Stephen Whyman

**Hosted under Chatham House Rule** Tokenization pilots have taken off around the globe, with many institutions running proof of concepts to test the feasibility, advantages and limitations of blockchain technology. The question is how traditional capital markets can get to scalable tokenized products for institutional portfolios. The speakers will address the current barriers to full scale adoption, the tangible benefits for end investors, and the progress being made to overcome digital payment and settlement, system integration and liquidity challenges. 

• How does tokenization benefit end investors, and how can you make the case beyond operational efficiencies [staking, easier dividend flow, increased liquidity]? 
• How are participants overcoming challenges around lack of integration between existing payment systems and digital currencies? 
• What are the successes, challenges and lessons learned from the latest use cases? 
• With a lack of secondary markets, is tokenization feasible for buy-and-hold products only, or is there a pathway to liquidity?