Global Experts on DeFi, CBDC & Tokenisation

p2pfisy 2026 Astana Speakers

P2PFISY 2026 features speakers from the National Bank of Kazakhstan and its network alongside international experts from academia, industry, and central banks — covering crypto regulation, CBDC, DeFi, AI, digital payments, and financial inclusion.

Timur Suleimenov

National Bank of Kazakhstan, Governor

Renat Bekturov

Astana International Finance Center (AIFC), CEO

Zhanar Samayeva

National Payment Corporation of Kazakhstan (NPCK), Chairman of the Board

Binur Zhalenov

National Bank of Kazakhstan, Vice Governor & Chief Digital Officer

Aizhan Arinova

Head Innovation & Fintech Division, National Bank of Kazakhstan

Timur Abylkassymov

ARDFM, Vice Chairperson

Juan Carlos Reyes

Digital Assets Commission of El Salvador, President

Odun Olowookere

Centre for International Governance Innovation, Director of Research

Prof. Paolo Tasca

P2PFISY and Exponential Science, Chairman

Nikhil Vadgama

Exponential Science, Director

Dias Savetkanov

Kazakhstan Fintech Network, CEO

Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr

Venice Innovation tech Hub, 100Women@Davos, Founder - Ambassador at Cointelegraph

Arlen Moldabekov

National Bank of Kazakhstan, Head Innovation & Digital Assets Division

Ruslan Konurbayev

National Payment Corporation of Kazakhstan (NPCK), Product Owner

Dr. Jiahua Xu

UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies | UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies, Executive Director | UCL, Associate Professor

Juan Ignacio Ibañez

General Secretary of the MiCA Crypto Alliance

Avv. Alberto Borri

Lexify, Partner - Attorney at law

Pavlina Pavlova

ChainComply, Co-Founder & CEO

Arman Assakayev

General Manager, First Validator

Ettore Maria Lombardi

Professor at University of Florence

Previous P2PFISY Speakers

This workshop is proud to bring together exceptional experts andscholars from around the world in one renowned venue.

Esteemed speakers from the Swiss National Bank, the Bank forInternational Settlements, the IMF, the Bank of Lithuania, the Bankof Italy, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the FederalReserve Board have joined the workshop in previous years.