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Matthias Obrecht

Matthias Obrecht

Head Market Analysis, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

Matthias Obrecht serves as the head of the Fintech Desk at FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). The Fintech Desk acts as the center of competence for fintech-related matters within FINMA. Matthias is responsible for authorizing and supervising institutions operating in the fintech space. Matthias is an attorney at law and holds an MBA degree from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.

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Roundtable Room 3 (Level 3)

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Wed, 7 May   |   12:00PM - 01:30PM

Regulated activities on public blockchains

This roundtable examines the potential of public permissionless blockchains to enhance traditional financial services. However, with new opportunities come new risks. These risks, such as operational, reputational and legal risks need to be adequately addressed. The aim of the roundtable is to discuss potential use cases for regulated activities on public permissionless blockchains, the risks involved and how these risks can be mitigated by policymakers, including international and industry standard setters, and regulators.

The mentioned discussions of potential use cases for regulated activities on public permissionless blockchains, the risks involved and how these risks can be mitigated by policymakers, including international and industry standard setters, and regulators will be published in a whitepaper.

Alan Lim

Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Fabian Schär

Prof. Fabian SchärProfessor of DLT & FinTech, University of Basel
Jorgen Ouaknine

Dr. Jorgen OuaknineGlobal Head of Innovation and Digital Assets, Euroclear & Chair, Euroclear
Lidia Kurt

Dr. Lidia KurtChief Executive Officer, BX Digital
Morten Bech

Morten BechCentre Head - Switzerland, BIS Innovation Hub
Matthias Obrecht

Matthias ObrechtHead Market Analysis, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
Nina Reiser

Prof. Nina ReiserAssociate Professor of Financial Market Law, University of St Gallen
GFTN Insights

Roundtable Room 3 (Level 3)

Open

Tue, 6 May   |   10:00AM - 11:30AM

Market abuse in crypto markets
Christoph Kreiterling

Prof. Christoph KreiterlingProfessor for Technology Impact & Sustainability, Hochschule Trier (Trier University of Applied Sciences)
Rupert Harrison

Rupert HarrisonManager, Cryptoasset Policy , FCA
Matthias Obrecht

Matthias ObrechtHead Market Analysis, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
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