Global Leaders

Speakers

SmartCon brings together the world’s leading voices in finance, Web3, and government to share firsthand insights on how blockchain and onchain technologies are transforming industries, institutions, and the global economy—sparking critical conversations that chart the course of an onchain future.

Shaz Jaleel
Head of MENA - BD, Chainlink Labs
Zachary Fallon
Global Co-Chair of the Digital Assets & Web3 Practice, Latham & Watkins
NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

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Mark Nichols
Partner Digital Asset Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young (EY)
Mark Nichols is a Partner at EY and a leader in Capital Markets Consulting practice based in New York. Mark’s focus at EY is around the Digital Asset eco-system and broader growth and innovation across the capital markets. In this role Mark leads EY’s consulting work Digital Assets across the Americas. This work spans traditional and digital native clients across the buy side and sell-side, as well as with Market Infrastructure players.

Mark and his team have supported clients in the development of their Digital Asset Strategy across Crypto, Payments and Tokenization. He has supported clients through the operational readiness, risk assessments, the technology design and build, engagement with regulators and product launch support. Mark and the wider EY team also supports firms across the full lifecycle in the Digital Asset eco-system as they scale and mature the enterprise supporting firms with services across Consulting, Assurance, Strategy & Transactions, Finance and Tax.