FSA Blockchain Roundtable 2026 in GFTN Forum, Japan
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FSA Blockchain Roundtable 2026 in GFTN Forum, Japan
Organizer: Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Special partner: GFTN Japan
Date: 11:00am-17:00pm JST, February 27, 2026 (in-person only)
Venue: BELLESALLE TOKYO-NIHONBASHI (@GFTN Forum, Japan) (Google map)
Format: Invited discussants and general audience
Overview
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) will host the Blockchain Roundtable 2026 to prompt frank exchange of opinions on digital assets among multi-stakeholders such as industry experts, academia and regulatory authorities.
Agenda
* All sessions take place under the Chatham House rule.
Session 1: Forging the Future of Digital Payments (Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
[Discussants]
Conan French - Director, Digital Finance, Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Shriyanka Hore - Managing Director, Swift
Nischint Sanghavi - Head of Digital Currencies, AP, Visa
Jesse Guild - Vice President of Product Management, Crypto & Digital Assets, Mastercard
Claire Alexandre - Head of International Government Relations, PayPal
Humphrey Valenbreder - Chief Executive Officer, Partior
Sandra Ro - Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
Taro Togo - Managing Director, Japan, Digital Assets
Joe Castelluccio - Partner, Mayer Brown
Zack Chestnut - Global Head of Business Development, Kinexys Digital Payments & Kinexys Liink, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
Objectives
As blockchain-based payment and settlement initiatives move from experimentation toward real-world implementation, this roundtable aims to clarify the respective roles of central bank money, commercial bank money, and Non-Bank Private Money (including stablecoins) in the future payment ecosystem.
Through perspectives from financial institutions, infrastructure providers, non-bank payment players, and regulators,
We seek to identify key technological, legal, and operational challenges, and to explore areas for collaboration that can support scalable and safe innovation.
Lunch (12:30 p.m. - 13:30 p.m.)
Session 2: Blockchain Security Frontiers: Global Strategies for Cyber Resilience (Time: 13:30 p.m. - 15:00 p.m.)
[Discussants]
Alvinder Singh - Head, Innovation Acceleration Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Carole House - Former White House Special Advisor & Senior Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University
Dea Markova - Director of Policy, Fireblocks
Marc Krisjanous - Associate Director of Audit, Sixblocks Audit
Tomofumi Okubo - Chief Security Officer, Penguin Securities
Yuki Kishi - Country Manager, Japan, Pier Two
Yasuhiro Sasaki - Representative Director, JPCryoto-ISAC
Jesus Abelarde - Principal Systems Security Engineer, MITRE Corporation
Objectives
Share and discuss JFSA’s perspectives and initiatives on crypto-asset cybersecurity.
Highlight issues that have not been widely discussed internationally and explore directions for future global responses.
Coffee Break / Networking (15:00 p.m. - 15:30 p.m.)
Session 3: Next-Gen Compliance: AML/CFT & Privacy Innovations for Decentralized Finance (Time: 15:30 p.m. - 17:00 p.m.)
[Discussants]
Richard Gabbert - Chief of Staff, Crypto Task Force, US SEC
Aya Miyaguchi - President, Ethereum Foundation
Chua Tju Liang - General Counsel, Ethereum Foundation
Adriel Wong - Head of Private Sector Institutions, Asia Pacific, TRM Labs
Carole House - Former White House Special Advisor & Senior Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University
Gary Liu - Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Terminal 3
Shan Shan Sui - Asia Pacific Growth Lead, Morpho
Dr. Wong Huei Ching - Executive Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation, Securities Commission Malaysia
Objectives
Building on the discussions of DeFi in the Financial System Council’s Crypto Asset Working Group report, this session aims to explore AML/CFT measures that align with the technical nature of DeFi and raise awareness of the need for future international dialogue.
Organize key issues for future policy considerations on balancing privacy protection with AML/CFT measures.