Simit Naik has over 14 years of commercial experience across financial services and the public sector, holding senior positions in consultancy, strategy, and product at organisations such as Visa, Experian, and Logica. Naik joined nChain in 2016, where he has helped to develop the Business Services, Product, and Commercial & Strategy teams.   In his current role, Simit is responsible for group strategy, identifying and shaping key strategic initiatives across nChain, our wider ecosystem and with our key partners. Simit holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science from Coventry University.

nChain is a leading provider of global blockchain technology, IP licensing and consulting services. Combining a world-leading Web3 IP portfolio together with the knowledge, expertise, tools, and products, we enable a seamless transition from Web2 to Web3.   nChain builds and maintains the most inclusive, secure and scalable Web3 infrastructure that delivers efficient value exchange to foster an ecosystem that is truly pioneering and provides an accessible foundation for everyone to benefit from Web3 opportunities.  nChain currently has almost 2,800 registered active and pending patents and is the developer behind the Bitcoin SV Node software, Terranode, Kensei and more.

Everyone knows what CBDCs are. But what do CBDCs enable you to achieve? What are the use cases? And how can CBDCs be used to deliver transformational opportunities for countries across the world? Join us at this CBDC Academy session to find out answers to these questions and more.

Panel discussion: Design & Policy aspects

This panel explores the intersection of design and policy in CBDCs. The panellists will analyze the implications, challenges, and best practices for CBDC design and policy frameworks.