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Arena Fernandez
Head of Digital Regulatory Initiatives
Amazon
Arena is a product leader with over fifteen years of experience driving financial innovation at the intersection of emerging financial technologies and regulatory strategy. Currently at Amazon, she leads EU Digital Regulatory Initiatives — including digital currencies, digital identity, and instant payments — and serves as a senior representative in EU governmental and industry working groups shaping the future of the payments ecosystem. She previously held roles at JP Morgan and Banco Santander, and holds a degree in Law and Political Sciences and an MBA from IESE Business School.
Speaking At
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9:30–11:00amMon 16 NovLaunchpadLaunchpad RoomOpen
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Trust Needed: The Future of Agentic Payments - Powered by Amazon
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Amira KarimHead of International Public Policy, Payments & Financial ServicesAmazon
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Arena FernandezHead of Digital Regulatory InitiativesAmazon
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Jiang FangfangAsia Lead for Digital Financial ServiceInternational Finance Corporation
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Jose Manuel Marques SevillanoDirector Financial Market Infrastructures & InnovationBanco de España
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Nicole SandlerChief Ecosystem OfficerUbyx Inc
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Ramana KumarPresident of Stablecoin EcosystemADI Foundation
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Simran SinghAI Lab LeadFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)
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Shayan HazirChief Digital Officer, Asia (xHK) & MENATHSBC
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Sonja DavidovicSenior Digital Expert on Transformative TechnologyInternational Monetary Fund
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Vishal MehtaManaging PartnerTravel & Payments
About this session
When an AI agent makes a payment across borders, who sets the rules and who is accountable if something goes wrong?
This session introduces the Agentic Payments Trust Principles, developed through the FCA Supercharged Sandbox as well as perspectives across the payment value chain will explore what it takes to trust AI agents with our payments – and how the trust principles can work in practice.
A panel discussion with GFIN AI Compass members and other regulators will examine how the trust principles connect with emerging approaches to agentic payments around the world, and what cooperation is needed to make this work with confidence.
Attendees will gain insights into the trust principles in-progress, how they have been applied , and the cooperation needed to govern AI agents in cross-border transactions.
9:30am - 9:45am
Opening Keynote
Speaker(s): Simran Singh, AI Lab Lead, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Amira Karim, Head of International Public Policy, Payments & Financial Services, Amazon, Nicole Sandler, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Ubyx Inc
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9:45am - 10:20am
Stakeholders’ Perspectives: Connecting to the Ground
Speaker(s): Jiang Fangfang, Asia Lead for Digital Financial Services, International Finance Corporation, Shayan Hazir, Chief Digital Officer, Asia (xHK) & MENAT, HSBC, Vishal Mehta, Managing Partner, Travel & Payments, Arena Fernandez de Bobadilla Amoros, Head of Digital Regulatory Initiatives, Payments Acceptance and Experience, Amazon, Ramana Kumar, President of Stablecoin Ecosystem, ADI Foundation, Simran Singh, AI Lab Chief Financial Architect, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)(Moderator)
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10:20am - 10:55am
Panel Discussion: How the Trust Principles Link to What Various Jurisdictions are Thinking About in Relation to Agentic Payments
Speaker(s): Jose Manuel Marques Sevillano, Director Financial Market Infrastructures & Innovation, Banco de España, Simran Singh, AI Lab Chief Financial Architect, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Sonja Davidovic, Senior Digital Expert on Transformative Technology, International Monetary Fund, Nicole Sandler, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Ubyx Inc (Moderator)
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10:55am - 11am
Audience Q&A and Closing
Speaker: Nicole Sandler, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Ubyx Inc
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