Friday, 19 September 2025
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Registration
Programmet foregår på engelsk
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Introductions by Program Host
Lars Troye Eide, EVP and Head of Emerging Business, DNB
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Executive welcome by Head of DNB Carnegie
Alexander Opstad, Group EVP and Head of DNB Carnegie, DNB
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DNB’s Digital Asset Journey – With Customers at the Core
Ole Morten Sunde, SVP and Head of Emerging Business Products, DNB
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Institutional Adoption is Driving Bitcoin's Trajectory and Redefining Utility of Altcoins
Dovile Silenskyte, CFA
Director, Digital Assets Research at WisdomTree
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Bitcoin and Banking - Riding the Trojan Horse
Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO & Founder, K33
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DNB’s Approach to Crypto Asset Investing – Market Insights and our Evolving Product Journey
Nikolai Gobel, Product Manager Digital Assets, DNB
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Panel: Crypto Crossing the Rubicon from rebellious money to an institutional asset class?
Nikolai Gobel, Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, and Dovile Silenskyte.
Moderated by Morten Søberg
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Nordea’s perspective on Digital Currencies and their purpose
Ville Sointu, Chief Strategist Transaction Banking, Nordea
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Exploration of CBDC at Norges Bank – where we are and the way forward
Kjetil Watne, Director, Norwegian Central Bank
Erik Almedal, Product Manager Digital Assets, DNB
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Stablecoin vs. CBDCs vs. Tokenised Deposits
Varun Paul, Senior Director Financial Markets, Fireblocks.
Varun Paul is Senior Director for Central Bank Digital Currencies, Financial Market Infrastructures and Blockchains at Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure provider. He studied Economics at the University of Cambridge and gained a Masters in Economics from University College London, before joining the Bank of England in 2008. Over 14 years there, Varun supported decisions on interest rates, managed risks to financial stability and delivered a landmark review on the future of finance. Most recently, he was head of the Bank’s Fintech Hub, where he focused on the future of money and the digital economy. Today, Varun supports central banks and FMIs all over the world in their digital asset journey.
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Fireside Chat: How the rise of digital securities and custody services are evolving for the digital asset era
Nadine Techyenne, Global Head of Digital Assets, Investor and Issuer Services, Citi Bank
Ola Sveen, SVP Head of Network Management, DNB Carnegie
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Panel: Tokenization and the future of the financial system - how will traditional finance adapt
Ville Sointu, Kjetil Watne, Lars Marius Sæverhagen, Nadine Teychenne, Varun Paul
Moderated by Tom Staavi
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Summary and closing
Program Host
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Discussion forum with food & drinks
Restaurant Kikut, 16th floor at DNB