Perry Scott, Chair, Policy Council (Kraken)

Perry Scott is a Senior Policy Manager at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, specializing in the UK, Canada, and Australia. With a background in economics and public policy, Perry has held various roles in financial services legislation and strategy, including working at HM Treasury as a Senior Policy Advisor for Cryptoassets. Perry also has experience as an Economics Advisor for Coronavirus Response Schemes for SME Finance and as an Economist for fiscal risk analysis. Perry's educational background includes a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Matthew Osborne, Chair, Digital Money Working Group (Ripple)

Matthew is Policy Director for Europe at Ripple, the leading provider of digital assets infrastructure to businesses. He is passionate about new technologies and believes that well-designed regulation plays a key role in supporting sustainable innovation. Matthew previously worked at the Bank of England, where he led the payments policy team working on innovations such as stablecoins and distributed ledger technology. Prior to that, he held a number of senior policy roles at the Bank of England and was seconded to NatWest Bank's global treasury. He has a PhD in Finance from Bayes Business School and has authored numerous papers and blogs on financial services policy topics

Maria Riivari, Chair, Decentralisation Working Group (Aave Labs)

Maria Riivari serves as in-house legal counsel at Aave Labs, the leading development company behind Aave, the largest and most trusted DeFi lending protocol. She is passionate about building legal foundations for decentralised financial primitives that serve users and institutions alike, and believes open, permissionless systems will form the backbone of the next global financial system.

Mayuri Pandya, Member , Policy Council (Bitpanda)

Mayuri Pandya is Bitpanda's Head of Public Policy in the UK. Mayuri has 8 years of central government experience, having shaped critical legislation and negotiations, including financial services legislation at HM Treasury. Most recently, Mayuri has specialised in using her public sector experience to advise tech companies on navigating policy, regulation and public affairs. 

Katie Harries, Chair, Intermediaries Working Group (Coinbase)

Katie Harries is a policy and digital assets leader, currently serving as Director, International Policy at Coinbase and Head of Europe at Coinbase. Gradating from the University of Cambridge, she spent over a decade and a half at Goldman Sachs where she worked in the international policy team.