From Mandate to Production - How Banks Are Building Digital Asset Capabilities
About the event
Global Access for Institutional Network - GAIN Edition 5 by Liminal Custody is pleased to invite you to an invite-only banking forum, held in partnership with the Middle East Stablecoin Association (MESA). It brings together banks, regulators, and advisers who are building digital asset capabilities today.
Banks know why they need these capabilities. The harder step is moving from mandate to live implementation. This session focuses on practitioners who have made that move. No vendor pitches. Just what works and what doesn't.
This curated gathering is designed for senior decision-makers seeking:
- Clarity on where banks see the strongest commercial opportunities across custody, stablecoins and cross-border payments, and tokenisation.
- Insight into build-vs-buy, governance, technology, risk and compliance approvals, and operational readiness.
- Direct dialogue with regulators, advisers, and bank practitioners shaping the region's market.
Speakers
- Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta Chair of the Board of Directors, Apex Group | Chairman, MESA | Independent Non Executive Director - Liminal Custody | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskardasgupta/)
- Andrew Morfill Director, Digital Assets, Alvarez & Marsal | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmorfill/)
- Ramy Soliman Co-Founder at Saleem | Co-Chair of the Infrastructure Committee, MESA | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasoliman/)
- Lukasz Dec Co-Founder & CEO @ Thiqwave | Co-Chair, Infrastructure Committee, MESA | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasz-dec/)
- AbuBakar Mujahid Associate Vice President Digital Assets @ RAKBANK| LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abubakar6725/)
- Tejas Dholakia MEA Lead - Product Sales and Solutions | Kinexys Digital Payments & Digital Assets | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejas-dholakia-467a751a/)
- Ilinca Cartoflea - Head of Sales EMEA at Liminal | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilinca-cartoflea-816870b9/)
Agenda
- 15 min | Arrival & Registration Attendees arrive. Light refreshments served.
- 10 min | Welcome & Event Introduction Ilinca Cartoflea frames the session: practitioners talking about what works and what doesn't.
- 35 min | Fireside: The Opportunity - Why Now and Where Are Banks Moving?
Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta on the strategic context.
- Where are banks seeing the strongest commercial opportunities?
- What has changed in regulation and technology to make implementation viable?
- Which use cases are moving beyond pilot?
- 60 min | Panel: From Mandate to Production Moderated by Ilinca Cartoflea, with Andrew Morfill, Ramy Soliman, Lukasz Dec From decision to go-live: build-vs-buy, governance, technology choices, risk and compliance approvals, and operational readiness.
- 15 min | Audience Q&A Open floor for questions from the room
- 75 min | Networking Informal conversation. The Liminal team is available for one-to-one discussions.
Disclaimer
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This event is for educational and networking purposes only. Liminal is not regulated by VARA (Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, UAE) and the discussions should not be interpreted as an offer, promotion, or solicitation of custody or any other regulated services.