Investment Director
Damien Avignon is Investment Director at Bpifrance, where he shapes the institution's approach to blockchain and digital asset investments and serves as an internal expert on blockchain strategy. His work focuses on bridging institutional finance and the digital asset space.
Avignon brings more than 10 years of experience across venture capital and entrepreneurship. He was a speaker at Paris Blockchain Week 2026, where he appeared under the Algorand track.
Blockchain & Crypto Lead, Bpifrance
Ivan de Lastours is Blockchain & Crypto Lead at Bpifrance, driving blockchain/crypto strategy across startup financing and direct/indirect investments in crypto companies and funds, including Bpifrance's pioneering token investment strategy. A Solidity developer with a CS engineering background.
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Global Head of Innovation, AXA IM, AXA
Laurence Arnold is Global Head of Innovation at AXA Investment Managers, leading innovation strategy since 2019 including blockchain and tokenization efforts such as AXA IM's first stablecoin and blockchain-registered transactions with Société Générale. She holds a master's in Finance from Paris-Dauphine.
President, Fidelity Digital Assets, Fidelity
Michael O'Reilly is President of Fidelity Digital Assets since 2023, overseeing custody, execution, technology and client services for the institutional crypto platform. Previously COO of the division, he has spent 25+ years at Fidelity and has led its Bitcoin/Ether custody and Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) stablecoin launch.
Head Digital Assets Development, Julius Baer
Jonathan Hayes is Head of Digital Assets Development at Bank Julius Baer in Zurich, leading the bank's digital asset strategy and crypto/tokenization offering for private banking clients. He joined in 2014 after a strategy consulting role at BCG.
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