Sarah Palurovic
Module: Introduction to Retail CBDCs
Sarah Palurovic is an Executive Director at the Digital Euro Association. She is also an Economist and Research Assistant at the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, a Finance Associate at Vanagon.vc and a member of the German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DVFA) digital assets expert committee. She co-designed the Master of Blockchain & Digital Assets at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management where she is a lecturer on the economics of Ethereum. Sarah is a mentor for the DLT and DeFi Talents education program.
Miguel A Fernandez Ordoñez
Module: The Impact of CBDCs on the Financial Sector
Governor of the Banco de España and member of the ECB Governing Council between 2006 and 2012. He was previously Secretary of State for the Economy, Secretary of State for Commerce, Secretary of State for Finance and Budgets, and President of the Competition Court. His latest book, "Adios a los Bancos", is dedicated to CBDCs and the liberalization of banking activities.
Peter Faykiss
Module: Status Quo of CBDC Development & Lessons Learned by the Maygar Nemzeti Bank
Peter Faykiss is the Director of Digitalization Directorate at the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary), where he is responsible for FinTech, digital finance and digital currencies topics. Before entering the digital finance area, he gained experience in financial stability and macroprudential policy. As the Head of Division for Banking Regulations of Ministry for National Economy he was responsible for the domestic implementation of the European regulatory package CRD IV in 2013. In 2014 he was appointed as the Head of Macroprudential Policy Department of the MNB, from 2017 he served as the Director of Macroprudential Directorate.
Marc Anders
Module: Introduction to Stablecoins
Marc Anders is a Business Engineer and Research Associate at the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC), where he leads the NFT Talents Mentoring Program, among other things. Before entering the blockchain sector he gained experience in business planning and development in the automotive industry and research and data analysis for renewable energy. He researches and lectures in the web3 ecosystem including DeFi, DApps, DAOs, and NFTs but is also interested in the industrial application of DLT & blockchains.
Conrad Kraft
Module: Current Stablecoin Landscape Worldwide
Conrad Kraft is an Executive Director at the Digital Euro Association and oversees its many working groups. He holds a master’s degree in Digital Currencies and Blockchain from the University of Nicosia and has undertaken research in the areas of DLT, Stablecoins, CBDCs, and the use of exponential technologies in the public sector.
Alireza Siadat
Module: Stablecoin Regulation Worldwide
Alireza Siadat, M.J.I., is a distinguished Partner at Annerton, a law firm specialized in regulatory law within the financial sector. His expertise lies in banking regulations, compliance, market entry, and the intricate regulatory framework of digital assets. He's adept at advising banks, crypto exchanges, and digital asset custodians on regulatory and licensing matters.
Beyond Annerton, Alireza holds several advisory roles, including at BFG Blockchain Founders Group AG, focusing on blockchain startups and digital assets. He also co-publishes for Wolters Kluwer's legal journal on the digital economy, specifically overseeing the Digital Finance and E-Commerce sections. Recognized as a co-founder of the Luxembourg-based thinkBlocktank a.s.b.l. and a board member of the European Commission's Blockchain Association, INATBA, and several other crypto firms, Alireza Siadat remains a central figure in the realm of digital finance and regulatory law.
Patrick Hansen
Module: Use Cases for Stablecoins I
Patrick Hansen is Director, EU Strategy & Policy at Circle, a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. Circle is powering always-on, internet-native commerce, payments, and custody and is the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EUROC). Prior to that, Patrick was head of strategy & business development at crypto-wallet startup Unstoppable Finance and head of blockchain policy at Bitkom, Europe’s largest tech trade association. Patrick holds master degrees in business and political science.
