Evgeny Gokhberg

Emma Pecenicic is Head of Digital Assets Distribution at Fidelity International, based in Hong Kong, a role in which she has led global distribution for digital assets since 2023, including the commercialisation of the firm's Bitcoin spot strategy and its tokenised fund capabilities. Pecenicic joined Fidelity International in 2021 as Head of Digital Propositions and Partnerships Asia ex Japan. She previously spent more than a decade at BNP Paribas Asset Management, which she joined in 2011 as an Investment Specialist in European Equities in Paris before moving to Hong Kong in 2012 to cover China RMB capabilities and Indonesian equities. From 2017 she designed and led BNP Paribas Asset Management's Augmented Investments Programme, focused on AI and blockchain adoption, and later led its global digital strategy. Pecenicic holds an MSc in Financial Management and a Diplôme des Grandes Écoles in Financial Analysis from EDHEC Business School, and sits on the board of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong.

Tibor Bartels is Managing Director and Head of Transaction Services Americas at ING. The Transaction Services team provides working capital and liquidity management structures, receivables and supply chain finance advisory, and traditional trade services to clients operating across Asia, Europe and the U.S. Bartels moved to ING Americas in 2016 and in 2025 oversaw an expansion of the Transaction Services team in the U.S. Bartels also sits on the advisory board of CeFPro.

Carmen Rey Poza is VP Swift & International Payments at Getnet Platforms, the Santander group's payments business, the title under which Rey spoke on a panel at Swift's "Scheme in Action" event in Madrid on 13 May alongside BBVA, CaixaBank and Iberpay. In November 2023, as Swift Global Product Owner at Santander, Rey commented on Swift's initiative to connect instant payment systems for cross-border transactions.