Bringing together the leading voices
in digital finance

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A Global
Digital Finance Conference.

The Bermuda Digital Finance Forum (DFF) brings together the best from the people who brought you The International Tech Summit and the Global SALT Event Series.

The event aims to drive mass adoption of digital finance solutions, facilitate focused dialogues around digital transformation, and foster curated networking experiences.

Come experience hands-on technology activations and attend bilateral meetings to discuss the future of decentralized infrastructure for financial services and artificial intelligence.

Agenda 2026

2026 Sponsors

Learn more about the companies who are helping make this year's event the best yet.

Platinum

Premier

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Official Media Partner

Official Airline Partner

Speakers

All speakers

Premier the Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP

Premier
Government of Bermuda

Minister The Hon. Diallo V. Rabain, JP, MP

Minister of Cabinet Office and Digital Innovation
Government of Bermuda

Minister The Hon. Alexa Lightbourne, JP, MP

Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Bermuda

Anthony Scaramucci

Founder & Managing Partner
SkyBridge

Denelle Dixon

Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
Stellar Development Foundation

Arjun Sethi

Co-CEO
Kraken / Payward

David Ripley

Co-CEO
Kraken / Payward

Sandy Kaul

Executive Vice President, Head of Innovation
Franklin Templeton

Anthony Bassili

President
Coinbase Asset Management

Liz Martin

Vice President Product, Head of Derivatives and Markets
Coinbase

Brett Harrison

Founder and CEO
Architect

Cody Carbone

Chief Executive Officer
The Digital Chamber

Eleanor Terrett

Co-Founder, Host
Crypto in America

Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation
CoinDesk

Teresa Goody Guillén

Managing Partner
Bellementis PLLC

Michael Steuer

President & CTO
Casper

Patrick
Elyas

VP, Corporate and International Operations
Circle

Raja Chakravorti

Chief Business Officer
Stellar Development Foundation

Maxime Seiler

CEO
STS Digital

Olivia Vande Woude

Business Development, Tokenization
Avalanche

John Darsie

Chief Executive Officer
SALT

Marc P. Bernegger

Founder & Chairman
Longevity Investors

Steven Rees Davies

Partner
Carey Olsen

Michael Bucella

Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Neoclassic Capital

Jerald David

Chief Executive Officer
Lynq

Kerem Kolcuoglu

Managing Partner
Penrose Partners

Sean Stapley

Partner
Penrose Partners

G Clay Miller

Partner
Penrose Partners

Lorna Hutchman

Partner
Penrose Partners

Giles Broom

Managing Director
Sandmark

Max Kahn

Chief Executive Officer
Digital Wealth Partners

Greg Benhaim

Executive Vice President of Product & Head of Trading
3iQ

Patrick Horsman

Chief Investment Officer
BNB Plus

Robb Layfield

Managing Director, Digital Assets
Customers Bank

Henson Orser

Founder & CEO
Soter

Stephen Mackintosh

General Partner
Karatage

Jacquelyn Melinek

Founder, CEO
StrataMedia

Joseph Ziolkowski

CEO & Founder
Relm Insurance

Ian
Taylor

Board Advisor / COO
CryptoUK / HT.Digital

Teana 
Baker-Taylor

Co-founder
Venice AI

Gurpreet Oberoi

Head of Institutional
Kraken

Freddie
Mead

Managing Director
Howden Re

Daniela Herrmann

Co-Founder & CEO
DYNEX

Ric Golubov

Vice President, Digital Assets Business Development & Partnerships
Franklin Templeton

Zunera Mazhar

Head of Global and US Policy, Head of US Government Affairs
The Digital Chamber

Hugo
Rogers

Chief Commercial Officer
Bermuda Commercial Bank

Andrej
Majcen

Co-Founder & Group CEO
Bitcoin Suisse AG

Charles Hoskinson

Founder
Cardano / Midnight

Fahmi Syed

President
Midnight Foundation

Helen Wang

Chief AI and Data Science Officer
Apex Group Ltd

Jeff Bandman

COO
6529 Capital & 6529 NFT Fund

Juan Andres Dudier

Director/ Head of Product - Digital Asset & Stablecoins
Apex Group Ltd

Karl
Naim

Group Chief Commercial Officer
XBTO

Lauren Strasburg

Director, Real World Asset Partnerships
Stellar Development Foundation

Leonie Tear

Partner
Walkers

Michael Casey

Chairman
Advanced AI Society

Spencer Applebaum

Investment Partner
Multicoin

Faryar Shirzad

Chief Policy Officer
Coinbase

Matthieu 
de Vergnes

Global Head of Institutional
Ondo Finance

Salman
Banaei

General Counsel
Plume

Nouriel Roubini

Chief Economist
Atlas Capital

Reza Bundy

Chief Executive Officer
Atlas Capital

Pierre-Alain Krohn

Chief Executive Officer
Bitcoin Suisse International

Justin Shaw

Director, RWA Partnerships
Stellar Development Foundation

Aqsa Zubair

Deputy Director, FinTech Supervision
Bermuda Monetary Authority

Coral Wells

Founder and Director
Connectech Coding and Bermuda Monetary Authority

Craig Swan

Chief Executive Officer
Bermuda Monetary Authority

George Alayon

Deputy Director, FinTech Supervision
Bermuda Monetary Authority

Abhishek Vaidyanathan

Chief Legal Officer
NEAR Foundation

Brittany 
Kaiser

Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Compute Corp.

William Klippel

Senior Director, Capital Markets
Circle

Zack Guzman

Founder
Trustless Media

Wasim Khouri

Chief Commercial Officer
Monument

Advancing Digital Finance Adoption

History was made at the Digital Finance Forum 2025 with the execution of Bermuda’s first fully compliant USDC airdrop. USDC was placed directly into the wallets of residents, allowing them to experience the speed and ease of digital payments in their daily lives.

Testimonials

Can't thank you enough for hosting one of the best events I've been to. Love the intimate, currated list of attendees made it so much easier to network. I came away with 20-25 new contacts, all leaders in the space.

Blockchain.com

I just wanted to take a moment to send over a HUGE THANK YOU. For your kindness, understanding, organization, killer instinct, patience ALL OF IT. But most importantly for being such great partners. THANK YOU

Coinbase

The whole experience was absolutely great, thank you so much for making it an unforgettable event and paving our way to many promising opportunities at the conference! Look forward to collaborating together again!

NEAR

It was an honor sharing a stage with Premier David Burt MP for the closing conversation of what was a truly exceptional event.

Circle