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Elias Kokaly is Head of Strategic Accounts at TRM Labs, the blockchain intelligence company that provides anti-financial crime solutions to crypto businesses, financial institutions and government agencies. He first joined TRM Labs in 2021 as a Deployment Strategist and later led its deployment strategy, helping clients run risk-based anti-money laundering programmes and crypto investigations. Before TRM Labs, he led the Special Investigations Team at the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Christopher Perkins is Head of Franklin Crypto, the active digital asset management division Franklin Templeton launched in June 2026 following its acquisition of 250 Digital Asset Management, which he led as CEO. Before 250 Digital, he was Managing Partner and President of CoinFund. Earlier, he was Global Co-Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage at Citi and US Head of Derivatives Intermediation at Lehman Brothers. He co-invented the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR) benchmark and sits on the CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee. A former US Marine Corps captain, he holds degrees from the US Naval Academy and Georgetown University.

Brian Oliver is VP, RippleX Partnerships at Ripple, based in London. He joined Ripple in October 2025 to lead RippleX partnerships, working on strategic partnerships with institutional capital markets players adopting blockchain. In September 2026, he took part in a debate at Digital Assets Week London on whether institutions need 24/7 markets and atomic settlement.