

Are Digital Assets Fundamentally Transforming the Ecosystem of Financial Markets?
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:10 PM · 40 min. (Asia/Riyadh)
Next-Gen Money
Deep Dive
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Digital assets are challenging the foundations of traditional finance, from tokenized securities and CBDCs to blockchain and DeFi. This panel explores whether these innovations are truly reshaping global financial markets or simply evolving within existing frameworks. Experts will debate the future of asset ownership, market access, and the role of regulation as digital assets move from the periphery to the core of financial ecosystems.
Session Day
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Hall
Hall 1
Speakers

Hon. Caroline D. Pham
Acting ChairmanU.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Government of United States
Nicole Valentine
FinTech Director in the Center for Financial MarketsMilken Institute
DG, Dr. Emomotimi Agama
Director GeneralNigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Yazeed A. Alnafjan, CFA
Deputy Governor for Financial Innovation, Saudi Central Bank and Chairman of Fintech SaudiSaudi Central Bank
Paul Kayrouz
Chief Fintech OfficerCentral Bank of the UAE
