Fintech and Innovation Specialist, Financial Markets Authority
Speakers
Meet our distinguished line‑up of speakers at CryptoWinter26. Gain practical insights from regulators, builders, investors and enterprise leaders, and be part of the dialogue shaping the future of blockchain and digital assets in Aotearoa and beyond.
Alesha Guard
Laywer, Ashurst Perkins Cole
Alex Stone
Partner, Lane Neave
Alexandra McNair
Head of Legal, Financial Markets Authority (FMA)
Amanda Brasgrove
Founder & CEO, WoolTraceNZ®
Amy-Rose Goodey
CEO, Digital Economy Council of Australia
Andy Higgs
Executive Director, Digital Identity New Zealand
Ashima Chaudhary
Vice President, Digital Assets Commercialisation, Mastercard
Bear Kaewsa-Pullen
CPO & Co-Founder, SPICE
Ben Hanna
Managing Director New Zealand, Stripe
Bryan Ventura
Partner, Hamilton Locke NZ
Callum Glendenning
Stablecoin & Digital Asset Lead; Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, Visa
Charis Chan
Service Product Manager, Chainalysis
Chas Gunaratne
Founding Partner & Principal Consultant, Kotuku Consulting
Craig Duffield
Co-Founder, Pay It Now
Darcy Ungaro
Financial Advisor, Radical Investment
Darren Rewi
Founder, Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust
Dehardt van der Merwe
CEO & Founder, Propopoly
Delia Burrage
General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Macropod
Effie Dimitropoulos
CEO and Co-Founder , AUDC
Faranaz Alam
Director Regulatory Supervision, AUSTRAC
Gabby Lewis
Head of Fraud and Financial Crime, Swyftx
Graham Pohl
Strategic Technology Advisor, The Co-Operative Bank
Hon Nicole McKee
Courts Minister, Associate Justice Minister, and Deputy Leader ACT Party.
James Cochrane
Partner, Lane Neave
James Pinch
Managing Director Australia, KuCoin
James Stuart
Client Director, Tax Traders
Jasmine Wilson
Executive Support. Blockchain New Zealand
Jason Roberts
Executive Director, FinTech New Zealand
Jenny Wei
General Manager, Binance Australia and New Zealand
Jeremy Muir
Financial Services Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Jerome Faury
Founder & CEO, Immersve
Jim Thorpe
CEO, Pay It Now
Kate Teppett
Strategic Consultant and International Lawyer
Laszlo Peter
Founder and Global CEO, OriginsNext
Maddy Green
Client Director, Tax Traders
Mark Paice
GM Specialist Markets, Kiwibank
Mike Sweet
COO, Immersve
Nicola Raynes-Pene
National Industry Leader for Financial Services, KPMG New Zealand
Paul Goldman
Head of Business Development, Macropod
Paul Quickenden
Country Manager, Swyftx New Zealand
Pramodya De Alwis
CEO & Co-Founder, SPICE
Rachael Gemming
Director - Tax, EY
Rachael Jones
Head of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives, AUDC
Rocky Yuen
Principal Advisor – AML/CFT Group, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)
Rupert Carlyon
Founder, Kōura Wealth
Ryan Johnson-Hunt
CEO, NewMoney
Sandra Ro
CEO, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
Sean Preston
Head of Enterprise Sales, Cuscal Paymark
Simon Akozu
Tax Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Sophie Bowler
Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Zodia Custody
Steve Vallas
CEO, Blockchain APAC
Tom Aspin
Director, Grant Thornton New Zealand
Trevor Topfer
Executive Director, Blockchain Forum New Zealand