Italo Borssatto is a technology adviser at the BIS Innovation Hub HKC, specializing in blockchain and decentralized identity. With 25+ years in tech, he co-founded Brazil’s first mobile trading platform, MobileBroker, and launched the CRM Velis. As CTO of a credit card firm, he led key tech initiatives, then joined ConsenSys to further blockchain and identity solutions. A Computer Science graduate, Italo is dedicated to advancing decentralized technologies to transform traditional systems.

Italo Borssatto

This workshop will explore how Ethereum and EVM-based environments are becoming the critical intersection between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). It will focus on Ethereum’s maturity for real-world use cases, the role of EVM in regulated environments, and how  institutions, governments, and central banks can foster innovation by leveraging permissionless blockchains while maintaining compliance with regulations.