Upcoming Webinar: Custody, Compliance and Risk Transfer — The Three-Pronged Approach to Protecting Digital Assets
Join us for a webinar panel discussion that will look at the the three pronged approach to protecting digital assets: custody, compliance and risk transfer.
Join us for a webinar panel discussion on Thursday, 10th September at 15:00 SGT (UTC+8) featuring:
- Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO and Co-Founder, Merkle Science
- Alexandre Kech, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Onchain Custodian
- Rory Young, Assistant Vice President, Global Cyber and Technology, Global Professional and Financial Risks, Lockton.
- Thomas Glucksmann, CEO & Founder, Asia Pacific Security.
Topics to be discussed:
- Brief history of digital asset security solutions
- Major security challenges and risks facing digital asset service providers
- The role of custodians and the current state of digital asset custody
- The intersection between AML and security compliance for digital asset businesses
- Insurance offerings for the digital asset ecosystem
- Why a three pronged approach is needed to protect digital assets
Following the panel discussion there will be an opportunity for audience Q&A.
Register to learn more about safeguarding digital assets.
About the Panelists
Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO & Co-Founder, Merkle Science
Mriganka Pattnaik is the Co-Founder and CEO of Merkle Science. He has experience across investment banking and technology and has worked at Bank of America and Luno (in Singapore), a Naspers backed cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in London, where he led business expansion across southeast Asia. His experience spans cryptocurrency and finance across three continents.
Alexandre Kech, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Onchain Custodian
Alexandre Kech has 20+ years of experience in the capital market industry. From global custody and asset servicing at the Bank of New York Mellon to data standardisation and Head of Securities & FX APAC at SWIFT, Alex has developed a strong post-trade industry leadership experience, extended in recent years to digital assets and blockchain.
Alexandre transitioned to a new challenge in November 2018 when he joined Onchain Custodian as the CEO of the company in charge of building and launching, with Da Hongfei (Chair of the Board), Raymond Cheong (CSO) and El Lee (COO), an institutional digital custody service in Singapore. The solution is live since April 2019.
Onchain Custodian believes in solving non-competitive industry issues through collaboration. Alexandre is the co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (GDF) Custody working group and is the convenor of the ISO TC68 / SC8 / WG3 building an international standard for Digital Token Identification.
Rory Young, Assistant Vice President, Global Cyber and Technology, Global Professional and Financial Risks, Lockton
Rory Young lead’s Lockton’s Cyber and Technology risk transfer solution strategy for the wider Asia Pacific region.
Rory has been part of Lockton’s Global Cyber and Technology (GC&T) team since 2015 with experience in both the London insurance market and in Asia, with experience in Global insurance programs placement for a wide range of industries across multiple jurisdictions.
Established in 2006, GC&T are the largest Cyber broking team in London dedicated to providing unparalleled service and bespoke risk solutions to meet client needs, placing over USD100m of Cyber and Technology related Insurance Premium each and every year.
Thomas Glucksmann, CEO & Founder, Asia Pacific Security — Panel Moderator
Thomas is the founder and CEO of Asia Pacific Security, a market intelligence platform which provides research and analysis on the APAC cybersecurity industry.
Before founding Asia Pacific Security, Thomas worked in product management, business development and marketing for several blockchain and cryptocurrency companies in Hong Kong and Tokyo, including Gatecoin and Mt.Gox, and has consulted several fintech and cybersecurity startups in the APAC region, including Merkle Science.
His comments on blockchain, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity trends in Asia have been featured in global financial and technology media including Bloomberg News, CNBC, Nikkei, South China Morning Post and MIT Technology Review.
About Merkle Science
Merkle Science provides blockchain transaction monitoring and intelligence solutions for cryptoasset service providers, financial institutions and government agencies to detect, investigate and prevent the use of cryptocurrency for money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities. Merkle Science is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Bangalore, Seoul and Tokyo and backed by Digital Currency Group, Kenetic, SGInnovate and LuneX.
