Enterprise Committee.

Mr Menon is Chairman of ImpactSG, a philanthropy which aims to grow a community of purposeful givers in Singapore and Asia. He is also a Board Member of The Majurity Trust, a charity which deploys cause-based funds for social needs; and a Trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association, a community self-help group.

Prior to his current roles, Mr Menon served for 36 years in the Singapore Public Service.

As Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2011-23), Mr Menon oversaw monetary and macroprudential policies, reformed the financial regulatory framework, and developed Singapore as a green finance centre and a global FinTech hub. On the international front, he served as Chairman of the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board Standing Committee on Standards Implementation.

As Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade & Industry (2007-11), Mr Menon helped to steer the economy during the global financial crisis. As Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Finance (2003-07), he oversaw fiscal policy and government reserves.

Mr Menon is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal from the Singapore Government, the Distinguished Alumni Award from NUS, and the Distinguished Leadership and Service Award from the Institute of International Finance in Washington.

Mr Menon holds a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics from NUS.

Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and as Acting Deputy Secretary. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes). Before serving at Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, is on the Boards of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Financial Technology Association, is Co-Chair of the Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on FinTech, Crypto, and National Security, is a Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, and Chair of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections & Acquisitions Committee.

Steven Maijoor joined the Executive Board of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) on 1 April 2021. As of 1 February 2024 he is also Chair of Supervision. Steven's remit includes supervision of banks, supervison policy and legal services. Furthermore, he is a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority. He is also a member of the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation.
Before joining DNB's Executive Board, Steven was Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), from 2011-2021. Between 2004 and 2011 he was a managing director at the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). Prior to that he was Professor (1994-2004) and Dean (2001-2004) at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University.
Steven graduated from the University of Groningen with a degree in business economics and obtained a PhD in the same subject from Maastricht University in 1991.
Steven was born in Hong Kong (1964).

TS is the Vice Chair of the board (and was until recently the Group CEO) at Monzo, the largest digital bank in the UK. He spent too long in the financial services, banking and payments industry (Visa, Citi, Capital One and Standard Chartered) before finally reaching Monzo. Monzo has grown to over 15m customers in the UK and recently obtained a banking licence from the European Central Bank and the Central Bank of Ireland. He has lived and worked in several countries.