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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
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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.
Jeffrey M. Bandman
Former Senior Official at US CFTC
John Schindler
Senior Associate Director at FSB's Financial Innovation Network, Federal Reserve Board
Jon Matonis
Founding Director at Bitcoin Foundation
Michael Liftik
Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Nick Lelpo
Head of Motor Finance at Zopa
Tiziana Cimoli
Researcher at University of Cagliari
Keith Saxton
Independent Advisor
Pinar Emirdag
Head of Digital Product Development and Innovation at State Street Panel Moderator
Richard Kastelein
Founder of Blockchain News
Yiuliya Demyanyk
Senior Research Economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Demelza Hays
PhD Candidate at University of Liechtenstein
Don Carmichael
PhD candidate at University of Houston
Henning Diedrich
CEO at Eonblast
Ricardo Henriquez
Professor of Strategic Management at EAE Business School
Biliana Alexandrova Kabadjova
Payment System Analyst at Banco de México
Mike Warner
Senior IT Strategist at FRB San Francisco
Robert C. Hockett
Edward Cornell Professor of Law at Cornell Law School
Alexander Lipton
Connection Science Fellow at MIT
Antoine Martin
Economist and Financial Stability Advisor at Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bonnie Buchanan
Full Professor of Finance at Seattle University
