Conference Day Session Themes

Risk, Governance, Compliance and Custody 

Tuesday, 10th March 2026 | Crown, Sydney

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Risk, Compliance and Governance Day examined how regulatory reform, supervisory posture and institutional risk frameworks are shaping the next phase of digital asset market development.

The program brought together regulators, policy leaders, compliance specialists and market infrastructure providers to discuss the evolving governance architecture surrounding digital assets. Conversations explored the global regulatory reset underway across major jurisdictions, the operational realities of compliance implementation and the growing importance of custody, risk management and supervisory coordination as institutional participation increases.

Sessions also examined enforcement responses to scams and illicit activity, the implementation of global reporting standards such as CARF and the emergence of tokenised real world assets as a new frontier for regulated financial markets.

Fireside series

Reform to Reality: From US Reset to Global Impact

Chris Brummer, CEO, The Fintech Foundation

Rene Michau, Global Head, Digital Assets, Standard Chartered

Amanda Wick, Head of Americas, VerifyVASP

Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Michael Lau, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Business Development, Bullish

Antonio Alvarez, Chief Compliance Officer, Crypto.com

Fireside + panel

The Shape of Digital Asset Markets

Dr Rhys Bollen, Senior Executive, Fintech, ASIC

Rahul Advani, Global Co-Head of Policy, Ripple

Tommy Tudehope, Head of Public Policy, Stripe

Perry Scott, Senior Policy Manager, Kraken

Amy-Rose Goodey, CEO, Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA)

Panel

Custody, Risk & Institutional Adoption

Stephen Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Banking, Fireblocks

Hannah Glass, Special Counsel, Ashurst

Mark Staples, Executive Director, CTO Data61, DFCRC

Panel

Scams & Harm: Enforcement, Intelligence & Coordination

Jessica Chuah, Chief Compliance Officer, Axiom

Jordan Wain, Global Policy Lead, Chainalysis

Angela Ang, Head of Policy APAC, TRM Labs

Leah Pinto, Director, Cyber Intelligence, CyberCX

Panel

Compliance: Frontline Implementation & Enforcement Reality

Joni Pirovich, CEO, Crystal aOS

Chris Brummer, CEO, The Fintech Foundation

Amit Sharma, Head of Global and Digital Strategy, IDEMIA

Fireside + panel

Global Reporting & CARF: Implementation & Global Alignment

Dr Max Bernt, Head of Policy & Market Development Europe, Taxbit

Raj Mukherjee, CEO, Bodin Advisory

Trish Turner, Director of Tax, VP Public Sector, Founder, Ambassador, CTG, Asset Reality, DAVIS Institute, GBBC

Panel

Supervisory Posture: Regulatory Direction & Market Signals

Tanna Chong, Head of Public Policy, VerifyVASP

Brian Yeoh, Advisor, QCP

Chengyi Ong, Director of Policy & Strategy, APAC, Circle

Melvin Deng, CEO, QCP

Patrick McNab, CEO and Co-Founder, Pier Two

Fireside

The Institutional Shift: The Road to RWA Adoption

Noel Williams, Partner, PwC