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Chetan Karkhanis
SVP Digital Asset Client Engagement
Franklin Templeton
Chetan Karkhanis is a Senior Vice President in the Global Insurance and Institutional Asset Solutions (GIIAS) group focused on Digital Asset Client Engagement covering the Asia Pacific Region. Based in Singapore, he is focused on innovative distribution, digital disruption, and thought leadership in the region to accelerate, scale and commercialize technology-enabled investment capabilities. The group works with various members of the fintech ecosystem to connect clients, FT business partners and fintechs in developing new products, capabilities and distribution channels.
Prior to this role, he led product management for various global equity platforms within Franklin Templeton, including the Templeton Global Equity Group, Franklin Global Growth, and Balanced Equity Management (Australia).
Previously, Mr. Karkhanis led the Corporate Strategy function at Franklin Templeton as part of the Financial Strategies group. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2014, he was a Vice President at JPMorgan Asset Management in Strategy and Development, based in New York City, and prior to that, held Strategy and Corporate Development positions in firms such as Moody’s and Charles Schwab. Mr. Karkhanis started his career in investment banking and equity research, covering the telecom, media and communications sector.
Mr. Karkhanis holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics, and a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Management Sciences and Engineering, both from Stanford University, California.
Speaking At
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11:15am–12:45pmTue 17 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 3Open
The Scaling Challenge in Tokenized Markets
Beyond Issuance: Putting Tokenization to Work
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Allison ParentChief Policy OfficerOndo Finance
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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Chetan KarkhanisSVP Digital Asset Client EngagementFranklin Templeton
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Derek NeoHead, Market Platforms & ServicesSGX Group
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Gabriel CallsenSenior Director, Innovation & DigitalisationInternational Capital Market Association (ICMA)
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Horacio BarakatGlobal Head of Digital InnovationBroadridge
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John HoHead, Legal, Financial MarketsStandard Chartered Bank
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Katsuya TeraiDeputy Director, Crypto-Assets & Stablecoin DivisionFinancial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
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Keith de SouzaManaging Director & Group Head of Group Liquidity Management at Global Financial MarketsDBS Bank
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Peter HilborneChief Operating Officer, Global Operating PlatformSchroders Investment Management
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Scott O'MaliaChief Executive OfficerInternational Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc.
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of SingaporeModerator
About this session
The first wave of asset tokenization proved that funds, bonds and other assets can be represented digitally and transacted on-chain. Yet despite a growing number of tokenized products, adoption remains fragmented and concentrated in isolated use cases. The next challenge is not creating more tokenized assets, but making them useful. How can tokenized assets be mobilised as collateral, deployed in funding markets, transferred seamlessly across institutions, and integrated into liquidity and treasury operations?
Building on Guardian's work in tokenized collateral and tokenized funds, this roundtable explores how tokenized assets can evolve from investment products into operational instruments that support financing, margining, collateral management and liquidity optimisation. Participants will discuss the legal, regulatory and infrastructure enablers needed to unlock collateral mobility, the role of tokenized money market funds and sovereign debt instruments, and whether a more connected ecosystem can create the scale necessary for institutional adoption.
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1:40–2:10pmTue 17 NovSummit StageInvite-Only
Others
How Should Private Wealth Invest in Digital Assets and Stablecoins?
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Chetan KarkhanisSVP Digital Asset Client EngagementFranklin Templeton
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Gerald GohCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer, SingaporeSygnum
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Laura LohDirector, Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group Office; Director, Investment (Blockchain)Temasek
About this session
Tokenisation, stablecoins and digital assets are changing how financial assets can be issued, held and transferred. But what do these developments mean for family offices and long-term investors? Where are the practical opportunities, what risks remain and how should investors distinguish genuine innovation from speculation? A discussion of the developments that matter most for private capital and how investors can evaluate their relevance to portfolios.
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