LONDON – October 27, 2026 -- Solana Foundation has named 37 additional speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026, taking place 15-17 November at Olympia London, adding UK political figures and executives from payments, banking and market infrastructure to the program.
UK policymakers and City chairs join the stage
Revolut Chair Martin Gilbert will appear alongside former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, Standard Life Chair Sir Nicholas Lyons and ICE Europe President Hester Serafini. Lord Vaizey of Didcot, a former culture and digital economy minister, is also on the list. Patrick Witt, former Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, adds a Washington perspective.
The Foundation framed the lineup around the UK debate on keeping capital, listings and talent in London.
Payments and asset managers fill the capital track
Eleven speakers cover payments and capital, including Alexandra Lang of Zelle, Christian Rau of Mastercard, Scott Lucas of Barclays and Rowland Berry of Payoneer. Matt Hougan of Bitwise, Kathrin Hamilton of Baillie Gifford and Kathy Kriskey of Invesco represent investment managers. Kyle Samani (Forward Industries), PJ Bain (PrimeRevenue), Ahmed Zifzaf (Ramp) and Nemil Dalal (Y Combinator) round out the group.
DTCC, BNY and Bullish lead the tokenization session
The "Bringing every asset onchain" track includes Val Wotton, Global Head of Equities Solutions at DTCC, and Patrick Corker, Managing Director at BNY. Bullish Chairman and CEO Tom Farley is also confirmed. Founders on the track include Armani Ferrante of Backpack, Saeed Badreg of Sunrise and Andrea Miele of Beezie.
Jupiter COO Kash Dhanda, Ellipsis Labs/Phoenix CEO Eugene Chen and MetaDAO co-founder Proph3t headline trading. Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz, Anza CEO Brennan Watt, Akash founder Greg Osuri and Solana Foundation CPO Vibhu Norby cover network infrastructure. NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Series of Poker champion Lucas Jumalon are also scheduled.
Two-day program splits current assets from AI-driven markets
This year's theme is Token Supercycle. Day 1, "The Supercycle, Today," covers stablecoins, payments and tokenized real-world assets already live on Solana. Day 2, "The Supercycle, Tomorrow," addresses AI agents, consumer applications and new forms of ownership.
Previously announced speakers include Anatoly Yakovenko of Solana, Balaji Srinivasan, Raoul Pal of Real Vision, Anthony Soohoo of MoneyGram, Annabel Spring of Allfunds and Zach Abrams of Bridge. The full agenda has not yet been released.
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu said: "London has a real opportunity to become the place where that future is built."