Alan Konevsky

CEO

tZero

Alan Konevsky is Chief Executive Officer and a board member of tZERO, a pioneer in blockchain innovation for the financial markets. Appointed CEO in September 2025, Alan leads the company’s strategy to scale a regulated platform for tokenized securities, RWAs and other digital assets, spanning capital raising, secondary trading and custody.

Alan has been with tZERO since 2018, previously serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, as well as interim CEO in 2021-22. He played a central role in shaping the firm’s foundational direction, regulatory frameworks, and operations as one of the earliest entrants to bring digital securities to the market.

With more than 25 years of experience across financial services, technology, payments, and law, Alan previously held senior roles at Mastercard, Goldman Sachs, and Sullivan & Cromwell.

In addition to his leadership at tZERO, Alan serves on the board of Lynq, a real-time, interest-bearing settlement network for digital assets, as well as other ventures focused on next-generation financial infrastructure.

A graduate of Columbia College (summa cum laude) and Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), Alan is widely recognized for a thought leader, media contributor and advocate for digital asset innovation.

Past Sessions

Thursday, March 19, 2026

4:05 pm

Regulation Won’t Save You: The On-Chain Execution Crisis Facing TradFi Leaders

While TradFi and crypto leaders seek regulatory “clarity,” that alone isn’t enough, particularly for financial institutions. As tokenization, on-chain settlement, and programmable finance move from pilots to production, the crucial factor for TradFi leaders will be their execution capability: operating models, talent authority, cultural readiness, and strategic clarity that allow them to establish durable, profitable positions in the native conditions of on-chain finance over the next three years.

The panel discussion will focus on what must change inside traditional financial firms to compete with native on-chain players and fast-moving incumbents, including:

What changes once regulatory “permission” is no longer the bottleneck?
Which firms are still hiding behind regulatory uncertainty as an excuse for inaction?
How much regulatory clarity is enough to move real capital on-chain?
Why quarterly roadmaps fail in 24/7, real-time markets.
What has to break (processes, controls, approvals) to ship on-chain products.
Can TradFi genuinely iterate in public — and should it?
Why crypto expertise without decision-making power doesn’t execute.
Where TradFi org charts quietly kill on-chain momentum.
What governance models actually work for on-chain business lines.
Why “digital asset divisions” often become organizational dead ends.
How treasury, risk, compliance, and ops must change for atomic settlement.
When permissioned chains help — and when they slow you down.
How on-chain transparency changes risk management and reputation.
Why do you exist on-chain? Issuer, liquidity provider, infrastructure, risk wrapper—pick one.
Why “tokenization strategy” is not a business model.
How native players are defining the rules faster than incumbents.
What will be considered a failed digital asset strategy in hindsight?