On 21 January 2026 100WF’s Luxembourg committee organised “Digital Assets: Demystifying Finance’s Next Frontier”, sponsored and hosted by FundBank (Europe) S.A.
100WF members can view the recording here.
Following opening remarks by Éadaoin Sullivan, Janus Henderson Investors, Francesca Messini, FundBank(Europe) S.A. moderated the panel discussion featuring Emilie Allaert, Director Product Digital Assets, Standard Chartered Bank Luxembourg, Julie Bourgeois, Head of Legal and Compliance, 6 Monks (6M), Maria Kulmukhametova, Senior Associate, Loyens & Loeff, Loubna Moubarak, Chief Compliance Officer, Coinbase, and Ala Presenti, Co-Founder and CFO, Investre & Moniflo.
Highlights:
The panellists explored how the digital-asset revolution is reshaping markets, regulatory frameworks, and operating models. Sharing their long experience on the ground, the panellists shed light on complex and constantly evolving topics such as digital assets, crypto, tokenized assets, and blockchain-enabled solutions moving from experimentation to everyday deployment.
The conversation tackled the subject from multiple angles: the foundations, the current market reality, regulatory framework and compliance challenges, and its constant evolution, examples of applicability in their business as well how the Luxembourg ecosystem is placing compared to the other EU jurisdictions.
The speakers also shared their personal views on the most in-demand skills to forge a career path in digital assets.
Ellie Godfrey from Northern Trust wrapped up the session with thoughtful reflections on the views shared by the speakers and closed the event, inviting attendees to network, engage in meaningful conversations.
We are grateful to event sponsors, FundBank (Europe) S.A., for their hospitality, and to our speakers for generously sharing their expertise. This event would not have been possible without our dedicated Luxembourg event group: Francesca Messini, Éadaoin Sullivan, Martina Ben- Shaul, Ellie Godfrey, and Yana Bagryanskaya.