Our Speakers

Professor Douglas Arner specialises in economic and financial law, regulation and development. His research focuses on the intersection of finance, technology and regulation, particularly in the context of digital currencies and emerging markets.

Keywords: FinTech, RegTech, Digital Finance, Financial Regulation

Professor Rosa Giovanna Barresi is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florence and a key researcher in the BABEL group. Her research focuses on digital assets, financial market infrastructure, international financial regulation, and cross-border banking supervision. She co-edited 'Digital Assets and the Law: Fiat Money in the Era of Digital Currency' for Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law Series.

Keywords:Digital Assets, International Finance, Banking Regulation, Cross-border Coordination

Professor Andreas Bielig is an expert in international economics and financial regulation at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. His research examines regulatory approaches to financial innovation across different economic systems.

Keywords: International Economics, Financial Innovation, Regulatory Systems

Dr. Yuri Biondi is a senior tenured research fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) focusing on accounting, economics and law. His work explores financial and economic implications of digital currencies from a systemic perspective.

Keywords: Accounting, Economics and Law, Digital Finance, Monetary Theory

Professor Andrea Bracciali specialises in blockchain technologies and formal verification of cryptographic protocols at the University of Turin. His research focuses on the technical and security aspects of distributed ledger technologies for digital currencies.

Keywords: Blockchain, Cryptography, Security, Formal Verification

Scientia Professor Ross Buckley is an ARC Laureate Fellow at UNSW Sydney. He serves on the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and as the Chair of the Digital Finance Advisory Panel of Australia’s financial market conduct regulator. His research focuses on central bank digital currencies and the regulation of digital finance more generally.

Keywords: FinTech, RegTech, CBDC, International Coordination

Professor Marko Dimijetrivic is a monetary law and policy expert at the University of Nis. His research examines the legal foundations of monetary systems and their adaptation to digital currencies.

Keywords: Monetary Law, Legal Tender, Digital Currency Policy

Dr Geoffrey Goodell is a lecturer at University College London who studies socio-technical systems in financial services. His research contributes to knowledge and policy at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation.

Keywords: Payment Systems, Digital currencies, Decentralised Systems.

Professor Seraina Grünewald specialises in financial market law and regulation at the University of St. Gallen. Her research focuses on the regulatory challenges of digital currencies and their integration into existing legal frameworks.

Keywords: Financial Market Law, Regulation, Monetary Law

Professor Christos Hadjiemmanuil specialises in banking law, financial regulation, and central banking at the University of Piraeus and the London School of Economics. His work examines the legal challenges in balancing innovation with regulatory oversight in digital currencies.

Keywords: Banking Law, Financial Regulation, Central Banking

Professor Teresa Rodríguez de Las Heras Ballel specialises in commercial law, law and technology, and international transactions at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Her research focuses on the digital transformation of markets and platforms, emphasising digital currencies' legal implications for international commerce.

Keywords: Commercial Law, Digital Platforms, International Transactions

Professor Bart Joosen is an authority on prudential supervision law and financial markets regulation at the University of Leiden and the European Banking Institute. His work examines the regulatory challenges of integrating digital currencies into the existing prudential framework.

Keywords: Prudential Supervision, Financial Regulation, Banking Regulation

Professor Shuji Kobayakawa is a monetary economics and financial systems expert at Meiji University. Previously working at the Bank of Japan, he brings extensive experience in international financial cooperation and the Japanese perspective on digital currencies.

Keywords: Monetary Economics, Financial Systems, Central Banking

Professor Mauro Lombardi focuses on digital economics, technological innovation, Artificial Intelligence and decision-making processes at the University of Florence. In March 2019, he co-founded the BABEL research group at the Department of Economics and Management. His work explores the technological foundations of digital currencies and their economic implications.

Keywords: Digital Economics, Technological Innovation, Economic Systems

Professor Reyes Palá Laguna is an expert in financial market regulation and corporate governance at the University of Zaragoza. Her research focuses on the Spanish and European regulatory approaches to digital financial innovation.

Keywords: Financial Market Regulation, Corporate Governance, Digital Finance

Dr. César Pérez-Chirinos Sanz is a specialist in financial technology and digital payments at the Bank of Spain. His research examines the technological infrastructure required for central bank digital currencies and their integration with existing payment systems.

Keywords: Financial Technology, Digital Payments, CBDC Infrastructure

Dr. Christian Pfister is an expert in monetary economics and central banking at the Université d'Orléans. Having worked previously at the Banque de France, his research focuses on the implications of central bank digital currencies for monetary policy transmission and financial intermediation.

Keywords: Monetary Economics, Central Banking, CBDC, Financial Intermediation

Professor Poonam Puri is an internationally recognised expert in corporate governance, corporate law, and securities regulation at York University. Her work examines regulatory frameworks for financial innovation and the governance implications of digital currencies.

Keywords: Corporate Governance, Securities Regulation, Financial Innovation

Professor Deepankar Roy is an authority on fintech, digital payment systems and blockchain technology at the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM). NIBM is an institute established by the Reserve Bank of India (India’s Central Bank). His research focuses on the potential of central bank digital currencies to promote financial inclusion in emerging economies and look at operational risks associated with crypto-assets.

Keywords: Digital Currencies, Blockchain Technology, Financial Inclusion, FinTech

Dr. Jürgen Schaaf is an advisor at the European Central Bank, focusing on digital currencies, payment innovations, and their implications for monetary policy and financial stability. His work provides insights into the ECB's approach to regulating digital currencies.

Keywords: Digital Currencies, Payment Innovation, ECB, Monetary Policy

Professor Claudio J. Tessone is an expert in complex systems and blockchain economics at the University of Zurich. His research applies statistical physics and network science methods to understand the behaviour and stability of decentralised currency systems.

Keywords: Complex Systems, Blockchain Economics, Network Science

Professor Vincenzo Vespri is a distinguished mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Florence. His research includes cryptography, computational mathematics, and security aspects of digital technologies, providing important insights into the technological foundations of digital currencies.

Keywords: Cryptography, Computational Mathematics, Digital Security

Professor Heng Wang is a specialist in the governance of digitalisation (e.g., digital currency and AI) at Singapore Management University. His research examines the governance and regulation of digital transformation and their implications for the public and private sectors.

Keywords: International Economic Law, Digital Currency, Regulation and Governance, AI

Filippo Zatti is an Economic Law professor at the University of Florence and a fellow of the European Banking Institute. He co-founded BABEL, a blockchain and AI research unit at the Department of Economics and Management, in March 2019, and has served as its scientific coordinator since. Professor Zatti's research examines legal challenges in blockchain technology adoption within the financial sector, digital asset regulation, and central bank digital currencies, with particular focus on their implications for legal tender, monetary policy, and financial stability. He recently co-edited 'Digital Assets and the Law: Fiat Money in the Era of Digital Currency' for Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law Series.

Keywords: Banking Law, Financial Regulation, CBDC, Cryptocurrency