Who is speaking at Solana Breakpoint 2026 in London on November 16–17: 14 speakers from Solana, MoneyGram, Bullish, ICE, J.P. Morgan and Bitwise, with times.
London — Solana Breakpoint 2026 runs November 15 to 17 at Olympia London on Hammersmith Road in West Kensington, and the Solana Foundation has published the full two-day agenda with times and rooms. More than 120 speakers share two stages, mostly in slots of five to fifteen minutes, so timing matters. These fourteen are the ones to plan your two days around.
At a glance
- Dates: Sunday, November 15 (badge pick-up and welcome reception) to Tuesday, November 17, 2026; talks on November 16 and 17
- Venue: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX (West Kensington)
- Organizer: Solana Foundation
- Rooms: Main Stage (ground floor) and Royal Exchange (first floor)
- Times: London time (GMT), from the official agenda as of November 9, subject to change
- Official pages: Breakpoint site, speakers list and full agenda
Solana Breakpoint 2026 headliners
Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder, Solana, and CEO, Solana Labs
Yakovenko co-founded Solana and runs Solana Labs. On Tuesday, November 17 at 12:37 on the Main Stage he argues "Debate: SOL Is Money" against Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz, moderated by DoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa. At 12:54 he joins head of events Ellie Platis for the Breakpoint 2027 announcement.
Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
Liu leads the Solana Foundation, which organizes Breakpoint. She opens the conference with "Welcome to Breakpoint 2026" on the Main Stage on Monday, November 16 at 10:00, with chief strategy officer Rachel Conlan and head of payments growth Amira Valliani, ahead of the morning's payments keynotes.
Raoul Pal, Co-Founder, Real Vision
Pal co-founded Real Vision, and the organizer lists him as co-founder and CEO across Real Vision, EXPAAM and GMI. He gives "The TAM of Crypto Is Now Infinite" on Tuesday at 11:27. His argument, as the agenda puts it, is that AI agents will generate economic activity at a scale existing financial rails struggle to settle.
Payments and stablecoins on the Breakpoint main stage
Anthony Soohoo, Chairman and CEO, MoneyGram
Soohoo runs MoneyGram, the global network for sending money and collecting it as cash. He gives the first company keynote, "MoneyGram Ramps: Connecting Digital Assets With Cash," on Monday at 10:20, on how the network works with stablecoins and what connecting it to Solana means for developers and wallets.
Malcolm Clarke, Global Head of Digital Assets, Western Union
According to the agenda, Western Union put its USDPT stablecoin on Solana in May 2026, and three months later customers in 37 markets were spending it on a Visa card. Clarke and John Timoney of Rain explain how in "The Stablecoin Nobody Notices," Monday at 10:50.
Christian Rau, SVP Digital Assets and Blockchain, Mastercard
Rau leads Mastercard's digital assets and blockchain work. His Monday 11:30 product keynote, "Stablecoin Doesn't Mean Dollar," makes the case for local-currency stablecoins built around choice, local economies and open rails.
Shola Akinlade, Co-Founder and CEO, Paystack
Akinlade co-founded the African payments company Paystack. In "Bringing Africa's 41 Currencies Onchain," Monday at 11:40, he looks at what it would take to bring African currencies onchain, and the payment rails behind them.
Exchanges, banks and tokenized markets
Tom Farley, Chairman and CEO, Bullish
Farley draws on his time at the New York Stock Exchange and at Bullish for "Keynote: Bullish," Monday at 14:59. The organizer says he will set out his view of tokenized equities, the infrastructure they need and what comes next for internet capital markets.
Hester Serafini, President, ICE Europe
Serafini leads ICE Europe, part of Intercontinental Exchange. In "Fireside: ICE Europe," Monday at 15:24, she talks with Luciana Miranda of the Solana Foundation about how a major exchange group is approaching tokenization, and what round-the-clock markets would mean for clearing and collateral.
Cate Clancy, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase
Clancy works in equity derivatives sales at J.P. Morgan. She joins Todd McDonald, co-founder of R3 and president of the Corda Foundation, for "Why RWAs Need DeFi (and Vice Versa)," Monday at 14:42, on what banks need, what DeFi needs, and their EPIC project for real-world assets.
Martin Gilbert, Chair, Revolut
Gilbert chairs Revolut and co-founded Aberdeen Asset Management. He opens Tuesday's program with a fireside at 10:35, hosted by Nick Ducoff, the Solana Foundation's general manager for institutional, on building financial businesses that serve customers across borders.
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer, Bitwise
Hougan is CIO of Bitwise, which the organizer describes as the issuer of Solana's biggest ETF. On Tuesday at 14:00 he debates Kyle Samani, chairman of Forward Industries, in "Debate: DATs Are Just ETFs With Twitter Accounts and CEOs." Kristin Smith of the Solana Policy Institute moderates.
Britain on the Breakpoint stage
Sir Nicholas Lyons, Chairman, Standard Life
Lyons chairs Standard Life and is a former Lord Mayor of the City of London. His Tuesday 14:22 keynote, "Tokenisation: Britain's Opportunity to Lead," looks at how tokenization could strengthen London's competitiveness and support productive investment.
Sir Sajid Javid, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Javid joins Sue Gray, Baroness Gray of Tottenham, for "What Would It Take for the UK to Win in Tech," Tuesday at 14:32, moderated by Forma co-founder Farhaj Mayan. The session starts from a familiar problem: the UK has strong universities and deep capital markets, yet many fast-growing companies list or relocate elsewhere.
Plan the rest of your Breakpoint week
Evenings are in our guide to Solana Breakpoint 2026 side events. Dates, venue and tickets are in the Solana Breakpoint 2026 preview.
Frequently asked questions
Who is speaking at Solana Breakpoint 2026?
Speakers include Anatoly Yakovenko, Lily Liu, Raoul Pal, Anthony Soohoo of MoneyGram, Tom Farley of Bullish, Hester Serafini of ICE Europe and Matt Hougan of Bitwise. The official speaker page lists more than 120 names.
When does Anatoly Yakovenko speak at Breakpoint 2026?
Anatoly Yakovenko is in "Debate: SOL Is Money" on the Main Stage on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 12:37 GMT, and in the Breakpoint 2027 announcement at 12:54.
What time do Breakpoint 2026 sessions start?
Talks start at 10:00 on Monday, November 16 and at 10:30 on Tuesday, November 17. Both days break for lunch from 13:00 to 14:00. Sunday, November 15 is badge pick-up and the welcome reception.
Planning for Breakpoint 2027?
Powerclub Global is a Miami-based conference roadshow and media company that helps companies plan sponsorships, speaking slots, side events and the follow-up after them. The Solana Foundation is due to announce Breakpoint 2027 on November 17, and our conference calendar tracks the next editions. To plan for it, schedule a call or see roadshow management.