Olga Romanova

Independent Consultant Vigillion Advisers

Olga joined Aaro Capital as Head of Operational Due Diligence in February 2022. She has over 25 years’ experience in due diligence and audit, specialising in hedge funds. Before joining, Olga was Head of ODD at International Asset Management Limited in London for five years. Prior to that, Olga was part of the ODD teams at AXA Investment Managers and GAM, focusing on hedge funds and alternative credit vehicles. Olga started her career with Ernst & Young as an auditor. Olga is a CFA Charterholder and an American CPA. Olga graduated from Moscow Finance Academy in 1996.

Day 1 | 14th May

1:50 PM Institutional Staking Panel: Institutional Staking 101: How can you safely engage in regulated staking services to access yield-generating crypto assets?

Who are the emerging services providers offering compliant staking products for institutions?
How can you best assess the tokenomics and staking rewards structure when selecting digital assets for staking?
How can you evaluate different protocols when each has different staking rules?
Who is providing institutional- grade custodial staking solutions?
What are the regulatory and compliance pain points institutions need to be aware of when exploring staking?
What is the right accounting and tax treatment for staking and how should you recognise it [income, interest]?

Day 2 | 15th May

3:35 PM DeFi AML & KYC Interview: Assessing digital asset risks: What are the key risk management considerations and solutions that will drive institutional adoption of DeFi?

How can you design appropriate AML/KYC risk controls to prevent the legal liability of dealing with sanctioned parties or unqualified investors?
What guidance, if any, is available to help you set up your risk parameters for DeFi?
How can on-chain data and blockchain intelligence solutions help you to safely interact with DeFi?
How can you integrate and adapt your existing AML compliance policies with the blockchain ecosystem to ensure it meets best practice?
How can you leverage blockchain analytics to screen wallets and understand transactions?

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