Digital Assets 2024

14 - 15 May, 2024

Business Design Centre, London

Michael Ashby

Former Head of Digital Assets Strategic Implementation Point72

Michael is responsible for coordinating the build out of the Firm’s digital asset infrastructure and collaborating closely with all relevant groups across the company. Michael joins us from Meraki Global Advisors, where he was most recently COO for the company, leading the buildout of infrastructure for crypto outsourced trading, and was previously Head of Strategy. Prior to Meraki, he was the Operating Partner and Head of Trading with Thunderbird Partners in London. Michael started his career in various trading and investment roles at Ziff Brothers, Jabre Capital Partners, and GLG Partners.

Day 2 | 15th May

9:45 AM Market Infrastructure Panel **Hosted under Chatham House Rule**- Improving market infrastructure efficiencies: How is the industry addressing connectivity issues, standardization and counterparty risk to improve interoperability and market efficiencies?

  • What progress has been made to drive common standards across custodians and to enable settlement interoperability?
  • How is industry and regulators collaborating to develop similar guidelines to the CASS custody rules to improve best practice in digital asset custody?
  • Will we see greater connectivity between exchanges, clearing houses and custodians to improve access to liquidity and reduce market fragmentation?
  • How can you leverage new solutions that remove the need to integrate with multiple blockchains and platforms for settlement and custody, providing one point of access?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Michael.

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