FT Digital Assets Summit 2026

FT Digital Assets Summit 2026
When: 13-14 May 2026 Where: London, United Kingdom 30 Speakers Where to register: digitalassets.live.ft.com

The FT Digital Assets & AI Summit 2026, organized by FT Live, is a premier global conference exploring the intersection of digital assets, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence in the evolution of modern finance.

Held in London, the summit gathers senior executives from banks, asset managers, fintech firms, AI companies, regulators, and infrastructure providers to examine how AI is transforming digital asset markets and financial systems. Key discussions focus on AI-driven trading and investment strategies, intelligent risk management, tokenization of real-world assets, blockchain scalability, regulatory challenges, and the role of AI in enhancing compliance, security, and market efficiency.

Through keynote speeches, expert panels, and high-level networking, the event highlights how the convergence of AI and blockchain is reshaping institutional finance, unlocking new business models, and accelerating the development of a more intelligent and automated global financial ecosystem.

Speakers

Lucy Rigby
Economic Secretary to the Treasury UK Government Federal Government Experts
Sumeera Younis
Chief of Operations - Crypto Task Force
David Mercer
CEO LMAX Group
Barnali Biswal
CEO Hilbert Group
Anatoly Crachilov
CEO & Founding Partner Nickel Digital Asset Management
Michael Shaulov
CEO Fireblocks
Christopher Perkins
CEO 250 Digital Asset Management
Vikash Gupta
CEO, VAR Capital, Co-Founder Monument Bank
Antonio Henriques
CEO Bison Bank
Miller Whitehouse- Levine
CEO Solana Policy Institute
Jan-Oliver Sell
CEO Qivalis
Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Chairman of the Board Middle East Stablecoin Association 3AI - AI & Analytics Association
Salim Dhanani
CEO & Co-Founder Pave Bank Pave Bank
Bryan Pascoe
CEO International Capital Markets Association Hong Kong International Blockchain and Financial Association
Jakob Palmstierna
President GSR GSR
Paul Neuner
Founder & CEO Telcoin
Emily Smart
Chief Product Officer, Investments Aberdeen
Dr Lisa Cameron
Founder, UKUS Crypto Alliance, Ex-MP, UK Parliament UK/US Crypto Alliance
Myles Harrison
Chief Product Officer AMINA Bank
Sasha Mills
Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure Bank of England
Audrey Metzger
Director of Innovation and Financial Markets Infrastructures Banque de France
Thomas Moser
Alternate Member of the Governing Board Swiss National Bank
Thomas Vlassopoulos
Director General for Market Infrastructure and Payments European Central Bank
Matthew Long
Director- Payments & Digital Assets Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Ivan Zammit
Chief Operating Officer Malta Financial Services Authority IDCA - International Data Center Authority
John O'Neill
Group Head of Digital Assets HSBC HSBC
Joy Adams
Chief Operating Officer - Digital Assets Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank
Rene Michau
Global Head, Digital Assets Standard Chartered Standard Chartered
Stephen Richardson
Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Banking Fireblocks
Kathleen Wyrnn
Global Head of Digital Assets Invesco

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