Evan Hariyanto
4 min readNov 1, 2018

JOHNNY KARTAKOV, MANAGING PARTNER OF AMBISAFE INC. CO-CHAIR AT THE GLOBAL ASSETS AND WEALTH FORUM IN SINGAPORE ON 31 AUGUST-1 SEPTEMBER 2018

Johnny Kartakov, Managing Partner of Ambisafe Inc. exchanged exclusive insights on the regulatory landscape for token sales and Ambisafe’s efforts with self-regulating token class to assist with the management of securities on the Ethereum blockchain with over 150 business and government leaders as a Co-Chair at the Global Assets and Wealth (GAW) Forum in Singapore on 31 August 2018. Johnny Kartakov serves as an expert voice on blockchain asset issuance and management and shared with attending leaders about the issues facing the cryptocurrency market, industry standard token class and how AS is helping to build blockchain assets.

From left: Anthony Alleyne, Joint CEO of Phore Blockchain; Johnny Kartakov, Managing Partner of Ambisafe; Davy Goh, Founder and CEO of BCoin Exchange; Drew MacGibbon, Events Lead Asia of Skycoin; Rajiv Vaishnav, Managing Partner of Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund.

“The market is shifting to assets digitalization on a blockchain as it brings more liquidity and simplifies operations a lot.”, said Johnny Kartakov.

Platinum Circle, host of the GAW Forum, is the world’s leading business group consisting of over 1,800 corporations with annual turnover exceeding USD100 million, governments and intergovernmental organisations from the 6 continents. Platinum Circle’s community includes top executives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, technologists, philanthropists, high net worth individuals, accredited investors and members of civil society.

The GAW Forum is a meeting of the GAW Initiative, which has received support from more than 300 leaders representing 26 markets and 150 private and public organisations since its introduction in April 2018. The objective of the global initiative is to drive greater collaboration and cooperation in building future economic, business and social wealth among members of the Platinum Circle Community.

This objective is effected through a series of GAW Forums in major cities around the world that also engages institutional and accredited investors, entrepreneurs, small-business owners, technologists, philanthropists and high net worth individuals from varied industries and markets to work together with the Platinum Circle Community. Ambisafe is a member of Platinum Circle and the GAW Initiative and represents the blockchain and cryptocurrency from USA in the global community.

The 2-day GAW Forum Singapore addressed a blend of institutional assets and private wealth topics delivered by a team of high profile experts drawn from the Platinum Circle Community and invited guests from USA, UK, Belgium, Finland, Russia, Georgia, Serbia, Chile, UAE, Israel, Australia, New Caledonia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, India, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Some of the fellow Co-Chairs included Ms. Rana Karadsheh-Haddad, Singapore Country Manager and CIO of International Finance Corporation; Mr. Necmettin Kaymaz, Chief Project Director of Invest in Turkey; Mr. Anthony Nkinzo, CEO of Democratic Republic of the Congo National Agency Investment Promotion (ANAPI); Mr. Stephan Pouyat, Global Head of Capital Markets, Funds and ETFs of Euroclear; Dr. Ilham Akbar Habibie, Vice Chairman of PT Regio Aviasi Industri; Mr. Manish Tibrewal, CEO Family Office of Tolaram Group; Mr. Oleg Mosyazh, Deputy CEO of Skolkovo Forum; Mr. Harry Hui, Founding Managing Partner of ClearVue Partners; Mr. Anthony Ang, CEO of Sasseur Asset Management; Mr. Krish Datta, CEO Asia Pacific Japan and Middle East of BackOffice Associates; Dr. PKC Bose, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Saertex India; Mr. Aieti G Kukava, CEO of Alliance Group Holding; and Dr. Shahzad Nasim, Group Executive Chairman of Meinhardt Group. They shared their insights into market trends, asset classes, strategies, investment models, risks, challenges, opportunities and returns.

Some of the other highly recognized and respected leaders in attendance represented Wilson Cables, GreenPro Capital Corp, Ztudium, Drum Tower Ventures, Ensemble Capital, Phore Blockchain, InvesUnited, Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund, Chainstarter Ventures, Jason Marine Group, Ease Group and the Government of Mongolia.

GAW Leaders

Following the closed-door gathering in Singapore, the GAW Forums will travel to other major cities in 2019 including New York, Hong Kong and Tbilisi to increase the voice of Georgia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the Platinum Circle community. Two GAW Forums on Digital Assets will also be introduced in 2019.

Platinum Circle looks forward to continue working closely with Johnny Kartakov and Ambisafe to increase their voices and visibility in the GAW Initiative and GAW Forums.

The GAW Initiative and Forums are not open to the public. Access is solely for the Platinum Circle Community and nominated guests. To be part of the Platinum Circle Community, visit https://platcircle.com/

About Ambisafe: Ambisafe is a Blockchain company that is pioneering the industry. We focus on go-to-market ICO services, software development and custom Ethereum solutions. We offer a full scope of ICO services, from asset issuance to post-ICO support. Throughout each campaign, we help companies to build awareness and reach their potential contributors. After each sale is over, we help clients to maintain contact with their supporters. Learn more at: https://ambisafe.com/

About Platinum Circle: Platinum Circle is the world’s leading business group consisting of over 1,800 corporations with annual turnover exceeding USD100 million, governments and intergovernmental organisations representing more than 20 industries and 90 markets across the 6 continents. The Global Assets and Wealth Initiative (GAW) galvanises the Platinum Circle Community worldwide to identify and engage opportunities and challenges at international, country and organisation levels to build future economic, business and social wealth. It also invites investors, entrepreneurs, small-business owners, technologists, fund managers, regulators, policy makers, philanthropists and high net worth individuals from across industries and markets interested in doing more business, building more assets and creating more economic, business and social wealth together with Platinum Circle. Learn more at: https://platcircle.com/

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