Peter Phelan is Vice President of Strategic Advisory at Elliptic, where he brings extensive experience at the intersection of banking, public policy, and market infrastructure. In his role, Peter helps financial institutions explore opportunities in the digital asset space, guiding them on trusted, compliant pathways to innovation and effective regulatory engagement.
Previously, Peter served as Head of Regulatory Management for Citi’s Client business line, where he coordinated interactions with U.S. and global regulators across Citi’s Institutional Credit Management (wholesale credit, transaction management) and Digital Asset/Distributed Ledger Technology functions. Before that, he was Chief Administrative Officer for Citi’s North American Institutional Clients Group, overseeing all control functions and leading Citi’s LIBOR transition program.
In June 2023, Peter was named Chair of the Federal Reserve–convened Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC), successfully leading the global, industry‑wide transition from LIBOR to SOFR.
Prior to Citi, Peter served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Capital Markets at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he led policy work on the GSEs, securitization markets, and the LIBOR transition, and was awarded the Treasury Medal for his service. He also co‑led the implementation of Uniform Mortgage‑Backed Securities (UMBS) with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and contributed to the Secretary’s pandemic emergency response team, coordinating with the Federal Reserve on market stabilization facilities.
Earlier in his career, Peter held roles at CIT Group and Commerzbank, managing capital markets teams delivering interest rate and foreign exchange risk management solutions and overseeing asset/liability management across multiple markets.
The Stellar network is the go-to infrastructure for enterprise-grade finance, built as a fast, scalable, and sustainable blockchain for financial products and payments. It supports smart contracts, keeps fees low, and scales with adoption. Financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on Stellar, which has processed billions of transactions across millions of accounts.
Ron Shevlin is the Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors, where his research on banking and fintech trends helps shape the direction of financial institutions and fintechs. Author of the Fintech Snark Tank on Forbes and host of the What’s Going On in Banking podcast, Ron is ranked among the top banking and fintech thought leaders globally and is a frequent keynote speaker at banking and fintech industry events.
Kristin Smith is President of Solana Policy Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to advocating for public policies that allow networks like Solana to flourish. She serves as a liaison between policymakers and the Solana ecosystem to assist in the creation of legislation and regulation that promotes the growth of the industry in the U.S. Prior to SPI, Kristin was CEO of Blockchain Association, the Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing the crypto industry’s leading companies.
Kristin has been a renowned voice for the industry, having been featured on Fortune’s 40 under 40 list, Washingtonian’s Most Influential People and Tech Titans, CoinDesk’s 50 people who defined the year in crypto, The Hill’s Top Lobbyists, and CoinTelegraph’s top 100 Influencers in Crypto and Blockchain. Prior to leading Blockchain Association, Kristin helped blockchain and technology companies achieve their public policy objectives in Washington. She served as a Senate and congressional aide on Capitol Hill for nearly 10 years, much of which was spent focusing on technology policy.
Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk’s managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he’s not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers’ Journalist of the Year in 2020.
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Brett Tejpaul is Co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional, the leading platform architecting the future of institutional crypto investing. He commands the strategic vision and execution for institutions navigating the digital asset economy – from understanding emerging opportunities to deploying capital at scale.
With nearly three decades of elite experience spanning institutional sales, trading, and digital assets, Brett has worked to establish Coinbase Institutional as the definitive bridge between traditional finance and the future of money. Under his leadership, the platform has become the infrastructure of choice for institutions executing sophisticated crypto strategies, delivering integrated custody, trading, financing, staking, research, and asset management solutions.
Brett drives growth across Coinbase Institutional’s Prime Platform, marketplaces, and Asset Management division, serving global clients across crypto-native protocols, hedge funds, pensions, endowments, global asset managers, wealth platforms, banks, brokers, RIAs, and payment platforms. Since launch, he has rapidly scaled the institutional client base while pioneering new capabilities and supporting institutional-grade research that positions cryptocurrencies as a critical component of diversified portfolios.
Prior to joining Coinbase, Brett served on the Markets Executive Committee at Barclays Investment Bank, leading Global Sales across FICC and Equities while serving as Head of Digital. His career spans leadership across every major asset class including credit, equities, rates, commodities, emerging markets, prime services, and structured products. He previously held senior roles at JPMorgan across rates, credit, exotics, trading, and sales.
Brett’s rare combination of traditional markets mastery and crypto-native innovation makes him one of the industry’s most influential voices in institutional digital assets.
Brooke Ybarra is the Senior Vice President, Innovation & Strategy for the American Bankers
Association, where she leads the Office of Innovation. In this role, Brooke supports banks to
define innovation strategies and helps shape the technology marketplace by identifying
promising startups that complement the banking industry. She also works with policymakers to
advocate for policies that allow for and promote responsible innovation in banking. Brooke
received her MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and
completed her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Stanford University.