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Public blockchains in banking: Building trust in decentralised infrastructure

As banks explore using public blockchains for tokenised deposits, stablecoins, and digital assets, new challenges arise: decentralised governance, protocol changes, and the absence of a clear accountable counterparty. This session will convene blockchain protocol developers and institutional partners to examine how banks can gain confidence in settlement, design contingency plans for governance risk, and build operational resilience on decentralised infrastructure. The conversation will focus on continuity, migration, and trust; moving beyond regulation to practical mitigation strategies that enable safe adoption at scale.

Topics for discussion include:

  • How can banks safely participate, integrate and manage risks in an environment where governance is decentralised and counterparties diffuse?
  • How can banks trust settlement on public blockchains? How do providers integrate continuity and legal enforceability into their offerings to banks? What safeguards can banks deploy to mitigate the residual risks of forks, reorgs, or protocol changes?
  • Mitigating governance and protocol risk: what happens if a public chain becomes unusable? If decentralised governance takes a direction banks cannot accept, what mitigation options should they have? What roles can banks, providers of infrastructure and safeguards play in providing these mitigation pathways?

This session is Part 1 of a 2-part series on Public Blockchains in Banking. Read more about Part 2 of the discussion here.

Speakers

Dea Markova

Dea Markova

Director of Policy, Fireblocks

Deborah Algeo

Deborah Algeo

Managing Director, Singapore & Hong Kong, Zodia Custody

Candace Kelly

Candace Kelly

Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Stellar Development Foundation

Isadora Arredondo

Isadora Arredondo

Global Policy Director, Hedera

Matthew Osborne

Matthew Osborne

EMEA Head of Policy, Ripple

Ryan Hayward

Ryan Hayward

Head of Digital Assets & Strategic Investments, Barclays

Toh Wee Kee

Toh Wee Kee

Global Head of Business Architecture for Digital Payments, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan

Vivian Clavel

Vivian Clavel

Lead, Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Financial Services, Minsait - Indra Group

Moderator

Katie-Ann Wilson

Katie-Ann Wilson

Managing Director, Digital Monetary Institute, OMFIF

Lewis McLellan

Lewis McLellan

Head of Content, OMFIF

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