Chapter Meeting

Stablecoins: The New Digital Cash?

April 9, 2026 6:00 PM | France Chapter | In-Person

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April 9, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

In-Person

FactSet Auditorium, 32 rue Blanche, Paris, 75009

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Stablecoins have become a cornerstone of the digital asset ecosystem, combining price stability and payment efficiency. Supported by a clear regulatory framework in some major jurisdictions, the role of stablecoins in cross border payments and financial markets continues to grow. 

Join the GARP Paris Chapter as we convene subject matter experts who will guide participants through real world use cases, highlighting business opportunities, prospects, and key areas of uncertainty.

Attendees at this panel will:

  • Understand and assess the key risk dimensions of stablecoins
  • Gain practical insights into regulation in particular MiCA implementation
  • Identify risks for traditional finance system
  • Compare stablecoin issuance models
  • Evaluate stablecoins as yield bearing instruments
  • Detail the alternatives to stablecoins (Money Market Funds tokenization, deposit tokens, CBDC)

Agenda:

6:00 – 6:30 pm: Registration

6:30 – 6:35 pm: Welcome remarks

6:35 – 7:30 pm: Presentation/Panel discussion with Audience Q&A

7:30 – 8:30 pm: Networking reception

Topics: Regulation & Compliance, Financial Markets, Career Development, Digital Assets

Speakers

Leopold Wenger

Leopold Wenger

CFO, Cometh
Julian Clausse

Julian Clausse

Head of AssetFoundry (Digital Assets & Tokenization Platform), BNP Paribas
Sylvain Prigent

Sylvain Prigent

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer; SG-Forge
Sylvain Prigent

Sylvain Prigent

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer; SG-Forge

Sylvain is Co-founder and CPO of SG-Forge. He leads the development of scaling solutions for digital-native financial products registered on the blockchain as well as the digital asset structuring. Previously he held various roles within capital markets, such as Trading Risk Officer and Market Risk Analyst on repo and equity finance desks.

Moderators

Alexandre Poser

Alexandre Poser

Partner, Forvis-Mazars
Alexandre Poser

Alexandre Poser

Partner, Forvis-Mazars

Alexandre Poser is a Partner at Forvis Mazars, where Alexandre co-leads the quantitative finance practice and the group’s digital assets initiatives. With over a decade of experience advising global banks, clearing houses and market infrastructures, Alexandre specializes in market risk, FRTB, counterparty credit risk and derivative pricing. Alexandre has contributed to high stakes regulatory engagements across the EU and UK supporting institutions and supervisors on model design, and advocacy. Alexandre also advises on the fast developing digital assets landscape, focusing on blockchain risk frameworks, supervisory treatment of crypto exposures, and the integration of new market structures into traditional risk management. 

Chapter Directors

Amandine Authier
SCR Holder, Senior Business Manager - COO, Bank of America

Jesus Sanchez Gonzalez
FRM, SCR and RAI Holder, FRTB Program Director, Societe General

Committee Members

Loic Mongellaz
Senior Manager in Quantitative Finance, EXIOM

Alexandre Poser
Partner, Quantitative Finance, Forvis Mazars

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