Bio

Passionate about the future of finance and money and focused on crypto. SUMMARY • Co-Founder of crypto hedge fund Nine Blocks Capital Management • PwC Senior Advisor, former Global Crypto Leader and Partner • Crypto - advised leading global crypto firms including crypto exchanges, investors, stable coin and token issuers as well financial institutions and tech firms entering the crypto space • Regulators/governments/central banks - advises national and global policy makers on crypto and Fintech policy, regulation and implementation. • First Chairman and co-founder of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong • Member of Hong Kong securities regulator's FinTech Advisory Group and central bank's institute for monetary and financial research council of advisers as well as Dubai's DIFC Innovation Council • Teach first FinTech university course globally since 2015 • Best-selling author of “The Future of Finance: the Impact of FinTech, AI and Crypto on Financial Services” (Palgrave, 2019) and ''The Book of Crypto'' (Palgrave, 2022) • Host of CryptoCapsules™ social media video series and host of The Future of Money weekly podcast and newsletter • Regularly featured/quoted in media (Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Financial Times, The Economist, Wall Street Journal) • 500,000+ LinkedIn followers INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS • Speaker at over 250 events globally across all continents including events like Davos, Milken Summit, Asian Financial Forum, WIEF, Consensus as well at numerous Fortune 100 internal and client events. • TEDx speaker - ''How FinTech is Shaping the Future of Banking'' (2016) and ''RegTech, LawTech and the Future of Lawyers'' (2017) RECENT AWARDS • LinkedIn Global Top Voice in Finance • Named “highest profile FinTech consultant in Hong Kong” (Chambers) • Ranked #1 most influential individual on Finance globally on LinkedIn out of 50K+ individuals working at the top 48 professional services and management consulting firms in the world (Onalytica) • Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle • Governor General of Canada Gold Medal for Academic Excellence • Global ''20 Rising Stars under 40'' - Armenian Bar Association • Future Leader Award - College Jean-de-Brebeuf • Fintech Changemaker of the Year - Asian Private Banker • PwC Gamechanger of the year award • Next Money - FinTech Asia 100 - Most Influential Individuals in FinTech • FinTechAsia - Top FinTech Influencer You Need To Know in Asia HOW TO CONTACT HENRI For media inquiries and speaking engagements, please contact me: info@henriarslanian.com or visit www.henriarslanian.com