Singapore FinTech Festival & Networking Reception

Claude Marx was appointed Director General of the CSSF by the government in February 2016. Claude is also a member of the Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as well as member of the AMLA General Board.

Prior to his nomination as Director General of the CSSF, Claude Marx was the CEO of Lombard International Assurance S.A., the largest unit-linked life insurance company, owned by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities. He was also Chairman of the Board of Lombard Intermediation Services S.A. Claude was with Lombard for 4 years.

Prior to that, Claude worked for HSBC for 17 years, and was Deputy CEO of its Private Banking Division.

At the beginning of his career, Claude worked as a lawyer with a local firm that is now Allen & Overy, as well as Arthur Andersen.

Claude is a lawyer by training, he holds a Master of Laws Degree from the University of Paris and a Master of Laws in International Business Law from the University of London. He was admitted to the Luxembourg bar as Avocat à la Cour in 1990.

Natasha Deloge holds a master degree in private law with a specialisation in business law from the University Robert Schuman in Strasbourg.

After a first experience as a lawyer, she joined the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in 2002, where she has built a solid background and expertise in payment services, consumer protection, financial technologies and innovation in the broad sense of the term.

Since 2015, she is the Deputy Head of the Innovation, Payments, Markets Infrastructures and Governance Department of the CSSF and in 2020 was appointed Head of Innovation in charge of the Innovation Hub of the CSSF. She further participates in the internal group on sustainable finance of the CSSF.

Simon Gorbutt is Deputy CEO at Luxembourg for Finance, the Agency for the Development of the Financial Centre.

A lawyer qualified in England and Wales, and Ireland, Simon has worked in financial services in Luxembourg since 2007. He joined LFF from a leading Luxembourg provider of unit-linked insurance solutions where he was the company’s Legal and Tax Counsel for the UK, Northern Europe, Asia and International and, later, Director and Head of Wealth Planning, leading a team of specialists working on a global basis at the intersection of private banking, asset management, succession planning and insurance.

A qualified Director, Simon is a founding member of STEP Benelux a.s.b.l. and has served as Chairman of the STEP Benelux Board. He is a Board member of the Luxembourg Association of Family Offices and has also served as Chair of the UK and DAC 6 Working Groups at the Luxembourg Association des Compagnies d’Assurances et de Réassurances, Chair of the AmCham Luxembourg Insurance Committee and Deputy Chair of the Tax Committee at the Association of International Life Offices. Simon teaches on the Masters in Wealth Management at the University of Luxembourg, and on the International Management of Family Wealth programme at the International University of Monaco.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in Law, and has received the Certified Digital Asset Advisor designation.

With 27 years of experience in financial services, Nasir Zubairi is a seasoned Fintech leader who established and leads The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation. This not-for-profit organization serves as Luxembourg’s national platform for financial services digitalisation.

Nasir’s career began in the front offices of major financial institutions such as ICAP, HSBC, and EBS, culminating in his role as Director of High Frequency Trading (HFT) at RBS London, where he built the premier trading desk in the FX market, fully automated through Machine Learning. In 2011, Nasir made a strategic shift to Fintech, where he has been spearheading the creation and expansion of ventures in banking, lending, and payments.

Having worked across eight countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Nasir brings a broad international perspective. Since moving to Luxembourg in 2016, he has taken on council roles at the British Chamber of Commerce and the British-Luxembourg Society, and has served as a Non-Executive Board Director at SEB S.A, the Scandinavian bank, and at the International School of Luxembourg (ISL). In 2022, Nasir was honoured with the “Officier de l’Ordre Mérite du Grand Duché de Luxembourg” for his contribution to the economy of Luxembourg.

Nasir, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and a Sloan Fellow from the London Business School, is dedicated to fostering global financial growth and innovation. His insights have been valued as part of Christine Lagarde’s advisory council for finance and technology at the IMF, and on the Blockchain expert policy advisory board at the OECD.

Alex Panican is a serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in Business Strategy, Digital Transformation and Innovation. He’s the Deputy CEO of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (The LHoFT), where he’s supporting the innovation partnerships between the fintechs and the financial actors.

Alex is also a professor in Business Strategy and Digital Marketing.

He holds an MBA in Strategy from the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada.

The LHoFT aims to drive digitalisation and innovation in the Luxembourg financial industry and build a collaborative ecosystem of innovators across all sectors of the domestic and international community, including fintech, traditional financial services firms, government, regulators, universities, and investors.

Amanda Yeung serves as European Regional Manager and Luxembourg Country Manager at dtcpay Luxembourg S.A., where she oversees the company’s growth, partnerships, and operations across Europe.

Headquartered in Singapore, the dtcpay group is a licensed fintech institution specializing in stablecoin-powered payment solutions. By bridging digital assets with traditional finance, dtcpay provides secure, seamless, and future-ready payment services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With a strong focus on innovation, the company continues to pioneer solutions that shape the future of digital payments. In her role, Amanda advances dtcpay’s European strategy, works closely with regulators and partners, and positions Luxembourg as a key hub for fintech excellence, contributing to the group’s mission of driving trusted global adoption of stablecoin-based payments.

Andrey Martovoy is Senior Adviser – Innovation & Digital at the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL). He is part of a dedicated ABBL team that supports and facilitates digital transformation, innovation, and bank-FinTech cooperation in the financial sector of Luxembourg.

Andrey has 14 years of advisory and research experience that relates to the financial services and banking. At the ABBL, he coordinates the activity of the Digital Strategy Committee, FinTech and Innovation Forum, and other groups such as Tokenisation and Distributed Ledger Technology, Trust and Cybersecurity, DORA Assessment and Mutualisation, and Green ICT Adoption. He represents the ABBL at working groups of the European Banking Federation.

Andrey has also Master’s degree from the University of Bologna (Italy) and a PhD degree (Ukraine). He further developed his professional skills by visiting several universities and business schools including Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (United Kingdom).

Bertrand is the practice partner of Ogier’s Luxembourg office, is part of Ogier’s multi-disiplinary Private Equity team and heads the corporate practice. He specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity structures and transactions including management incentivisation, as well as group reorganisation. He also has significant experience in the setting up of investment vehicles.

Bertrand advises hedge funds, private equity, real estate and venture capital clients and multinational companies in connection with corporate and finance restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, establishment and structuring of international transactions. He specialises in downstream corporate advisory work and related financings. His achievements include working with CVC, RevCap, Parthena, Link and Maple Knoll Capital on numerous high profile acquisitions and disposals. Bertrand’s practice also encompasses restructuring and insolvency, creditor rights, insolvency and shareholder disputes.

Bertrand has more than 15 years’ experience with law firms in Luxembourg, London, Brussels and Philadelphia with a particular focus on Luxembourg-related transactions. He is a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 and IFLR1000 directories.

Prior to joining Ogier, Bertrand was a partner of a global elite law firm in Luxembourg and worked for a magic-circle firm in Luxembourg and London.

Bertrand is a lecturer on civil law and corporate governance at the University of Luxembourg and regularly speaks at seminars in Luxembourg on a broad range of topics. He also has been a panel member at various conferences in Asia. He graduated with an LL.M in ICT Law and Management from the University of Namur, having previously studied law at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve and University of Saint-Louis as well. He also obtained a Master’s degree in tax from the Solvay Business School.

Bertrand has experience working in Belgium, England and the United States. He is a member of the Luxembourg Bar and has been admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales. He speaks French, English and has basic knowledge of Dutch.

Brice is General Partner of Realiz.

With over 20 years of experience in creating and growing businesses across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, Brice has the expertise and vision to bridge the gap between people and opportunities, across cultures and geographies.

Brice helps uniting traditional finance and digital innovation by structuring securitization vehicles in Luxembourg, tokenizing assets, and establishing efficient distribution channels.

Chris Hollifield is Head of Business Development at Luxembourg for Finance, where his work involves advising FinTech and financial companies looking to develop cross-border activity through Luxembourg-based platforms. He also advises on the development of the ecosystem in Luxembourg and on synergy creation with other key financial centres, with a focus on East Asia.

Prior to working at Luxembourg for Finance, Chris worked in the strategy department of Clearstream Banking SA, an International Central Securities Depository that facilitates the settlement of interbank transactions in over 50 markets worldwide. Here, his work focused particularly on strategic projects concerning distributed ledger technology and other FinTech topics.

Claude joined LUXHUB in 2018, following more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry — most of which he spent at BGL BNP Paribas, holding various positions across technology domains.

By joining LUXHUB at its inception, Claude embraced the challenge of building — together with his team — a cutting-edge API platform that enabled European banks to fully embrace Open Banking within just 12 months. Since then, he has developed a strong expertise in Open Banking and payments regulation, covering both compliance (PSD2, CESOP, Verification of Payee, etc.) and technical implementation aspects.

Today, Claude serves as a key leader within LUXHUB, a regulated Luxembourg-based fintech/regtech empowering banks, insurers, and financial institutions in the era of Open Banking and Open Finance. LUXHUB provides solutions for compliance (PSD2 XS2A, CESOP, VOP, FiDA and more), connection (account data aggregation & enrichment, account-to-account payments), and collaboration through its marketplace and co-developed industry platforms.

With extensive international experience in banking and payments, Claude combines strategic leadership with deep industry insight, making him a recognized voice in the evolution of financial services across Europe.

Giulia Iannucci is the Deputy CEO at MAQIT.

With over 20 years of global experience in branding, marketing and digital strategy spanning Europe, Australia and Asia, Giulia has dedicated her career to helping organizations and individuals articulate their brand essence and drive meaningful growth.

In her role as Deputy CEO of MAQIT S.A., Giulia draws on her extensive experience in branding and employer-branding to advise C-suite leaders on sustainable business strategies, internal culture alignment and external brand positioning.

Giulia is passionate about bridging the gap between purpose and performance, whether through mentoring, public speaking, research, or teaching. Giulia is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has served as a module leader for entrepreneurship and strategic growth in higher education.

Giulia Pescatore is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Consulting department, where she manages the Digital Assets practice.

She advises financial institutions on defining and executing their growth strategies by leveraging cutting-edge technologies while navigating regulatory complexities.

In addition to her role at Deloitte, she serves as Vice-Chair of the ABBL’s FinTech & Innovation Forum. F

luent in English, German, French, Italian, and Luxembourgish, her diverse linguistic skills enhance her international outlook and collaborations.

Isadora Pardo is Senior Vice President Industry Affairs at ALFI, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry. Isadora is specialised in the fields of sustainable finance, operational resilience and digital finance. She leads ALFI’s initiatives with the investment fund members on these topics, around the three main pillars of the Association: shaping the regulation, knowledge sharing / building and mutualization.

Prior to this, she was Risk Manager for a large management company in Luxembourg.

With over 25 years’ experience in asset management and risk management, she was also the co-founder of a consulting company with purpose to help investment fund managers improve their operational processes through the use of fintech and innovative solutions.

Jean-Louis Schiltz is the Senior Partner at SCHILTZ & SCHILTZ and a Professor (hon.) at the University of Luxembourg.

From 2004 to 2009, Jean-Louis Schiltz served as Cabinet Minister in Luxembourg. His portfolio included media, telecommunications, technology, international development and defence.

He is a regular speaker at conferences with a focus on innovation and tech law. He is a FinTech pioneer and one of Luxembourg’s leading experts on AI & regulation.

Jean-Louis Schiltz is an alumnus of the Sorbonne in Paris.

Jonathan Westhead currently serves as Head of Communications for Luxembourg for Finance (LFF), the agency for the development of the Luxembourg financial centre.

Prior to joining LFF, Jonathan worked at PwC where he was responsible for a team serving clients in the global asset and wealth management sector. In this role, he led projects for some of the world’s largest asset & wealth managers relating to trends and developments in the investment fund industry, as well as developing thought leadership and white papers for clients.  Jonathan has also worked as a researcher and taught undergraduate classes at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

He holds a master’s degree in Ancient Cultures from Stellenbosch University.

Julie Batsch is an Audit Partner at PwC Luxembourg, with over 20 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. Since 2023, she serves as the firm’s Banking and Capital Markets (BCM) Leader, driving the strategic development of PwC’s banking and capital markets practice and leading the deployment of innovative services for clients. This ranges from Banking to Securitisation, including E-money and E-payment institutions, as well as professionals of the financial sector (PFS).

Throughout her career, Julie has specialised in the external audit of financial institutions, including private, retail, and corporate banks, as well as asset managers. She brings deep expertise in Luxembourg GAAP, IFRS, and the Luxembourg regulatory environment, and has worked extensively on financial and regulatory audits for major financial institutions, management companies, and PFS.

Beyond her core audit responsibilities, Julie is actively involved in the firm’s Chinese country programme initiative. She also played a key role in the rollout of PwC Luxembourg’s data analytics offering and IT audit coordination.

Julie holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Kedge Business School. She is a certified Réviseur d’entreprises agréée, and a member of both the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises.

Kamel Amroune is a passionate entrepreneur and true business enabler at the crossroads of marketing, technology, and innovation. A graduate of the University of Lille, INSEAD, and MIT, he has built a career dedicated to shaping the future of tech ecosystems.

As the founder of The Dots, a leading tech marketing agency, he positioned the company at the very heart of digital transformation. He also launched Techsense, an influential community of technology decision-makers, fostering meaningful exchanges across industries.

Kamel is the co-founder of NEXUS Luxembourg, one of Europe’s flagship conferences on AI, FinTech, and Cybersecurity, where global leaders and innovators converge to anticipate future challenges and opportunities. His initiatives, including the TNT Symposium, further strengthen his reputation as a visionary leader.

With deep expertise in marketing, business development, and ecosystem building, Kamel has supported numerous technology companies in expanding their footprint and accelerating their growth. His work consistently bridges innovation and strategy, making him a key driver of Luxembourg’s position in the global digital landscape.

Laurent Marochini is CEO of Standard Chartered Luxembourg.

Laurent is very involved in the Fintech ecosystem. He is Chairman of the ABBL (Association Banques et Banquiers Luxembourgeois) for the working group Tokenisation and DLT.

He was co-chairman of the Working Group Blockchain & Crypto Currencies of ALFI (Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d’Investissements) from 2016 to 2024.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered Luxembourg, Laurent was Head of Innovation at Societe Generale Securities Services in Luxembourg and Blockchain – Crypto Leader for the group. Before 2006, Laurent held various management positions in the banking sector, including at BNP Paribas Securities Services and Credit Suisse.  

The entire industry has recognized Laurent as :

• Personality of the Year Digital Assets by Deloitte in 2024
• Top 100 Movers and Shakers in the Banking Industry by Delano in 2023
• Top 21 Regtech worldwide Leader by Medici in 2018
• Top 4 Fintech Leader of the year for the Luxembourg by Finance Awards in 2017

Lorenzo is an expert of Luxembourg financial services for over 25 years.

Prior to joining the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI), Lorenzo was Head of Business Development at BNP Paribas Asset Management, Luxembourg, and Head of Sales at Eurizon Capital. He also worked as portfolio manager at several banks such as Edmond de Rothschild (Europe) and Intesa Sanpaolo.

In addition, through his extensive experience in the financial sector, he has consistently been exposed to the latest developments in sustainable finance. He has further enhanced this practical knowledge through several certifications aimed at upskilling in sustainable finance.

Luc Maquil is the Managing Partner at MAQIT, a firm he co-founded to support companies in the financial sector with IT regulatory compliance and digital transformation.

With a wealth of experience in enterprise architecture, risk management, and IT compliance, Luc has spent the past then years building a specialized team focused on regulatory IT compliance. This team assists organizations with their license application processes and cloud outsourcing projects.

In addition, Luc spearheaded the development of a RegTech platform called regulat.io, which streamlines the traditionally manual tasks performed by IT Compliance Experts.

Prior to establishing MAQIT, Luc honed his skills as an IT specialist, concentrating on enterprise architecture, IT governance, risk management, and IT compliance. Luc began his career at IBM in 2001, working in research and development. From 2012 to 2015, he served in the IT consulting department at KPMG.

Luca Mancuso is the Ecosystem Manager for the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).

With experience in International Affairs, Luca works to develop the LHoFT community by involving Luxembourg Fintechs in local and international initiatives that aim to promote Luxembourg as a hub for innovation, open collaboration and talent in the financial services industry.

Marc Hengen is Managing Director of ACA since March 2013.

After 18 years of professional experience in the Luxembourg insurance sector and after holding several management positions for different life and non-life insurance companies in Luxembourg, Marc joined the Executive Committee of ACA in 2010.

Marc is also a member of the Executive Committee of UEL (Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises), IE (Insurance Europe) as well as Secretary General of AGERE (Association des gestionnaires d’entreprises et de réassurances).

Marc holds a Master’s degree in Law from the Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg and was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 1991.

Born in 1965 and of Luxembourg nationality, Marc Lauer holds a Master’s degree in Actuarial Sciences and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He began his career at the Commissariat aux Assurances in 1989, where he became a member of the Executive Committee in 1995.

In 2004, he joined Foyer Group as Chief Operating Officer and served as CEO from 2014 to 2025. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Foyer S.A. since 2013 and was appointed Chairman of the Board at the General Meeting of 15 April 2025.

Marc Lauer is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Foyer Global Health S.A. and sits on the boards of WEALINS S.A., and CapitalatWork Foyer Group S.A.

Actively involved in various professional bodies, he serves as Chairman of the National Institute for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (INDR) and of the Federation of Financial Sector Professionals in Luxembourg (PROFIL). He is Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Luxembourg (ACA) and of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the boards of the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA), the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Luxembourg for Finance and the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL). Finally, he is a founding member of the Luxembourg Association of Actuaries (ILAC) and of Hëllef um Terrain (HUT).

Matias Rubiolo is an Adviser for Business Development at Luxembourg for Finance (LFF).

 Matias role is to advise LFF and its stakeholders on the strategic orientation of the financial centre, specialising on the alternative assets side. He also advises financial services companies looking to develop their cross-border businesses via Luxembourg and on synergy creation with other key financial centres, with a focus on Iberia & Latin America.

Prior to joining LFF, Matias worked at PwC serving clients in the global asset and wealth management sector and at the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the Corporate Lending for Asia, LatAm & Sub-Saharan Africa unit. He is a Certified Public Accountant graduated from Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina) and holds an MBA from Southampton Business School (UK).

Nadia Manzari is the founder and partner of MANZARI Legal, a Luxembourg-based law firm focusing on technology law, financial services, FinTech, AML/CTF, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. With over 20 years of experience in finance, she has contributed to the development of Luxembourg’s payments and FinTech landscape.

Her career began in 2001 at the Luxembourg financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), where she later became Head of the Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures, and Governance Department. In the next stage of her career, she joined a Luxembourg law firm as partner before taking the step to establish MANZARI Legal.

Nadia regularly shares insights at national and international conferences on topics including payment services, financial technologies, artificial intelligence, crypto assets, AML/CTF, and corporate governance. She also lectures in FinTech and digital finance law at the University of Luxembourg and provides training for boards on governance and regulatory matters.

Throughout her career, she has worked alongside clients in Luxembourg and abroad, helping them navigate regulatory frameworks and obtain approvals for innovative financial services. Her work is guided by a commitment to supporting innovation and helping businesses grow responsibly at the crossroads of law, finance, and technology.

Olivier Portenseigne is one of the founders and CEO of FundsDLT.

Prior to this Olivier was the Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Fundsquare, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Olivier has more than 25 years of experience in the fund industry and he previously held various senior management positions related to shareholder services and distribution support activities at RBC Investor & Treasury Services.

Paolo Brignardello is one of the founders of FundsDLT and covers the Chief Client Officer role.

He has broad expertise in cross border fund distribution and the investment fund supply chain, acquired through a number of senior positions and projects in fund services product management and operations (transfer agents, fund platforms).

Paolo holds an MBA from the Open University and an economics degree from the Sapienza University of Rome.

Philippe specialises in debt securities issuance, fintech, derivatives and market infrastructure topics.

He notably advises financial institutions and fintechs on (i) the structuring and issuance of debt and digital securities and (ii) the legal and regulatory impacts when entering into derivatives contracts, encompassing close-out netting arrangements and collateral arrangements.

Philippe was the lead associate on award-winning and innovative multi-dealer digital bond issuances in Europe registered on Blockchain networks.

Philippe plays an active role in the Luxembourg capital markets legal community by (i) taking part in several working groups at the ABBL and the LuxCMA associations and (ii) regularly publishing articles and speaking at conferences focused on his practice areas.

Philippe is also an adjunct professor of the Sciences Po Law School in Paris. He teaches a course on the legal and regulatory framework of debt capital markets.

Pierre Oberlé is a Financial Centre Advisor for International Relations at the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance. With 18 years of experience in the financial sector, he plays a key role in fostering international partnerships and driving strategic projects in the development of Luxembourg’s financial centre.

Pierre joined the Ministry of Finance in 2021 as an Economist, where he was involved in EU-level negotiations on sustainable finance and investment fund legislation at the Council of the European Union. In 2023, he became part of the newly established Financial Centre Development directorate, serving as an advisor on sustainable finance and financial centre development. In September 2025, he was appointed Financial Centre Advisor – International Relations.

In his current role, Pierre is responsible for managing relationships with other international financial centres and leading initiatives in sustainable and digital finance. He also represents the Ministry on several boards, steering committees, and an investment committee.

Prior to his public sector work, Pierre spent 14 years at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), where he served as Senior Business Development Manager. He was responsible for ALFI’s international outreach and stakeholder engagement across key global markets.

Pierre holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota (2007), a French-American Master’s in International Business from the University of Caen (2005), and a Maîtrise in Economics from the University of Strasbourg (2004).

Head of Product at LUXHUB with 13 years’ experience in different startups in Berlin, Munich & Luxembourg with a particular focus on digital platforms and electronic payments. During these experiences, the personal silver lining was digitalization, starting with graphic assests management, to standardizing and selling market expertise and now providing regulatory and payment solutions.

Product obsessed, Ramzi focuses on identifying pain points for different profiles of organization from small fintechs, to SMEs and big bank groups and providing them with the right value propositions.

Rob Dodrill is the Chief Risk Officer of PIPO Luxembourg.

Rob is a risk leader who has had senior roles across payments and crypto in Luxembourg. Former roles include authorized manager and Group Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Bitstamp, VP at JPMorgan, Chief Risk Officer at Interactive Brokers, and Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk & Compliance PayPal.

Robert J. Jarvis is the external relations advisor at the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, in the Directorate for the development of the financial center.

He is a financial services strategy and development expert with experience at the intersection of finance, development, communication, and business development. Robert plays a central role in shaping the future of Luxembourg’s financial center, shaping the narrative and relations of the Minister and the Ministry with the private sector. Previously at the Ministry, he worked on developing new initiatives, representing the Ministry on national and international boards, and leading the blended finance activities at the Ministry.

Prior to his work in the public sector, Robert was a director at a bank in charge of growing the business, helped develop the financial sector at the development agency Luxembourg for Finance, and was an investment fund consultant for two consultancies.

Robert holds an MA in European Governance, and an MA in Economics, and speaks five languages: English, Luxembourgish, German, Dutch, and French.

Romain joined EY Luxembourg in 2009 and is Partner and Fintech Leader. Through his years with the firm, he worked on TMT and Fintech clients with a strong focus on payments, digital assets and blockchain.

Romain is réviseur d’entreprises agréé as well as member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is a regular speaker at various events and has authored several articles in local major publications.

Steve Jacoby is the Co-Regional Managing Partner for One Europe and co-heads the Luxembourg Global Financial Markets practice. He handles acquisition finance, bank lending, securitisation, capital markets, regulatory, derivatives, general banking law (including litigation), corporate law and insolvency matters. He advises on fintech matters (including in relation to the funds industry) and is in charge of the Fintech Group of Clifford Chance Luxembourg and a member of the Clifford Chance Global Tech Group.

Steve is an associate lecturer (chargé de cours associé) at the University of Luxembourg in banking, finance and capital markets law. He speaks frequently at conferences and participates in working groups of Luxembourg and international industry associations on FinTech subjects, including Blockchain / Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), smart contracts, crypto-assets and application of DLT in finance and fund projects.

Since November 2025, Steven Koener has been serving as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the newly established Embassy of Luxembourg to Singapore. In parallel, as Executive Director of the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office at said Embassy, he is the local contact point for all Luxembourg businesses seeking to develop their activities in Singapore, as well as for regional companies aiming to access the EU market through Luxembourg.

Prior to his appointment in Singapore, Steven worked at the Directorate for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, where he advised Luxembourg’s network of Trade and Investment Offices abroad and contributed to the implementation of the national economic promotion strategy, with a particular focus on the ASEAN region and Africa.

Before joining the Ministry, he spent seven years as Senior International Affairs Advisor at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, where he actively supported Luxembourg companies in their international expansion efforts across the Americas, the United Kingdom, Oceania, the CIS region, and Central-, Eastern- and Northern Europe — a region for which he developed a particular interest during previous professional experience at the Embassy of Luxembourg in Copenhagen.

Thierry Lesage is a Partner in the Tax practice of Arendt & Medernach. He advises on both national and international tax issues. He is mainly active on private equity, real estate and M&A transactions. He also assists private clients and family offices.

Thierry Lesage is a member of the Luxembourg Bar, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association where he was appointed as national co-reporter for the 2003, 2005 and 2014 Congresses. Moreover, he is a member and former Vice-Chair of the fiscal commission of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and a member of the tax steering committee of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).

Prior to joining Arendt & Medernach in 1999, Thierry Lesage worked as a tax manager with one of the Big Four firms and as head of the corporate tax department with a bank in Luxembourg.

Thierry Lesage holds a Master’s degree in law from the Université de Liège (Belgium) as well as a Master’s degree in tax law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)

Thierry Lesage is constantly top-ranked by major league tables including Chambers Europe (Band 1)  and Legal 500 (Leading Individuals).

Thilo Derenbach is the Head of Sales & Business Development Digital Securities Services at Clearstream.

Thilo has been with the German Stock Exchange group since 24 years, the last 18 years at the post-trade infrastructure Clearstream, primarily in commercialisation and product roles. In his current role, Thilo is responsible for business strategy, business development and commercialisation for the digital products at Clearstream.

Xiaoyan Huang is a director at PwC Luxembourg, bringing 20 years of professional expertise.

Since beginning her journey in Luxembourg in 2013, she has developed a deep understanding of the business framework and ecosystem of Luxembourg, actively helping companies invest in Luxembourg and leverage it as a gateway for expanding their operations across Europe. Xiaoyan has also supported financial institutions (companies) in various capacities, collaborating with PwC Luxembourg teams on the licensing processes for banks, payment institutions, and insurance companies, among many other areas.

Her clients include multinational companies, financial institutions, private equity houses and sovereign funds etc. Additionally, she leads the China Business Group at PwC Luxembourg.

Prior to her arrival in Luxembourg, she assisted companies in investing in China from both business strategy and tax perspectives.

She holds an advanced LL.M degree in International Taxation Law from Leiden University.