Speakers Archive - Blockchain for Europe Summit 2025

Chris Land

Staff Director, U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets

Senior Government Relations and Strategy Advisor with international experience across the public and private sectors. Trusted for high-level strategic input on fintech regulation, blockchain and digital assets, payments and open finance, working at the intersection of innovation and policy. Helping shape forward looking frameworks that enable growth while safeguarding market stability.

Tommaso Astazi

Head of Regulatory Affairs, Blockchain for Europe

Ben Bowden

Regulatory Expert, former Binance & OKX

Oliver Stauber

Oliver Stauber, CEO, KuCoin EU | Certified Capital Markets & Crypto Lawyer Oliver Stauber, CEO of KuCoin EU, is a seasoned leader in the Web3 and digital asset space. With over 9 years of experience across legal, regulatory, and executive roles, Oliver brings deep expertise in crypto, fintech, and AI. Previously, he was Chief Legal Officer at Bitpanda and Glassnode, where he helped scale legal operations in fast-growth Digital Asset environments. As Founder and Board Member of the Digital Asset Association Austria (DAAA), Oliver actively contributes to shaping the regulatory dialogue in Europe. He is certified as a Capital Markets and Crypto Lawyer and is recognized by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) as fit and proper for Managing Director roles in MiFID II investment firms and PSP II/e-money institutions. Oliver also serves as a business angel and strategic advisor, leveraging his passion for Web3 to support early-stage innovation across the ecosystem.

Silvana Koch-Mehrin

Former Member of the European Parliament

Dr. Jörn Erbguth

Dr. Jörn Erbguth is an independent consultant, President of Geneva Macro Labs, and affiliated with the University of Geneva. He also serves on the Advisory Council of BC4EU.

Soledad Contreras

Soledad Contreras is a global media and events professional with over two decades of experience in the financial publishing and events sector. Currently, she serves as the Partnerships Lead for Europe at CoinDesk, a leading platform in the digital assets space renowned for its media, data services, and indices. CoinDesk is also the team behind the flagship crypto and web3 conference franchise Consensus.