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Leonard Franken

Leonard Franken (AFM, TU Delft), has held various roles within technology at both ABN Amro and RBS (lastly Head of Global Transaction Services Technology), and has since 2013 moved to roles within both the DNB and AFM. At present Leonard is technical counsel at the InnovationHub of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). He will shed some light on the perspective of the regulator and answer the following questions – how does the regulator look at blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICOs? Which challenges are there for a regulator?

In the following video Leonard briefly says something about what the InnovationHub does: