Topic - Cryptocurrency

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Looking ahead to 2026, blockchain is about more than just Bitcoin prices. It is changing how we bank, trade and do business. Whether you need to navigate new rules or understand digital finance, our blockchain speakers can make the complex simple. Book a trusted keynote speaker to engage your audience and prepare them for the future of the digital economy.

Inma Martinez

The underlying technologies that support digital finance, including distributed systems and the capabilities they can bring to new financial models, from an AI scientist and digital pioneer.

Misha Glenny

Journalist who has reported at first hand on organised crime and darknet markets, examining how digital currencies are used in criminal economies and illicit markets outside mainstream finance.

Brett King

Founder of a mobile banking startup and author on the future of financial services, exploring how digital currency changes payments, banking models and the role of physical money.

Dr Mary Aiken

Online manipulation, fraud risk and the human behaviours that can lead to losses in digital financial environments, informed by a cyberpsychologist working on cyber fraud and the behaviour behind it.

Brett Scott

The social, political and economic implications of digital payment systems and cashless finance, from a former broker turned financial activist whose work examines the shift from cash to digital money.

Ross Dawson

Marco Gercke

Cybercrime, regulation and the challenges law enforcement faces when tracing activity across blockchain networks, informed by the founder of a cybercrime research institute advising governments on digital risk.

Nell Watson

Dr. Patrick Dixon

Business futurist covering digital money within broader global trends, placing cryptocurrency and digital payments within wider changes in technology, business and the future of money.

Alexander Klöpping

Consumer adoption, trust and the factors that shape whether cryptocurrency and digital payment tools move into everyday use, informed by a technology journalist who makes complex technology accessible to mainstream audiences.

Peter Hinssen

How banks and other incumbents respond when new payment systems and financial technologies begin to challenge established infrastructure, from an entrepreneur and adviser on innovation inside established organisations.

Dr. Ayesha Khanna

Digital currency within the wider development of national digital infrastructure, public systems and financial technology, drawing on experience advising governments across Asia on AI and digital infrastructure.

David Rowan

Founding editor of WIRED UK with long exposure to fast-moving technology companies and emerging technology trends, connecting digital assets with wider patterns in technology adoption, business models and market change.

KEYNOTE THEMES

Key Topics Covered by Cryptocurrency Speakers

Cryptocurrency can sit within very different event briefs. Some speakers approach it through the future of money and payments, others through technology, regulation, cybercrime, consumer adoption or the wider financial system.

Future of money and digital payments
Blockchain and digital assets
Consumer adoption and trust
Regulation and law enforcement
Fraud, cybercrime and digital risk
How established financial institutions respond to new payment technologies

A finance, technology or risk perspective?

The right speaker depends on what the audience needs to understand. A financial-services audience may want the relationship between digital assets, payments and banking. A general business audience may need adoption and market context, while a risk or policy audience may be better served by someone whose background is cybercrime, regulation or digital governance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can a cryptocurrency keynote speaker cover at a corporate event?

A cryptocurrency keynote can be shaped around digital assets, blockchain, the future of money, payments, adoption, regulation, risk or the wider financial system. The emphasis should depend on the audience and event brief, as some speakers approach the subject from technology, finance, economics, policy or consumer adoption.

Can a cryptocurrency speaker make the subject accessible to a non-technical audience?

Yes. A speaker does not need to turn the session into a technical explanation of blockchain. For a general business audience, the focus can be on what cryptocurrency means for markets, customers, regulation, trust, payments or the future of finance, with technical detail kept to the level the audience needs.

Which kinds of expertise are useful for a cryptocurrency keynote?

Cryptocurrency speakers can come from financial markets, fintech, economics, technology, policy, digital payments, journalism or the blockchain and digital asset sector itself. The most suitable background depends on whether the brief is about investment, innovation, regulation, adoption, technology or the broader future of money.

When is a cryptocurrency specialist a better fit than a broader FinTech speaker?

A cryptocurrency specialist is usually the better fit when digital assets, blockchain, decentralised finance or the future of digital money are central to the brief. A broader FinTech speaker may be more appropriate when the event also needs to cover banking, payments, financial innovation or changes across the wider financial services sector.

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