Speakers
Selene Chong
Global Head of Digital Assets, CIB
HSBC
Selene is Head of Digital Assets, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB), at HSBC. She provides strategic leadership for digital assets, custody and currencies within Markets and Securities Services, in close partnership with her counterpart in Global Payments Solutions.
Previously, she was Deputy Global Head of Equities and Asia Head of Equities, overseeing cash execution services, equity derivatives, structured products, prime finance and exchange-traded derivatives.
Since joining HSBC in 2001, Selene has held a number of senior leadership roles across the FX business, including Global Head of FX Options and APAC Head of GFX & Commodities. She has also led in Global Markets corporate sales, delivering tailored hedging and investment solutions for listed and privately held corporates.
Selene previously served on the board of ASIFMA and currently serves on the board of the City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong. She brings a strong cross-border perspective, deep markets experience and a leadership style centered on innovation, authenticity and sustainable high performance.
Speaking At
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3:45–5:15pmMon 16 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 2Invite-Only
Tokenized Market Infrastructure – The Scaling Challenge
Connecting Tokenized Capital Markets
Public-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 2Invite-Only
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Aaron SeabrookChief Operating OfficerMarketnode
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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David KatzVice President for Strategy & Public Policy, Asia PacificCircle
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Elad RoismanChief Regulatory & Policy OfficerFireblocks
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlink
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Gabriel CallsenSenior Director, FinTech and DigitalisationInternational Capital Market Association (ICMA)
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Samuel RileyChief Executive OfficerClearstream Securities Services, Clearstream Holding AG
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Selene ChongGlobal Head of Digital Assets, CIBHSBC
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Prof. Tālis PutniņšCo-Chief Executive Officer & Chief ScientistDFCRC
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Sandra RoChief Executive OfficerGlobal Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)Moderator
About this session
Tokenized bond and fund issuance is growing quickly, but secondary-market liquidity hasn't kept pace — largely because issuance still sits on separate, platform-specific systems that don't connect to each other.
Interoperability standards exist, but adoption remains voluntary, and what should carry the cash leg (stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or central bank money) is still unresolved. This session brings together issuance platforms, interoperability infrastructure, and standard-setters to discuss what it would take to converge on shared rails, so liquidity can catch up to issuance. -

