Désirée Heutschi is Co-CEO of Procivis since 2023 and in her role of Head of Corporate Development, member of the Group Executive Board of Orell Füssli AG since 2020. In addition, she serves as member of the Board of Directors at Procivis, Hep Verlag and MTEC Foundation ETH Zurich.
Prior to these assignments, Ms. Heutschi had different management roles in the software industry over the last two decades in the US and Switzerland.
Ms. Heutschi holds an Executive Master of Business Law from the University of St. Gallen and a Master of International Relations from HEIP in Paris.
Roundtable Room 3 (Level 3)
Open
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is frequently highlighted as a game-changer for financial market infrastructure (FMI). Yet, despite numerous pilots, proofs of concept, and even some production deployments, it has (yet) neither replaced nor fundamentally transformed today’s financial markets. Rather, DLT has remained limited to niche applications.
Which key elements are still missing, or are insufficiently mature, to enable DLT to truly reshape FMI? Is the main hurdle the current regulatory framework, or do challenges around standardization, interoperability with legacy systems, scalability, governance, and proven use cases with sufficient value bear the greatest responsibility?